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APC Primary: Buhari Meets Govs, Party Chairman, Stakeholders

6Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

APC Primary: Buhari Meets Govs, Party Chairman, Stakeholders

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday met with some select stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress including former chairmen, the current National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu; the National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore; and some governors elected on the platform of the party. The meeting came amid the inability of the governors to produce a consensus candidate barely 24 hours to the party’s convention. A second meeting is expected to hold between all 22 governors of the APC and the President on Monday (today). While the convention is expected to begin on Monday (today), the primary itself will not take place until Tuesday. The programme of events sighted showed that the election will hold from 6pm to 9pm on Tuesday after which the counting will be from 9pm to 10pm. Th...

Tambuwal Wins PDP Senatorial Ticket For Sokoto South

5Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Tambuwal Wins PDP Senatorial Ticket For Sokoto South

The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has been declared the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for Sokoto South. Tambuwal seeks to represent seven Local Government Areas in the Red Chamber come 2023. The LGAs are Bodinga, Dange/Shuni, Kebbe, Shagari, Tambuwal, Tureta, and Yabo. Recall that the governor, last week, stepped down for former vice president Atiku Abubakar at the presidential primary of the party in Abuja. Read Also: Atiku: Dino Melaye Speaks On Tambuwal Betraying Wike During PDP Primaries Governor Tambuwal had previously represented Tambuwal/Kebbe Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, where he rose to become the Speaker of the House in his third term. By this declaration, the governor will slug it out with ...

2023: We’re Not Slaves, We’ll Support Obi — PDP Chieftain

5Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: We’re Not Slaves, We’ll Support Obi — PDP Chieftain

A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Imo State, Mr. Paul Amadi, has said the South-East would support the candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi, to win the 2023 presidential election. Amadi, who stated this yesterday in Owerri, said: “Obi is the best candidate to turn Nigeria around for good. Nigeria is lying on its back like a fallen warrior and this is no time to delay in handing her to the right doctor for restoration. Continuing, Amadi described the exit of Obi from the PDP as the saddest day of his life. “I thought the PDP knows better and believes in the spirit of equity. I wonder if the party can muster the kind of political strength needed to push such a haven for misfits, bigoted and corrupt folks aside, for the good of Nigeria. Wherever Peter Obi ...

PDP BoT Meets Atiku Monday Over Running Mate

4Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

PDP BoT Meets Atiku Monday Over Running Mate

The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party will on Monday meet with the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over the selection of his running mate and strategy for winning the February 25, 2023 presidential election. A ranking member of the BoT confided in one of our correspondents that even though the law allows the candidate to choose a running mate, the board would make an input to ensure that the best person emerges as the vice-presidential candidate. Atiku, who emerged as the presidential candidate of the party last Saturday, polled 371 votes to defeat 13 other aspirants. His closest challenger, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, polled 237 votes; a former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, got 70 votes, and was followed by Governor Udom Emman...

Real Reason I Stopped Tinubu From Being Buhari’s Running Mate In 2015 – Bukola Saraki

4Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Real Reason I Stopped Tinubu From Being Buhari’s Running Mate In 2015 – Bukola Saraki

Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said that he opposed the ambition of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu to become President Muhmmadu Buhari’s running mate in 2014 for national interest. The former presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stated this while reacting to Tinubu’s comment accusing Saraki of plotting against him in 2014. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State had during a meeting with delegates in Ogun State, claimed that Saraki and others opposed his desire to be Buhair’s running mate in the 2015 elections because he was a Muslim. Reacting, Saraki, in a statement by the head of his Media Office, Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that he would always oppose any plan that is capabl...

APC Presidential Primary: Why Oyegun’s Committee Axed 10 Aspirants

4Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

APC Presidential Primary: Why Oyegun’s Committee Axed 10 Aspirants

The Chief John Odigie-Oyegun led Presidential Screening Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has axed 10 of the 23 presidential aspirants of the party. Although it was not immediately possible to get the list of those affected the committee chairman said all the aspirants were qualified in terms of qualifications and constitutional requirements but his team had cut down the number based on six other factors. The other factors, according to him are “ability to lead, background, experience, and your understanding of the Nigerian situation, your ideas as to how issues, difficulties and problems can be addressed and how the country can be moved forward. It is on that basis, who are you? What have you achieved, your understanding of the nation and what things you c...

APC Screening Committee Disqualifies 10 Presidential Aspirants

4Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

APC Screening Committee Disqualifies 10 Presidential Aspirants

The All Progressives Congress Screening Committee has disqualified 10 presidential aspirants of the party. Recall that 23 aspirants were screened in two days by the committee. The Chairman of the APC presidential screening committee, John Odigie-Oyegun, made this known on Friday. Odigie-Oyegun spoke while submitting his committee’s report to the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu. He said, “We engaged every aspirant on the issue of consensus. It is a pleasant surprise that 99 per cent agreed that the party is supreme. And that whatever the party decides – with proper consultation – they will likely accept. “Only one exception, who said I will accept consensus only if it is for me. I think it is a point that needs to be made and emphasised. “So that gives you a ...

Pro-marijuana Candidate Cleared For Kenyan Poll

3Jun

By Chukwuebuka FestusNo Comments

Elections, Kenya, News

Pro-marijuana Candidate Cleared For Kenyan Poll

A politician campaigning to legalise marijuana in Kenya has just been cleared to stand as a presidential candidate in August’s election. George Wajackoyah, a lawyer and law professor, has tried for the top job before without making much of an impact. But this time round, his pro-marijuana message has garnered headlines since he made this his platform in February. He has set up a political party called Roots that wants Kenya to decriminalise and farm cannabis to help pay off the country’s bulging debts. Read Also: 2023: Jonathan Fails To Show Up For APC Presidential Primary Screening Earlier this week, his registration to stand as a presidential candidate was turned down by the electoral commission as he did not have enough signatures. On Thursday, he resubmitted his ...

‘I’ve Witnessed Betrayals’ — Ekweremadu Formally Withdraws From Enugu Guber

3Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

‘I’ve Witnessed Betrayals’ — Ekweremadu Formally Withdraws From Enugu Guber

Ike Ekweremadu, a former deputy senate president, has formally withdrawn from the Enugu governorship race. TheCable had reported how the governorship hopeful pulled out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election held in Enugu last week. Charles Ogbo Asogwa, director-general of Ekweremadu’s campaign organisation, had said the senator would imminently announce his next decision. In a statement announcing his formal withdrawal from the race on Thursday, Ekweremadu congratulated Peter Mbah who won the party’s governorship ticket in the state. The senator said he was prepared for the governorship race and presented a roadmap of what he intends to achieve. “Unfortunately, as we were doing these, some of our compatriots were busy conspiring and planting landmi...

We’ll Decide Who To Support After All Presidential Candidates Emerge — Ohanaeze

3Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

We’ll Decide Who To Support After All Presidential Candidates Emerge — Ohanaeze

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has reiterated that it will not make a decision on the presidential candidate to support in 2023 until all political parties have concluded their primaries. The group, through his National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia disclosed this to Vanguard in a telephone interview on Thursday, while reacting to the emergence of former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi, as the presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party. “In Ohanaeze Ndigbo circle, we are happy with his (Obi) vigorous campaign going around. “And we are much impressed with what he’s doing and of course, his track records are helping him. And this has given him a lot of advantages and it could be said that he’s on the right side of people. “All the...