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Nigeria: Samuel Ortom Rescinds Decision, Remains In APC
19Jul By adminNo Comments
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Nigeria: Samuel Ortom Rescinds Decision, Remains In APC

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has made a U-turn on his decision to leave the ruling party APC. His decision came after he met with the party's new chairman Adams Oshiomole. Speaking on his change of mind, Ortom said "I am here in APC, a member of APC; I’m still flying the flag of APC and I only said I was given a red card." He continued by saying “But the leadership of the party told me that the decision of the party leadership at the national level is superior to any individual’s, and I think this is good enough. We have spoken to him, he has spoken to me; stakeholders are going to be spoken to and that is where I belong. "We have not concluded the matter, it is an ongoing process because I have always stood for peace and I always want peace to prevail. I appreciate the inter...
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Nigeria: APC’s Fayemi Wins Ekiti Gubernatorial Elections
15Jul By admin1 Comment
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Nigeria: APC’s Fayemi Wins Ekiti Gubernatorial Elections

The keenly contested battle between APC and PDP in the just concluded gubernatorial elections in Ekiti state of Nigeria has been won by the ruling party, APC. For many months before the elections, it was clear that the battle for Ekiti's government house was regarded as a do or die affair by the two leading parties. According to the returning officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Idowu Olayinka, Kayode Fayemi of APC won the election with 197,459 votes while his PDP opponent, Professor Olusola Eleka got 178,121 votes. Of the 16 local government areas, APC won in 13 while PDP won in only 3. With this win, Fayemi returns to Ekiti government house for a second tenure. He had lost to Fayose after his first term which ran from 2010 to 2014.
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Nigeria: Ekiti Elections – Party Agents Arrested for Sharing Money at Polling Stations
14Jul By adminNo Comments
Corruption, News, Nigeria

Nigeria: Ekiti Elections – Party Agents Arrested for Sharing Money at Polling Stations

Security operatives arrested at least five party agents who were sharing monetary incentives at different polling stations in the gubernatorial elections in Ekiti today. Some of them were arrested at Jonathan memorial School, Ajilosun in Ado Ekiti. Two gubernatorial candidates had raised alarm, accusing APC and PDP agents of openly sharing money without any intervention by security operatives. According to Bisi Omoyeni, the candidate for Mega party, people were being openly given money to vote. He said "some political parties had been buying votes by giving money to voters openly.but said he was confident of winning despite this because he was the best of all the candidates. "My expectation is that I will win this election despite vote-buying. Ekiti people do not want those ones, ...
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Nigeria: Kogi PDP Rejects Melaye as Party’s Flag Bearer
9Jul By admin1 Comment
News, Nigeria

Nigeria: Kogi PDP Rejects Melaye as Party’s Flag Bearer

The Kogi West Elders’ Forum of the PDP has rejected having Senator Dino Melaye as the party's flag bearer for his senatorial district. The group said it will vehemently reject all attempts at foisting Melaye on them. Giving reasons for their decision, the group, speaking through its chairman, Shaibu Momoh said "Melaye is seen as too controversial and his unacceptable behaviors are the serious negative views of the public against him. He cannot win any election in a free and fair atmosphere and PDP should therefore not gamble with him as a candidate for now. "He needs a serious reformation period which PDP Kogi state do not have the luxury of time to dispense. "The leadership of PDP in the state under the two former governors of the state, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, Captain Idris Wada, ...
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Nigeria: PDP and 41 Other Parties Unite to Oust Buhari in 2019
7Jul By adminNo Comments
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Nigeria: PDP and 41 Other Parties Unite to Oust Buhari in 2019

As 2019 approaches, the main opposition party, PDP and over 40 other parties have agreed to join forces to oust Buhari. While these parties are not merging to form a single party, they are simply trying to come together to produce one candidate who will contest against Buhari. The parties are currently meeting to harmonize their positions and possibly reach working arrangements. Explaining the modality being employed in this coming together, the National Chairman of one of the parties said "What we have is not a merger, but a coalition of over 42 registered political parties coming together to challenge the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The parties have voluntarily come together on their own to save Nigeria from its present challenges. "We plan to form a Government of ...
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Nigeria: Makarfi to Run for President in 2019
17Jun By adminNo Comments
News, Nigeria

Nigeria: Makarfi to Run for President in 2019

"After wide consultations with party men and women as well as other major stakeholders, I have decided to seek the party’s nomination to contest the poll." With this announcement, the former governor of Kaduna State and former Senator threw in his hat into the race for the Presidency of Nigeria come 2019. Makarfi made this announcement at a press briefing which took place today Sunday June 17th. He will run under the platform of the People's Democratic Party, bringing the number of known contenders under the party to two. The first being former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
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Nigeria: PDP Tells Buhari to Fear the Rejection of Nigerians and not the Financial Capacity of the Opposition.
2Jun By adminNo Comments
News, Nigeria

Nigeria: PDP Tells Buhari to Fear the Rejection of Nigerians and not the Financial Capacity of the Opposition.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has responded to President Buhari's claim that he is afraid of the financial capacity of the opposition. According to the party, Buhari should be concerned about his inability to fulfill his campaign promises to Nigerians in 2015. According to the party, Buhari has betrayed the trust of Nigerians. Speaking on the issue, Kola Ologbondiyan the National Publicity Secretary of the party said "He should be worried about the failure of his government, not about money in the hands of the opposition. In 2015, Nigerians trusted Muhammadu Buhari and voted him to become President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. One clear year to the 2019 general elections, the same people have rejected him for failing to do anything meaningful to impact on their li...
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Nigeria: Ahead of the 2019 Elections Buhari Says He Fears the Finances Available to the Opposition
2Jun By adminNo Comments
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Nigeria: Ahead of the 2019 Elections Buhari Says He Fears the Finances Available to the Opposition

President Buhari has declared that his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) may not be able to match the financial capacity of the opposition. He also pointed out that the opposition was sponsoring attempts to discredit his administration. The president made these claims while receiving members of the Buhari Media Organization when they paid him a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He noted the difficulty they were facing considering the mounting criticism and opposition against his administration. Buhari went on to appreciate their efforts, saying "I don’t think I can thank you enough for your steadfastness under very difficult circumstances. It is not easy to defend this administration and more in particular to defend me. "But your consistency has given me...
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Nigeria: PDP To Buhari – Not Too Young To Run is PDP Initiative
31May By adminNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Nigeria: PDP To Buhari – Not Too Young To Run is PDP Initiative

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lampoons President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) for attempting to parade themselves as the architects of the ‘Not Too Young to Run Act, which was sponsored and pursued by the PDP members in the National Assembly and state houses of assembly. President Buhari had no input whatsoever in the bill; never showed any support or enthusiasm towards the initiative but had no option than to perform a mandatory statutory duty of assenting to the bill, given that it had already passed through the constitutionally required approval of two-third of states in the federation. This development is indeed a democratic victory for the Nigerian youths over forces, particularly, the All Progressives Congress (APC), that had hitherto disdained ...
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