Tag: APC
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Edo decides 2020: Live Updates, Results, situation report
Electorates in Edo State will on Saturday, September 19, 2020 go to the polls, to choose their governor for the next four years. The battle of who emerges governor of the State is clearly between incumbent Governor, Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.…
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Political Thugs And Voters Intimidation, PDP And APC At War Of Words
The All Progressives Congress APC has expressed concerns at the possible escalation of electoral violence in Urhonigbe and Owan West, accusing the Peoples Democratic Party PDP of intimidating voters and electoral officials. Spokesman of the APC Media Campaign Council for Edo governorship election, Prince John Mayaki raised the alarm in a statement on Saturday. In…
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Outsiders Responsible For APC’s Problems – Audu Ogbeh
A founding member of the All Progressives Congress and immediate past Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said the crisis which hit the party began when those who played no role either in its formation or in electioneering leading up to its historic 2015 victory took charge of affairs. He noted that unlike ex-President…
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16bn Power Fund: Give Nigerians Account- APC To Obasanjo
The All Progressives Congress has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to account for the N16bn power spending during his reign. The party also asked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to account for the sale of national assets during the privatisation programme of their administration. APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, in a statement, said…
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APC releases names of cleared aspirants for Bye-election in Lagos, six others
The All Progressives Congress Screening Committee has released the names of cleared aspirants seeking to contest in the September 3 primary election ahead of the October 31, 2020, concurrent legislative by-elections scheduled to be conducted across eight states of the federation. This was contained in a statement titled “Legislative By-Elections: APC Screening Committees Clear All…
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Ondo 2020: DG of Olusola Oke campaign organization dumps APC for ZLP
The Director-General of Olusola Oke campaign organization in the just concluded governorship primary of the ruling APC in Ondo State, Barr. Olarenwaju Kazeem has defected from the APC to the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). Starnews Nigeria reports that he joined the ZLP yesterday (Saturday ) in his country home at Ikare Akoko with his supporters…
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Ondo 2020: Kola Ademujimi, others join ZLP in Idanre
It is not yet our turn to produce the governor from Ondo Central – Defectors Membership of the Zenith Labour Party in Ondo state has swelled following the defection of chieftains of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC). Among the defectors was a former Chief of Staff to Governor Olusegun…
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Only Credible Candidates will Be Accepted For By-Elections – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it will only accept credible candidates for the October 31 concurrent legislative by-elections scheduled to be conducted across eight states of the Federation. APC Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee Chairman, Governor Mai Mala Buni, gave the warning while inaugurating the Party’s Screening and Appeal Committees for the by-elections…
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Edo Election: Rivers, Zamfara and Bayelsa experience Must not repeat itself – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Edo State to avoid the experiences of Rivers, Bayelsa and Zamfara States. The President stated this when he received the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the APC and Governor…
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BREAKING: APC Clears Ize-Iyamu to contest party’s primary …adopts direct primary for Edo
The coast is now clear for Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu to contest for the governorship ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State as the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party on Thursday night granted him a waiver to participate at the party’s primary. The committee also adopted direct primary option for…
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APC, PDP clash over Nigeria’s drift into one-party state
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got a knock from the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the former’s allegation that the ruling party was railroading the country into a one-party state. The opposition party said the APC attempt will fail. According to the PDP, the deliberate muzzling of the judicial and legislative arms by the executive…
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We “APC” are out to fight poverty – Osibanjo
The primary objective of forming the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2014 was to fight poverty among the larger Nigerian population, especially the most vulnerable and the poor. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo stated this at the weekend at the fifth edition of the Airtel Touching Lives in Lagos. Get the latest news at your fingertips by…