Tag: APC
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APC’s demand on Supreme Court blasphemous, says PDP
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has described as blasphemous the demand made by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the Supreme Court to reverse its judgment on the Zamfara State elections. The main opposition party also said the move was an attempt to blackmail and set a land mine for the apex…
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APC, PDP trade words over $1b ECA cash
The Presidency yesterday hit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its allegation that the $1 drawn from the Excess Crude Account was spent by President Muhammadu Buhari on the 2019 elections. It accused the opposition party of being under socio-emotional distress. Reacting to the PDP claim, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba…
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Election results were collated in the coven, witness tells Tribunal
A prosecution witness for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr. Okpafo Victor, has told the National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benin City that election results for Ikpoba-Okha/Egor Federal Constituency were collated in the coven. Victor was testifying in the petition filed by Hon Johnson Agbonyinma against the election of…
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Revealed: Kaduna politician behind Tinubu 2023 items
ALL Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on Thursday disowned a “faceless group” pushing his alleged 2023 ambition. The group of “mischief makers” has packaged campaign souvenirs, such as T shirts, fez caps and leaflets to embarrass the former Lagos State governor. The items have been traced to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, The Nation…
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Tinubu disowns group rallying for his 2023 Presidential bid
LAGOS — National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bola Tinubu, says he does not have any affiliations with a group sharing materials branded for his alleged 2023 presidential campaign. In April, the former governor had earlier denounced reports that he was planning to strengthen his presidential ambition by planting his allies in…
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Tinubu, Akande, Osoba, Fayemi, others urge Ondo APC unity
LEADERS of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Southwest were in Akure, the Ondo State capital yesterday to reconcile the party’s feuding. On the peace team were former Lagos, Ogun and Osun states governors Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Aremo Segun Osoba and Chief Bisi Akande as well as Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi. They met…
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2023: Igbo Presidency not a right, says APC Organising Secretary
National Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Hon. Emma Ibediro has said getting an Igbo President in 2023 is not a right but an aspiration which must involve every part of the country. Ibediro told The Nation in an interview in his office at the APC national secretariat the Igbo nation must be…
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PDP Berates Buhari over Appointment of Personal Aides
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday berated President Muhammadu Buhari for abandoning Nigerians to their fate and being more interested in appointing aides to serve his immediate personal comfort and necessities. The party described as highly unfortunate that at a time millions of Nigerians are suffering untold hardship due to lack of attention to critical…
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Only core party members deserve ministerial jobs, APC tells Buhari
The Enugu state chapter of the ruling All progressive Congress, on Saturday begged President Muhammadu Buhari to consider only core and committed members of the party in his ministerial appointments. The party made the appeal on Saturday during the state executive council meeting held at its secretariat. While it urged the President to resist the…
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Ex-minister Heineken Lokpobiri joins Bayelsa governorship race
Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, immediate past Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, has declared his intention to contest for the November 16 Governorship election in Bayelsa on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC). Lokpobiri made his intention known on Saturday after consultation with the state leadership of the APC at the party’s Secretariat…