The South-West arm of the Peoples Democratic Party has joined the push for the resignation of the National Chairman of the PDP, Iyorchia Ayu. Notable South-West members of the PDP said on Saturday that with the All Progressives Congress picking its Presidential candidate from the South-West in the person of Bola Tinubu, the PDP would […]
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Oyetola, Ambode and Sylva This story examines former state governors who lost their bid for second term in office and some factors that may have led to their defeat at the polls: Globally, it’s a norm for political office holders to desire re-election, and Nigerian politicians are no exception. It’s a valid aspiration after all, […]
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Loyalists of the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike have called for the restructuring of the Peoples Democratic Party’s leadership to accommodate more southerners, saying the party as presently constituted is pro-North. The governor’s camp complained that the structure of the party was skewed in favour of northerners, stressing that any proposed reconciliation between the PDP […]
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has raised a panel to probe anti-party allegations against the Internal Affairs minister and the immediate former governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola and his loyalists. Disclosing this at a press conference at the state party secretariat in Osogbo, the state capital, on Thursday, he said: “Party’s constitution […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC), says it plans to challenge the results of the July 16 Osun governorship election at the election petition tribunal. Mr Gboyega Famodun, the state APC Chairman said this at a news conference on Thursday at the party secretariat, in Osogbo the state capital. According to NAN, he said that the […]
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The All Progressives Congress, on Thursday, confirmed the Governor of Plateau State and Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, Simon Lalong, as the Director General of its Presidential Campaign Council. The APC Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, disclosed this to State House Correspondents shortly after meeting the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the Aso […]
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) rose from a meeting yesterday and resolved to set up a committee to resolve the post- primaries crises rocking the party. The BoT members, it was gathered, also raised concerns over the situation in which the North continues to occupy top leadership positions in the party at […]
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Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has unveiled a female, Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta, as his running mate for the 2023 governorship election on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said this at the unveiling ceremony in Yola on Wednesday, saying that Farauta, currently Vice-Chancellor of the Adamawa University, Mubi, was selected based on […]
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The vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Kashim Shettima, has assured Nigerians that when elected, the Bola Tinubu administration would be just, fair and inclusive to all Nigerians, irrespective of tribal, religious and political affiliations. He stated this on Tuesday at the one year memorial service for Dr. Emmanuel Abiodun, father of […]
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There are fresh indications that the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, may be looking beyond the recent threat of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dr Yakubu Dogara, and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, to mobilise northern Christian electorates to vote for other candidates. The […]
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