2023 presidency: APC may lose if… -Akeredolu

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has warned the All Progressives Congress against giving its presidential ticket to a northern candidate. In a post on Facebook on Thursday, Akeredolu, who is the Chairman of the Southern Nigeria Governors’ Forum, charged the party to work hard to retain power by rotating the Presidency to the South. […]

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Tinubu has no moral grounds to complain if Buhari picks successor — Reno Omokri

Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s aide, Reno Omokri, has said the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has no moral justification to question President Muhammadu Buhari’s appeal of choosing the presidential candidate that would succeed him in 2023. The former presidential assistant also criticised the President for making such a comment, stressing […]

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APC governors prefer one of them as Buhari’s successor, disagree on zoning

More facts have emerged from the meetings held so far by the state governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress on the consensus candidate to fly the party’s flag in the 2023 presidential election. President Muhammadu Buhari, at a meeting with the governors urged them to allow him to pick a consensus […]

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APC names presidential primary sub-committees

Barely six days to its convention to pick its presidential candidate in the 2023 election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has named 18 sub-committees to take charge of various activities of the exercise. The convention is scheduled to hold between June 6 and 8, 2022. Its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, disclosed this in a […]

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2023: It’s the turn of South to produce the country’s president – Ayade

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State says it is the turn of Southern Nigeria to produce the country’s next president in 2023 after the expiration of the eight years of President Muhammadu Buhari in office. According to a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Communication Tinubu Campaign Organisation on Wednesday in Abuja, […]

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APC stakeholders, PANDEF slam Buhari on ‘successor’ charge

Tinubu supporters, Lukman, others reject plot for consensus APC leader joining SDP mere speculation, says Oni It’s absurd there is no citizens’ participation in selection process — PANDEF Melaye: It’s abominable for Buhari to pick his ‘successor’ in a democracy Ndume: Buhari in order, should be interested in who succeeds him More flaks trailed President […]

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80-yr-old, 1983 Ondo lawmaker, others emerge SDP senatorial, reps, House of Assembly candidates in Ekiti

Eighty-year-old Chief Bodunde Daramola, and old Ondo State House of Assembly member, Hon Lanre Ogunsuyi, have emerged as the Social Democratic Party (SDP) House of Assembly candidates for Oye Local Government Constituency two and Moba Local Government Constituency one in Ekiti State. Though it is being rumoured that the party only selected some people and […]

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Atiku receives PDP’s certificate of return

National Chairman Peoples Democratic Party, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu (L), presenting Certificate of Return to Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar (R) in Abuja on Wednesday(1/6/22). With them is PDP National Publicity Secretary, Sen. Sam Anyawu. Photo: NAN The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has presented a Certificate of Return to the party’s presidential […]

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Presidency: Buhari directs APC governors to search for strong consensus candidate

Buhari with APC governors The All Progressives Congress on Tuesday began moves to pick its consensus candidate with President Muhammadu Buhari explaining qualities the party’s flag bearer in the 2023 presidential election must possess. Buhari, who said this during his meeting with the 23 APC governors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, advised the party […]

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Fresh hurdles for Atiku as suit seeks disqualification, queries citizenship

Wike could still fly PDP’s presidential flag, party chieftain insists South South governors didn’t betray Wike in shadow poll, says Okowa South West Muslim scholars reject ex-VP’s candidacy A constitutional lawyer, Mr. Johnmary Jideobi, yesterday, approached the Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge the eligibility of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to contest the […]

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