Emefiele should quit as CBN governor – Akeredolu

Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has asked Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele to disengage, having joined the presidential race. He said in a statement personally signed by him that his entry into the contest will distract him, warning that it is dangerous for the economy. The statement reads:”The news of the purchase of Declaration of Intent […]

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2023: South West APC elders say Osinbajo, Tinubu, Fayemi, others free to contest

A South West APC elders meeting with presidential, gubernatorial and National Assembly aspirants from the zone ended tonight on a convivial note, as sources confirm that the leaders resolved that every aspirant has a right to contest. Besides, the meeting, held behind closed doors, also resolved that name callings and other personal attacks should no […]

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2023: Osinbajo, Tinubu, Fayemi, South West APC governors, predecessors meet

Osinbajo, Sanwo-Olu, Tinubu Presidential aspirants from the South West on the banner of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, including the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo; the party’s National Leader, Senator Bola Tinubu; and Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi and the party’s other governors from the region are currently in a crucial stakeholders’ meeting […]

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Osinbajo, Bakare, Amosun pick nomination forms as INEC restates June 3 deadline for primaries 

 Photo/Facebook/professoryemiosinbajo How Jonathan’s candidacy might mar APC in 2023, by group Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, warned political parties that the June 3 deadline to pick candidates for the 2023 elections remains sacrosanct. The warning followed reports that the commission was under pressure to extend the deadline for the conduct of primaries by some […]

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Anxiety as APC orders aspirants to sign ‘withdrawal letter’

APC Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu. Photo/Twitter/OfficialAPCNg Filling the form is optional, says Omisore Fayemi, Bagudu, Akpabio, Oshiomhole swell APC presidential aspirants Tinubu: The more the merrier, long list of aspirants good for democracy Ahead of next week’s deadline for sale of nomination forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC), there is growing apprehension in the ruling […]

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Ondo South senatorial aspirant, Sola Iji collects APC nomination forms

A former envoy and leading Ondo South Senatorial District aspirant on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC., Ambassador Sola Iji, has obtained his Expression of Interest and Nomination forms from the party’s secretariat in Abuja. This was confirmed in a statement on Thursday by the Director General of Ambassador Sola Iji Campaign […]

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Ondo South senatorial aspirant, Oyerinmade picks APC nomination forms

An Ondo South District senatorial aspirant, Mr Mathew Oyerinmade (MATO), has collected the All Progressives Congress, APC, Expression of Interest/ Nomination Forms. A statement by the head of his media team, Mr Yemi Akintomide, said that Oyerinmade, also called “Iyonu Olorun 2023,” picked the forms on Wednesday. According to the statement: “Today, 4th of May, […]

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Dumping rotational presidency’ll cause crisis – Akeredolu, Senators

The Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has insisted that the southern part of the country must produce the next president of the country. In a statement on Tuesday, he warned the national leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress against giving the presidential ticket to […]

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2023: South-West APC leaders to meet Tinubu, Osinbajo, others in Lagos

The former governors of Ogun and Osun states, Chief Olusegun Osoba and Bisi Akande, have convened a meeting of the South-West presidential aspirants ahead of the All Progressives Congress primary. It was gathered that the meeting was called for the South-West to present a united front going into the presidential primary as there were now […]

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