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

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

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 […]

Anxiety as APC orders aspirants to sign ‘withdrawal letter’

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

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 […]

Ondo South senatorial aspirant, Sola Iji collects APC nomination forms

May 5, 2022May 14, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

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 […]

Ondo South senatorial aspirant, Oyerinmade picks APC nomination forms

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

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, […]

Dumping rotational presidency’ll cause crisis – Akeredolu, Senators

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

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 […]

MKO Abiola’s son urges Buhari to investigate father’s death

May 3, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Abdul Abiola, one of the sons of the late MKO Abiola has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the circumstances that led to the death of his father. The young Abiola said this via his Twitter handle @AbdulMKO on Tuesday. He said that it was time for Nigerians to know the truth as to […]

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

May 3, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

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 […]

Presidency: APC may field northern candidate, awaits PDP primary

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress may field a northern candidate that can compete with the Peoples Democratic Party if the opposition party picks its presidential standard-bearer from the North in 2023. It was gathered on Monday that although the APC was interested in zoning its presidential ticket to the South, the […]

Ambode group ready to battle Sanwo-Olu in primary for APC governorship ticket

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

Akinwunmi Ambode Campaign Organisation has said that structures are in place to challenge Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the Lagos All Progressives Congress governorship ticket. The group also said there are plans to send Sanwo-Olu out of office in 2023. The chairman of AMCO and former Commissioner for Energy and Mineral resources, Wale Oluwo, made this […]

Deputies lose out as governors anoint other aspirants as successors

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022Olabanji AyoolaLeave a Comment

The aspirations of many deputy governors to succeed their principals are being frustrated in many states across the country as most governors have anointed other aspirants ahead of their parties’ primaries, leaving their deputies behind. Findings showed that in several states where incumbent governors are in their second term and are making frantic moves to […]