Ongoing primaries valid under existing laws, not affected by amendments, lawyers say A Coalition of Election Monitors and Observers (CEMO) has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against assenting to the recent Electoral Act 2022 amendment bill because preparations for the 2023 general elections are already in full gears. The coalition, made up of 24 election monitoring […]
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Embattled member of the House of Representatives Farah Dagogo has sued the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following his exclusion from the list of governorship aspirants in Rivers State. The lawmaker and governorship aspirant, who is being detained at the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre, is standing trial for alleged conspiracy […]
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Party picks senatorial candidates today With a lot of drama, clashes and upsets, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday held primaries across the states to pick candidates for House of Representatives and House of Assembly elections. There were upsets in Bayelsa and Ondo states, where, respectively, the daughter of former Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, Orode, lost the […]
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The screening exercise for the 25 presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress earlier scheduled to hold on Monday has been postponed again. This is the second time that the National Working Committee of the party will be shifting the date of the presidential screening after it failed to hold last weekend. The development was […]
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All the presidential aspirants in the All Progressives Congress, except a former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, are open to the idea of the candidate of the party emerging through consensus, it has been learnt. The consensus method will entail President Muhammadu Buhari anointing one of the aspirants, while the others simply step down […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has reaffirmed that its state assembly and House of Representatives primaries will hold on Sunday, May 22 as earlier scheduled. A statement by the party’s spokesman in the state, Mr Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, asked that “Social media reports about postponement should be disregarded.” He said: “The Peoples […]
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INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu APC, PDP, others face legal dilemma over delegates Why Buhari may not sign amended Electoral Bill – Sources Again, PDP adjusts dates for Reps, state assembly primaries Alteration of election calendar would trigger constitutional crisis – Commission National Assembly members and other statutory delegates are still unsure of their eligibility […]
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The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran has collapsed his political structure to support the Oyo South Senatorial District candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Mogaji Olasunkanmi Tegbe, ahead of the 2023 General elections. In an event held at his residence on Friday, in Ibadan, Adeniran who hosted party […]
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• In fresh twist, APC adjusts timetable to hold primary hours after PDP’s • Says no truth in zoning presidency to Northeast • APC has no reason to zone presidency to North, Tinubu group kicks • Uncertainty in Buhari’s cabinet as Malami, Tallen attend FEC after farewell session • Buhari to decide who stays or […]
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Election of presidential candidate May 29/30 Party fears INEC sanctions Worried about likely nullification of its primaries by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday adjusted its timetable for its primaries. The adjustment was meant to keep to INEC guidelines for primaries and to avoid a repeat of Zamfara 2019 […]
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