The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused John Oyegun, its former national chairman, of handing over a dysfunctional party to his successor.Speaking to journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC's spokesman, said the former national chairman was responsible for the indiscipline and impunity in the party.Oyegun, who left office in 2018, had accused Adam Oshiomhole, his successor, of lacking [...]
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A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara has expelled Abdulaziz Yari, ex-governor of the state.The faction which Kabir Marafa, senator representing Zamfara central, belongs to, also suspended Lawal Shuiabu, APC deputy chairman (north).The development is coming hours after the faction of which Yari belongs to moved against Marafa.The senator, a governorship aspirant, was expelled over alleged anti-party [...]
The Zamfara state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expelled Kabir Marafa, senator representing Zamfara central, for alleged anti-party activities.In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Shehu Isah, the state party publicity secetary, said the decision was reached during the party's state executive committee meeting in Gusau, the state capital, on Sunday.Also expelled were Ibrahim Wakkala, former deputy [...]
Of the 29 new governors sworn in on Wednesday, 15 are from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) while 14 are from the All Progressives Congress (APC).Four years ago, the table was the other way round; the statistics then were in favour of the APC which swept 20 states into its fold while the PDP's umbrella was only able to [...]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has set up a five-member panel to review the numerous petitions on anti-party activities of some members in states.Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC spokesman, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.Issa-Onilu said the NWC had received petitions against some members working against the party."The NWC has received several petitions alleging various forms of anti-party activities by [...]
Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia state, has vowed not to back down on his plan to contest the deputy senate president seat in the 9th assembly.Kalu had won his senatorial bid to represent Abia-north after he polled 31,203 votes to defeat Mao Ohuabunwa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and an incumbent senator who scored 20,801 votes.In March, he had [...]
Ugonna Ozurigbo, house of representative member-elect for Nkwerre/Nwangele/Njaba/Isu federal constituency of Imo state, has been sacked by a federal high court in Owerri, on Monday.Ozurigbo had recently resigned as the deputy speaker of the state house of assembly to enable him function well as a member-elect of the national house of representatives.Harrison Nwadike, a candidate who contested the ticket with Ozurigbo during [...]
Abdulaziz Yari, governor of Zamfara state, says he has accepted the ruling of the supreme court sacking candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.The APC governor said the party in the state did their best to ensure it did not lose the state to the opposition party but could not succeed.The supreme court on Friday sacked all [...]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Bello Matawalle of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of Zamfara state governorship election. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, announced this during a press conference in Abuja on Saturday.He also said the party won all but one of the elective positions in the state. Kabiru Hassan of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) won the election in Maru [...]
If Lawali Anka Hassan, member representing Anka/Mafara constituency at the lower chamber had remained in the All Progressives Congress (APC), he might not be on the list of those favoured by the judgement of the supreme court on the elections in Zamfara state.The supreme court declared that the APC in Zamfara had no candidates in the 2019 elections, and therefore could [...]
Kabiru Marafa, chairman senate committee on petroleum (downstream), says the verdict of the supreme court on the 2019 elections in Zamfara is sweet and bitter, but a victory for democracy.The apex court on Friday voided the votes cast for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara during the elections.In a statement, Marafa said the judgement has shown that President Muhammadu [...]
The Zamfara police command says it has beefed up security to forestall the breakdown of law and order, following the supreme court judgement on the elections that held in the state.Mohammed Shehu, the police public relations officer, said the officers were deployed to maintain law and order.“We have deployed enough officers and men in both uniform and plain clothes in [...]
Light, they say, is at the end of the tunnel. But reverse seems to be the case for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara state. Call it black Friday, no other term can serve as a suitable metonym for the devastating blow the gavel inflicted on the ruling party a few hours ago. The highest jury in the land [...]
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has commended the supreme court judgement which nullified the elections of all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara in the last general polls.Abubakar, in a statement issued by Paul Ibe, his media adviser, commended the supreme court for siding with justice, saying justice had prevailed [...]
The Oyo state governorship election petition tribunal has dismissed an application filed by Adebayo Adelabu, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to recount all the ballot papers used in the March 9 election.Adelabu and the APC are challenging the declaration of Seyi Makinde, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as winner of the state governorship election.Adelabu through [...]
Isah Ashiru, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state, has requested for a recount of votes cast in the March 9 election in the state.This is contained in an application filed on Tuesday by Elisha Kurah, counsel to the PDP candidate, at the election petition tribunal in the state capital.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) [...]
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