Monthly Archives: June 2022

Ganduje’s ex-aide, Yakasai emerges PRP guber candidate in Kano, says APC has failed

The sacked media aide to Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, Salihu ‘Dawisu’ Tanko Yakasai, has emerged as the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) governorship candidate in Kano State. The former aide revealed this via his official Twitter handle on Sunday, thanking the party’s stakeholders for making it possible for him to secure the ticket. He said, “Alhamdulilah I’ve won the primaries ...

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Osun 2022: Cleric Issues warning to APC, PDP, others

Ahead of  July 16, 2022 gubernatorial poll, Rt. Rev. Isaac Oluyamo, the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Ijesha North has advised that political stakeholders should eschew violence and embrace peace during and after the electoral process. The ceric made this remark during an event in Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State on Sunday. He called on  all the political actors in the ...

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2023 Presidency: APC group kicks against southern candidacy

A group under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has kicked against the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari and 11 governors from the North over their decision to allow a power shift to the south. Speaking during a press release, the youth groups, APC Progressives Youth Elements and North-East Youth Forum of APC, during a protest in Bauchi said that ...

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Why Tinubu should emerge APC presidential candidate- Group

A group known as the Consolidation Ambassadors (TCA), has given reasons why former Lagos State Governor, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, should emerge as the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in 2023. In a statement, the group, said that the party needs a candidate that can give the main opposition party candidate a run for his money. In a press release ...

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I will support whosoever Buhari picks as consensus candidate- Yahaya Bello

Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello and presidential aspirant of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said any candidate that President Muhammadu Buhari picks as consensus will enjoy his total support. He added that he is not in support  of the northern governors on power shift to the South, saying it is not binding on him. He made this ...

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Buhari insists on consensus presidential candidate for APC

President Muhammadu Buhari last night renewed his push for a consensus presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking during a meeting of the APC’s National Advisory Council (NAC) at the Villa, he said: ”My charge and appeal to all of you, therefore, is to reach out to your various spheres of influence to actively promote the spirit of ...

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Oyo 2023: Makinde’s deputy, Olaniyan dumps PDP for APC

Ahead of 2023 general elections, the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, has dumped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. In a statement on Sunday, he said that he has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). It was learnt that the defection of Olaniyan from PDP to APC is coming a few days after the ...

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I have no plan of dumping APC- Shina Peller

A federal lawmaker Hon. Shina Peller, has said that he has no plan to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC). Peller, a member of the House of Representatives is currently representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency in Oyo State The lawmaker, an indigene of Iseyin in the Oke-Ogun geo-political zone, made this revelation on Sunday. It will be recalled that the lawmaker ...

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2023: No presidential aspirant has been disqualified by APC- Adamu

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Adamu, has said that nobody was disqualified  among its 23 presidential aspirants. He made this remark on Saturday while speaking with journalists on the report of the screening committee. The former Nasarawa State governor rubbished reports that the Chief John Oyegun screening committee disqualified 10 aspirants leaving only 13 in ...

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Keyamo lauds APC governors for backing southern presidency

Festus Keyamo, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Labour and Employment, has described the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a national party. He was speaking in reaction to the decision of APC Northern governors to root for a Southern president He noted that APC governors have displayed statesmanship and are committed to Nigeria by their decision. In a tweet, Keyamo said ...

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