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Over 4000 members of APC defect to PDP in Kwara

As preparations for 2020 elections are gaining momentum, about 4,000 members of All Progressives Congress(APC) in Kaiama and Ilorin west local government councils of Kwara State have dumped the party for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). Speaking on why they decided to move to the major opposition party, the decampees said that the move was due to the fact that ...

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About 5,000 APC members dump party for PDP in Kwara State

Again, scores of supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC) numbering about 5,000 in Kwara state has publicly defected from the party to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the state ahead of 2023 polls. The mostly affected local government councils hit by the defections are Ilorin West and Asa local government areas of the state. The defectors also cut across ...

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Kwara APC: Only gov AbdulRazaq can resolve crisis- Lawmaker

A lawmaker in the Kwara State legislative house, Saheed Popoola, has said that only the Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq can resolve the Political fracas in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The grassroot politician said this on Sunday during an interview with NAN in Ilorin. According to the parliamentarian, he also attended the Abuja meeting convened recently by the ...

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Supreme Court strikes out appeal challenging dissolution of Kwara APC exco

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, struck out an appeal challenging the dissolution of the state Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Kwara by Adams Oshiomhole. The appeal filed by Mr Ishola Funlani, Chairman of the dissolved Executive Committee was struck out on the ground that it lacked merit. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola who delivered the ruling, held that the ...

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Ex-aide to Kwara Governor, others decamp to APC

Alhaji Aliyu Mohammed-Salihu, a former Special Adviser on Chieftaincy Affairs to Gov. AbdulFatah Ahmed, has defected to All progressives Congress (APC) along with hundreds of PDP members in Kwara The defectors are from three wards in Gwanara in Barren Local Government area of the state. Mohammed-Salihu, who recently resigned as the Special Adviser, announced their defection while briefing newsmen in ...

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We are eager to receive Buhari- Kwara APC

The Kwara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says it is ready to receive President Muhammadu Buhari on a campaign visit on Monday in Ilorin. Alhaji Moshood Mustapha, Chairman, State Working Committee on the visit of the President, addressing a news conference on Sunday said everything was set for the visit of Buhari to the state. Mustapha added that ...

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Defections of lawmakers exposed faces of traitors- Minister

The Minister of Information nd Culture has said the defection of lawmakers from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Part and other parties had exposed the faces of traitors in the party fold.

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Defection Gale: Ministers commends Kwara APC for loyalty to Buhari

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has thanked APC members and supporters in Kwara for their unflinching support to the party despite gale of defection in the National Assembly.

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Kwara APC tells Governor Ahmed, other intending defectors To Quit Party Quickly

The Kwara State Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has offered to provide a quick exit for those intending to defect from the party. The party made its position known in a statement signed by Samari Abdullahi, Chairman, Caucus for Progressive Change. In the statement, the caucus recalled a syndicated interview by the governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, ...

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