Tag: Senator Abdullahi Adamu

Of Atiku’s sucker punch, Wike’s tantrums and APC’s only door, by Hassan Gimba

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Had Atiku Abubakar, Wazirin Adamawa, former vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, two-time unlucky in presidential elections on the platform of two different parties, and a veteran of four presidential primary elections, been a pugilist, he would have been one in the mould of the great Muhammad Ali.   Muhammad Ali, who called himself ‘The Greatest’, with the world agreeing, invented the famous rope-a-dope style of combat. He would lay back on the squared ropes, exposing his torso, specifically the abdomen part, for the opponent to keep on…

2023 Presidency : Yoruba Muslim Scholars lauds Northern APC Govs’ support for Southern candidate

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The Concerned Yoruba Muslim Scholars In Nigeria has expressed excitement over the resolution of the 11 APC Governors from the Northern Region to zone its Presidential candidate to Southern Region in line with the agreement of the founding fathers of the party.   The group said; “It could be recalled that the Concerned Yoruba Muslims Scholars in Nigeria have been calling for candidature of Muslim from Southwest for sometime and we see the present zoning decision as a step in the right direction. It is on record that a Muslim…

APC PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY : FCT Police reveal traffic diversion points ….. assure residents adequate security of lives, property

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The Nigeria Police Force, Federal Capital Territory FCT Command has announced traffic diversion points,as part of the emplaced security architecture for a hitch- free 2022 APC Presidential primary election.   The All Progressive Congress ( APC) Presidential primary election is scheduled to hold from Monday 6th June to Tuesday 7th June 2022 at Eagle’s Square. The event is often associated with a high influx of different calibers of people especially the politicos thereby required an argumentation of the working security architecture of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)   The FCT…

List Of Winners Of APC Governorship Primaries For 2023 Elections

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1. Babagana Zulum (BORNO) 2. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos) 3. Mai Malam Buni(Yobe) 4. Idris Nasiru(Kebbi) 5. Uche Nnaji (Enugu) 6. Ovie Omo Agege (Delta) 7. Bello Matawale (Zamfara) 8. Dikko Umaru(Katsina) 9. Tonye Cole (Rivers) 10. Uba Sani (Kaduna) 11. Nentawe yiltwada (PLATEAU) 12. Dapo Abiodun(Ogun) 13. Abdulrazaq AbdulRaman (kwara) 14. Aishatu Binani(Adamawa) 15. Umar Namadi (jigawa) 16. Ikechi Emenike(Abia) 17. Nasiru Gawuna (Kano) 18. Abdullahi Sule(Nasarawa) 19. Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe) 20. Bassey Otu (cross River) 21. Akan Idofia (Akwa Ibom) 22. AIR MARSHALL SADIQ ABUBAKAR (BAUCHI) 23. Umar Bago(Niger)…

Again, APC postpones presidential primaries

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The All Progressives Congress has postponed its presidential primary election.   Sahara Reporters quoting a source said that the exercise will now hold on June 6 and 7, 2022.   The APC had earlier scheduled Sunday, 29th – Monday, 30th of May, 2022 for the primary.   The latest development is coming few hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) bowed to pressure from political parties by extending the deadline for the conduct of primary elections by six days.   INEC National Electoral Commissioner for Information and Voter Education,…

APC Slams Nine Conditions On Presidential Aspirants …. Contenders barred from taking party to court

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released nine guidelines for the conduct of presidential, governorship and parliamentary aspirants ahead of primaries.   The contenders have been barred from going to court without first exhausting avenues for redress and ventilation of grievances.   The aspirants are also expected to sign undertakings to accept the outcomes of the shadow polls and support whoever emerges as a candidate for the general election.   The ruling party also directed them to take oaths not to engage in thuggery, anti-party activities, factionalisation or the creation…

Tinubu may not be running, by Fredrick Nwabufo

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Bola Tinubu

It is a kaleidoscope – the pattern keeps mutating. Nigeria’s politics should be among the most unpredictable, intriguing and exhilarating. There are more smokescreens than actual smoke; more pawns than real players; more masquerades than true pipers and more jokers than aces.   But Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor and APC presidential hopeful, is no joker. As he said during his declaration, it has been his ‘’lifelong ambition’’ to become president. A younger and healthier Tinubu will make a good president.   As I wrote in a previous column, Tinubu…

Gov Sule present,as Sen Adamu takes over from CECPC Chairman

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, was at the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja, to witness the handing over of the instrument of authority of the party by the Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Mai Mala Buni, to the new National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu.   The handing over ceremony took place at the NWC Hall, at the national secretariat of the APC, in Abuja,, on Wednesday.   In his acceptance address, the new National Chairman of the APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, while thanking…

APC disappointed naysayers with successful conduct of convention – Lawan ….. Says opposition lawmakers have better prospects in ruling party

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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, said that the success recorded by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) during its National Convention over the weekend, was a huge disappointment for naysayers who expected the party to fail.     This was just as he stated that lawmakers belonging to the opposition party in the upper chamber have better prospects by becoming members of the APC.     Lawan made this known in his remarks while congratulating Senators Abdullahi Adamu and Abubakar Kyari, respectively, on their emergence as National…

The New APC leadership: Stop the false narrative By Ismail Omipidan

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When a piece of information is dished out, most times we don’t bother to crosscheck before feasting on it and making it go viral. This is one of the challenges of the social and new media era.   My intervention this afternoon is, therefore, to help unsuspecting Nigerians have understanding of the issues at stake on the just-concluded national convention of the ruling party, the APC. And I am making it in good faith to help refresh our memories and put issues in perspective as a former Political Editor.  …