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Hayatu-Deen gives reasons for stepping down from PDP presidential race
Mohammed Hayatu-Deen has announced his pulling out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential contest. Hayatu-Deen announced this in a statement. He said he was withdrawing from the race because it is being monitised. Read the full statement below: WHY I AM STEPPING DOWN AS A PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP). I have been a keen observer…
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Binani’s Adamawa APC victory for all Nigerian women – Aisha Buhari
Nigeria’s first lady, Aisha Buhari has congratulated Senator Aisha Binani after she emerged victorious in the All Progressives Congress governorship primaries in Adamawa State. In a statement by Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity(Office of the First Lady), Aliyu Abdullahi, the first lady said Binani’s victory was a victory for all Nigerian women. “The First Lady of…
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APC confirms WesternPost’s exclusive on primary postponement
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially announced the postponement of its presidential primary election initially scheduled for Sunday (tomorrow). APC National Publicity Secretary Felix Morka announced June 6 to 8 as the new date for the presidential primaries in a statement titled ‘APC special convention for presidential primary postponed’ on Friday. Morka said the postponement was as a result…
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Only Oyo Female Rep, Akande-Sadipe defeats four others to run for second term
A member of the House of Representatives from Oyo State, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, was on Friday declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress contest for the ticket of Oluyole Federal Constituency. Akande-Sadipe, who is the only female federal lawmaker from Oyo State, defeated four other aspirants; Prince Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye; Hon. Sumbo Olugbemi; Hon. Kehinde Olaosebikan and Hon. Adegboyega Rasheed to clinch…
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APC House of Reps member suffers defeat in Kwara
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Kwara A member of the House of Representatives, representing Ifelodun/Offa/Oyun federal constituency of Kwara State, Hon. Tijani Ismail has been defeated in the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary in his constituency. Ismail, who scored three votes during the primary was defeated by Amb. Tajudeen Abioye who polled 179 votes to emerge as APC’s candidate for the federal…
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BREAKING: Folarin defeats Adelabu, 4 others, wins Oyo APC governorship primaries
Senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial district, Teslim Folarin has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress governorship primaries in the state. Folarin defeated 2019 flagbearer of the party, Adebayo Adelabu, Niyi Akintola, Akeem Agbaje, Azeez Adeduntan and Hakeem Alao to pick the party’s ticket. He polled a total of 954 votes ahead of Adelabu who had 327 votes. Details…
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EXCLUSIVE: APC moves presidential primaries to June 6-7
The All Progressives Congress has moved its presidential primary election to June 6 and 7, WesternPost can exclusively report. The party reached the decision after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) bowed to pressure by political parties to extend the dates for primary elections. INEC in a statement on Friday, extended the dates for primaries by six days. WesternPost had…
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BREAKING: INEC bows to pressure, extends schedule of party primaries
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has bowed to pressure by political parties by extending the date for party primaries. INEC extended the dates by six days in a statement by National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye. The electoral umpire had earlier given parties till June 3 to submit their list of candidates on…
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EXCLUSIVE: APC may postpone presidential primaries
Indications have emerged that the All Progressives Congress may postpone its national convention/presidential primaries. While delegates are set to start arriving Abuja, the primaries which had suffered a change in dates before may be postponed again. Although the convention is slated for Sunday, May 29 and Monday, May 30, there are moves at present to extend the exercise by one…
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Peter Obi announces Labour Party move
Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has joined the Labour Party. The move comes days after he withdrew from the presidential contest of the Peoples Democratic Party and announced his decision to leave the party. Obi announced his move on his Twitter account on Friday. He said he was joining the LP because the party is “synonymous with the people,…
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