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Gbolarumi picks governorship form, accuses Makinde of destroying Oyo PDP
By Richard Thomas, Ibadan Former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Hazeem Gbolarumi has obtained the governorship form to run for the 2023 election in the state. He disclosed this at a press conference in Ibadan on Tuesday, saying, his decision to vie for the office was to restore the dignity of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Alhaji Gbolarumi, who berated Governor Seyi Makinde…
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2023: Lagos4Lagos Movement leaders return to APC
Two chieftains of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, a political group in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Sunday Ajayi and Mr Segun Aka-Bashorun, have returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC). It was gathered that the duo were received at the party’s secretariat in Acme, Ikeja, by the state Chairman, Hon. Cornelius Ojelabi and the Zonal Organising Secretary, Mr Lateef Ibirogba on…
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Osun 2022: Ogunbiyi joins Accord Party, promises free compulsory primary education
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Osun State, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi has joined the Accord Party. Ogunbiyi formally declared for the party at Freedom Park, Osogbo on Tuesday, where he announced that he has become the candidate of the party for the July 16 governorship election in the state. He promised free compulsory primary…
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Abiodun to Osinbajo: Ogun will support your presidential ambition
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has declared that the state would support the presidential ambition of the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo to enable him continue with some of the laudable projects of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting with the Vice President held at the Akarigbo Palace Sagamu, the Alake Palace…
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Rivers people cannot be enslaved by anyone – Abe
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe, has said only Rivers people would be the ones who will select their next governor. Abe in a statement by his spokesman, Parry Benson, said that nobody can enslave Rivers people in spite of his wealth or social status in the society.…
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Orji Kalu to withdraw from presidential race if position not zoned to South East
Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu says he will withdraw from the presidential race if the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party fail to zone the presidency to the South East. Kalu said this in a post on his Facebook page titled ‘2023 Presidency: The Fairness I Know’ The Senate Chief Whip accused the South West and…
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2023: Amuwo Odofin residents vow to oppose re-election of Lagos lawmaker, Alli-Macaulay
As primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) draw nearer, some residents of Amuwo-Odofin constituency 1 have vowed to reject the planned imposition of the incumbent legislator in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon (Mrs.) Mojisolaoluwa Alli-Macaulay on them by the leaders of the party. WesternPost reports that Alli-Macaulay is a first term lawmaker who was elected into the…
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Group raises N50m to buy second term ticket for Gov Abiodun
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, Armstrong ‘Tope Akintunde has said that the second term ambition of Governor Dapo Abiodun would be a walk over. The APC chieftain disclosed this on Monday, while speaking with journalists at Iperu Remo residence of Governor Abiodun, after a political support group, Dapo Abiodun Continuity…
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APC presidential primaries: Osinbajo woos Ondo delegates with dollars
By Temitope Adedeji, Akure The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Monday met with delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State to solicit for their supports towards becoming the presidential flagbearer of the ruling party. But before his Monday’s visit, Westernpost learnt that his allies held a meeting with some of the delegates at one of the…
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I told Tinubu PDP would’ve given him presidential ticket – Bauchi governor
Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed said he told National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu he would have been handed the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party if he was a member a the party. Mohammed said this while featuring on Arise TV programme ThisDay Live on Sunday. He said he met Tinubu at the…
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