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Excluding me from primaries, recipe for trouble, says Yahaya Bello
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello says he has not stepped down from the presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress. Speaking with journalists after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, Bello rejected the move by the northern governors to favour power shift to the South. Bello said he did not agree with the five names which was picked by…
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APC governors further reduce presidential aspirants list to three
Governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have reduced their preferred list of aspirants to three ahead of today’s presidential primaries. The governors had after their meeting this morning arrived at five names which they sent to president Muhammadu Buhari. The five shortlisted aspirants were Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; National Leader of the Party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Ekiti…
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5 presidential aspirants reject APC governors’ recommendation
Five All Progressives Congress presidential aspirants have rejected the decision of the governors of the party to prune the list of aspirants to five ahead of the primaries. The five aspirants issued a statement after a meeting on Tuesday, to reject the choice of National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Ekiti State Governor, Kayode…
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Buhari, Yahaya Bello meet ahead APC presidential primaries
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello is meeting with Presidential Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the party’s presidential primaries today. While the details of the meeting was not revealed, it is not unconnected with the decision of the northern APC governors to back power shift to the South. Bello failed to attend their Monday meeting where they affirmed an earlier decision they…
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Adamu, APC national organising secretary allegedly submit separate delegates list to accreditation committee
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Abdullahi Adamu has been accused of submitting a separate delegates list to the accreditation committee for the party’s presidential candidate. According to sources, Adamu is bent on ensuring Senate President Ahmed Lawan emerges the presidential candidate of APC. The list, WesternPost gathered was different from the ones prepared for the purpose of…
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Installation of CCTV should be made compulsory in churches, Ogun monarch advises CAN
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Eselu of Iselu Kingdom, Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, His Royal Majesty Oba Ebenezer Akintunde Akinyemi (Akaosu I), has called for the installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) in churches across the country. This, he said, is to constantly monitor movements into and out of worship centres. Oba Akinyemi made this known in…
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APC governors shortlist Tinubu, Osinbajo, three others for presidential primaries
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have shortlisted five aspirants ahead of the party’s presidential primaries. Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong announced this on Tuesday while featuring on a Channels TV programme Sunrise Daily. He said three aspirants were picked from the South West, while one each was picked from the South South and South East.…
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LIVE UPDATES: APC holds presidential primaries in Abuja
APC sets stage for presidential nomination convention The convention to choose the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress will formally open, June 7, 2022 at the Eagle Square, Abuja. The venue is now decorated in party colour and banners of the presidential aspirants with that of Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Dr. Ahmed Lawan,…
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Consensus candidate a legal impossibility, says Tinubu campaign organisation
The campaign organisation of National Leader of the All Progressives Congress and presidential aspirant Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has described the reported adoption of Senate President, Ahmed Lawan as the party’s consensus presidential candidate as a legal impossibility. Director, Legal Directorate, Tinubu Campaign Organisation, Babatunde Ogala, said this in a statement on Monday. Ogala said the Electoral Act required that all…
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APC National Chairman Adamu acting alone, says Akeredolu
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, says National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Adamu is acting on his own. WesternPost had earlier reported that Adamu told other National Working Committee members that after consultation with President Muhammadu Buhari, the Senate President Ahmed Lawan was picked as the consensus candidate. Other members of the NWC however kicked against the move,…
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