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The Only Way APC Can Help Tinubu Win Presidential Election – Oshiomhole

28Aug

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

News

The Only Way APC Can Help Tinubu Win Presidential Election – Oshiomhole

Former All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, reveals the only way the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu can win the 2023 presidential election. Oshiomhole revealed at a stakeholders’ meeting in Benin, Edo State, that Tinubu can only win the election if the party members are unified. See Also: 2023 Election: I Won’t Mind If Tinubu, Peter Obi Wins – Akeredolu He also advised unhappy party members to put their disagreements aside and act for the betterment of the party as he did when he lost his position as the APC National Chairman. He said, “The primaries are over, and the candidates have emerged. We need to put away our differences that came at the primaries and queue behind our candidates, beginning with our presidential candidate,...

Tinubu Lauds Buhari’s Decision to Only Support APC Candidates

28Aug

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

News

Tinubu Lauds Buhari’s Decision to Only Support APC Candidates

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who is to contest for the 2023 presidential election under the All Progressive Congress, has lauded President Buhari’s decision to only support his party candidates. Tinubu while speaking at his campaign office as he entertained the APC nation committee members on Saturday, said President Buhari was a bold leader for standing his ground. See Also: Tinubu Better Than Obi, Atiku – Masari He said; “I like the statement of Mr. President a few days ago. Firm, concise, straight to the point, and bold as a leader of our party." “We should commend the President for that statement." “For his commitment and loyalty to the party. And for being a true party leader.” Source: Daily Post

Shettima Explains The Reason for Wearing Sneakers to The NBA Conference

27Aug

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Nigeria

Shettima Explains The Reason for Wearing Sneakers to The NBA Conference

The presidential running mate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Kashim Shettima explains his reason for putting on sneakers to the 62nd Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference. According to The Nation, the Attire worn by Shettima at the NBA conference had stirred reactions online, as people engaged in a humorous challenge with which they mimicked the vice presidential candidate on Social Media with the trend tagged as “Shettimachallenge ". See Also: NBA Conference: Shettima Had An Agenda – Omokri Reacting to the trend, Shettima revealed he wore the sneakers intentionally to “snub at the hostile audience.” “When I sent my recon team, one of the presidential candidates, he funded his agents, they held meeting for three nights consequently, to plan mischief." ...

2023 Election: Buhari Says He’ll Only Support APC Candidates

25Aug

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Elections, News

2023 Election: Buhari Says He’ll Only Support APC Candidates

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he will only back the candidates of his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) during the 2023 presidential election. He also advised candidates outside the party that are seeking his support would be left on their own. Buhari said in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, that anyone making controversial and derogatory comments in the hope of giving other opposition parties an advantage against the candidates of the ruling party would be disciplined accordingly. See Also: 2023 Election: Omokri Reveals Biggest Beneficiary Of Obi’s Ambition The statement reads: “The Presidency wishes to put it on record, and at the same time, reassure faithful party members that President Muhammadu Buha...

Fani-Kayode – Christians Shouldn’t be Afraid, Says Nobody can Islamise Nigeria

19Aug

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Nigeria, Religion

Fani-Kayode – Christians Shouldn’t be Afraid, Says Nobody can Islamise Nigeria

Former Minister of Aviation and All Progressive Congress (APC) Chieftain, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said Christians should not be afraid of the Party’s choice of a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television, the ex-minister said no one could Islamise the country as feared by Many Christians on the party’s choice of the Muslim-Muslim ticket. Although he admitted to warning Nigerians about a plot by the current administration to Islamise Nigeria, He said he then realised that the Muslim-Muslim ticket poses no threats after he prayed about the situation. See Also: Christians Didn’t Do Enough To Win APC Presidential Ticket – Oshiomhole He said: “Obviously, there are issues with the same faith ticket. There are issues with that. Any Christian...

APC Accuses PDP of Attempting to Oust National Chair

18Aug

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria

APC Accuses PDP of Attempting to Oust National Chair

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of sponsoring rumours to oust its National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. The ruling party in a statement issued on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said that speculations of plans to remove Adamu as the party’s chair. The statement read, “The attention of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been drawn to opposition-sponsored media reports on plots to remove the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. See Also: Has PDP Chairman, Ayu Resigned? “The reports are based on the imagination of its sponsors ostensibly unnerved by the remarkable achievements of Adamu since assuming office as the National Chairman,” said Morka. “The opposit...

15Aug

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Uncategorized

Keyamo Responds To Resignation Call

Festus Keyamo, the spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, and minister of State for Labour and Employment, has fingered the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for sponsoring the call for his resignation as a minister. Keyamo stated this in a statement titled, “Call for my resignation, a sign of jitters in the opposition camp”, issued on Sunday, noting that he has not broken any law by retaining his role as a minister while serving as spokesman for the APC. The minister said that his role as APC spokesman for the 2023 general election does not interfere with his official assignment as a minister, noting that he expends his personal resources to execute his party role. The statement read: “My attention has been drawn to ...

Tinubu Denies Demanding N50 billion Monthly from Ambode

11Aug

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

News

Tinubu Denies Demanding N50 billion Monthly from Ambode

The All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has denied allegations that he directed the former Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, to remit N50 billion monthly to him. The ex-Governor who was elected in office in 2015 was allegedly asked to pay N50 billion monthly to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu during his administration, However, Ambode failed to secure a second tenure as he lost the APC primary election in 2018. Reports emerged that Ambode’s failure to secure the APC governorship tickets was because he refused to pay the demanded sum to Tinubu. See Also: Soyinka Berates Pyrates Confraternity For Mocking Tinubu Tinubu debunked the reports through his Director of Media and Communications for Tinubu Campaign Organisation (TCO), Bayo Onanuga, wh...

Christians Didn’t Do Enough To Win APC Presidential Ticket – Oshiomhole

5Aug

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Christians Didn’t Do Enough To Win APC Presidential Ticket – Oshiomhole

Adams Oshiomhole, former Edo State Governor has accused Christians in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of not doing enough to support a Christian emerge as the presidential candidate during the primary. The former APC national chairman accused some Christians in the party of working against the ambition of APC presidential flagbearer, Bola Tinubu, ahead of the 2023 election. According to Oshiomhole, the criticisms against the party’s Muslim-Muslim ticket were uncalled for. Oshiomhole during an interaction with journalists in Abuja on Thursday said Nigeria’s issues were beyond religious differences. The Edo ex-governor described the position of critics to the emergence of Senator Kaskim Shettima as Tiubu’s running mate as blackmail. See Also: 2023 Election: No ...

Aregbesola Plotting Against Tinubu In Osun – APC

4Aug

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Aregbesola Plotting Against Tinubu In Osun – APC

The youth branch of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has fingered Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, as plotting against the ambition of APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in the State. This was conveyed by Goke Akinwemimo, the APC Youth Leader, when he addressed journalists in Osogbo, Osun State on Wednesday. Akinwemimo alerted the national leadership of the party that Aregbesola was no longer working for the interest of the party. The youth leader, however, expressed confidence that the Minister and his loyalist will succeed in their plot to ruin the chances of the party in the 2023 general elections. See Also: 2023 Election: No Society Can Strive On Injustice – Shettima He said, “We are saying these to alert the national leadership of our ...