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Feb

18

2022

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APC May Postpone National Convention By Two Weeks

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APC May Postpone National Convention By Two Weeks There are indications that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may postpone its national convention already scheduled to hold on February 26 by two weeks. A credible source in the party told Daily Independent on Thursday that the party’s leadership is expected to make the announcement this weekend or early next week. He added that with just nine days to the original date of the convention, there is nothing really on ground to show that the party is ready for the exercise. According to him, many of the stakeholders in the party,…

Feb

18

2022

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2023 Abia Guber: Kalu Idika launches personal website

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Chief Kalu idika Okwara has launched a personal informative website ahead of the 2023 gubernatorial election in Abia state. Kalu confirmed ownership of the site in a statement signed by his media office, noting that "it will be the only reliable source, for everything about Chief Kalu Idika. "This will be a platform for voters to connect with his personal philosophy and stay up to date with events leading up to the election. "Kalu idika believes in the potency of an open channel of communication between the campaign team and the deciders of the election- the voters; and has remained…

Feb

17

2022

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Abia APC members urged to remain resolute in their solidarity to the party

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Chairman of the All Progressive Congress in Abia state, Rt. Hon. Acho Obioma has urged members of the party to remain resolute in their support to the party in the State. He pleaded with members of the party to be good ambassadors of the party in their various wards and local government chapters during a stakeholders meeting of the party held in Umuahia on Thursday. A former chairman of the party Chief Donatus Nwankpa, said the leadership of the party in the state was intact and united, adding that the party "has no faction" in the state. He charged members…

Feb

17

2022

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APC Governors Divided Over National Convention, Choice of Consensus

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The forthcoming convention of Nigeria’s All Progressive Congress (APC) has split governors elected under the political party into three different groups. Thisday gathered that while the group of second term governors want the convention to hold as planned and are assiduously working towards settling for a candidate; the second group which is made up of mainly first term governors want the convention either postponed and a mechanism to return the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee designed so that Buni can continue. On the other hand, a third group of governors also want the convention to hold, and…

Feb

17

2022

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Presidential Aspirant Receives International Media Endorsement

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Having bowed to the plea of the apex Igbo Socio-cultural Group, the Ohaneze Ndigbo to shelf his presidential ambition in 2015, little did Nigerians know that a few years ago; 2013 to be precise, an international media outfit had for utmost reasons singled out Orji Uzor Kalu amongst other candidates for the presidential race. The Washington Times which is a reputable news organization that provides an in-depth analysis on politics, business, world national news and more with awards to its credit, featured an article on the Nigerian political economy. The columnist, Marian L. Tupy who is a renowned policy analyst…

Feb

17

2022

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2023 Presidency: Buhari picks Pius Anyim as preferred choice, gives reason

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Erstwhile presidential aspirant, Ahmed Buhari has endorsed former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim for the Presidency in 2023. Buhari said Anyim is the perfect person to lead Nigeria in 2023, considering his records in the red chamber. He noted that Anyim was able to stabilize the National Assembly when he was the Senate President. Buhari spoke on Arise TV’s Morning Show while advocating for a Nigerian President of Southeast extraction. He noted that the southeast remains the only region in the country that is yet to produce a president since 1999. “Southeast is the only zone in the entire south…

Feb

17

2022

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2023 Presidency: APC Chieftain Backs Lamido, Tells Orji Kalu To Pick Between Buni/Zulum As Running Mate

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Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alhaji Ibrahim Isah, has said that the North won't support a regional presidential candidate from Southern Nigeria in 2023. According to Isah, the position of the North is to support a Southern candidate with the interest of the nation at heart, noting that only the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu that met the criteria of Northern Nigeria on who to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. He noted that only a ticket of the former Abia state Governor and Governor of Yobe State, Mai…

Feb

15

2022

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‘They’re already urinating on themselves,’ Aregbesola says at rally against Tinubu

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“Won ti n to ara” was heard punctuating interior minister Rauf Aregbesola’s impassioned barbs aimed at his estranged political godfather and APC national leader Bola Tinubu in a video spreading on social media. Loosely translated from Yoruba, the expression means “they’re already urinating on themselves.” The 45-second video posted on Twitter Monday evening showed Mr Aregbesola castigating the ex-Lagos governor’s overbearing spirit to the cheers of his supporters at a rally in Osun earlier in the day. It came a day after a video depicting Bola Tinubu’s soaked dress and probable odour dominated discussion across social media on Sunday. Mr…

Feb

15

2022

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Osun APC Crisis deepens as Aregbesola blasts Tinubu ahead of governorship primary election

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Things seem to have fallen apart between the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola and his political leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the minister openly blasted the APC national leader. Aregbesola while addressing members of the All Progressives Congress in the Ijebu-Jesa area of Osun State on Monday, February 14, 2022, said he revered Tinubu and he compared himself to God. The former governor of Osun State said this ahead of Saturday’s governorship primary election in the state. Aregbesola, who was Commissioner of Works and Infrastructure during Tinubu-led administration in Lagos said the former governor repaid his loyalty with treachery. He…

Feb

15

2022

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US- based businessman, Ike Okorafor bows to pressure, to run for Arochukwu state constituency

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As permutations and intrigues continue to unfold, speculations and interests aligning, many political actors have begun to make their interests known to their loyal supporters. One of such personalities is the maverick, unorthodox, US-Based Scholar and Businessman, Prince Ike Okorafor. Born into the Royal Family of His Royal Highness, Eze Ike Okorafor (Onyerubi II of Abam) of blessed memory, he left the shores of Nigeria in pursuit of Education and therefrom, became well established in Business. Fortunately, for the polity and the constant demand for a breath of fresh air in Abia State politics, some concerned citizens like Prince Ike…