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2023 Presidency: Group Drums Support For Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike

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A group under the aegis of Grassroot Development Initiative (GDI), South-East zone, has expressed support for Barr. Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, to become the next president of the country. The group called Wike the best presidential material in 2023 prevailing on the People's Democratic Party (PDP), to commence a process of adopting him as the sole candidate of the party. The group in a statement signed by its SouthEast Coordinator; Chief Dr. Sam Anya, said at this point, only a result orientated leader like Governor Wike can stabilise the nation for growth and development. “Governor Wike's achievements,…

Nov

11

2021

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ANALYSIS: Anambra Governorship Election: Factors That Helped Soludo To Win Guber Race

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THE race for the number one seat in Anambra Government House, Awka has been won and lost. Eighteen candidates competed for the plum seat. The real battle was between the candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof Charles Soludo; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Valentine Ozigbo; All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Andy Uba and Young Progressives Party (YPP), Ifeanyi Uba. Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN), took the lead since Saturday when the election was held in 20 out of the 21 LGAs of the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had early hours…

Nov

10

2021

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Anambra Governorship Election: Senator Orji Kalu Congratulates Soludo

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Anambra Governorship Election: Senator Orji Kalu Congratulates Soludo Chief Whip of the Senate and former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has congratulated the Anambra Governor-elect, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo on his victory at the just concluded governorship election. He made this known on Wednesday via a post on his verified Facebook page. The post reads, "Dear Mr. Governor-Elect: Professor Charles Soludo "Please accept my warm congratulations on your victory and my best wishes for your success as you prepare to take up the responsibilities of serving Anambra state "I send you all the good wishes for the…

Nov

10

2021

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PDP governors plotting to back colleague for 2023 Presidency

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Against the backdrop of the success of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, national convention, governors elected on the platform of the party have shifted their attention to 2023 with the aim of having one of their own fly the party’s Presidential flag, Vanguard gathered, Wednesday. The 13 governors recently demonstrated their grip on the party as they succeeded in reducing what was meant to be an elective convention to almost a no contest, prevailing on 18 out of the 21 aspirants to the various party offices to queue behind consensus candidates. The development inflicted political injury on many top players…

Nov

10

2021

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PDP guber candidate, Val Ozigbo congratulates Soludo

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In a spirit of sportsmanship, the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in the just concluded Anambra State election, Mr Valentine Chineto Ozigbo has congratulated the winner, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo on his victory at the just concluded Anambra governorship election. Ozigbo also congratulated other candidates who contested along with him saying they have shown a determination to see that Anambra is better and that it was an honour to run the race with them. In the message he personally signed, Ozigbo wrote: “I have just called Professor Chukwuma Soludo and congratulated him on being declared the winner…

Nov

10

2021

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Anambra 2021: Soludo defeats PDP’s Ozigbo with over 5,000 votes in Ihiala LGA

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Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Anambra governorship election, has won the supplementary election in Ihiala LGA. The result was announced in the early hours of Wednesday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had suspended the collation of the November 6 governorship election result after the election outcome from 20 of the 21 LGAs in the state were presented. Florence Obi, returning officer for the election, had also announced that a supplementary election would be held in Ihiala LGA, since election could not hold in the area on November 6. While presenting…

Nov

10

2021

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INEC declares APGA’s Soludo winner of Anambra governorship election

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Chukwuma Soludo, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), as winner of the Anambra governorship election. Florence Obi, returning officer for the state, announced the result on Wednesday morning. The APGA candidate secured 112,229 votes to defeat his two major rivals — Valentine Ozigbo of the PDP who got 53,807 votes, and Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who secured 43,285 votes. Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) came next with 21,261 votes. Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), was declared winner…

Nov

09

2021

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Anambra Governorship Election: I Will Congratulate Any Candidate Declared Winner By INEC, Says APC’s Uba

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Anambra Governorship Election: I Will Congratulate Any Candidate Declared Winner By INEC, Says APC's Uba The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Andy Uba has said he will congratulate any candidate that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared a winner in the ongoing Anambra Governorship Election. Uba stated this in a statement he released on Tuesday evening through his campaign organisation, the Senator Andy Uba Governorship Campaign Organisation, SAUGCO, and signed by the Deputy Director, Media and Publicity of the campaign, Mr Ikechukwu Emeka Onyia He said he was commited to a peaceful election process, an…

Nov

09

2021

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BREAKING: Anambra Governorship Election: Angry Corps Members Withhold Election Results in Ihiala

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Some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) working as ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the supplementary governorship election in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, have held on to results from their polling units. The corps members threatened not to release result sheets from their polling units until their N3,000 individual food allowances were paid. The angry youths surrounded INEC officials, including the Senior Presiding Officer, at the local government headquarters. “Carry the results and take them to your houses,” one INEC official quipped the corps members. “Police will come and arrest…

Nov

09

2021

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26-year-old man declares bid for APC national women leader position, says men should “take charge of the affairs of women at all times”.

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26-year-old man declares bid for APC national women leader position, says men should “take charge of the affairs of women at all times”. Ameer Sarkee, a Kano-based textile trader, has indicated interest to contest for the position of the national women leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In an interview with BBC Pidgin, 26-year-old Sarkee said he is contesting for the position because he believes a man should “take charge of the affairs of women at all times”. According to the newspaper, Ameer had once contested for the position on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in…