Tag Archives: Primaries

The Senatorial candidate for Gombe North Senatorial District under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Muhammad Ribadu, has surrendered his candidature to Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State. Ribadu stated this in Gombe on Thursday during a welcome reception organized by the party in honour of Dankwambo. The Governor was one of the PDP presidential aspirants that lost …

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Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, has approved the reinstatement of all appointees in his government who resigned their positions to contest the just concluded party primaries but lost. A statement issued in Calabar on Wednesday by the Chief press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita, directed the affected appointees whose appointments were not subjected to confirmation by the State House …

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Tayo Olanipekun Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State,in a clear acceptance of defeat,has congratulated his opponent and winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Speaking about the exercise which held across the state yesterday, he stressed that the progress of the state and interest of the party remained paramount over and above any personal interests. In …

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*To Announce New Date For Exercise *Ambode Shuns Voting Chairman of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Clement Ebri, on Tuesday said the governorship primaries held across Lagos State was never authorised to go ahead and modalities were not followed as scheduled. Ebri, while briefing newsmen in Ikeja on the position of the NWC on …

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The National Working Committee (NWC) panel in charge of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Lagos State,on Tuesday, dissociated itself from the ongoing exercise. At a press conference, the committee opposed the option A4 mode used in the election, expressing preference for the secret ballot system. Chairman of the Primaries,Clement Ebiri, also said the materials for the …

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Agency Report The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Idiat Adebule, on Tuesday ditched Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to support Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the race to pick the ticket to represent the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 governorship election. Mrs Adebule spoke with journalists at Ward A and D in Iba Local Council Development Area of Lagos, where she participated in …

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Folake Sokoya Ahead of the Primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Lagos State Police Command has said it will not relent in protecting lives and property of residents. The Command in a release signed by its Public Relations Officer, CSP Chike Oti, said, ahead of the APC Governorship Primaries, “The Lagos Police Command avails the public numbers …

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Tayo Olanipekun Ahead of the Saturday’s direct primary election, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has inaugurated the Ambode Campaign Organisation (ACO) coordinators and offices in the the state. This is as he also approved a specialised training for 1,960 personnel that will serve as agents for the election in all the 245 wards of the 20 local government areas of Lagos State. …

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Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday said he is ready to participate in the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) coming up on Saturday. Members of the party across the state are expected to choose the party’s flagbearer for the governorship race through the direct primaries. The Governor restated his readiness in line with the preference of …

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