The All Progressives Congress, APC has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to order the immediate reinstatement of the security details withdrawnfrom AminuTambuwal, speaker of the House of Representatives. The party speaking through Lai Mohammed, its National Publicity Secretary, accused the president of abusing the tenets of democracy by instructing Suleiman Abba, Inspector General of Police, IGP…
APC Receives Tambuwal
Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker of House of Reps, was officially received by the party at its extra ordinary convention today in Abuja. The four presidential aspirants were sworn to a code of conduct. Atiku Abubakar was not present. John Oyegun, national chairman of the party explained that the former vice president was out of the country.
APC Concludes Convention
The APC has concluded its non-elective national convention in Abuja. At the event the party ratified all proposed amendments on manifestoes , waivers for new members to contest for party tickets and the modified open ballot system it wants to use for primary election.
PDP Asks Tambuwal To Resign
The National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has welcomed the defection of Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker of the House of Representatives from the party and advised him to resign as Speaker The PDP argued that since Tambuwal was no longer in the ruling party with majority in the House, the honourable thing for him…
Tambuwal Decamps To APC
After weeks of speculations, Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has formally decamped to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Tambuwal said he left the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, his former party to pursue his political ambition in Sokoto, his state of origin. The Speaker is said to have dumped the PDP to contest…
2015 Election: APC To Amend Constitution, Implement Manifesto
The All Progressives Congress, APC, is set to hold an extraordinary national convention on Wednesday, October, 29, 2014 in Abuja to approve amendments to the party’s constitution as well as adopt its manifesto ahead of the 2015 general elections. This was made known in a statement released on Sunday in Lagos by the party’s National…
‘I Promise To Make A Difference’ – Physically-Challenged Politician
Abubakar Ardo, Chairman of Nigeria Association for the Blind, on Thursday, picked a nomination form to contest for a seat in the House of Representatives for the Gombi/Hong Federal Constituency in Adamawa on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Ardo who said he was in the race to make a difference, if given…
‘I’ll Beat Jonathan Easily’- Kwankwaso
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Kano State Governor and presidential hopeful on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan would be easy to defeat during the 2015 elections. Kwankwaso who is determined to emerge as the candidate of the opposition APC, dismissed speculations that he would step down for any…
APC Condemns Attack on Edo Lawmakers’ Quarters
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the attack unleashed on the Edo legislators’ quarters last Saturday, October 11, 2014. In a statement issued by Lai Mohammed, APC’s National Publicity Secretary, the party maintained that “the attack had raised the level of impunity under President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration to a level not even contemplated in…
‘I was never admitted in a London hospital’ – Tinubu
Bola Tinubu, National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on arrival yesterday in Lagos dismissed claims that he was ill and admitted in a London hospital. The former governor of Lagos State who said, “I am solid, fit as a fiddle. I never needed Panadol, except when I visited my friend, the dentist,” claimed…