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PDP Discards Zoning To Woo Obaseki For Edo Guber Election

PDP Discards Zoning To Woo Obaseki For Edo Guber Election

October 25, 2019 4:14 pm

As part of the efforts to entice the Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki to defect from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the main opposition party has adopted a no-zoning policy in picking the party’s governorship candidate in the state.

The party has also resolved that the position of the state chairman would not be zoned as well.

A former governor of the state, Mr. Lucky Igbinedion disclosed the no-zoning arrangement to journalists yesterday in Abuja after the Edo State chapter of the PDP met with the national leadership of the party.…

Bayelsa Guber: Town Rulers, Jonathan’s Kinsmen Endorse Diri

Bayelsa Guber: Town Rulers, Jonathan’s Kinsmen Endorse Diri

October 24, 2019 3:09 pm

The kingsmen of former President Goodluck Jonathan led by the traditional rulers from Ogbia local government area of the state have endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Senator Douye Diri.

A statement by the Director of Media and Publicity of the Senator Douye Diri Campaign Organisation, Hon. Jonathan Obuebite, said the endorsement had laid to rest the claim by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that it had 100 percent support of Ogbia indigenes.

“The people of Ogbia local government area including indigenes reposed confidence in the capability of the joint ticket of Senators Douye Diri and Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo to …

Kogi guber: Outcome of PDP Primaries May Seal Bello’s Fate

Kogi Guber: Outcome Of PDP Primaries May Seal Bello’s Fate

October 16, 2019 3:21 pm

A member of the Federal House of Representatives, Tajudeen Yusuf (Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu Federal Constituency of Kogi State), has said whoever emerges winner of Tuesday’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries will determine the incumbent governor, Yahaya Bello’s fate.

Yusuf who expressed confidence that the primaries will be peaceful said the Kogi people have high expectations and the party must do all not to disappoint them.

He said: “I believe that it will be peaceful, I believe by now we have learnt our lessons as a party and the people of Kogi have high expectations of us. And so a sense of …

Anambra 2021: Soludo Dissociates Self From Guber Posters

Anambra 2021: Soludo Dissociates Self From Guber Posters

October 14, 2019 12:08 pm

A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has dissociated himself from governorship campaign posters published on social media indicating that he is in the race for the 2021 governorship contest in Anambra State.

A press release by Joe C Anatune of B3 Communications, which serves as Soludo’s publicist, stated that the former CBN chief has no hand in the posters, and has not made up his mind on whether he will contest the election coming up in November 2021 or not.

According to the release, “We have noticed the flooding of some social media …

Kogi Guber: INEC Presents Voters Register To Parties

October 14, 2019 11:55 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented register of voters to 23 political parties ahead of the Nov. 16, Kogi governorship poll.

Alhaji Mohammed Haruna, the INEC National Commissioner in charge of Kogi, Kwara and Nasarawa States, presented the register to the parties at a brief ceremony in Lokoja on Monday.

Haruna urged them to cooperate with INEC in its bid to ensure free, fair, credible, conclusive and acceptable election.

He also urged them to ensure issue-based campaigns and refrain from violence and hate speech.

The state INEC Resident Electoral Commission (REC), Prof. James Apam, reminded the parties of …

PDP Hopeful Of Bayelsa Guber Poll Victory Amid Defections

PDP Hopeful Of Bayelsa Guber Poll Victory Amid Defections

October 14, 2019 5:47 am

The gale of defections notwithstanding, the Bayelsa chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed optimism of winning the November 16, 2019 governorship election in the state.

The state party chairman, Chief Moses Cleopas, who dismissed those that had cross-carpeted to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in a statement yesterday in Yenagoa, argued that the Bayelsa people and the party’s followers were not with the defectors, whom he described as persons lacking the “requisite character, principle, and integrity.”

More than five aides of Governor Seriake Dickson have so far resigned their appointments and left the party in protest …

Ebonyi: Umahi set to be declared winner of guber election

March 10, 2019 10:10 am

With 13 of the 13 local governments areas results already announced, Governor David Umahi is poised to win the governorship election in the state.

Mr Umahi is leading in the results so far announced with candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Sonni Ogbuoji trailing in second place with a wide margin.

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PDP govs reject el-Rufai in two-man race for NGF chairman

Guber election: El-Rufai wins polling unit

March 9, 2019 2:03 pm
The presiding officer Abdullahi Sadiq, who announced the results at the polling, said El-Rufai garnered 367 votes at his polling unit, while his major contender, Hon. Isa Ashiru of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) polled 59 votes.

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BREAKING: Guber election: Sanwo-Olu wins polling unit

March 9, 2019 9:21 am

The All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State has won the elections at his Lateef Jakande/Femi Okunnu Ward 019 polling unit in Ikoyi, Lagos by a landslide.

Sanwo-Olu scored 124 votes to defeat his closest challenger, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s Jimi Agbaje, who scored 26 votes.

Counting of the House of Assembly polls is ongoing.

Details coming soon…

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Guber Poll: Tinubu, Osinbajo, Ambode hold emergency meeting

March 3, 2019 2:49 am

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo yesterday held a meeting with the National leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on the need “to ensure the APC candidate in the state, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu win the March 9 governorship election.

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