Photos of APC solemn assembly for the flag off of 2019 campaign

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom state on Sunday organised a thanksgiving/solemn assembly to flag off its 2019 election campaigns.

We serve you photo of the event which was held at Obong Nsima Ekere Campaign Ground, Edet Akpan Avenue, Uyo.

2019: Akwa Ibom APC flags off election campaign with a solemn assembly

By Joseph Atainyang

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom State has held an Interdenominational Thanksgiving Service and Solemn Assembly to commit its campaigns into the hands of God, ahead of the 2019 general elections.

Revolt against Buhari, APC: 2 former PDP govs fingered

Godswill Akpabio ...... Did he do it?

By Soni Daniel

Two former governors of the Peoples Democratic Party have been fingered as the arrow head of the revolt against President Muhammadu Buhari and his party in the choice of the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The two politicians who are former governors of a South-South and South-East states, are said to be the main financiers of the revolt against the president and his party, the APC.

Senate leadership race shows cracks in Buhari’s APC

By Michelle Faul

A former governor was elected Tuesday as head of Nigeria's Senate — the third most powerful figure in the country — in a victory that highlights the cracks appearing in the coalition that brought President Muhammadu Buhari to power.

Dogara beats Gbajabiamila, emerges Reps speaker

A member of the House of Representatives from Bauchi State, Mr. Yakubu Dogara (pictured above), has been elected the Speaker of the House.

Confusion as Saraki emerges Senate President - Punch newspaper

Bukola Saraki (APC-Kwara Central) elected unopposed as President of 8th Senate by 57 of 108 Senators, with 51 Senators, including Sen. Ahmed Lawan, absent. The other Senators were at the International Conference Centre at the time Saraki was declared President, says a report published online by The Punch newspaper

PREMIUM TIMES EXCLUSIVE: Rivers’ Nyeson Wike a goner; INEC document exposes fraud by PDP, INEC, in guber poll

Nyesom Wike

By Adebayo Hassan

Except the five governorship candidates challenging the credibility of the April 11 governorship election in Rivers withdraw their cases from the election petition tribunal or fail to present material evidence like the one exclusively obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party, who was returned winner of the election, is as good as gone.

We rejected Jonathan’s dollars, says Arewa community

President Goodluck Jonathan

By Eniola Akinkuotu

Hundreds of Arewa leaders who received Kano State Governor, Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso, in Lagos on Sunday, said they rejected hundreds of thousands of dollars which was offered to them by President Goodluck Jonathan when the President visited the state two weeks ago.

APC open to continuous discussion on resource control, says Osinbajo

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo

The vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that “resource control is something Nigerians should keep negotiating because if you produce resources you ought to be adequately compensated for it.”

Yemi Osinbajo who stated this, Wednesday, during an interaction in Uyo with youths drawn from the South South region of the country, said APC administration will promote true federalism in Nigeria.

Osinbajo gave reasons why ethnic-based groups like Afenifere, Ohaneze Ndigbo and Arewa Consultative Forum where flourishing in Nigeria. “It is the failures of government that make Nigerians feel safe and comfortable under groups like Afenifere, Arewa and others.

2015 election: N26.5 billion Eket oil spill money haunts PDP, Akpabio

File photo: Scene of the October 2013 protest against Mobil in Eket

Few weeks to the governorship election in Akwa Ibom State, one question that Governor Godswill Akpabio and his Peoples Democratic Party must answer, and convincingly so, is: what went wrong with N26.5billion supposedly paid by Mobil Producing Nigeria to Eket, Ibeno, Onna and Esit Eket as compensation for the November 2012 oil spill?

Seven PDP governors to join APC, says Okorocha

Governor Rochas Okorocha

By Miriam Ekene-Okoro and Musa Odoshimokhe

No fewer than seven Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors will join the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum Owelle Rochas Okorocha said in Lagos yesterday.

Ex-Anambra gov, Mbadinuju, dumps PDP for APC – Punch newspaper

Chinwoke Mbadinuju

By John Alechenu

A former Governor of Anambra State, Chinwoke Mbadinuju, on Monday renounced his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party to join the All Progressives Congress.

APC accuses PDP of buying off PVCs from local communities in Akwa Ibom

File photo: Permanent Voters' Card

All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State has raised alarm that the Peoples Democratic Party is going about buying off Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) from local communities in the State, with the aim of using them to rig next month elections.

My 100 Days Covenant with Nigerians – Muhammadu Buhari

General Mohammadu Buhari, APC Presidential candidate has announced to Nigerians what he will strive to achieve in his first 100 days as President and Commander-In-Chief of Nigeria’s Armed Forces:

More trouble for Jonathan: Niger deputy governor, 200 others dump PDP for APC – Punch newspaper

President Goodluck Jonathan

By Enyioha Opara

Deputy Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Ahmed Ibeto and 200 0ther office holders in the state on Monday dumped the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and joined the opposition All Progressives Congress in Minna, the state capital.

More trouble for Jonathan: APC regains House majority as PDP loses 8 Reps

President Goodluck Jonathan

By John Ameh

The ranks of the Peoples Democratic Party in the House of Representatives further depleted on Wednesday as eight more members defected from the majority party.

PDP panics over high PVC collection in APC strongholds – Punch newspaper

PDP national chairman, Adamu Mu' azu

There is consternation within the Peoples Democratic Party over the high rate of Permanent Voter Card collection in geopolitical zones considered to be the strongholds of the opposition All Progressives Congress.

Osun Gov’ Election: Hmmmm… So, Senator Omisore is blaming INEC for defeat?

 

Senator Omisore ..... Blames INEC for defeat

We thought it was APC alone that was always doing the blame game!

After his defeat in the recent Osun governorship election, the PDP candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore is reported to have blamed INEC for it.

According to a news report in The Punch newspaper, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has said that his loss at the Saturday election is due to the malpractices perpetrated by a former Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state.