Our Presidential Candidate Expected To Come From South, Says el-Rufai, Insists APC Better Than PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for the 2023 election is expected to come from the southern region of the country. Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State stated this on Wednesday, explaining that the national chairmanship post of the party will be from the northern part of Nigeria. “Our expectation is that our presidential candidate will come from somewhere in...
2023: Kano Man Commences Trekking From Abuja To Lagos For Tinubu
Hussein Lawal, a native of Durun, Kabo Local Government Area of Kano State, Wednesday began trekking from Abuja to Lagos to show support for the presidential bid of a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmed Bola Tinubu. Lawal, 30, addressed newsmen before he embarked on the journey from Abuja City Gate. He was holding a small bag with Tinubu’s...
Umahi Heads To Appeal Court With 18 SANs, Says He Didn’t Insult Judiciary
Following the judgment of Federal High Court in Abuja which sacked him and his deputy for defecting from PDP to the APC, Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, on Wednesday, said he had engaged the services of no fewer than 18 SANs. The governor also denied attacking the judiciary, pointing out that the lawyers of the PDP did the ‘hatchet...
Judgement Sacking Umahi In Order, Will Bring Sanity In Political System — Sir Udensi
A chieftain of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA on Abia State, Sir Chikwe Udensi has applauded the judgment of Federal High Court in Abuja sacking the Ebonyi State governor, Dave Umahi, his deputy and all members of the state House of Assembly who decamped from PDP to APC, saying such will bring decorum and sanity in the system. While stating...
Court Judgement: David Umahi Makes U-Turn, Tenders Apology To NBA
The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi on Wednesday reversed the alleged uncomplimentary statement made against a judge of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, justice Inyang Ekwo and tendered an apology to the Nigeria Barr Association, NBA. Umahi apologised while addressing over two thousand members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ebonyi State at a solidarity...
Umahi Appeals Judgement Sacking Him, Insists High Court Erred
The embattled governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi and his Deputy, Dr. Eric Igwe, have approached the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal to set-aside the judgement that sacked them from their respective offices over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. The duo, through their team of lawyers led by...
APC Finally Announces Zone For Chairmanship Position
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has formally announced a new zoning formula for various National Working Committee, NWC offices ahead of its March 26 national convention. In the formula released Wednesday in Abuja, the party zoned the office of its National Chairman to North Central, effectively edging out contestants from other zones. Some of the contestants that would be affected...
Forget 2023 Presidency, Tinubu Supporters Tells Osinbajo, Others
A group, The Disciples of Jagaban, on Wednesday, asked Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and other politicians from the Southwest zone, nursing the presidential ambition, to forget the 2023 presidency for the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Although the Vice President had yet to openly declare interest to contest the 2023 presidency, sundry groups have been...
Ebonyi: Nigerian Bar Association Carpets Umahi Over Rejection Of Court Sack
The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned statements by the Governor of Ebonyi state, Dave Umahi over his recent sack by a Federal high court. Umahi and his deputy, Kelechi Igwe were removed from office by a federal high court on Tuesday over their defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Umahi shortly after rejected...
APC Set To Release Zoning Formula, To Drop Zonal Congress As Confusion Rages
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has shelved its zonal congress, which was scheduled for Saturday, ABN TV has learnt. This came to the fore on Tuesday as the party said it would soon release the zoning formula. Impeccable sources told The PUNCH (not ABN TV) that the decision on the zonal congress was part of fresh moves to reverse some of the decisions...
