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  • Al-Mustapha emerges AA presidential candidate

    Dr Hamza Al-Mustapha of the Action Alliance (AA) has won the party’s presidential primary to clinch the party’s ticket for the 2023 general election.

    Al-Mustapha won the election with a total of 506 votes through an option-A voting process against its only opponent, Mr Samson Odupitam, who polled 216 votes.

    He was declared as the party’s presidential flag bearer at the AA Special National Convention/Presidential Primary Election held on Thursday in Abuja.

    Earlier, Sen. Tunde Anifowose and Amb. Felix Osakwe stepped down from the presidential race for Al-Mustapha, whom they described as most popular and powerful amongst other aspirants.

    A total of 972 delegates were to vote, however, 851 delegates were accredited and 721 votes were cast.

    The Chairman, AA presidential electoral committee, declared Al-Mustapha the winner of the election.

    He said that the exercise that led to his emergence as the party flag bearer was one worthy of emulation by other parties.

    “I congratulate those who contested and those who withdrew; this election exercise is an indicator that we are united and united we stand.

    “The process is over now but the experience is there not to divide us, but to bind us together; so let us work together to emerge more victorious come 2023,” he said.

    Responding, Al-Mustapha thanked the party’s National Electoral Committee for a transparent, free, fair, credible and peaceful conduct of the election.

    He also appreciated party delegates from across the 36 states of the federation including the FCT who defied the rainfall during the accreditation process.

    “From all indication, this was a very transparent exercise and I commend other aspirants for their efforts to ensure that the party remains united.

    “I also commend Mr Odupitan for contesting because if everybody withdrew, there won’t be victory as we have seen today.

    “I appreciate all party delegates, supporters, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who have all defied the rain to witness this event.

    “I promise that our votes cast today would not be in vain and I indulge us to please obtain a Permanent Voter Card (PVC) because that is the surest way to be victorious come 2023 general election,” he said.

    He urged supporters of the party not to relent in ensuring that the party became a force to be reckoned with against 2023.

    Odupitan congratulated Al-Mustapha but, however, expressed dissatisfaction with the election, adding that the process was not a level playing ground for him to have succeeded.

    “While I congratulate Al-Mustapha for winning the party’s ticket, I must say that I am a man of peace and I chose this path to contest and I can say I came, I saw, and I will conquer next time.

    “However, for future purpose, we must as a party work with all fairness in conducting our primary election and ensure that all aspirants have same level playing ground,” he said.

    Mr Kenneth Udeze, AA National Chairman, congratulated the presidential candidate and other aspirants for contesting and advised that the election was not to divide the party, but to bind it together.

    He called for synergy amongst all the other aspirants and the presidential flag bearer to  enable the party to win at the 2023 general elections.

    The event was witnessed by officials of the INEC, security agents and party faithful.

  • CSO to Late Abacha, Al-Mustapha, Picks presidential form

    CSO to Late Abacha, Al-Mustapha, Picks presidential form

    The Chief Security Officer to late General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (Rtd) has joined the 2023 presidential race.

    Al-Mustapha declared his interest to run on the platform of the Action Alliance (AA).

    While picking his nomination form, at the AA secretariat in Abuja on Thursday, the retired Major promised to end insecurity bedevilling the Northeast and Northwest geopolitical zones of Nigeria.

    He noted that, his administration would provide sustainable development in order to assist in boosting the country’s economy.

    The AA national chairman, Chief Kenneth Udeze, challenged the party members and officers on the need to work towards the victory of the party’s candidates across the nation.

    Udeze commended Mustapha for stimulating his beliefs of a better Nigeria.

  • 2023 Election: AA slashes nomination fees for women, youths, PWDs

    2023 Election: AA slashes nomination fees for women, youths, PWDs

    Action Alliance (AA) party has slashed nomination forms by 50 percent for women, youth and People with Disabilities (PWDs) interested in contesting the 2023 general elections.

    This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Kenneth Udeze, the National Chairman, to publicise the sale of Intent and Nomination forms to aspirants in the party.

    Mr James Vernimbe, the party’s National Secretary, made the statement available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday.

    According to Udeze, the party is giving 50 per cent discount on the form for youths and women between 25 years and 35 years of age with verifiable birth certificates or evidence of age declaration.

    Also, PWD aspirants would only pay for the cost of intent form, while the nomination form would be obtained for free.

    “The intent form for Presidential aspirants is N5,000,000, while the nomination form is N10,000,000.

    “The form is sold for N2,000,000 and N4,000,000 for the party’s Governorship aspirants; and for Senatorial aspirants, it is N1,000,000 and N2,000,000 respectively.

    “The House of Representatives go for N500,000 and N1,000,000, while State Houses of Assembly form is N100,000 and N400,000 respectively.

    “All payments are to be made at the party’s national headquarters in Abuja and no refunds of money after payments.

    “Last day for the sales of both intents and nomination forms is May 15, while the last day for the submission of all completed forms is May 16,” he said.

    He said that the mode for the conduct of the party’s primaries would be made known in due course.

    He, however, said a special national convention would be held on June 3, for the presidential primaries when all qualified candidates would be issued certificates of return.

    He said that the criterion for accreditation of delegates for all the party primaries and the national convention was via presentation of a valid party membership card.

    “The screening of state Houses of Assembly aspirants would be on May 17, and appeals made same day at the party’s national headquarters.

    “Screening for National Assembly aspirants to hold May 18, and appeal to hold same day, while screening for all governorship and presidential aspirants would hold on May 19 at the party’s headquarters.

    “The list of all successfully screened and qualified candidates with other accompanying documents would be submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on May 30, as required,” he said.

    Udeze said that state Houses of Assembly primaries would hold across the country at the states’ constituencies’ headquarters on May 28.

    He said primaries for the National Assembly would hold May 29, and May 30, at the house of representative federal constituencies and senatorial district headquarters.

    He added that the governorship primaries would be held nationwide on May 31, at the states’ capitals.

    He said that the party’s National Think Tank Committee (NTTC) would converge to confirm the lists of all party candidates and make final submission to INEC on June 2.

    According to him, only the party’s presidential primaries will hold on June 3, at the national convention.