Tag: Amosun
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2019: We’ll stop Amosun, Okorocha from using Buhari’s portrait to campaign for their candidates – Oshiomhole
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, says the APC will take action against the parties using President Muhammadu Buhari’s photographs for their campaigns. Oshiomhole said this on ‘The Platform’, a programme on TVC on Saturday while reacting to the crisis in the party’s chapters in Ogun and Imo states. He…
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Dissolution: Amosun dares Oshiomhole, says ‘We fear only God, Buhari, no one else’
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State on Friday dismissed the announcement of the dissolution of the state executive committee by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor who has had a long running battle with the National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole over the choice of a governorship…
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Amosun shuns S/West APC reconciliation meeting
Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun was conspicuously missing at the reconciliation meeting in Lagos to placate aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in order to pave way for the party’s victory in next year’s general elections. Amosun has been aggrieved that his anointed candidate, Abdulkabir Akinlade was dropped by the APC in favour…
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2019: Amosun’s chief of staff, seven other aides resign
No fewer than eight aides of the Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, have tendered their resignation letters as the 2019 elections approach. Those who tendered their resignation letters were; Amosun’s Chief of Staff, Tolu Odebiyi, and the State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Afolabi Afuape. Others who resigned from their appointments were Special Assistants…
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APC crisis deepens as Okorocha, Amosun move their men to other parties
More drama has ensued on the primary elections crisis in the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Adekunle Akinlade and Uche Nwosu, anointed governorship choices of governors of Ogun and Imo states, Ibikunle Amosun and Rochas Okorocha, respectively, announced their defection from the ruling party to pursue their political ambitions elsewhere. In Imo, Nwosu, son-in-law of…
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BREAKING: Amosun’s candidate, three lawmakers defect to other parties
Adekunle Akinlade, the preferred governorship candidate of Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Allied People’s Movement (APM). Mr Akinlade, who lost to Dapo Abiodun at the recently conducted APC governorship primary in Ogun State, defected alongside three other members. The other members are Rabiu Kaugama (Jigawa)…
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EFCC re-arraigns former Chief of Air Staff, Amosu
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned a former Chief of Air Staff, retired Air Marshall Adesola Amosu, before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over alleged N21.4 billion fraud. Amosu was re-arraigned alongside AVM Jacob Adigun and Air Commodore Olugbenga Gbadebo, on a 13-count charge. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
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Obaseki backs Oshiomhole against Amosun, Okorocha, says ‘Nobody is above the law’
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Sunday reacted to the feud between the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole’s quarrel and some governors after the recently concluded controversial primaries held across the country. He said some governors were opposed to Oshiomhole because of the change the chairman was introducing…
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2019: Okorocha, Amosun are embarrassments to APC – Oshiomhole
…submits governorship list to INEC The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Friday blasted governors of Imo and Ogun states, Rochas Okorocha and Ibukunle Amosun describing them as embarrassments to the ruling party. This came barely 24 hours after the two governors renewed their attacks on the APC chairman.…
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2019: Amosun’s defection plan thickens as top aides move to dump APC for ADP, others
Indications emerged on Sunday that Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State may have perfected his defection plans despite holding peace meetings with President Muhammadu Buhari and other stakeholders last week. Baring any last minute change of plans, some close associates of the governor might likely defect this week as a precursor to the governor’s impending…