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APC Rally: Tinubu meets council of traditional rulers in Ekiti

Ahead of the APC campaign rally in Ekiti State, the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has met with the council of traditional rulers in the state.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Tinubu and his entourage arrived the popular Ekiti Parapo Pavilion, Ado-Ekiti for a rally on Friday.

Tinubu, who arrived at the rally at exactly 2:45 pm, was accompanied by Ekiti Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, ex-Governor Kayode Fayemi and Senator Dayo Adeyeye among other top chieftains of the party.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that earlier, Governor Oyebanji had said that the state was indebted to Tinubu and would pay back with massive votes during next month’s election.

Oyebanji stated this during the inauguration of the 143-member APC State Presidential Campaign Council in Ado-Ekiti.

He described the former Lagos State Governor as the indisputable father of progressive politics in the country who should be well supported for the nation’s number job.

The governor, who was joined at the inauguration ceremony by the immediate past Governor of the State, Kayode Fayemi, said Tinubu was a benefactor to the progressive family in Ekiti State, adding that his support for the progressives in the early years of the struggle was unquantifiable.

He noted the APC Presidential Candidate as the most qualified among all the candidates jostling for the presidential seat in terms of competence, capacity, courage, experience and sagacity.

“This time, we are searching for the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Our Party, the All Progress Congress (APC) has presented the best man for the job. We are no strangers to the candidate of our party, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu is the indisputable father of progressive politics in Nigeria.

“He ticks all the boxes for competence, courage, character, excellence, experience and sagacity. In terms of political acumen, he is a living legend; and when it comes to his ability and capacity to govern, he is a mile ahead of his strongest rivals.

“Here in Ekiti, he was our benefactor in the progressive family. He was politically there for us in our toddling years. It is time for us to feed the leader who once nursed us.

“The duty is now ours to go from house to house, shelter to shelter, and place to place to ensure that our party and candidate win convincingly. For us in Ekiti, our target is to be the State that returns the highest percentage of votes to APC and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu come February 25, 2023.”

February 3, 2023
Three injured as explosion rocks Port Harcourt APC rally (PHOTO)

At least, three persons were injured, on Thursday, when a twin explosion rocked a rally of the All Progressives Congress, APC, at the Rumuwoji Playground in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that an improvised substance suspected to be dynamite exploded at the popular Igboukwu field, the venue of the rally.

The injured victims, mostly women, were immediately evacuated from the scene of the incident.

The cause of the explosion was sketchy as of press time, but TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) learned that there was an altercation between youths of Rumuji community, owners of the Igboukwu field, and APC officials over access to the field.

The youths were said to have prevented the party from holding the rally at the field located at the popular Mile one area of Port Harcourt.

It was gathered that the youths had barricaded and shut the entrance gate of the field, thereby denying the party access to the field.

A resident who pleaded anonymity said, “The explosion came with a loud bang and some persons were injured.

The party officials had altercation with the youths of the community over access to the venue of the rally before the explosion occurred,” the source said.

Publicity Secretary of the APC, Darlington Nwauju, confirmed the incident, describing it as ‘unfortunate’, and adding that a statement would be issued.

Rivers State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Grace Iringe Koko, is yet to speak on the incident, as at press time.

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January 19, 2023
Gunmen invade Lagos APC rally, shoot NURTW Vice Chairman dead

The Vice-Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Samuel Kayode, popularly known as Ekpo Kinkin, has been killed at the Agboju area of Lagos State.

According to reports, Kayode who was a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress was at a rally organised by the party at Oriade Local Development Area of the state when the gunmen invaded the rally on Thursday and shot him dead.

Eyewitnesses said a gunshot was heard from the crowd outside while the rally was on, forcing residents involved at the rally to scamper to safety.

When those inside the hall rushed to the scene, Kayode was found in the pool of his blood.

Meanwhile, the Lagos State chapter of the NURTW confirmed the incident to The Punch, noting that the deceased was trying to protect a fellow politician when he was killed.

“He was protecting a fellow politician, Wale Yusuf, from harassment when the gunmen shot him dead,” said Jimoh Buhari, the spokesman for the NURTW Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, is yet to react to the ugly incident.

July 9, 2021
Rivers APC Rally: Abe condoles bereaved families, rebuffs Amaechi

Senator representing Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly has condoled families who lost their loved ones at the Presidential campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that held at Adokiye Amiesiemeka Stadium on Tuesday in Port Harcourt.

In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Parry Saroh Benson, Abe attributed the cause of the incident to poor crowd management techniques and expressed regret over the unfortunate incident.

The senator said: “I wish to extend my sincere condolences to the family of all those who lost their lives yesterday (Tuesday). It was very unfortunate.

“Several times in the cause of campaigns in this country, this kind of incident has occurred out of poor crowd management techniques and sometimes overzealousness on the part of security agents and I believe like everyone that this incident was avoidable”.

Abe, who is the Chairman, Senate Committee on FERMA prayed God to grant the departed souls eternal rest.

He commended APC party faithful for turning out en mass at the presidential campaign rally to give President Muhammadu Buhari a resounding welcome and the traditional Rivers hospitality.

The APC chieftain went further to applaud the resilience of party members for holding on to their peaceful disposition and commitment despite all the childish provocations, abuses, and insults meted out to other leaders of the party at the venue.

The Senator rebuffed the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, for inciting utterances which is unbecoming of a leader.

Abe said, “One will recollect that each time the Minister of Transportation talks, he talks of betrayal, but he never bothered to sit down to ask himself how he has betrayed the expectation of members of this party who trusted him to provide a fair leadership and a level playing field for all party members to participate in party activities.

“It is that failure that has resulted in the current situation in the party. I want to congratulate members of the party who stood boldly and valiantly to fight for their rights because the APC is the party of change, we must ensure that our rights are protected, respected and enhanced in the APC and it is that dream that we are pursuing.”

February 14, 2019
APC rally: Four die, six injured in auto crash

The Police in Jigawa on Wednesday said four persons, including two females, died in two different auto crashes involving APC campaign vehicles in Jahun and Guri Local Government Areas of the state.

Police Spokesman in the state, Abdu Jinjir, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse that one of accidents occurred on January 21 at about 5:30 p.m., when a driver of a campaign vehicle with registration number MMR 364 AA (Golf 3), lost control along Guri-Hadejia road and hit six children.

He explained that the vehicle was conveying party supporters to the venue of the rally organized to flag-off the re-election campaign of Gov. Badaru in Guri.

The spokesman added that three of the children, Maryam Adamu aged four, Habibu Yusif aged nine,and Aminu Abdullahi aged 10, died on the spot, while the remaining three were critically injured.

Jinjiri said that the driver of the vehicle was arrested by the police as investigation into the case was ongoing.

He further told NAN that the second accident occurred on January 22 at about 8:15 p.m., along Jahun to Kiyawa road, when the governor’s campaign team was returning Gumel.

“On January 22 at about 2015hrs, there was a fatal accident along Jahun to Kiyawa road, involving a ford (Focus) vehicle driven by one Abubakar Ibrahim, aged 35.

“The vehicle, coming from Gumel and heading to Birninkudu, was conveying four female passengers.

“On reaching Yar Jigawa village mine, the driver suddenly sighted a camel crossing the highway and lost control of his vehicle while trying to avoid hitting the camel.

“The vehicle somersaulted and, resulting in the passengers sustaining serious injuries.

“Policemen immediately visited scene and took the victims to hospital for treatment,” Jinjiri said.

According to him, one Aisha Tahir aged 40 of Birninkudu town died while receiving treatment at the hospital.

He added that the surviving victims, including the driver, were later referred to the Federal Medical Centre, Birninkudu, for medical attention.

NAN

January 23, 2019