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  • APC: Christians stalwarts threaten to leave if party flies Muslim-Muslim ticket

    Many Christian stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress (APC)  have threatened to defect to the People’s Democratic party (PDP) should Bola Tinubu opt for El-Rufai or another muslim running mate for the forthcoming general elections TheNewsGuru.com can confirm.

    Kaduna state govenor Nasir El-Rufai is being tipped  as one of the favourite for the vice presidency position in the APC.

    Meanwhile some party topshots who are christians have threatened to leave if a Muslim-Muslim ticket is considered.

    This latest development was made known by an insider in the party amid the battle to select a northerner as running mate.

    He stated that the Christian leadership in Nigeria and the adherents do not want the Kaduna helmsman in the presidency.

    A top reason for the opposition to his candidature is the Southern Kaduna crises. Recurring invasions by gunmen have resulted in the death of hundreds of people, mainly Christians.

    El-Rufai has been long accused of not doing enough to secure the area despite the routine unjust murder of locals.

    For years, several communities have been attacked, leaving horrific tales of massacres that claimed the lives of men, women, children and the aged.

    Yet, there are no regular arrests and prosecution of the culprits engaging in what some believe is a “religious war”.

    Last week, more than 30 people were killed in four communities – Maikori, Dogo Noma, Ungwan Sarki and Sabo Gida – within Kajuru Local Government Area.

    The source stressed that the heinous crimes perpetrated in Southern Kaduna have put El-Rufai “in a very bad light”.

    “In APC, many Christian chieftains don’t want El-Rufai. If that happens, they’ll be furious and will react by defecting or returning to the PDP”, he declared.

    The Independent electoral commission INEC expects all political parties to submit the names of their running mate by the end of this week to meet up with the June 17 deadline it for submission of names..

  • Orji Kalu becomes Ahmad Lawan’s campaign DG

    Senate Chief Whip, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, has been announced as the Director-General (DG) of the Ahmad Lawan Central Campaign Organisation.

    This development occured as a fallout of a meeting held in Abuja on Thursday.

    The well attended meeting had the Chairmen of eight committees of the campaign organisation revealed.

    The team met behind closed doors to fine-tune strategies and consolidate on the gains made so far.

    Lawan’s team led by Kalu is expected to strengthen the campaign organization and build a stronger cohesion that would deliver the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket.

    Lawan who is the Senate President and Chairman of the National Assembly is running for the office of the Nigeria President.

  • Revealed: More reasons Tinubu campaign chief dumped APC emerge

    Revealed: More reasons Tinubu campaign chief dumped APC emerge

    More reasons Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s campaign chief, Abdulmumin Jibrin, surprisingly dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have emerged.

     

    A credible source close to the Director-General of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Support Groups Management Council (ABATSGMC), on Saturday explained that Jibrin wants to return to the House of Representatives but the Kano APC does not want to give him the ticket.

     

    “He has to go where he might get the ticket to contest,” the source said,

     

    Jibrin belongs to the Shekarau faction of APC that lost out at the Supreme Court yesterday to Gov Ganduje’s faction.

     

    He announced his withdrawal from the APC on his official social media accounts, noting that, he will disclose his next political move within 24 hours.

     

    The former House of Representatives member said, “I have done my best for APC. It is time to move on. I will announce my new political party within the next 24 hours Insha Allah. I will make a formal statement in due course,” he said, signing off with his name.”

  • 2023: Amaechi reveals his next move if he doesn’t get APC ticket

    2023: Amaechi reveals his next move if he doesn’t get APC ticket

    Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has revealed that he would accept whatever decision reached by the party in choosing its flag bearer.

    He explained further that being loyal does not translate to only favourable moments when someone is chosen as the party candidate.

    Amaechi explained that many people who claim to be loyal do not understand the concept of loyalty.

    He said that loyalty means that one follows his or her leaders and surrenders to their leadership

    The former Rivers Governor is one of the APC presidential candidates who would slug it out for the sole ticket during the presidential primaries next week.

    The former Rivers Governor expressed his loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC during a consultative meeting with executives, delegates and other party faithful at the Rivers State APC Secretariat on Friday.

    “Those who are disloyal, I wish them well, those who want to do whatever they want to do, I wish them well,” Amaechi said.

    The party has made it clear that it would do away with consensus candidacy, it pegged the nomination form at 70 Million naira while expression of interest form is sold for 30 million naira to make it 100 million for its presidential candidates.

    APC holds its presidential primary elections on the 30th of this month in Abuja

     

     

     

    “Those who are disloyal, I wish them well, those who want to do whatever they want to do, I wish them well,” Amaechi said.

  • Edo guber: Buhari’s aide congratulates Ize-Iyamu on clinching APC ticket

    Edo guber: Buhari’s aide congratulates Ize-Iyamu on clinching APC ticket

    The Presidency has congratulated Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu over his emergence as flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress(APC) for the Edo Governorship election slated for September 19.

    Ize-Iyamu won the direct primary conducted by the party across various wards in the state with a huge margin.

    In a congratulatory message, a Senior Technical Assistant on Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Louis Odion, described Ize-Iyamu’s victory as a demonstration of his capacity to unite the APC in Edo behind a common purpose and expressed confidence of victory at the polls in September.

    “With his victory, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has demonstrated a capacity to unite APC in Edo behind a common purpose. Doubtless, he will lead APC to victory in the governorship polls on September 19,” he said.

  • Edo APC Primary Latest: I’ll beat Obaseki hands down to clinch APC ticket – Ize-Iyamu boasts

    Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu on Wednesday said that he will beat Governor Godwin Obaseki at the primary.

    But, the governor said he was confident of winning re-election because “power comes from God.”

    He said the governor cannot get the second term ticket because he has alienated party members in his first term.

    Ize-Iyamu recalled that Obaseki was more or less imposed on the state, stressing that he has disappointed the party and those that supported his first term bid.

    Speaking on a television programme after collecting his nomination form in Abuja, he said the direct primary being proposed by the party’s national leadership was in order.

    Ize-Iyamu accused the governor of chasing shadows and oppressing party members instead of focusing on governance.

    He maintained that he will beat the governor at the primary, stressing: “I am an Edo person. The governor has not done well. The criticism would have been louder if we are not in the same party with him.

    “Primaries are done by political parties. Political parties are about members. You said the members are not important, the party members you insulted and disgraced. In a free and fair primary, Obaseki cannot emerge.”

    But, Obaseki, in an earlier interview with the station, said he was confident that the way he got into power is the same way he would return.

    “God gave me power. If he wants me to return I will continue. No man can stop me. Power comes from God,” he said.

    Obaseki said he believes an election should not lead to bloodshed.

    The governor said he was not distracted, adding that his focus is on developing Edo State.

    “Our concern is to use the resources of the people to develop the state.

    “This shouldn’t lead to bloodshed. We will not accept to be cowed and intimidated because some people think that they can manipulate rules and cut corners,” he added.