Tag: APGA
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Anambra: APGA aspirant suspends campaign over 2 members’ deaths
The Rep. Chukwuma Umeoji All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Governorship Campaign Organisation on Sunday suspended for one-week its activities to mourn its two members. Umeoji is the current lawmaker representing Aguata Federal Constituency and a governorship aspirant on the platform of APGA for the upcoming governorship election in Anambra. The organisation said the suspension was…
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37 APC, PDP, APGA aspirants jostle to replace Gov Obiano in Anambra
From Chuks Collins, Awka As the June for all the party primaries for the coming November 6,2021 Anambra Governorship election kicks off, and with the All Progressives Congress (APC), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), the Labour Party(LP)/and others parading more than thirty-seven(37)very qualified, able and capable aspirants, a top…
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Anambra 2021: Obiano has right to promote a successor, APGA aspirant, Nwankpo admits
…says party cannot print only one Nomination form …insists he’s not going to borrow any loan when becomes the governor From Chuks Collins, Awka A key frontline aspirant of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the fast approaching Nov 6,2021 Governorship election in Anambra state, Nze Akachukwu Nwankpo has shocked many including his party…
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Two serving federal lawmakers dump political parties for APC
Two lawmakers at the House of Representatives, Rep. Blessing Onuh (APGA-Benue) and Rep. Yakubu Abdullahi (PRP-Bauchi) have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Announcing her defection on Tuesday at the floor of the House, Onuh said she left APGA due to leadership crisis in the state chapter of the party. She said that…
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Another serving federal lawmaker, Prestige Ossy is dead
The family of Rep. Prestige Ossy (APGA), who represented Aba North and South Federal Constituency, has officially announced the death of the lawmaker. A statement issued on Tuesday in Aba by the deceased’s younger brother, Chukwu, and the Director-General of his Constituency Office, George Okiyi, stated that the lawmaker died on Saturday in Germany. The…
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APGA wins Reps by-election in Niger
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Shehu Sale, candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), winner of Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency of Niger in Saturday’s by-election. The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Tanko Baba of the Usman Danfodio University Sokoto, said Sale scored 22,965 votes to defeat Alamu Emmanuel of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
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PDP rep, another from APGA dump party for APC
Two members of the House of Representatives made public on Tuesday their decision to defect to the ruling party, All Progressives congress. The duo of Aliyu Datti Yau from Kano State (Peoples Democratic Party) and Shiddi Usman Danjuma (All Progressives Grand Alliance ) from Taraba State both defected the All Progressives Congress. Speaking at the…
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Rep. Hembe defects from APGA to APC
Rep. Herman Hembe, representing Konshisha/Vandeikya Federal Constituency in Benue has defected from All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Hembe announced his defection at Tuesday’s plenary, declining to state reasons for his action. Reacting, Rep. Ndudi Elumelu, Minority Leader of the House said that…
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BREAKING: House of Reps member announces defection to APC
A member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Rep. Herman Hembe, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). His defection was announced by the Deputy Speaker, Rep. Ahmed Idris Wase, at the start of plenary on Tuesday. Idris-Wase presided over the session in the absence of the Speaker, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, who…
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Ex-APGA guber candidate in Abia, Otti joins APC
Dr Alex Otti, former governoship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia in 2015 and 2019 elections has declared for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Otti, who made his declaration on Friday at his Ehi na Uguru Ward 5, in Isialangwa South Local Government Area, promised to keep fighting to salvage the…