Tag: Consensus Candidate
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APC picks outgoing Polaris Bank MD as consensus candidate for Lagos East senatorial by-election
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the Lagos State Chapter of the party have endorsed the candidacy of former Commissioner for Finance in the state, Tokunbo Abiru for the forthcoming Lagos East Senatorial by-election. The party’s state Assistant Publicity Secretary, Mr Abiodun Salami, gave the confirmation in an interview…
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Edo guber: PDP confirms Obaseki as consensus candidate
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Edo State, Dr. Anthony Aziegbemi, has confirmed that three of the four aspirants of the party have stepped down for Governor Godwin Obaseki. This is even as prominent members of the party have thrown their weight behind the re-election of Obaseki, in the 19 September gubernatorial election.…
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Ekiti 2018: Angry youths oppose adoption of Fayose’s deputy as consensus candidate
Some youths in Ekiti East Local Government Area of Ekiti State have said they will resist the alleged imposition of deputy governor, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, on the electorate. Rising from a meeting on Saturday at Omuo-Ekiti, headquarters of the local government area, the youth condemned the adoption of Olusola as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
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Ekiti 2018: Fayose’s deputy, Olusola Eleka emerges PDP consensus governorship candidate
Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Olusola Eleka on Wednesday emerged the consensus candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming coming gubernatorial election scheduled to hold in 2018. Olusola emerged from the list of strong contenders for the governorship ticket as the “most preferred candidate” at a meeting held by party faithfuls…