Tag: Direct Primaries
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NASS members insist on direct primaries as Osinbajo-led APC committee fails to convince lawmakers
An enlarged Tripartite Committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to resolve differences within the All Progressives Congress (APC)
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Electoral Act: Saraki Appeals to NASS Members on Direct Primaries
Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has sent a passionate appeal to members of the National Assembly who are
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Covid-19: Direct primaries can’t hold in Edo, Obaseki warns Oshiomhole
Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has insisted that there would be no direct primary in the state. He stressed that only indirect primary could hold in the state in accordance with the rule gazetted in newspapers on Friday. The new rule partly reads, “That in respect of political gatherings for the purpose of conducting primaries…
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Edo 2020: No respite for Obaseki as Oshiomhole insists on Direct APC primaries
The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress(APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has insisted on direct primary to pick Edo Governorship candidate on June 22. He stated this after a meeting with members of the National Working Committee (NWC) and Governors elected under on the platform of the party. The Chairman disclosed this after the meeting, which…
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Edo 2020: The hoopla around direct primaries, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon The June 22, 2020 primaries for the ticket of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is emerging as a repeat of the 2016 contest between Governor Godwin Obaseki and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Both were major competitors at the off-season poll of that year, with Obaseki flying the flag…