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  • APC 68-member National Convention Committee for inauguration

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced its 68-member National Convention Committee would be inaugurated on Monday.

    The party made this known on Sunday in Abuja after it had earlier announced dates for wards, local governments and state congresses, and national convention.

    “The All Progressives Congress (APC) 68-member National Convention Committee chaired by the Governor of Jigawa State, H.E. Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar is scheduled to be inaugurated on Monday, 23rd April, 2018 at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja,” the party said in a statement.

    TheNewsGuru reports in a letter, the party announced Monday May 14th 2018 as the date of the National Convention.

    Other dates released were for the Ward Congress which has been billed for Wednesday, May 2nd, Local Government Congress for Saturday, May 5th and the State Congress which is set to be held on the 8th of May, 2018.

     

  • APC announces dates for ward, LG, state congresses, national convention

    The All Progressives Congress, APC has announced dates for ward, local govt and state congresses and the national convention.

    In a letter released by the party informing the public of the dates, the party announced Monday May 14th 2018 as the date of the National Convention. Other dates released were for the Ward Congress which has been billed for Wednesday, May 2nd, Local Government Congress for Saturday, May 5th and the State Congress which is set to be held on the 8th of May, 2018.

    The party is set to hold elections for the various offices of the National Working Committee and the slots for various political offices.

    The full time table:

    May 5: Ward Congresses to elect Ward Officers
    May 7-9: Appeals from Ward Congresses
    May 12: LGA Congresses to elect LGA Officers
    May 14: Appeals from LGA Congresses
    May 19: State Congresses to elect State Officers
    May 21-23: Appeals from State Congresses
    June 23: National Convention to elect National Officers.

  • Viral photo: President Buhari attends PDP’s National Convention? It’s a big joke!

    A photo emerged that went viral purportedly of President Muhammadu Buhari seen attending the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Elective Convention.

    The photo was first seen by TheNewsGuru on a tweet by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar congratulating the newly elected national chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus.

    The man, as seen in the picture Atiku shared on Twitter, was putting on a red skull cap and donning black sunglasses.

    Given the perspective the photo was taken, the man seems to look like President Buhari, and the photo has since gone viral.

    A closer look at the photo:

    Although the man in the photo is yet unidentified, President Buhari did not, could not have, actually attended the PDP 2017 National Convention.

     

  • Breaking: Senator Buruji Kashamu thrown out of PDP’s National Convention

    The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Caretaker Committee (NCC) headed by Senator Ahmed Makarfi has suspended Senator Buruji Kashamu.

    “The National Caretaker Committee (NCC) of our great Party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended Senator Buruji Kashamu for a period of one month,” the PDP said in a statement made available to TheNewsGuru.

    By this development, Senator Kashamu has been barred from attending and participating in the events of the party’s convention that will hold today and tomorrow, the party said.

    Senator Kashamu, who is representing Ogun East in the current 8th National Assembly, and also the Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on States and Local Government, was suspended on grounds the party did not mentioned.

    The party promised to release details outlining why Senator Kashamu was suspended soonest.

    In an earlier development, citing desecration of the polity with financial influence, aspirant Bode George announced withdrawal from the PDP national chairmanship race.

     

  • Breaking News: Bode George withdraws from PDP Chairmanship

    Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention set to begin tomorrow Saturday December 9, 2017, national chairmanship aspirant, Bode George, has announced withdrawal from the race.

    Briefing Journalists at his campaign headquarters in Abuja, George announced his last-minute withdrawal from the race saying the Yoruba people have been “debased”.

    He attributed his decision of withdrawing from the PDP national chairmanship race to desecration of the polity with financial influence.

    Given George’s withdrawal, the PDP national chairmanship race is now left with only eight aspirants, who will slug it out at Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of the convention, on Saturday.

    The remaining aspirants are Uche Secondus, Tunde Adeniran, Taoheed Adedoja, Raymond Dokpesi, Rashidi Ladoja, Gbenga Daniel, Jimi Agbaje and Aderemi Olusegun.

     

    More details to follow…

     

  • PDP Elective National Convention: Eagle Square ready [Photos]

    Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of Saturday National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was on Friday adorned with posters of aspirants of various positions to be contested during the exercise.

    TheNewsGuru reports that the public square, situated on a land measuring about five hectares, was fully draped with PDP colours of red, white, green.

    Okowa at Eagle Square

    As at 6.45 p.m., Public Address System engineers and their television stations counterparts were busy installing and testing their equipment at strategic locations to ensure effective courage of the event.

    Public Address System

     

    Security personnel have already been deployed to the venue and they were seen at different position in the 5,106-sitting capacity venue.

    Security personnel

    Some officials of the organising committee of the convention were seen conducting last minute inspection of the venue.

    Some persons who refused to identify themselves took positions in a spot at the venue in a manner suggesting that they are likely to spend the night there ahead of the convention.

    The persons brandished PDP membership cards but were suspected to have come from outside Abuja and may not be delegates.

     

  • PDP National Convention: Why South-West cannot produce Chairman – Tom Ikimi

    Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain and former External Affairs Minister, Chief Tom Ikimi, has alluded reason why the South-West cannot produce the chairman of the party.

    Chief Ikimi was speaking at the PDP Zonal Congress that held in Port Harcourt on Monday when he said the PDP cannot afford to allow the South-West produce the chairman because it is prone to crisis.

    Speaking at the zonal congress, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike declared the PDP still exists because of the investment and commitment of South-South members and leaders of the party.

    He urged the PDP from other zones to extend their gratitude to leaders and members of the PDP from the South-South for their commitment to the survival of the PDP.

    “If PDP leaders and members from the South-South are not committed, there wouldn’t have been PDP today.

    “It is important that PDP members from other zones of the country congratulate South-South PDP members for their steadfastness at a time PDP was in crisis”.

    “We are going as a family and we will continue to work as a family. We will not allow any external force to divide the South-South. We will continue to be together,” Wike said.

    Also speaking, Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson said, “We are in very trying times. We are in opposition, facing a very fierce and ruthless government at the Federal level. This is a time the governors need your support”.

    Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who was present at the event said for the stability of the PDP, it is necessary for the next chairman to come from the South-South.

    “It is important we stabilize the PDP. That is why we need a chairman of PDP from the South-South”, he said.

    National Vice Chairman of PDP, South-South, Elder Emmanuel Ogidi said that the South-South will work with other zones to strengthen the party.

    The congress attracted PDP leaders from all the six states of the zone.

     

  • Gov Wike assures hitch-free PDP’s Dec. 9 National Convention

    Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership will not accept anything likely to disrupt its Saturday’s National Convention.

    Wike gave the assurance when he received a national chairmanship aspirant of the party, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, at Government House, Port Harcourt, on Sunday.

    Wike said that whatever anybody might be saying, the convention would be fair and hitch-free.

    The governor pledged to support the party to provide a level playing ground at the convention.

    “If you believe and love this party, there is nothing you cannot do, everybody can make sacrifice for this party except you don’t believe in this party.

    “What I am saying is that whoever emerges we should come out as members of the same party to support him.”

    Wike also condemned a statement credited to a former state governor in which stakeholders of PDP in the north micro zoned the party chairmanship position to the South West.

    He described the statement as a slap on the South South, saying it was wrong for anybody not from the region to do micro-zoning against the decision of the party.

    “The chairmanship was zoned to the south and presidency to the north. You cannot in your own place micro zone our own position.

    “We cannot seat here and micro zone the presidency. It is not possible. It is what they tell us to do that we will do.

    “PDP is not in power, it is in opposition. We need a Chairman that will drive the party to make PDP to win election,” Wike said.

    He commended the peaceful campaigns by Dokpesi and his campaigning round the country to seek delegates’ support.

    “What you are doing has popularised the party. This is the first time when PDP Chairman is being elected and the aspirants are going from one state to the other.

    “The main fact that you are doing that is a mobilisation for the party.”

    Earlier, Dokpesi said he was in the state to solicit for the blessing and support of the governor and the state delegates on his ambition.

    He said as an opposition party, it was important for the PDP to allow its best materials to emerge as Chairman and presidential candidates.

    Dokpesi commended the roles and support of Gov. Wike and government of Rivers towards the development of PDP and success of its forthcoming convention.

    Meeting with PDP Rivers State Executive members and delegates at the party secretariat, Dokpesi said though there were eight aspirants vying for the chairmanship, including Prince Uche Secondus, his own personality had more capacity to re-brand PDP.

    The Chairman of PDP Rivers, Felix Obuah, also condemned the statement on micro zoning of chairmanship position to the South West.

    Obuah said that the state chapter of the party would continue to support anything that would help it to regain the mandate in 2019.

     

  • We’ll hold national convention in Buhari’s absence – APC

    We’ll hold national convention in Buhari’s absence – APC

    The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on Wednesday said it will hold the party’s inaugural bi-annual national convention despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s absence.

    The decision was reached by governors and the members of the party’s National Working Committee.

    In furtherance of this objective, the two bodies resolved to send a delegation to acting President Yemi Osinbajo to present him with suggested dates for him to pick from.

    This was part of the decisions taken at the end of a monthly meeting held between the governors and the John Odigie-Oyegun-led APC NWC.

    They noted that they were preparing to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari for him to pick a convenient date for the convention but that was not possible before he left for a medical trip abroad.

    Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, who addressed newsmen after the meeting said: “The issue of the National Convention was raised. Actually, it was part of the decisions we took at the last meeting. Unfortunately, like you realised, Mr. President is not here; he is the leader of the party.

    “What we did was that we now have an acting President. So, the team was supposed to meet with Mr President with a suggested date that is convenient so that he could decide on the convention.

    “But today, we all agreed that we have an acting President; the same process should start again through the acting President.”

    He further explained that the process which started with the President had to start all over with a team to be raised to meet with the acting President.

    According to him, the President, as the leader of the party, should attend but that in the present circumstance, the presence of the acting President would suffice.

    Lalong added that those at the meeting reviewed the party’s performance over the last two years and were satisfied with the level of progress so far made.

    On the crisis in some state chapters of the party, Lalong explained that steady progress was being made in resolving all the issues.

    He also said the issue regarding the funding of party’s activities was also receiving the required attention.

    Earlier, the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, in his welcome address said, “I want to say that I am so happy that we have met twice and we are seeing the effects; very positive, very salutary effects are beginning to manifest in the party.”

    He noted that the positive impact of the APC administration was being felt across the country, especially in APC-controlled states.

    Some of the governors who attended the meeting included Godwin Obaseki(Edo), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa) , Mohammed Abubakar (Bauchi). Others included Sani Bello (Niger), Aminu Masari (Katsina), and Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara).

    The deputy governors of Kwara, Kogi, Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Nasarawa and Imo were also present.

     

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that President Buhari traveled for medical check-up in London on Sunday, May 7, more than a month he came back into the country from a previous medical vacation.

  • APC set to hold National Convention in April

    APC set to hold National Convention in April

     

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) will hold its National Convention in April.

    This was contained in a statement released on Wednesday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Bolaji Abdullahi, in Abuja.

    Abdullahi explained that the decision was taken, following the meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party on Wednesday in Abuja.

    He also added that the processes leading to the National Convention, would commence with the Congress to fill some of the vacant positions in the states.

    “The vacancies to be filled occurred principally from political appointments, deaths and resignations,” Abdullahi said.

    “The congress to fill the vacancies will be followed closely by another congress to nominate delegates into the mid-term non-elective convention of the party”, he added.

    Abdullahi further added that after the Congresses, the National Caucus Meeting will be held and then the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party.

    The last APC National Convention was held in Lagos in 2014.

    It was there, that former Governor of Edo State, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, was elected National Chairman of the party.

    Similarly, former Governor of Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni, emerged Deputy National Chairman (South) unopposed.

    The interim spokesperson of the party at the time, Alhaji Lai Mohammed also returned unopposed as National Publicity Secretary.