Tag: Presidential Candidate
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2019: Donald Duke emerges SDP presidential candidate
Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has emerged as the Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party for the 2019 general election. Duke polled 812 votes to defeat his close rival, former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, who polled 611 votes at the party’s National Convention held at Old Parade Ground, Abuja.…
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APC adopts direct primaries for presidential candidate
The National Executive Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress on Thursday adopted the direct primary method for the selection of its presidential candidate, while states will be allowed to choose which of the methods best suits their peculiarities. The party, however, said that states willing to use the direct primary method should write officially…
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PDP must present popular presidential candidate in 2019 – Lawmaker
The only PDP member in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Dipo Olorunrinu says the party needs a popular presidential candidate in order to reclaim power in the 2019 general elections. Olorunrinu spoke in an interview newsmen in Lagos on Saturday. He spoke against the backdrop of the recent declaration by President Muhammadu Buhari…
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2019: Okorocha lied; I never underrated governors in choice of APC presidential candidate – Tinubu
The National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has said he never at any time played down the importance of state governors in choosing the 2019 presidential flag bearer of the party. TheNewsGuru.com reports that Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State had earlier accused Tinubu during a recent visit to the…