Tag: Rivers apc
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Saturday polls: Three killed, electoral materials hijacked by PDP thugs – Rivers APC
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday alleged that some gunmen allegedly working for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) shot dead three of its members in the state during the ongoing presidential and national assembly polls. The party alleged that the violence was carried out at Asarama, Andoni Local Government…
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Rivers-APC denies alleged move to scuttle elections.
Mr Chris Finebone, Publicity Secretary, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers has denied allegation making round that the party plots to scuttle elections in Rivers. Finbone told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Port Harcourt that the accusation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was a mere imagination. He also said…
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Breaking: Supreme Court voids Appeal Court’s judgment on Rivers APC
The Supreme Court has set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal, Port-Harcourt division on October 31, 2018. The court, in a unanimous judgment of a five-man panel, also dismissed the appeal, marked: CA/PH/198/2018 filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the interlocutory ruling by Justice C. Nwogu of the High Court of…
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Rivers APC reacts to Appeal Court judgement allowing it to field candidates
The Rivers State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially reacted to a court judgement on Monday afternoon granting a stay of Execution on the Judgement of Justice Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court which nullified all Primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and also restrained the Independent National Electoral…
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[Interview] Rivers APC crisis, temporary setback – Dakuku
INTERVIEW WITH THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF NIGERIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND SAFETY AGENCY (NIMASA), DR. DAKUKU PETERSIDE, AT THE PORT HARCOURT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 2019. As the Deputy Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, are you comfortable with what is happening in the party now, especially the removal by the Independent…
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2019: Rivers APC Candidates will be on the ballot – Dakuku Peterside
…Calls on APC members to remain calm The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has expressed the optimism that the governorship and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State will be on the ballot in the 2019 general election. Speaking to journalists on…
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Countdown to 2019 polls: Rivers APC’s harakiri, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon The other day, a chieftain of the Rivers chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, boasted that Governor Nyesom Wike would be “the easiest to beat” in the 2019 general election, being that by his alleged actions or inactions, the governor has bolstered the chances of the party at…
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2019: Rivers APC rules out possibility of adopting candidates from other parties
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it was not thinking of adopting a candidate from another political party because it does not envisage losing its case at the Appeal and the Supreme courts. Recall that the State APC had filed an appeal against the disqualification of its candidates…
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Supreme Court reinstates injunction order against Rivers APC congresses
The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the ruling of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, which vacated a stay order made by a Rivers High Court against the conduct of All Progressives Congress congresses in the state. Delivering the ruling on the interlocutory appeal, Justice Centus Nweze held that the decision of…
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No crisis in our party – Rivers APC
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied that the existence of an internal crisis within its fold. The party said no member of its leadership has been removed, noting that Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, only made changes “in his own political team”. In a statement on Saturday, Davies Ibiamu…