Tag: Running Mate
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2019: I didn’t nominate Peter Obi as Atiku’s running mate – Wike
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has denied nominating former Anambra Governor Peter Obi as running mate to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Wike said the visit of four South-South governors to President Muhammadu Buhari had no political connotation, noting that the governors were in the Presidential Villa to discuss the development of Niger Delta.…
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BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu picks former contestant, Femi Hamzat as running mate
The governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 elections, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has picked a fellow contestant in the primaries, Femi Hamzat as his running mate. Recall that Hamzat participated in the governorship primaries but later withdrew his candidacy in support of Sanwo-Olu’s ambition. Hamzat, a former Lagos Commissioner for Works…
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2019: Why South East leaders opposed Obi’s nomination as Atiku’s running mate – Gov Umahi
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State on Tuesday shed some light on why leaders from the South East are protesting the nomination of former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi as running mate to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Umahi spoke after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations…
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2019: Why South-east PDP leaders must accept Peter Obi as Atiku’s running mate – Jonathan
A former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has appealed to the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-east zone to support the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in his choice of Peter Obi as his running mate, to ensure victory for PDP in next year’s general elections. The former president’s appeal follows a statement…
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Oyo 2019: Alao-Akala emerges ADP guber candidate, picks Prof. Olaiya as running mate
Former Gov. Adebayo Alao-Akala, the governorship candidate of African Democratic Party (ADP) in Oyo State, has picked Prof. Abideen Olaiya, as his running mate for the 2019 governorship election. This information was contained in a statement signed by Mr Abraham Ojo, Alao-Akala’s Chief Press Secretary and made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Saturday. The…
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2019: Why Atiku picked Peter Obi as running mate – Gbenga Daniel
The Director General of the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Organisation, Otunba Gbenga Daniel on Friday gave reasons why former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi, was picked as the running mate to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. In a statement last night, Daniel said Mr. Obi’s choice was…
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Ekiti guber: APC picks Egbeyemi as Fayemi’s running mate
The Former Executive Chairman of Ado-Ekiti Local Government in Ekiti State, Adebisi Adegboyega Egbeyemi, has been nominated as the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State. Egbeyemi was picked as the candidate after party leaders met for long hours to consider who is best suited to pair with former Governor…
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Ekiti 2018: Fayose picks Deji Ogunsakin as Eleka’s running mate
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Friday afternoon picked the former Chairman of Ado-Ekiti Local Government, Ayodeji Kazeem Ogunsakin as the running mate to the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Prof. Kolapo Olusola Eleka. Fayose announced this at Ado-Ekiti. The candidature of Ogunsakin is expected to strengthen the party’s fortune at the…
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Tinubu denies purported plans to replace Osinbajo as Buhari’s running mate in 2019
A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmed Tinubu, has said there is no truth in the speculation that he may emerge as President Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate for the 2019 presidential election. Tinubu described as a “classic case of utterly and irredeemably-fake news,” the report in a national daily that he was being…
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2015 Elections: Saraki, El-Rufai prevailed on Buhari to drop me as running mate – Tinubu
A National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has alleged that Senate President Bukola Saraki and the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai prevailed on President Muhammadu Buhari to drop him as running mate for the 2015 presidential elections which the party eventually won. Tinubu stated that Saraki, El-Rufai and other stalwarts…