The Ekiti state Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has commended the Appeal Court for upholding the Ekiti Election Petition Tribunal, which affirmed the victory of Dr Kayode Fayemi, in the July 2018 governorship election. The State Chairman of the party, Mr Paul Omotoso, made the commendation in a statement in Ado-Ekiti on Friday. […]
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Sanusi: My post-election resolution is to stay away from controversies
Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano, said he has resolved to avoid political and economic controversies in the aftermath of the 2019 elections. According to PUNCH, Sanusi spoke during a dinner organised to
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We Believe Oyetola Will Not Drag His Integrity To The Mud – Osun PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has advised Governor Gboyega Oyetola not to appeal the judgment of the election tribunal that sacked him. According to a statement by the PDP Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Diran Odeyemi, the party says it believes the governor will not want his integrity
I’ll not approach election petition tribunal — Yobe PDP governorship candidate
Amb. Iliya Damagum, Yobe governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, said he would not challenge the results of the election at the petition tribunal. Iliya told newsmen in Damagum after a PDP stakeholders meeting which reviewed the outcome of the governorship election that he had accepted the election of MaiMala Buni […]
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This election has embarrassed Nigeria — Sen. Okon
Senator Anietie Okon, is the pioneer publicity secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP and a prominent voice of the party in Akwa Ibom State and the South-South region In this interview, he opens up on how the 2015 General Election in his view turned into an embarrassment for him.
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APC’s Jime Rejects Benue Governorship Election Result, Heads To Court
The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Benue State, Mr Emmanuel Jime, has rejected the outcome of the poll. Mr Jime faulted the result on Sunday shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Governor Samuel Ortom as the winner of the keenly contested poll. He told
My fears about military involvement in elections – Mbazulike Amaechi
Chief Mbazulike Amaechi is a foremost nationalist . He belongs to the class of the late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe who fought for Nigeria’s independence. The self-professed link between the old and current politicians was also the First Republic Aviation Minister. He spoke on the alleged militarisation of elections in Nigeria and the consequences for the country.
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Supplementary polls: APC candidate withdraws from rerun election
Innocent Nomeh, the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for the Ezza North West State Constituency, in Ebonyi State, has withdrawn from the supplementary election contest slated for March 23, 2019. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the election originally scheduled for March 9 was cancelled because unidentified hoodlums burnt the Independent National Electoral […]
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Election : Police restricts movement in Bwari, Kuje & Kwari Area
It’s wrong to say election was militarised, says Gen Buratai, Chief of Army Staff
Militarisation has to be defined. What do you mean by militarisation? How exactly did the military take part in the elections? Generalisation is not the best. People just use the word militarisation without defining it. Was the so-called militarisation everywhere across the country? Why are people making so much noise about it? They are giving the impression that the military was involved in the entire process in the whole country. It is just probably a definition they only restricted to Lagos or where?
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