Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has explained why he is standing with governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, in his quest to contest in the 2019 presidential election. Recall that Fayose had on Thursday in Abuja declared his intention to run for president in 2019 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. […]
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Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has declared his interest to contest the 2019 presidential election and has vowed to defeat the incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari in a free and fair election. Speaking at a ceremony where he made his interest known, Fayose said he is Nigeria’s longest-serving governor — having worked under former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Oyo State chapter, says the on-going re-alignment of forces by the opposition political players in the state ahead of the 2019 gubernatorial election would fail. This was contained in a statement by Mr Olawale Sadare, the party’s Public Relations Officer in Ibadan on Saturday. The leaderships of opposition political parties […]
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The governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has declared his intention to wrestle power from President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking during a meeting with political office holders at government’s house, Ado Ekiti, Fayose described himself as a man of the people. “I have penchant for taking powers; that one in Buhari’s hand, I will take it. […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday registered Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA) and four other new political parties. Adedeji Soyebi, the commission’s national commissioner and chairman, information and voter education committee, disclosed this at a news conference in Kaduna on Wednesday evening. Soyebi spoke at the end of a meeting of resident electoral commissioners […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would on Wednesday disclose its decision on political associations seeking to be registered as political parties. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen at ongoing workshop to review INEC’s Communication Policy, on Monday in Abuja. Yakubu said the decision would […]
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Tony Anenih, a former board of trustees’ chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has told the former ruling party to forget about the presidency until the tenure of President Muhammadu Buhari is over. Speaking when the leadership of the Jerry Gana strategy review and inter-party affairs committee visited him in Abuja, Anenih said it […]
Continue ReadingFormer minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has distanced herself for the campaign poster making round on social media. The poster purports that Okonjo-Iweala will be contesting the presidency with former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, who is said to run for president. However, in a swift move, the former minister has denied endorsing anyone for president in 2019. […]
Continue ReadingChidi Odinkalu, former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction with the level of preparation for the 2019 elections, noting that going ahead without adequate preparation may result in crisis in too many deaths.Mr. Odinkalu, said this in Abuja at a town hall meeting during the presentation of the findings of […]
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