Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Says He Has Worked Too Hard to Leave APC

In a series of tweets, the former Lagos state governor and National Leader of APC, Bola Tinubu said that APC is a party he and some other party members laboured to build and will not be abandoning the party for others to control anytime soon.

"One Meal A Day": The Only Promise Buhari Has Fulfilled

 

Remember the one meal a day promised by APC? 

Seems it's the only promise fulfilled by President Buhari though in a negative sense.

Another Mimiko's Aide, Anthony Ayodeji Resigns, Joins APC (See Resignation Letter)

Another Gov Mimiko aide, Hon. Anthony Ayodeji from Odigbo LG resigned appointment as Special Assistant to the Governor on Youth and Mobilisation. 

In Ondo State, another aide of the state governor, Hon. Anthony Ayodeji on Friday (yesterday) resigned his appointment.

APC Sweeps Local Council Polls in Sokoto

 

 

 

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has won all the Chairmanship and Councillorship seat in the Local Government elections conducted on Saturday in Sokoto State.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the results were declared in Sokoto on Sunday by Alhaji Usman Abubakar the Chairman, State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC).

Return to Nigeria Or Be Disgraced Out of U.S – APC Spokesman Advises Obanikoros 

 

 

 

Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, has advised a former governorship aspirant in the state, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, as well as his two sons to return to Nigeria to face the allegations of fraud leveled against them or face repatriation.

The ex-Minister of state for Defence, who is a citizen of the United States, has since the defeat of former President, Goodluck Jonathan in the last election, relocated to the United States, where he is currently studying History at Oglethorpe University in Georgia. His sons are also in that country presently.

Governor Mimiko Should Return Our State Looted Funds Before It's Too Late- Ondo APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state, on Thursday, called on Governor Olusegun Mimiko, to return all funds stolen from the treasury of the state by his government before the expiration of his government. 

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state, on Thursday, called on Governor Olusegun Mimiko, to return all funds stolen from the treasury of the state by his government before the expiration of his government.

The party said the advice was necessary because the Governor would no longer enjoyed the immunity as entrusted in section 308 of the 1999 constitution as amended after leaving office.

APC Leaders Are Trying to Frame Me – Tompolo

Ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has accused All Progressive Congress leaders in the region of trying to link to last week’s attack on oil facilities.

In a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, Tompolo said APC leaders in Bayelsa and Delta states were after him for refusing to join the ruling party.

Niger Delta militants had on Thursday attacked oil pipelines shortly after the Federal High Court in Lagos ordered Tompolo’ arrest for his failure to appear before the court.

The former militant had been ordered to appear before the court to answer 30 counts of fraud preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

Mixed Reactions Trail Mimiko’s Political Associates’ Defection To APC

Mixed reactions have continued to trail the defection of two political associates of Governor Olusegun Mimiko from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

It could be recalled that the duo, former Senator Ayo Akinyelure and ‎former Director-General of the Technical Aids Corps, TAC, Dr. Pius Osunyinkanmi recently issued a joint statement about their decisions to pitch tents with the APC.

While some political observers welcome their defections as great boost to the opposition party in the state, others urged APC to be careful about the new members, which they said may have been planted by Mimiko in the party.

A chieftain of APC from Ekiti state but residing in Akure, Comrade Ojo Anthony said series of defectors received by the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in 2012 was one of the factors that it down during the last gubernatorial poll.

PDP Chairman Accuses APC of ‘Political Terrorism’ in Rivers, Akwa-Ibom

The acting national chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus, has said that the recent comments credited to the national chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, John Odigie-Oyegun, on plans to “take over” PDP states in the South South, were “unfortunate and disappointing”.

Mr. Secondus said Mr. Oyegun’s “boast” while reacting to the ruling of the Court of Appeal judgment on Rivers state governorship petition in which he said; “I am more confident of winning Akwa-Ibom than any other state in the South-South…we are going to win; that is almost a certainty”, is not only careless but also smacks of impunity and arrogance that has characterized the APC.

APC Warns Biafra Protesters To Keep Away From Lagos

 

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has warned people agitating for a sovereign state of Biafra to steer clear of the state.

The party particularly warned members of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, and Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB to “discontinue such attempt to plunge Lagos into crisis”.

The party stated that with the heightened security challenges the state is facing, it would not allow any group to hide under the guise of protest to compromise the security of the state.

Why We Rejected Audu Abubakar’s Son as Father’s Replacement – APC

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, John Odigie-Oyegun has explained that the party decided to pick Yahaya Bello, the current governor-elect to replace late Abubakar Audu in order to avoid “legal pitfalls”.

Speaking during a reconciliatory meeting with all relevant APC groups from Kogi east district on Thursday in Abuja, Mr. Odigie-Oyegun said the party took the decision knowing that some persons might feel offended but quickly added that the decision was taken in the best interest “of a group that was on the doorstep of victory”.

“So in the circumstance, we did what we interpreted legally as the best way out of the jam we were in, always having our eyes on the Peoples Democratic Party and what they may likely bring up in court,” he said.

A gang up by APC-led FG – PDP insists

The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described yesterday’s Appeal Court ruling which nullified the election of Governor Nyesom Wike as a gang up by the All Progressives Congress, APC-led federal government to rob the incumbent of his mandate.

Chairman of the party in the state, Mr Felix Obuah disclosed this in a statement issued by his media aide, Mr Jerry Needam

He said, “The judgement was an obvious gang-up by the All Progressives Congress, APC led Federal Government against duly elected Governor of the State, Barr. Nyesom Wike and other elected lawmakers of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, using some Justices of the Court of Appeal as willing tools to invalidate their elections.”

Affirmation of Wike’s Removal is a Birthday Gift for Obuah – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State chapter, has described the 

 

Appeal Court judgment, which affirmed the sack of Governor Nyesom Wike, as a birthday gift to the chair­man of the Peoples Demo­cratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Felix Obuah.

A statement issued in Port Harcourt yester­day by the Publicity Sec­retary of APC in the state, Mr. Chris Finebone, said: “APC is happy to recognise that yesterday is the birth­day of Obuah, We are glad to offer him this Appeal Court judgment as a perfect birthday gift.”