APC CECPC: Supreme Court validated Buni’s appointment – govs

August 5, 2021 Bode Olagoke 0

Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have declared their support for the National Chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni with regards to his appointment into such capacity by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party. The governors made their position known in a statement issued Thursday in Abuja and signed by their Read More

Breaking: Supreme Court affirms Buni’s CECPC leadership lawful, says APC is right

August 5, 2021 Bode Olagoke 0

The Nigerian Supreme Court has affirmed that the leadership Governor Mai Mala Buni as Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is legal and lawful. The apex court, according to the extract released by the APC, the court also held that Mai Mala Buni’s position as Acting Chairman of the Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Read More

APC chairman: New vision, new direction

August 4, 2021 Mojeed Abdul-Malik 0

On June 21, the youth wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held its one-day conference at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, to press home its demand for youth inclusion in party decision making and other sundry issues. The interactive session was well attended by speakers, party delegates, serving and non-serving members of the APC across the 36 states of the Read More

Who is afraid of Gov Buni?

August 3, 2021 Fatai Olagunju 0

For very obvious reasons, the successes recorded by the Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress in repositioning the party and massive defection of prominent figures into the party mean different things to different people. There are those who celebrated the party bouncing back to life, others didn’t like the giant strides of the committee, while others who feel threatened Read More

APC Congresses: Aggrieved party members ‘ll get justice, Buni assures

August 2, 2021 Bode Olagoke 0

The Chairman Caretaker and Extraordinary convention committee (CECPC) the ruling All progressive Congress (APC), Mai Mala Buni has assured aggrieved members of the party who felt cheated during the ward congresses of a fair deal. Buni in a statement signed by his spokesman, Mamman Mohammed, Monday in Abuja said the Caretaker Committee will review the just concluded ward Congress to Read More

Breaking: APC warns members against parallel congresses, divisive actions, others

July 30, 2021 Bode Olagoke 0

Ahead of Saturday’s ward congresses across the country, the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has threatened to sanction any member or group who organises “any purported; parallel congress, parallel party organ and or parallel party office.” The National Caretaker Committee, in a notice issued to all members and signed Friday in Abuja, by the party’s national secretary, Read More

2023: APC approves lobby committees for more youth inclusion

July 22, 2021 Bode Olagoke 0

The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved for the youth wing of the party to set up zonal strategic lobby committees that will engage party leaders at state and local levels to lobby the full inclusion and participation of young people in the forthcoming Congresses a d beyond. This is coming as the APC youth wing Read More

Yari berates APC national leadership over dissolution of Zamfara executives

July 16, 2021 Sanusi Muhammad, 0

The former Governor Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar of Zamfara State has challenged the national caretaker committee chairman of APC, Alhaji Maimala Buni for dissolving the Zamfara state executives of the APC, describing the Buni’s decision as contrary to the constitution of the APC. Yari stated this at the APC stakeholders meeting held at his residence in Talata Mafara Town, the Headquarters Read More

Abdulrazaq vs Lai: 11 minister’s loyalists under suspension – APC

July 15, 2021 Bode Olagoke 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the suspension of eleven party members loyal to the Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed, for taken the party and the Kwara state chairman Hon. Abdullahi Samari Abubakar to court. The minister’s group had oppose to the removal Bashir Bolarinwa as the caretaker chairman of the party in Kwara state, leading Read More

Zamfara SUBEB chair calls on security agencies to safeguard all schools in the state

July 12, 2021 Sanusi Muhammad 0

Worried over the impact of lingering insecurity in the Northwest on the education sector , the reinstated chairman, Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board, Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu Maradun (Dan-Madamin Maradun), has appealed to security agencies in the state to adopt holistic measures in securing all public schools. The SUBEB chairman made the call while addressing journalists shortly after the stakeholders Read More

Okorocha demands recognition of Nwafor-led APC in Imo

July 7, 2021 Bode Olagoke 0

The crisis rocking the Imo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken another dimension as the former governor of the state Rochas Okorocha, has asked the national leadership of the party to only recognise Daniel Nwafor-led executive for peace to reign. Okorocha who led a group known as Imo APC Pioneer Group to a meeting at the Read More

Breaking: APC moves to punish Lai Mohammed over outburst against Kwara governor

July 7, 2021 Bode Olagoke 0

The Kwara state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has given indication that it may sanction the Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed over his recent outburst against governor Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq in the state. The minister had claimed that he sponsored the electioneering campaigns of the governor in 2019 which has been denied. Responding to the development Read More

Presidency vs governors: Era of frosty relationship ended under Buhari – APC group

July 6, 2021 Bode Olagoke 0

A think-tank of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), under the aegis of APC Legacy Awareness and Campaign (APC-LAC), said the era of frosty relationship between President and state governors has ended under President Muhammadu Buhari. The APC group said the Buhari’s administration had rather strengthened national and sub-national governments’ relations. In a statement made available to newsmen Tuesday in Read More

Now that MMB is APC interim chairman

July 4, 2021 Hassan Gimba 0

On June 25 last year, a special NEC meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC) appointed Governor Mai Mala Buni as the chairman of the party’s Caretaker Committee. Four days later I wrote on this page warning the opposition, especially the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that they can only ignore him at their peril. But did they take my warning Read More

APC caucus faults Oyetola’s LG caretaker c’ttee

July 2, 2021 Lateef Dada 0

A caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC), The Osun Progressives (TOP), has faulted the local government caretaker committee appointed by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, describing it as “unacceptable.” The group, in a statement by its chairman, Adelowo Adebiyi, Friday, noted that some members of the party that were not loyal to the Ileri-Oluwa group were exempted from the list. However, Read More

Shinkafi to Buni: Remove Yari, Marafa as APC members over breach of trust

July 2, 2021 Sanusi Muhammad 0

A former national secretary of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, has called on the Yobe state governor Mai Buni-led national caretaker committee of the APC to take a decisive action against former Governor Abdulaziz Yari and Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa over their alleged plans to “disrupt the peace and progress of the APC, anti-party activities Read More

I’m now the leader of APC in Zamfara, Matawalle boasts

June 29, 2021 Sanusi Muhammad 0

Zamfara state governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle has finally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC) the ruling party in the Country. Speaking during the grand occasion held at Zamfara Trade Fair Complex in Gusau, Matawalle said he “is now the leader of the APC in Zamfara.” Matawalle enjoined all members and supporters of the Read More

Tenure elongation: Nabena rallies support for Buni’s comtt, lauds Buhari

June 27, 2021 Bode Olagoke 0

The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr. Yekini Nabena, has rallied support for Governor Mai Mala Buni-led National Caretaker Committee of the party, even as he commended President Muhammadu Buhari for granting tenure extension for the 13-man committee. The President had approved tenure extension for Governor Buni-led APC caretaker committee after a closed-door meeting Read More

PDP disowns ‘Illegal’ inauguration of LGA chairmen in Niger chapter

June 26, 2021 Abdulrahman Zakariyau 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alerted members and the general public that it did not authorize the inauguration of some “unidentifiable” persons as local government area chairmen in its Niger state chapter. PDP in a statement by National Vice Chairman, North Central, Hon. Theophilus Dakas Shan, Friday condemned the action in the strongest possible terms, noting that “it is Read More

Those threatening peace ‘ll be brought to book – Buhari

June 21, 2021 Bode Olagoke 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that every criminal elements that has taken up arms against the peace of the country and its citizens will be brought to book accordingly. The President also assured that as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, no effort will be spared in tackling every form of insecurity confronting Nigeria. Speaking at the first Progressives Youths Read More

Chekene emerges Kuje APC caretaker c’ttee chair, pledges unity

June 14, 2021 Donald Iorchir 0

The All Progressives Congress, FCT chapter has appointed Hon Usman Abubakar Chekene (Dan-baba) as the new caretaker committee chairman of the party in Kuje area council. Hon Chikene’s appointment followed the suspension of Hon Godwin Z. Poyi as the APC chairman in Kuje area council. Speaking to Blueprint in Kuje over the weekend, Hon. Chekene pledged to reunite the party Read More

Updated: APC affirms suspension of caretaker chairman

June 11, 2021 Editor 0

The National caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has affirmed suspension of Mr. Letep Danbang from being its Plateau state chairman. In a correspondence, dated 11/06/2021, signed by national secretary of the party’s caretaker committee, Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, communicated to Mr. Dabang. It reads: “The Party in receipt of a correspondence suspending you from office as the State Read More