By Nwaorgu Faustinus Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, said its attention has been drawn to the announcement by the Secretary to the Rivers State Government, SSG, Kenneth Kobani, that the Rivers State Government will pay compensation to some families in Ogoni over the recent crisis in the area. The APC in a…
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Time To Rewrite The APC Manifesto, By Dele Momodu
Fellow Nigerians, something melodramatic occurred some days ago in Doha, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, where President Muhammadu Buhari dropped a bombshell inadvertently. And what was the matter? The President in his usual candour and uncommon honesty announced that one of his major campaign promises was no longer feasible and practicable; the plan to pay unemployed…
Why We Rejected APC–Sapele Leaders
By Fidel Njamanze Politicians and political office holders in Sapele on Wednesday warned the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the April 11, 2015 House of Assembly Election in Sapele Constituency, Felix Anirah, against provocative statements. Rising from a meeting in Elume, the leaders accused Anirah of engaging in a fruitless campaign against Delta State…
Tribunal Okays Gbajabiamila's Election
Election of Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has been upheld by the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ikeja. The Tribunal ruled on Friday that Gbajabiamila’s victory at the March 28 poll was valid. Gbajabiamila contested in the Surulere Federal Constituency I election in Lagos under the platform of the…
Tribunal Upholds David Mark’s Victory
The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Makurdi, Benue State capital, has upheld the victory of former Senate President, David Mark, in the senatorial district poll held in March 2015. The Tribunal struck out a petition filed by Comrade Daniel Onjeh of the All Progressives Congress, APC, challenging the victory of Mark. Mark contested the election…
APC Threatens To Expose PDP National Chairman
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has warned the Acting National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, to leave former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, alone or it would be forced to expose him. Rivers APC made the warning in a statement signed on Sunday in Port Harcourt by the…
Ex-Bayelsa PDP Chair, Sam Inokoba Dies
According to reports reaching our news room, a former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bayelsa State, Col Sam Inokoba, has passed on. Inokoba reportedly died on Wednesday afternoon in Lagos. The deceased only defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, about two weeks ago and was said to have slumped during a…
PDP Vows To Resist Card Readers For 2015 Polls
The use of card readers for the forthcoming general elections in Nigeria by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, will be blocked, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has maintained. Speaking with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, spokesman of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Femi Fani-Kayode, stressed that the party was rejecting the card readers…
Obasanjo Dumps PDP, Destroys Membership Card
Controversial former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has finally quit the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The two-time ruler of the country also disclosed that he is no longer interested in the party and would stay away from the party’s politics. It was disclosed to Aproko247 that Obasanjo allegedly tore his PDP membership card. The…
Lawmaker Decries Use Of Violence As Campaign Strategy
An All Progressives Congress, APC, Senatorial candidate from Lagos State in the forthcoming election, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, has expressed worry over the use of violence by politicians as one of their campaign strategies. Adeola, who is presently a member of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts, pointed out…