Nigeria’s two major political parties hold primary elections this weekend to select their nominees for presidential polls scheduled for February 2019.

Dr Olusegun Ijagbemi, National Chairman, Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP), says the party will surprise all the existing strong political parties in the country by defeating them in the 2019 Presidential Election.

Former governor of Ogun State and Director General, Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCO, Gbenga Daniel , has called on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, delegates to rally behind the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar in the coming national convention billed to hold tomorrow.

As INEC deadline of 7 September looms, The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has cleared Prince Dapo Abiodun as the governorship candidate for Ogun state.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has moved a step further as its governors met with President Muhmmadu Buhari and later with the leadership of the party to assess the fallout of the primaries conducted across the country,

AHEAD of the 2019 general election, more candidates have emerged from parties’ primaries across the country, while some have been rescheduled.

The national leadership of All Progressives Congress, APC, has overruled the Edo State chapter of the party on the conduct of National Assembly primary election in the state, describing the action as null and void.

 Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has called for calm among residents of the state during and after the ongoing All Progressive Congress primaries in the state.

 Mr Kayode Opeifa, a Lagos West Senatorial aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday said that the interest of the party was uppermost to him.

The  All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the senatorial primaries for Niger State will now hold on Friday, 5th October, 2018.