APC and the Beauty of Direct Primary Election
The mode of primary election to select candidates for the 2019 general poll is currently, and largely unwarrantedly, threatening internal peace and cohesion in the All Progressives Congress, APC. Rising from its leadership meeting last week in Abuja, the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole-led National Executive Committee, NEC, announced that the mode of choosing the party’s candidates, top of them all, the presidential candidate, would be through the direct primary election.
2019: Kebbi APC opts for consensus in selecting candidates
Deputy Senate Leader, Bala Na’Allah, says on Wednesday that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi has unanimously adopted consensus selection of candidates for the 2019 elections.
Five PDP governors woo Buhari
Reports say that five governors – two from South South and three from South East- are seeking a secret pact with President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of February 2019 elections.
APC presidential aspirants to pay N45m, female aspirants get 50% discount
Presidential aspirants for the 2019 election in the All Progressives Congress will pay N45million to obtain the party’s Expression of Interest and Nomination forms, to stand a chance of contesting in the direct primary slated for 20 September.
Ondo APC faction heads to court to halt LG poll
AKURE—THE conduct of the Local Government election in Ondo State was, yesterday, threatened following a suit by a faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, restraining the State Independent Electoral Commission, ODIEC, from accepting the list of candidates submitted by the Ade Adetimehin faction in the state.
APC, PDP bicker over Okowa’s performance in Ika
ALL Progressives Congress, APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are on the warpath over the contributions of the PDP government led by Senator Ifeanyi Okowa in Ika North East Local Government Area, Delta State, the home base of the governor.
