However, the Director of Research and Elections of the party, Mr Evans Nimako, said three aspirants namely Mr Benard Mensah Akoto Ampaw, First Vice
Chairman aspirant, the...
However, the Director of Research and Elections of the party, Mr Evans Nimako, said three aspirants namely Mr Benard Mensah Akoto Ampaw, First Vice
Chairman aspirant, the National Youth Organiser aspirant, Abdul Ganiyu Alhassan and Bright Essilfie Kumi, National Youth Organiser aspirant, had withdrawn from the race.
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A national
chairman aspirant of the party Alhaji Abdul - Rahaman Abubakari who is also the Upper West Regional chairman of the NPP, gave this advice to members of the party at Lawra on Saturday.
An Upper East Regional
Chairman aspirant of the New Patriotic Party, Filson Awankua, says his leadership will ensure the party increases its parliamentary seats in the region and create job opportunities for the citizenry.
Not exact matches
He urged the
Chairmen «not to take sides» stressing that «they are the same leaders that the other
aspirants in the party would file their applications to».
The party's
Chairman Professor Edmund Delle has said he is satisfied with the process that selected the
aspirants and believes a credible candidate will emerge to lead the party.
The
Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Kenneth Mozia (SAN), who supervised the opening of the forms, assured the
aspirants and members of the NBA that his committee would do its best in conducting not just a free, fair and credible election but one that would serve as a model for future elections in the country and beyond.
Despite an interlocutory injunction suit filed against the process by a disqualified flagbearer -
aspirant Onsy Nathan Kwame Nkrumah,
Chairman of the party, Prof Edmund Delle has said the presidential primaries will come off as planned.
A former Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel, a former PDP Deputy National
Chairman, Chief Bode George, a former Minister of Education, Prof Tunde Adeniran, and a former PDP Governorship
aspirant in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, are the
aspirants jostling for the party's plum seat.
The leaders during meeting with the National
Chairman of the party, the Ekiti State
Chairman, Chief Jide Awe, and two representatives of the
Aspirants, Engr.
'' Specifically, the leaders were mandated to discuss with the National
Chairman of the party on the possibility of an option of Direct Primaries for the conduct of the rescheduled primaries, as provided for in Article 20 of our party's constitution to enable every card - carrying member of the party vote for an
aspirant of his or her choice.
According to the statement: «The
Aspirants encouraged the leaders to further discuss with the National
Chairman of the party, His Excellency, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, on the way forward.
This experience prepared him for the great job he is now doing at the National Assembly as the
Chairman of LG Committee in the Hs of Rep. «Dateline 2011, all other
Aspirants were asked to drop their ambition to support Ladi for the Hs of Rep.. These
Aspirants included Hon Fatai Sowemimo, Prince Niyi Akisanya and Hon John Obafemi who was asked to settle for the House of Assembly which he won.
As the 2016 governorship election in Edo State beckons, Mr Anselm Ojezua, the state
chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, has warned party leaders to eschew creating tension in the party as a result of their loyalty to any of the governorship
aspirants of the party, assuring that the party will be fair to all
aspirants during the primaries.
The group said that it had commenced advocacy and mobilisation for Secondus» emergence as the PDP
chairman, urging the South - West
aspirants to drop their ambition and bargain for better positions in government.
Aggrieved
aspirants took on one another and also accused the National
Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie - Oyegun, of ensuring that the electoral process favoured Fayemi — the eventual winner of the poll.
«The
Aspirants encouraged the leaders to further discuss with the National
Chairman of the party, His Excellency, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, on the way forward.
Former Asokwa
Chairman of the New Patriotic Party and an
aspirant for the Ashanti Regional Chairmanship position, Mr. Robert Asare - Bediako has reportedly bowed out of the race
«After a subsequent meeting of the leaders with the National
Chairman of the party, with the Ekiti State
Chairman of the party, Chief Jide Awe, and two representatives of the
Aspirants, Engr.
The party, through the
Chairman, Prince Gboyega Famodun had in 2017 barred
aspirants contesting on the platform of the party from publicly declaring ambitions «in order not to distract the government in power».
While expressing confidence in the ability of the national
chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie - Oyegun, to conduct credible primaries in Ekiti despite claims in some quarters that there was a plot to manipulate the process, the former Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Social Development in Lagos State said that the most acceptable
aspirant must be fielded by the APC if it hoped to win the election.
Earlier, a chairmanship
aspirant, Taoheed Adedoja, had filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge the election of his rival, Uche Secondus, as the National
Chairman of the party.
«We, the
aspirants, expressed our interest in writing to the National
Chairman.
The state
chairman of the party, Mr. Emeka Ibe, on Tuesday told newsmen that there would not be automatic ticket for any of the
aspirants, stressing that they would all participate in the primaries for selection.
It is useful to recall that at the NEC meeting held on August 18, 2015 when the decision was taken on the primaries in Adansi Asokwa, it was both the Ashanti Regional
Chairman and the 3rd National Vice
Chairman, whose views persuaded the NEC to overturn the National Appeals Committee decision to disqualify
aspirant Mr. Richard Anokye and uphold the earlier regional vetting committee decision to allow him to contest in the parliamentary primaries.
«The
chairman of the exercise has spoken to the national
chairman after consulting with the
aspirants.
Oni, a former APC National Deputy
Chairman and governorship
aspirant of the party, said the way «some people who were discovered to be friends of a particular
aspirant» were nominated to the Ekiti governorship primary committee put the integrity of the party's national leadership to question.
The Greater Accra Regional
Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ishmael Ashitey, says the Tema East Constituency Member of Parliament, Titus Glover, is engaged in a personal battle with one of the MCE
aspirants in Tema, Ben Ashitey, explaining that he's unrelated to the man in question.
On the Ekiti 2018 poll, Faparusi called on the National
Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie - Oyegun, to direct the
aspirants to stop attacking one another, warning that the attacks might spell doom for the party in the coming election.
The National
Chairman of the All Grassroots Alliance, Dr. Olukayode Oshiariyo, said the central government's influence wouldn't count for the APC
aspirants in the Ekiti State governorship election.
On the second day, 15
aspirants including Henry Nana Boakye for the National Youth Organizer, Joyce Konokie Zempare for National Women's Organizer, Rita Talata Asobayire for the first vice chairperson and Stephen Ayensu Ntim for the National
Chairman filed their nomination.
Aspirants paid a non-refundable application fee of GH cents 10,000 for the National
Chairman position, Vice
Chairman — GH cents 8,000, General Secretary — GH cents 6,000, special organs such as Women Organiser and NASARA coordinator positions - GH cents 3,000, while all other positions paid GH cents 5,000.
Alli, a former
Chairman of Odu'a Investment Company Limited and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship
aspirant in the state, while speaking in Ibadan, the state capital during a live radio program on Fresh FM, «Political Circuit» and monitored by DAILY POST, informed that it was certain that many people were making money in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents, the development he said had made it difficult for the President and the security agencies to defeat the insurgents totally.
National Chairmanship
aspirant of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba (Engr) Gbenga Daniel, has affirmed that he has the skill and capacity to reposition PDP and lead it to victory and ruling party in Nigeria if elected as the
Chairman of the party.
The acting
chairman also described as untrue the allegation that the governor bought all the forms and denied some
aspirants who paid for them from gaining access to the documents.
Baderinwa further alleged that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu colluded with the
Chairman of the party in the state, Mr. Ade Adetimehin, to hoard the forms in favour of the
aspirants loyal to the Odigie - Oyegun national executives.
The Ex-Senate President who is also the
Chairman for Oyo State Wards Congresses Electoral Committee while giving satisfactory remarks to the results so far received, noted that the emergence of one of the
aspirants from the South West geopolitical zone would be the best thing to happened to the party.
Adeniran, who spoke at a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, through the Director General of his Campaign Organisation, Alhaji Shehu Gabam, said his proposed action became necessary following alleged attempts by Makarfi and the caretaker committee to impose one of the
aspirants as the national
chairman.
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Deputy
Chairman (South) and governorship
aspirant in Ekiti State, Engr.
The
chairman, however, explained that, as at the time of filing this report, the national headquarters of the party was yet to release a list of governorship
aspirant but that if later released and Mr. Bankole's name was on it, he was welcome to participate in the primaries.
Ex-
Chairman, Odu'a Investment Company Limited, Barrister Sharafadeen Alli; ex-Vice
Chairman, Senate Committee on National Planning, Economic Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin and Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate in 2015 elections, Engineer Oluwaseyi Makinde who are the top 3 governorship
aspirants under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State for 2019 governorship elections have started scrambling for the soul of the state, DAILY POST exclusively reports.
National
Chairman and presidential
aspirant of the National Action Council (NAC), Dr. Olapade Agoro, on Thursday described the abduction and release of abducted students of Dapchi...
National
Chairman and Presidential
aspirant under the platform of the National Action Council (NAC), on Friday declared that former President, Olusegun Obasanjo is the main political...
In the letter signed by former Caretaker, Committee
Chairman in Ibarapa Central Local Government, Hon. Akinyemi Akinlabi; former
Chairman in Ibarapa East, Hon. Adeloore Atanda and former Caretaker Committee
Chairman in Ibarapa North Hon. Tunji Omolewu on behalf of others, a copy of which was obtained by DAILY POST on Tuesday, the
aspirants described the action as alien to «the constitution of the party and that of Nigeria.»
The BoT, however, recommended that the new NWC should visit all chairmanship
aspirants that lost the bid to emerge as the
chairman of the party and their key supporters.
Adeniran, a former Minister of Education and an
aspirant to the office of the national
chairman of the party, would, however, not disclose if and when his committee would visit Atiku.
He stated further that; «Party leaders in the state including the
chairmen of local governments, the ward
chairmen and majority of the
aspirants have expressed their satisfaction with the primary election and have pledged their support for me.
The National
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Uche Secondus and a former Senate President, David Mark, have told governorship
aspirants in Ekiti State,...