The Oyo State Government on Thursday warned groups and individuals against causing trouble capable of disrupting Saturday's local government election and the All Progressives Congress (APC)
Local government congress in the state.
«Reports reaching the situation room as it concerns the ongoing
local government congress in the 16 local government areas of the state has been very satisfactory,» he said.
Meanwhile,
the local government congress of the party held on Saturday was done by affirmation, DAILY POST gathered.
The Speaker, Imo House of Assembly, Acho Ihim, has called on the national leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) to reschedule ward and
local government congress...
There was confusion in Lokoja Local Government Kogi State on Saturday as two chairman emerged in
the Local Government congress conducted by the ruling All Progressive...
The party in Imo State on Monday concluded
the local government congress, described as «hitch - free» by stakeholders.
There were parallel congresses at
the local government congress of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State on Saturday.
The faction of the Speaker of House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, in All Progressive Congress (APC), in Bauchi, has kicked over alleged irregularities in Saturday's
local government congress.
It is there that they will generate the delegate list for
the local government congress.
«Reports reaching the situation room as it concerns the ongoing
local government congress in the 16 local government areas of the state has been very satisfactory,»...
The local government congress will hold next week and states in two weeks time but no date has been fixed for the convention yet.
Abdullahi said the new date for Ward Congresses is May 5,
Local Government congresses will hold on May 12 and State congresses has been slated for May 16, 2018.
Recall that delegates for the state congress emerged from parallel Ward and
local government congresses held on May 5 and 12 respectively across the 16 local government areas of the state.
DAILY POST recalls that the two groups had last week held two parallel
local government congresses due to the the lingering crisis that had rocked the party after its ward congresses were held.
Speaking with newsmen in Port Harcourt, former Attorney General of the state, Wogu Boms said conducting any rescheduled ward and
local government congresses when the matter was still in court was an attempt to ridicule the judiciary.
Respite has come the way of Senator Magnus Abe as the All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced the cancellation of the Ward and
Local government congresses...
He said contrary to what the «prophets of doom» had expected, the APC in the state had a hitch - free
local government congresses.
He hailed the party for what he called smooth and peaceful
local government congresses held in the 21 LGAs of the state on Saturday.
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in Abia state have lauded the peaceful conduct of
the local government congresses held in the state on Saturday.
The national leadership of the party had announced the postponement of the Imo State
Local Government congresses which took place across other parts of the country.
Meanwhile, the leadership of the All Progressive Congress in Rivers State, had denied claims by a section of the party that materials for
the local government congresses have been hijacked.
Artimas who is the Secretary of one of the APC factions, Unity Forum, in the state noted that at least six local government areas may have their Ward congresses cancelled as a result of massive irregularities that marred
local government congresses.
Not exact matches
Among the dozens of protest causes were transportation costs; Native Indian rights;
government spending on the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics; corruption in state and
local governments; and a bill in the Brazilian
congress that would authorize psychologists to try and «cure» homosexuals.
KICKICO recently co-organized a cryptocurrency
congress in Argentina, which took place from the 6th to the 10th of April in Cordoba and Buenos Aires.The event demonstrated a rapidly growing interest for blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies with a KIKCICO - led group of Russian specialists meeting
local students, startups and
government officials.
Ahead of the next
congress of the Chinese communist party in October, where President Xi Jinping will unveil his new leadership team, there have been indications that Chinese policymakers have increasingly shifted their emphasis away from potentially disruptive reforms aimed at reducing excessive debt levels, particularly among
local governments, and toward stabilizing the level of economic growth.
The
congress held by Sylva's faction, which was attended by the Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and other party members, elected the Chairman of Southern Ijaw
Local Government Area, Jonathan Amos, as the chairman.
In Ilorin West
local government, Olabanji held their
congress at Pacific Hotel, Along Airport, Ilorin and Alhaji Ajetunmobi emerged as the party chairman.
The same thing was recorded in Ibadan North East where the Unity Forum held its own
congress at the premises of Christ the king School, Agugu, the one loyal to the state governor held their own
congress within the premises of the
local government area, located at Iwo Road.
Following from the above therefore: All actions taken from the NEC and the NWC including the ward,
Local government, State
congresses and the planned national convention of the party slated for May 21st in Port - Harcourt, Rivers state constitute a nullity and therefore is of no effect.
APC chairmanship candidate for Ibadan South East, Hon. Bimbo Omiyale, who also spoke, said he was not aware of any parallel
congress in the
local government area.
Alhaji Sabo Garba, the Chairman of the Electoral Committee in the state, announced the result in Gombe on Saturday after the election by the
congress from Bayo and Shani
local government areas of Borno.
But, one of the special advisers to the Governor and House of Representatives aspirant for Ibadan North East / Ibadan South East, Hon. Deji Aboderin, while addressing journalists at the venue of the camp loyal to the state governor in Mapo, declared that he was not aware of any parallel
congress in the
local government.
The lingering crisis within the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo state took another dimension on Sunday as the two factions within the party held two separate
local congresses across the 33
local government areas in the state.
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state on Sunday advised winners of the
local government elections and the All Progressives
Congress (APC) LG
congress in the state...
The committee chairman said that the elective
congress would be held at the party secretariat of the 33
local governments in the state.
DAILY POST gathered that similar experience was recorded in Ona Ara
local government area where the Unity Forum held its own
congress at l.D.C School, Olunloyo area, the camp loyal to the state governor held theirs within the premises of the secretariat of the
local government area located at Akanran.
He said that the
congress election conducted two weeks ago was declared inconclusive due to some challenges which resulted in the two
local governments not casting their votes.
«I want to thank the party leaders for the smooth
congress that we have had, at the ward and the
local government and now the state without any problem.
The former governor of Kaduna State added, «You must brace for enormous responsibilities, which include the setting up of
local government and ward caretaker committees as well as preparations for the
congresses at the ward and
local government levels.
Our reporter, who monitored the
congress in the state, reported that
congress started at about 8:12 a.m. at APC's Mbaitoli
Local Government Area office.
There is intense politicking at the
local government and ward levels; so that we can begin preparations for the
congresses at the state,
local governments and wards.»
Unknown gunmen on Wednesday stormed the venue of the All Progressive
Congress (APC)
congress in Yakurr
Local Government Area of Cross River State and disrupted the...
The other
congress at St. Luke's Model Primary School Adankolo, Lokoja, which produced Usman Mamanlafia as the new chairman of APC Lokoja
Local Government, saw the emergence of Abubakar Nagogo Maiyaki as the new secretary.
The two
congresses were held at Lokoja
Local Government Hall, opposite Crowther Memorial College and St Luke's Model Primary School Adankolo simultaneously.
Nothing makes this more obvious than the APC ward
congresses and
Local government elections held last week in which there were accusations of vote buying, harassment, violence, parallel
congresses, anti-party activities, and corrupt practices.
Chairman of APC delegation from the national secretariat, Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima while reading the guideline ahead of the state delegate
congress in the 21
local government said in line with vision of President Muhammadu Buhari, the party is committed to internal democracy.
The
Congress Chairman, Alhaji Musa Halilu - Ahmed who disclosed this on Friday, informed that the shift became necessary following the clash of the
congress with the
local government election being conducted by the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC).
The Oyo State
Government has uncovered Unity Forum, a group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) to burn down the state secretariat of the party in their bid to scuttle Saturday's local government party c
Government has uncovered Unity Forum, a group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) to burn down the state secretariat of the party in their bid to scuttle Saturday's
local government party c
government party
congresses.
The statement read in part, «It is pertinent to state that the ward
congress in its entirety was characterised by confusion and controversies as reported by the officers who monitored the
congress at the various wards and
local government areas.
The statement read in part, «Senator Boroffice believes the divisive campaign is fueled by undemocratic forces in the garb of progressives and the main target is to deter and discourage teeming members of our great party, APC from effectively participating in the elective
congresses at the ward,
local government and state levels.