Pruned or disqualified? Oyegun’s remarks cause confusion on APC final list
Were 10 presidential hopefuls of the All Progressives Congress (APC) disqualified by the screening panel — or were they omitted from the final shortlist? Disqualification connotes that the aspirants failed to meet the criteria for scaling the screening process, while a shortlist suggests that the heavyweight contenders were separated from the pack. […]
Statutory delegates can vote at APC presidential primary, court rules
A federal high court sitting in Kano has ruled that statutory delegates can vote at primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The ruling was given following a suit filed by Mas’ud Doguwa, Habibu Sani, and Bilyaminu Shinkafi. The senate president, APC national chairman, speaker of the house of representatives, and the […]
Newspaper Headlines: Buhari to unveil preferred APC presidential candidate Sunday
The disqualification of 10 presidential aspirants by the screening panel of the All Progressives Congress (APC) dominated the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
BVAS for verification, calls restricted during collation… INEC issues 2023 election guidelines
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the guidelines for the 2023 elections. The commission issued the document on Friday. The 37-page document contains 106 guidelines, along with health measures that must be adhered to during elections. According to section 18, verification of voters will be done using the bimodal […]
Saraki: Tinubu being mischievous… I opposed Muslim-Muslim ticket in national interest
Bukola Saraki, former president of the senate, says “national interest” is the reason he opposed a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 polls. Saraki said this on Friday, in response to comments made by Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor and presidential hopeful, on Thursday. Tinubu had said […]
WORD FOR WORD: ‘One aspirant said consensus must be built on him’ — Oyegun’s remarks at presentation of report
John Oyegun, chairman of the presidential screening committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday, presented the report of the panel to Abdullahi Adamu, chairman of the party. The presidential screening exercise held on Monday and Tuesday. In his remarks, Oyegun said the committee was impressed by the pedigree of presidential […]
Ogun speech: I wouldn’t dare belittle Buhari, says Tinubu
Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor seeking the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says it would be out of line for him to disrespect President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu said this in a statement issued on Friday, regarding his comments at a recent meeting with APC delegates in Ogun state. At […]
2023: Court asked to disqualify Tinubu over ‘questionable’ qualification
Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have asked a federal high court in Abuja to disqualify Bola Tinubu, a former Lagos governor, from the ruling party’s presidential primary. The APC members, under the Gaskiya youth movement of the ruling party, made the plea in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/774/2022, filed before the […]
It’ll be catastrophic for APC if Tinubu loses ticket, says Shettima
Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno, says it will be “catastrophic” for the All Progressives Congress (APC) if Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor, isn’t elected as the party’s presidential candidate. He said this on Friday, while featuring on a programme on TVC. “We are in a democratic situation but I’m afraid it […]
APC panel shortlists 13 out of 23 presidential hopefuls for primary
The All Progressives Congress (APC) screening panel has shortlisted 13 out of 23 presidential hopefuls for participation in its special convention to pick a standard-bearer. John Oyegun, chairman of the screening panel, said this on Friday while presenting a report to Abdullahi Adamu, the APC national chairman. “First, we have 23 aspirants […]