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APC constitutes nine-man committee for Ondo gov primary

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The National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress has set up a nine-man committee to oversee the primary election for Ondo governorship aspirants. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the party’s National…

Fubara leader of PDP in Rivers, says Secondus

PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus

A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has said Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State is the leader of the party in the state and should control the party’s structure 100 per cent. Secondus stated this…

PDP appoints caretaker committees for states, LG, ward chapters

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The Peoples Democratic Party has appointed executives whose tenure has expired as caretaker committees for their respective states, local governments, and wards. Recall that National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, during a meeting of the National Working Committee with state chairmen…

PDP accuses Rivers assembly, APC of stampeding Fubara

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The Peoples Democratic Party has slammed the Rivers State House of Assembly and the All Progressives Congress for allegedly attempting to stampede Governor Siminalayi Fubara to act outside the law. The PDP described the renewed threat by the lawmakers to…

INEC publishes Edo gov candidates’ particulars

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Saturday, published the forms and particulars of political parties’ candidates submitted for the Edo State governorship election holding on September 21. The particulars were displayed at the INEC office in Aduwawa in Benin, the…

Rivers assembly threatens Fubara with impeachment

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The Rivers State House of Assembly, on Saturday, said it will not hesitate to impeach the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, if it becomes the last resort to uphold the Constitution. Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule, who stated this at…

Another litmus test for INEC

MAHMOOD YAKUBU

Ahead of the 2024 off-cycle governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states, the Independent National Electoral Commission will once again be the cynosure of all eyes as the electorate looks forward to a credible conduct of the polls in the…