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2023: APC govs shoot down zoning, say anyone free to contest On By Omeiza Ajayi Ahead of the 2023 general elections, governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, on Friday put paid to speculations regarding zoning of party offices and elective positions in the country, saying the party belongs to all Nigerians and that everyone from any part of the country is free to vie for any position. “APC belongs to all Nigerians. Everyone, from every part of the country, is free to aspire f...

Share Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) has cautioned the state governor, Dave Umahi to refrain from politicising management of security in the South east state. A statement signed by the AESID President, Ambassador Paschal Oluchukwu, expressed concern that the regional security outfit in the zone, Ebubeagu was about to be used to intimidate certain leaders of the opposition party in Ebonyi state. Governor Umahi at a recent meeting on on May 19, 2021 with the Assistant I...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 21 May 2021 Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, said there was no truth in the reports that another governor elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party will soon defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress. Ishaku spoke while answering questions from State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Friday. He was reacting to the claim that with Thursday’s defection of Cross Rivers State Governor, Ben Ayade, from the PDP to th...

PGF welcomes Governor Ben Ayade to APC, says party is reinforced by his coming on board View All Result The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has welcome, Mr. Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River State to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Forum says it joins all leaders and members of the APC to welcome this illustrious Nigerian into its fold. The decision of Mr. Ayade to join the APC according to a statement by the Chairman of the Forum, governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State,...

Ayade: PDP dissolves, replaces Cross River caretaker committee Segun Adewole Published 21 May 2021 The Peoples Democratic Party has dissolved the State Caretaker Committee of the Cross River State chapter of the party. This was announced on Friday in a statement titled ‘PDP Dissolves, Replaces Cross River State Caretaker Committee,’ signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan. This comes a day after the state governor, Ben Ayade, defected from the party to the All Progres...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 20 May 2021 The Governor of Cross River State, Prof Ben Ayade, on Thursday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. He announced the decision after a closed-door meeting with six APC governors that lasted over an hour at the executive chamber of the Governor’s Office in Calabar. The governors in attendance were those of Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi; Jigawa, Mohammed Badaru; Yobe, Mai Mala Buni; Kebbi, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu; Imo, ...

Views: Visits 21 Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade has formally dumped the Peoples Democratic Party to join the All Progressives Congress. The governor announced his decision to join the APC on Thursday morning after meeting with six APC governors who visited him at the Government House. The Street Journal had reported that the governor had hosted some governors from the ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC, at the government house in Calabar on Wednesday to persuade Ayade ...

Ndoma-Egba congratulates Ayade over defection to APC Published 20 May 2021 Former leader of the 7th Senate, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, has congratulated Governor Ben Ayade for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. In a statement he issued Thursday, Ndoma-Egba said, “On behalf of myself and political associates, I heartily congratulate Your Excellency, Senator Prof. Ben Ayade, Governor of Cross River State on your well thought out decision to formally de...

The Peoples Democratic Party has reacted to the defection of the Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, to the All Progressives Congress. Ay... The Peoples Democratic Party has reacted to the defection of the Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, to the All Progressives Congress. Ayade announced his defection on Thursday after a closed-door meeting with six APC governors at the Governor’s Office in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. He based his decision on the need to align Cross River...

Saliu Mustapha welcomes Ben Ayade to APC On Kindly Share This Story: Following the defection of the Executive Governor of Cross Rivers State, Prof. Ben Ayade, to All Progressives Congress, APC,  Saliu Mustapha, National Chairmanship aspirant, All Progressives Congress, Wednesday, welcomed his decision, describing his action as bold and courageous. In a statement sent to Vanguard, Saliu Mustapha said: “I welcome the decision of my brother, His Excellency the Executive Governor of Cross River...