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Last week, members of the All Progressive Congress in the Senate and House of Representatives, contrary to the wish of millions of Nigerians, voted against electronic transmission of results in the Electoral act amendment Bill, Deji Elumoye and Udora Orizu report Despite protests, outcries and clamours over the years by millions of Nigerians and stakeholders for a transparent electoral process, members of the Ninth National Assembly, last Thursday, shattered hopes by whittling down the provision on electronic transmission of results. The lawmakers had penultimate week faced backlash over repo...

Share Even though the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is yet to officially declared its position on power shift ahead of the 2023 elections, an inkling to the likely power sharing formula to be adopted by the party is beginning to emerge, going by the battle for the position of national chairman. Virtually all those bigwigs in the ruling party already linked to the titanic battle are from the northern part of the country. The list comprises six former governors and senators spread cross the three geopolitical zones in the North. The configuration also shows at least four major tendenci...

APC: Time to choose an adroit leader By By: Danladi Dunhu Barring any unforeseen circumstances, our party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will have a new national chairman in June this year, if not earlier. And typical of the trend in contemporary politicking in Nigeria, some party members, comprising the good, the bad and the ugly have started jockeying for this post. Notable among these early campaigners are former governor of my state, Nasarawa, and now senator representing Nasarawa South, Alhaji Umaru Tanko Al-Makura; former Zamfara State governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari; a for...

The Buni-led committee, which was first given a six-month timeframe to address critical issues in the party, got an extension of six months in December last year. In extending the tenure of the committee, the National Executive Council (NEC) of the party said their convention, where a new set of NWC members would emerge, would be held after the party’s membership revalidation and registration. The exercise is ongoing across the country, and barring any change, the convention will be held before the end of the tenure of the Buni-led committee. Multiple party sources told our reporters that s...

2023: Ali Modu Sheriff, Five Former Governors Eye APC Chairmanship Seat The exercise is ongoing across the country and barring any change, the convention will be held before the end of the Buni-led committee's tenure. by Saharareporters, New York Feb 27, 2021 Four months to the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), top shots of the party have commenced intense underground moves and consultations for the ruling party's national chairmanship seat. The Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee was inaugurated on June 25, 2020, to admi...