Politics

APC Presidential Primary Underway

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All is now set for the All Progressives Congress, APC Presidential Primary election in Abuja.
Accreditation of delegates from all the state of the federation which will preceded the election which is already ongoing at the International Conference Center, Abuja before going to the Eagles Square, venue of the primary election.
In the meantime, there are speculations that the number of the aspirants had been reduced for the smooth conduct of the election to pick the flag bearer of the party at the presidential poll next year.
Details later as the event unfolds.

Oluwayemisi Owonikoko

Politics

APC Presidential Primary: 10 Aspirants Disqualified,

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential screening committee has disqualified 10 aspirants from its primaries scheduled for next week.

Chairman of the screening committee, John Oyegun, disclosed this on Friday while submitting the committe’s report to the party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu.

According to Oyegun, only 13 out of the 23 aspirants screened were cleared by the committee, adding that only youthful aspirants made the list of cleared aspirants.

When asked about the identity of the disqualified aspirants, Oyegun declined to disclose the names.

The committee held the screening exercise between Monday and Tuesday this week.

Cleared aspirants are expected to contest the presidential primary at the party’a special convention in Abuja on June 6.

Newspeak/ Oluwayemisi Owonikoko

Politics

Peter Obi, Pat Utomi to Contest Labour Party Presidential Primary on Monday

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Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, and a professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, are set to contest the presidential ticket of the Labour Party, LP .

Report says that, the national convention of the party is set to hold on Monday in Asaba, the Delta capital.

A source in the party disclosed that Obi and Utomi are the two leading presidential candidates of the party.

On Friday, the presidential aspirant, Obi, joined LP hours after announcing the resignation of his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP .

The former Anambra governor said his decision to join LP aligned with the interest of Nigerians across different sectors, adding that he wants to take the country from consumption to production.

“Therefore, I have chosen a route that I consider to be in line with our aspirations and my mantra of taking the country from consumption to production; and that is the Labour Party which is synonymous with the people, workers, development, production, securing and uniting Nigerians as one family,” Obi had said.

Pat Utomi, co-convener the National Consultative Front, is one of the stakeholders creating awareness on the need for a third force that will break the dominance of two major political parties in the country.


Cable/Taiwo Akinola