Radda beat seven other aspirants at the party’s primary election in Katsina Friday to clinch the ticket.
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The late former governor’s son emerged the consensus candidate at the party’s primary held Thursday in Ibadan.
The Chairman, Primary Election Committee, Auwal Jibrin made the declaration in Pengana.
The party members defied the downpour that marred the exercise held on Thursday at Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan; they filed under the rain and cast their votes to approve the Governor’s second term ticket.
Lawan said he has offered himself for the job because he possessed the essentials that would make him an effective and efficient President of Nigeria.
Zulum made this known on Thursday while addressing delegates at the state governorship primaries where he emerged unopposed as APC governorship candidate for 2023.
In a congratulatory message to the Governor on Thursday, shortly after the governorship primary held at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta, the party described the victory of Governor Abiodun as “a deserved vote of confidence in the state’s helmsman for the peace and progress he has brought to the state since his assumption of office on May 29, 2019.”
Okonkwo, at a news conference Wednesday in Abuja, was reacting to a report that he had stepped down for Kalu, the former State’s Governor.
The APC and President Muhammadu Buhari which came to power in 2015/2019, respectively on the mantra of extinguishing corruption on our body polity as its major campaign thrust will no doubt earn the respect of everyone if criminal elements are prevented from soiling the reputation of the party and President Buhari’s avowed commitment to eradicate corruption, wholesale. Beside, Nigerians are in doubt about the kind of legislation people with criminal records would be proposing at the Senate. If politicians cunningly defraud local and foreign nationals without providing the services paid for, then such politicians are capable of knowingly legislating corruption into the nation’s constitution.
The former Publicity Secretary of the APC in Niger state while mocking the former Governor of Rivers State for sneaking into the state to woo delegates told selected Journalists in Minna that “the guilt and sins of Baro port are chasing Amaechi, he came to see Niger state delegates at night where everyone would have retired home.”
They spoke when Amaechi visited the State for support ahead of the primary slated for May 30.
Vice President, Prof. Osinbajo said this Thursday in Rivers State, in continuation of his nationwide consultations with stakeholders and delegates of the party, ahead of its presidential primary.
The corps Commandant in the state, Aliyu Bature, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna Wednesday.
The group’s National Coordinator, Jazeel Ibrahim, made the call at a news conference Wednesday in Abuja.
The endorsement was part of the resolutions contained in a communiqué issued after a stakeholders’ meeting in Ilaro, to discuss the state of affairs in the Ogun West chapter of the party.
The state APC Chairman, Ibrahim Bilal, gave the assurance at the stakeholders’ meeting in Yola, the capital city Wednesday.
Opayemi, in his official declaration speech released on Tuesday, said the forthcoming primaries of the APC offer leaders and members of the party the historic responsibility to give Ogun State and its citizens a good leader that connects with the people.
He also appealed to them to abide by the tenets of the ruling party during the primary elections, as well as the elections of local government, state and national delegates.
Another aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last week visited the state and he was endorsed by the delegates.
The President in a statement signed Monday by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and publicity, Garba Shehu rejoiced with the nonagenarian, whose strength, wisdom and courage continue to stand out.