Since INEC has warned about campaign before the scheduled time, Ribadu’s supporters, under the aegis of Concerned Youths, only wished Muslim faithful ‘Barka Da Sallah’ for the successful completion of 2013 Ramadan
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The flag of the new party was launched and hoisted amidst pomp and
pageantry with the Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, calling on Nigerians
to embrace the APC, which he said was put together to rescue Nigerians from bad governance, brigandage and systemic failure the ruling Peoples Democratic Party represents
Shettima said the party would create jobs in the agricultural, industrial and other sectors of the economy, to address the root causes of poverty at the grassroots level
The party said: “In the true character of this presidency, its
increasingly irreverent and undignified spokesman failed to respond to
the issues raised by Chief Akande, and instead chose to haul abuses
at a man who is old enough to be his father. Such irresponsible act
does no credit to the spokesman or the president he is serving, and
Nigerians will definitely not forget such crudity in a hurry
Party leaders such as Chief Michael Adeniyi Koleoso, Dr. Omololu
Olunloyo, Senator Ayo Adeseun, Chief Akin Oke, secretaries and
executive members of the Congress for Progressive Change, the All
Nigeria Peoples Party and the Action Congress of Nigeria were in
attendance
He said: “I welcome the registration of APC and any other political party.
“The beauty of democracy is the opportunity given to all and sundry to
partake in the democratic process and as for the PDP, we won’t want
only one party in Nigeria
Olawepo, who made the call on Friday while speaking with the News
Agency of Nigeria in Ilorin, the state capital, said the call became
necessary to enable the new party to take part in the poll
It added that the call on President Jonathan had betrayed the APC “as
a clueless party in dire need of leadership and ideology who seeks to
tap from the PDP
It also extended its best wishes for a speedy recovery to all those who were injured in the accident
Ugo-Chima said that Onu was chosen because of his role in the merger process that saw the former Action Congress of Nigeria, ANPP and Congress for Progressive Change forming the new party
“Resorting to primordial sentiments anytime election is approaching is Gov. Obi’s modus operandi. He did it just before the 2009 election, when he labelled the ACN under which Dr. Chris Ngige contested as a Yoruba party, and he is going down the same path now
The PDP said with the registration of the APC, Nigerians now expect the leaders of the opposition party to eschew all forms of bitterness and desperation and desist from politics of propaganda, which characterized their former parties
Onabis stated that the registration of APC was an indication that INEC can still be trusted with conducting the next election if it does away with external influences
In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party however thanked Nigerians for rejecting the attempt, going by their reactions on the social media where the latest campaign is being waged by those who are hell bent on perpetuating mediocre leadership in Nigeria
Fashakin promised that APC would increase the number of its national
officers earlier submitted to INEC, to facilitate the registration of
the association
“Unless the PDP is able to re-invent itself and truly serve the interest of the larger segment of the society, it is my contention that the party will lose the next gubernatorial election
Obia said before 1999, the nation’s economy was buoyant, the railway system was working well and there was enough employment opportunities for the people
He said that the trio of CPC, the All Nigeria Peoples Party and the Action Congress of Nigeria had independently conducted their mandatory conventions to seal their merger into the APC
“All the parties agreed to come together in order to move the nation forward. So, no condition was given by any of the merged political parties while coming to form APC
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