The party spokesman said that what happened between the group and the APC on November 26 was not a merger
Browsing: Chief Bisi Akande
Prior to the date for the Election, the ominous signs of an election that was pre-determined to favour specific interests against the run of the electorate support were already clear
In a most predictable fashion, the rabid nature of the reaction confirms the truth that Nigeria is being run by little minds and irritants
He, however, said that Akande was eligible to be nominated by the nine-man interim management as chairman, if they so desired
Tinubu, later in an interview, confirmed the ongoing merger plan among the ACN, Congress for Progressive Change and the All Nigeria Peoples Party, stressing that the arrangement would be concluded in June
In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said any attempt to label Akande an ex-convict in a pejorative sense will be an exercise in futility, because he was neither convicted for abuse of office nor for any corruption-related offence by a duly constituted court
The Zonal Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Hon. Kayode Babade, said in a statement on Tuesday that rather than turning George’s conviction into an anthem that they sing everyday, the ACN should tell Nigerians the propriety of having Akande, who was jailed for fraud in 1984, as its National Chairman and Femi Gbajamiala, who was convicted for professional misconduct by the Supreme Court of Georgia, United States of America, as the House of Representatives Minority Leader
The ACN said it was glaring that the election was not perfect but the extent of the imperfection will shape its position after a careful analysis
Akande said there were glaring shortcomings in the process that threw up Mimiko