Politics
2023: APC lucky to have popular presidential candidate – Shittu
Former Minister of Communications, Alhaji Adebayo Shittu, said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was very lucky to have a salable Presidential flagbearer for the 2023 election.
Shittu, who is the Director-General of Asiwaju Tinubu Presidential Campaign Organisation (ATPCO), made the statement at the inauguration of ‘Jagaban/Shettima Local Government Voluntary Representatives Forum’ and its First National Meeting, held in Abuja.
He said that the emergence of Tinubu as the presidential candidate of APC was the best thing that happened to the party in view of the current challenges bedeviling the country.
Shittu said the performances of Tinubu when he was the Lagos State Governor were enough testimony to convince Nigerians that ”he is the best candidate for presidency.”
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According to him, before Tinubu became the Lagos State Governor in 1999, the Internally Generated Revenue of the state was N700 million per month and within two years he turned it to N50 billion monthly.
He also said that Tinubu introduced compulsory free primary and secondary education in Lagos, including payment of West Africa Examination Council and National Examination Council (NECO) for all residents of Lagos, irrespective of ethic nationality without discrimination.
”I told a lot of our leaders that we are very lucky in All Progressives Congress (APC), because, we have a salable candidate.
”We are lucky, we have a salable candidate, as Director-General of Tinubu Campaign Organisation, I am excited by the enormous support that people are giving to Tinubu all over the country.
”More often than not, people struggle to belong as if the struggle is for ticket to go to paradise,” he said.
The ex-Minister commended the group for sacrificing their energy and resources to put together Tinubu support organizations with membership across the country.
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Oyo local govt poll: PDP wins all chairmanship seats
Oyo local govt poll: PDP wins all chairmanship seats
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has achieved a landslide victory in the Oyo state local government election.
This is as the candidates of the PDP won all the chairmanship positions in the 33 local government areas of the south west state.
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The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, OYSIEC, conducted the election on Saturday.
OYSIEC on Sunday declared PDP candidates as winners of the election in all the 33 LGAs.
The results were announced at OYSIEC’s office in Ibadan, the state capital.
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BREAKING: Agboola wins Ondo PDP primary
BREAKING: Agboola wins Ondo PDP primary
A former deputy governor in Ondo state, Hon Ajayi Agboola has won the ongoing People’s Democratic Party governorship primary election in the state.
He polled 264 votes of the 621 votes cast during the contest.
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The former Scretary General of the Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere, Chief Sola Ebiseni may come second in the contest.
Agboola was the former deputy governor to the late governor Rotimi Akeredolu before they parted ways following irreconcilable differences.
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BREAKING: Agboola wins Ondo PDP primary
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BREAKING: APC NWC in peace talks with Aiyedatiwa, other Ondo gov aspirants
BREAKING: APC NWC in peace talks with Aiyedatiwa, other Ondo gov aspirants
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) is currently holding a closed-door peace meeting with Governor Lucky Ayiedatiwa and fifteen other aspirants in the April 20 Ondo state governorship primary election.
All the aspirants but Hon. Wale Akinterinwa and Hon. Isaacs Kekemeke are in attendance.
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Those in attendance are Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, Olusoji Adewale Ehinlanwo, a former member of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Olugbenga Omogbemi Edema, and business magnate, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim Folorunsho.
Others are Engr. (Mrs.) Funmilayo Waheed-Adekojo, Hon. Akinfolarin Mayo Samuel, legal luminary, Chief Olusola Alexander Oke, SAN, Ohunyeye Olamide Felix, and Barr. Morayo Lebi.
Also in attendance are Garvey Oladiran Iyanjan, Prof. Francis Adebayo Faduyile, and Engr. (Mrs) Judith Folakemi Omogoroye, President Unilag Alumni (Worldwide), Engr. Ifeoluwa Olusola Oyedele and Hon. Omo’Oba Okunjimi Odimayo John.
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