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APC postpones membership registration to 2021

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All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed the nationwide membership registration, update and revalidation exercise of the party.

The Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the party announced this on Thursday two days after securing six months extension for its tenure.

The APC National Executive Committee (NEC) at an emergency meeting held in the State House, Abuja on Tuesday extended the tenure of the committee headed by Yobe State Governor, Mr Mai Mala Buni.

The caretaker committee was raised in June following the dissolution of the National Working Committee (NWC) led by Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, whose suspension plunged the party into a leadership crisis with two factions of the party laying claims to its interim chairmanship.

One of the reasons given by NEC for the extension of the committee’s tenure was to allow it embark on the membership registration, update and revalidation exercise, which was supposed to commence on Saturday, December 12, 2020.

The Secretary of the Caretaker Committee, Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, while addressing a press conference on Thursday in Abuja said the exercise was postponed to the second week of January due to several factors.

He stated: “On account of several factors however, including the fast-approaching Christmas and End of Year celebrations; as well as the interest of our Christian members; and the objective of ensuring maximum participation, the caretaker committee has decided to shift the date of the exercise to the second week of January 2021.

“The Committee sincerely regrets any inconveniences that may arise out of the change in date; but appeals for the understanding of our teeming members and the general public, in the interest of preparing a solid foundation for a successful exercise.”

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2027: Ambode’s Lagos gov campaign poster surfaces

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Former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode

2027: Ambode’s Lagos gov campaign poster surfaces

Residents of Lagos State have called on former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to contest the 2027 governorship election, expressing confidence in his ability to drive the state’s development if given a second chance.

The Lagos Residents Association (LRA), a prominent civic group, made the appeal in a statement signed by its President General, Dr. Olumuyiwa Adesanmi. The group urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to reconsider Ambode for the party’s ticket, describing his previous tenure (2015–2019) as transformative.

Dr. Adesanmi highlighted Ambode’s achievements in infrastructure, human capital development, and overall transformation of the state, emphasizing the widespread support he still enjoys among Lagosians.

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The legacy he left behind in infrastructure, human capital development, and total transformation of Lagos is undeniable. He positively impacted the lives of residents, and we believe he deserves the opportunity to complete the good work he started,” Adesanmi said.

“It is Ambode’s constitutional right to seek a second term, and the events that denied him that opportunity in 2019 were questionable. We are urging him to step forward and contest in 2027,” the statement added.

The association further declared its readiness to support Ambode’s candidacy by purchasing his nomination and expression of interest forms.

“Residents of Lagos are united in their desire for his return. We are ready to back him and ensure his success in the 2027 elections,” Dr. Adesanmi said.

 

2027: Ambode’s Lagos gov campaign poster surfaces

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2027 presidency: Atiku hosts Obi in Adamawa

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2027 presidency: Atiku hosts Obi in Adamawa

 

Permutations about the 2027 presidential contest have commenced with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar hosting Peter Obi, a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), to a breakfast meeting at his residence in Adamawa State.

There are speculations of another Atiku/Obi ticket coming up in the 2027 presidential election.

Pressure is also being mounted on Atiku to endorse Obi and another strong contestant from the North, to defeat and upstage the incumbent President, Bola Tinubu.

In a video posted on his X handle on Saturday, Atiku is seen with the 2023 LP presidential candidate, walking into a dining area of his house.

In May, Atiku hosted Obi at his residence in Abuja sparking rumours of a possible alliance between both politicians ahead of the 2027 election.

Atiku was vice-president between 1999 and 2007.

He was the standard-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 and 2023 presidential elections — losing in both polls. Obi was his running mate in 2019.

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2027 Lagos gov race: Opposition heightens against Seyi Tinubu, Obasa

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Seyi Tinubu and Speaker of the Lagoa State House of Assembly, Hon Mudashiru Obasa

2027 Lagos gov race: Opposition heightens against Seyi Tinubu, Obasa

GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State still has 30 months to serve, but the polity is already charged as potential aspirants eyeing his seat embark on exploratory footwork.

Those considered to be aspiring for the Alausa Round House on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, include President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu; serving Speaker of the Lagoa State House of Assembly, Hon Mudashiru Obasa; immediate past Lagos Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode; and Senator Tokunbo Abiru

The main opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, 2023 Candidate, Abdulaziz Olajide Adediran (Jandor); and his Labour Party, LP, counterpart, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, are still nursing the ambition of governing the state.

Factors that will shape who emerges the candidates of the leading parties and winner of the poll proper include the choice of President Tinubu, indigeneship, religion, zoning, and Governor’s Advisory Council, GAC, of the APC among others.

Religious card

Sanwo-Olu, a Christian succeeded Akinwunmi Ambode, another Christian. By 2027, Christians would have been in the saddle for 12 straight years, which is four years short of the 16 years that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Babatunde Fashola (who are Moslems) spent.

Thus some are angling for Ambode’s return to complete 16 years for Christians before power returns to Moslems in the state.

Currently, Seyi Tinubu has been receiving a series of endorsement from many groups just as Obasa, the longest serving Speaker of Lagos said he is not too young or inexperienced to run.

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Indeed, some of those who stepped down their ambition in 2023 to allow Sanwo-Olu complete his second term, are angling to succeed the governor.

2023 power-play

With the benefit of hindsight, Sanwo-Olu’s emergence as governorship candidate in 2019 came as surprise to many after the ouster of the incumbent Governor Ambode by the power bloc in the APC led by the Jagaban himself, now President Tinubu.

Sanwo-Olu emerged as a consensus candidate after Tinubu’s endorsement. The rest is history.

2027 Lagos gov race: Opposition heightens against Seyi Tinubu, Obasa

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