Politics
Court clears statutory delegates to vote at APC presidential primary
The number of those to vote to determine presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress at the June 6 National Convention in Abuja may have to be increased as a federal High Court in Kano has declared statutory delegates eligible to participate.
Statutory delegates of a political party in a convention or congress include government personnel and lawmakers elected on the platform of the political party.
A judgement order issued on Friday June 3 by Justice A.M Liman of the Kano Federal High Court of Nigeria was sequel to an originating summons dated the 23rd day of May, 2022 and filed on the 24th day of May, 2022.
The decision of the court allows senators and House of Reps members to vote during conventions, congresses and meetings.
President of the Senate Ahmed Lawan is also one of those seeking to become Nigeria’s oresident in 2023.
The Suit No FHC/KN/CS/137/2022 had prayed the court to declare that Section 84(8) cannot be interpreted to have excluded statutory delegates from voting at the convention, congress or meeting by virtue of Section 223 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) and Article 20(iv)(c) of the All Progressives Congress Constitution, which allow Statutory Delegation to vote at convention, congress or meeting.
The suit, which was filed by Senator Mas’ud El-Jibrin Doguwa, Hon. Habibu Sani and Hon. Bilyaminu Yusif Shinkafi, had The Senate President, National Chairman of the APC, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as defendants.
Justice Liman, in delivering the order noted that the second defendant filed a counter affidavit in opposition to the originating summons dated 1st of June, 2022 while the 1st, 3rd and 4th Defendants did not file any process in the suit.
”It is hereby ordered as follows:
That Section 84(8) cannot be interpreted to have excluded statutory delegates from voting at the convention, congress or meeting by virtue of Section 223 of the 1999 constitution (as amended) and Article 20(iv)(c) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Constitution, which allow statutory delegation to vote at convention, congress or meeting,”
Politics
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.
Oyo local govt poll: PDP wins all chairmanship seats
Politics
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.
Attempt to impeach Ajayi during the crisis between him and the late Akeredolu failed
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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