Category: Politics

Lagos Guber Race: Sanwo-Olu in, Ambode out

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The National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may have finally accepted the outcome of Tuesday’s governorship primary in Lagos state, putting to rest, the controversy surrounding the exercise. The Chairman of the Lagos State APC Governorship Primary, Mr. Clement Ebri, addressed the press on Wednesday to formally uphold the result earlier released by the Lagos state Chairman of the Party. Ebri said that the incumbent Governor Akinwumi Ambode scored 72,901 votes to drop out of the race, while Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu scored 970,851 votes to clinch…

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Oshiomhole Supports Sanwo-Olu’s Candidacy For Lagos

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All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole has dismissed fears that Tuesday’s governorship primary in Lagos State, which produced Babajide Sanwo-Olu as candidate, was controversial. He said the party leadership was in control of the shadow election. Speaking at the Presidential Villa after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, the former Edo State Governor said: “I told the President that the primaries held as planned and everything is being done to ensure there is no violence because democracy doesn’t flourish with violence. “Nigerians must begin to learn how to…

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Lagos APC Guber Primary : Sanwo-Olu In Landslide Win In Ikorodu Local Government

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Kunle ADELABU -Emerges victorious in 19 wards Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the sole challenger of  Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for the gubernatorial ticket of the All progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, was massively voted for across the six Local Government and  Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Ikorodu division during the party’s primary election that took place on Tuesday(yesterday). While Sanwo-Olu Polled 20, 789 Votes, the incumbent governor, Ambode polled 1596 votes The election went peacefully and orderly in voting centres visited by our reporter while the reports gathered indicated that…

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Ikorodu Constituency II LAHA Seat: Incumbent, Other Aspirants Set To Do Battle

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Kunle ADELABU Any moment fromnow, the incumbent occupant of the Ikorodu Constituency II seat at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Nurudeen Saka Solaja, would face his old political foe, Mr Sesan Akeju, in the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC)  to determine who gets the ruling party’s ticket for the position. The winner between the duo may eventually face Hon. Abiodun, who seems to be the sole aspirant for the position on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),  in the general elections. Hon. Solaja,…

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APC Guber Primary: Declared Results In Ikorodu Local Government

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Cele 1: Sanwo-Olu 346 votes, Ambode 76 votes Cele 2 : Sanwo-Olu 2660, votes Ambode 2 votes Cele 3 : Sanwo-olu 680 votes, Ambode 52 votes Aga Ijomu: Sanwo-Olu 1202 votes, Ambode 19 votes Ipakodo: Sanwo-Olu 7544 votes, Ambode 137 votes Imota 1: Sanwo-Olu 1933 votes, Ambode 439 votes Imota 2: Sanwo-Olu 2457 votes, Ambode 391 votes 8: Isiu: Sanwo-Olu 169 votes,  Ambode 18 votes Igbogbo 1: Sanwo-Olu 258 votes, Ambode 25 votes Igbogbo 2: Sanwo-Olu 480 votes, Ambode 39 votes Igbogbo 3: Sanwo-Olu 234 votes, Ambode 16 votes Ibeshe:…

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Lagos Guber Primary: Hon. Agunbiade, Campaign Team Endorse Sanwo-Olu For Governor

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Wale JAGUN The campaign team of the Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanai Oyeniran Agunbiade on Monday drummed support for the governorship ambition of Mr Babajide Sanwo-olu.   The governorship aspirant of the All Progressives congress (APC) is up against the incumbent governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode in the battle for the party’s ticket in Lagos State for the 2019 governorship election   In a release signed by Alhaji Kamaldeen Ajalogun, the Director-General of Team SOB 2019, he enjoined party members to partake in the primary…

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Lagos APC Guber: Tinubu insists on Sanwo-Olu for ticket

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•Meeting with Buhari ‘fruitful’ •How party ’ll pick candidate •Panel promises credible election All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu said last night that his position on the candidates battling for the party’s governorship ticket remains. Tinubu’s media adviser Tunde Rahman said last night in a statement on Tinubu’s meeting with the President in Abuja: “Asiwaju Tinubu and Chief Bisi Akande were invited by President Buhari and it turned out to be a good and productive meeting. Asiwaju was quite pleased to have conferred with the President who…

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Lagos APC Governorship Primary Faces Fresh Hurdle

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The Electoral Committee of the Lagos APC governorship primary and stakeholders in the state chapter, on Monday came out of a meeting without agreeing on the pattern to adopt for the election on Tuesday. The Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa made the disclosure to newsmen on Monday, after a meeting between the committee and state party stakeholders in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Chairman of the electoral committee, Mr Clement Ebri, led his team to the meeting which was also…

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Lagos Guber Race: Sanwo-Olu declared winner as Oshiomhole consults Buhari, overrules NWC

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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole has overruled the decision of the Clement Ebri-led National Working Committee (NWC) to nullify the governorship primaries held on Tuesday in Lagos state.   The APC national chairman said the decision to uphold the primaries became imperative after consultation with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.   Oshiomhole’s decision has effectively foreclosed the holding of a fresh primary in the state on Wednesday as announced by the chairman of the NWC on Lagos governorship primaries, Chief Clement Ebri.   Meanwhile,…

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