Category: Politics

Kunle ADELABU The battle over who gets the political parties’ tickets for the much coveted Ikorodu Constituency I seat at the Lagos State House of Assembly has reached crescendo as aspirants are now engaging  in last minutes politicking to register their presence in the minds of the leaders and party members who are going to determine their fates at the party’s primary elections which are few days away.   The Assembly primary election for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is slated for Friday, October 5 (barring any postponement) while…

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Kunle ADELABU As members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) today go to the poll to elect those that be the flagbearers of the party for the senatorial and House of Representatives positions at the 2019 general elections, the incumbent representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Babajimi Benson, would be going to the poll unopposed.   The party seems to have unanimously agreed that the performing lawmaker should  take a second shot at the much coveted seat.   The coast became clear for…

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Kunle ADELABU While the dust of the political battle that engulfed the All Progressives Congress (APC) in selecting its gubernatorial candidate is yet to settle, another stage is set for another battle between two formidable figures in the party, this time around, in Lagos East Senatorial District Senatorial primary election.   The district’s political atmosphere became charged about a month ago when Hon. Bayo Osinowo, a four term state lawmaker and a power-broker in the State, formally declared his intention to wrestle the  senatorial seat from the incumbent, Sen. Gbenga…

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Wale JAGUN Hon. Sikiru Bayo Osinowo, an aspirant for the Lagos East Senatorial seat on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated his readiness for the senatorial primaries of the party. The primary election for the senatorial ticket is slated for Thursday (today) Hon Osinowo also dispelled the rumour going round that the party has given some incumbent senators return tickets as well as the report that he was not cleared for the primaries by the screening committee of the party. “The APC senatorial primaries takes place…

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Jare OLUKOTUN Sen. Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa, the Senator representing Lagos East, has been cleared and set to run opposed in the All Progressive Congress (APC) primaries slated for Thursday. In a statement signed by Mr Ayo Adio, the Director of Communications, Gbenga Ashafa Campaign Organisation, he stated that the senator’s camp received the screening results which is favourable to his principal with delight “We received with great delight, the news of the screened senatorial candidates in Lagos State, as approved by the national working committee of the APC, which saw…

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Wale JAGUN Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday conceded defeat in the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and congratulated the winner of Tuesday’s contest in the State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu   Sanwo-Olu polled 970,851 votes ahead of the governor’s 72,901 votes to emerged the APC candidate in the state.   The governor in a statewide address also stated that it was time for the State to move forward in order to consolidate on the gains of the last three and half years.   Addressing…

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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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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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Chairman of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Clement Ebri on Wednesday endorsed the result of Tuesday’s governorship primary election of the party in Lagos state.   Mr Ebiri thus endorsed Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the winner.  

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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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