There is growing disquiet in the Sokoto State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the alleged attempt by Governor Aliyu Wamakko to hand over the governorship ticket of the party to House of Representatives Speaker, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal.
Tambuwal had on Monday, attended an APC stakeholders meeting in Sokoto, indicating his reported interest to join the party.
Friday, 24 October 2014
HAMMAYO’S RESIGNATION AND THE BAUCHI GUBER RACE
The resignation of Alhaji Aminu Hammayo as secretary to the Bauchi State Government, announced recently alongside seven commissioners, in order to contest for elective posts in 2015 came as a surprise.
This is because Hammayo had not shown interest in contesting any elective post having been appointed not long ago.
But few weeks to his resignation, a group, Bauchi Association for political Stability, pasted his posters and urged him to come out and contest.
WHY I JOINED KOGI WEST SENATORAL RACE - EX-SSS CHIEF
A former State Security Service (SSS) chief, Mr. Williams Toyin Akanle, has said that he joined the race for the Kogi West senatorial district ticket in order to attract development to the area.
TAMBUWAL’S AIDE PICKS APC NOMINATION FORM FOR KATSINA ASSEMBLY
Senior Special Assistant to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal on print media, Malam Mohammed Isa Funtua, has picked the All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination form to contest for the Katsina State House of Assembly.
Isa said his decision to vie for the Funtua Local Government state assembly seat was informed by his desire to provide quality leadership to attract development to the area.
Isa said his decision to vie for the Funtua Local Government state assembly seat was informed by his desire to provide quality leadership to attract development to the area.
JIKA HEADS ISHAKU CAMPAIGN ORGANISATION
Former chief of staff to ex-governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State, Malam Aminu Jika, has been appointed as the director general of the Darius Ishaku campaign organisation.
Ishaku who resigned last week as minister of state for Niger Delta affairs is running for governor in Taraba State and has since obtained nomination form at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) headquarters in Abuja.
Ishaku who resigned last week as minister of state for Niger Delta affairs is running for governor in Taraba State and has since obtained nomination form at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) headquarters in Abuja.
SHAMSUDDEEN SET TO DECLARE FOR KADUNA GUBER RACE
A member of the House of Representatives from Kaduna State, Shamsuddeen Ango Abdullahi, will tomorrow formally declare to contest for the governorship seat in the state under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Shamsuddeen who represents Giwa/Birnin Gwari Federal Constituency of the state said in a statement yesterday that he is joining the race to better the lot the Kaduna people.
Shamsuddeen who represents Giwa/Birnin Gwari Federal Constituency of the state said in a statement yesterday that he is joining the race to better the lot the Kaduna people.
2015: PDP ASPIRANTS IN RUSH TO BEAT DEADLINE FOR PURCHASE OF NOMINATION FORMS
As national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday ruled out the extension of deadline for the purchase of expression of interest and nomination forms, many aspirants yesterday stormed the party’s national secretariat to obtain their forms to contest various elective positions in the 2015 general elections.
Deputy governor of Sokoto State, Barrister Muktar Shagari, who picked his expression of interest and nomination forms at the national secretariat of the party yesterday, explained that there is an existing agreement which former President Olusegun Obasanjo was part of, that he would emerge governor of Sokoto State in 2015.
Deputy governor of Sokoto State, Barrister Muktar Shagari, who picked his expression of interest and nomination forms at the national secretariat of the party yesterday, explained that there is an existing agreement which former President Olusegun Obasanjo was part of, that he would emerge governor of Sokoto State in 2015.
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