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Guber Polls: A Business Tycoon Kingsley Ilona Picks APGA Ticket In Kogi
From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja
A Business Tycoon, Kingsley Idoko Ilona on Wednesday in Lokoja emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Alliance (APGA) for the November 11 Kogi state governorship election.
Kingsley, the former runner’s off of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) primary emerged APGA Candidate via a consensus voice vote held at SAATOF Hotel on Wednesday in Lokoja in replacement of the party’s earlier candidate, Abdullazeez Arokoya who voluntarily withdrew from the race.
Presenting the Party’s flag bearer, the Chairman Electoral Committee of the party, Ben Nweke said that the choice of Kingsley Ilona’s candidature was based on his track record of service to humanity.
Nweke pointed out that Kingsley Ilona’s success story and humanitarian seevices will surely market APGA towards taking Kogi state to enviable position if given the opportunity.
The Chairman assured that Kogi stae under APGA will be greater and witness unprecedented accelerated development in the years ahead.
In his acceptance speech, Mr. Ilona promised to focus on improving the revenue generating capacity of the state to enable it tackle poverty and underdevelopment in Kogi state.
The APGA flag bearer pointed out that Ibaji local government is naturally blessed with fertile land, natural resources and the only oil producing local government in the state which if given the desired attention with good road networks, Kogi will not depend on Federal allocation for survival.
He pointed out that rice, sugarcane, yams and other food crops production in Ibaji area and other resources in some local government areas will except Kogi state from depending on federal allocation.
Mr. Ilona stressed that Priority attention would be given to the agricultural and Industrialization of the state to boost revenue generation of the state and tackle unemployment in the state.
The APGA flag bearer disclosed that there is no nation that can survive without education adding that Priority attention would be given to education sector to enable Kogi compete favourably in capacity building with other states of the Federation.
“My prayer is that out of about 18 of us from different political parties jostling for the Lugard House, God should give to the best person that can entrench good governance in Kogi state and I promised to join hands with the person to make Kogi great.”
May 25, 2023
Ex-Chief Judge Peter Umeadi Wins APGA Presidential Ticket
A former Chief Judge of Anambra State, Retired Justice Peter Umeadi, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Justice Umeadi who is the sole presidential aspirant of APGA was declared the winner of the primary election of the party on Wednesday.
His candidacy was affirmed by 150 delegates who voted at a special convention of the party held in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
The former chief judge, in his acceptance speech, asked Nigerians to respect the ballot and promised to secure votes at the polls that would transform the county.
Details later…
June 1, 2022
Sen. Abaribe Dumps PDP For APGA, Resigns As Senate Minority Leader
The Minority leader of the Senate, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Senator Abribe made his decision known in a letter to the Ward Chairman of the PDP in his ward, Ward 5, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State.
In the letter dated May 24, 2022, the Senator wrote, “This development is consequent upon the shameful display of illegality, impunity, and undemocratic decision of the party and after due consultations with my constituents”.
Concerning his next move, he told Channels Television that he would be vying for the Abia South senatorial seat under the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
In a separate letter, Senator Abaribe notified Senate President Ahmed Lawan of his resignation from the PDP.
“This also means my resignation as Minority Leader of the Senate,” he said.
“I wish to thank you and my dear colleagues in the leadership of the Senate for the warm camaraderie we enjoyed while I was Minority Leader.”
His resignation is his latest move following his bowing out of the Abia State PDP governorship race which was held on Wednesday.
In a later conveying his decision, the lawmaker cited the failure to establish a level-playing field for the aspirants and the interferences of godfathers.
“Accordingly, I Senator Enyinnaya Harcourt Abaribe will not be part of this charade,” he said in a statement captioned ‘Notice of Non-Participation in the Abia PDP Gubernatorial Primaries’.
“I am therefore not participating in the exercise, which means that I will not be part of the PDP governorship primary election that holds in Abia State on Wednesday 25th of May, 2022 as doing so would have amounted to an endorsement of an illegality that is already being challenged in the courts.”
The former deputy governor faulted what he described as a shambolic process in the lead-up to the elections.
“The implication for our party is grave and as such has put all ongoing primary exercises on quicksand,” the outspoken lawmaker said.
“I am known for standing firm in defence of my convictions for the right of all people to a free and fair democratic process. That was why my campaign set sail on a democratic journey that took us to all the nooks and crannies of our dear state.”
May 27, 2022
APGA Debunks Assassination Attempt on Gov Soludo
The All Progressives Grand Alliance has debunked the report making the rounds of an assassination attempt on the Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo.
The party said nothing of such had happened since Soludo became the governor of the state, describing the report as an orchestrated plot by “mischief makers” to instill fear in the minds of the people “just as it is condemnable”.
Addressing journalists in Awka, on Monday, the National Coordinator of APGA Media Warriors Forum, Chinedu Obigwe, maintained that the governor would not yield to the “evil wishes” of the criminal elements who want to hold the state spellbound.
Obigwe said the hoodlums only launched a “hit and run attack” on the Isuofia community and not on the governor’s convoy.
He urged the general public to disregard the twisted report just as he reminded the media that they have a role in eradicating criminality in Anambra and the South-East region.
The party insisted that no criminal elements could withstand the level of preparedness the governor has placed on security in the state as “security remains the bedrock of sustainable development”.
The party said, “There was nothing like an attack on the governor. What happened was that criminal elements currently suffocating under the heat of the governor’s merciless onslaught against them decided to launch a hit and run attack at Isuofia.
“They did that to frighten the residents of Isuofia and to see if Soludo will back out of his decision to end the senseless every Monday sit-at-home in Anambra.
“But they have forgotten that the governor will not yield to their evil wishes as he is determined to deal decisively with them because security is the bedrock of sustainable development.
“Soludo’s convoy was not attacked at all, so I can’t tell how they got the news of Soludo’s escape from an assassination attempt in Anambra.”
The party assured the people not to panic because the state was in safe hands as the state government was determined to chase the criminals out of our state.
“With Soludo’s level of preparation, criminals cannot withstand the presence of his convoy in any environment in the state. He is fully prepared, they are the ones to run from him and not the other way round as was reported.
“Soludo was not even at Isuofia when the ugly shooting incident occurred as was reported that he was at Isuofia and escaped being assassinated,” Obigwe added.
April 18, 2022
Anambra Election: APGA’s Candidate Prof. Soludo Takes Early Lead in 7 LGAs
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the Anambra Election, Prof Charles Soludo, has taken an early lead in seven of the 21 local governments, according to the results so far released by the Independent National Electoral Commission
In the results so far released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, Soludo is leading in the following local governments: Orumba South, Njijoka, Awka South, Onitsha South, Anambra East, Anaocha, and Anambra South.
As of 5am when INEC updated the results, Soludo was leading in five LGAs. By the time two new LGAs were announced, the APGA candidate’s lead rose to seven.
Below are the results of the seven LGAs that have been announced so far.
NJIKOKA LGA
APC – 3216
APGA – 8803
PDP – 3409
ORUMBA SOUTH LGA
APC: 2,060
APGA: 4394
PDP: 1672
AWKA SOUTH LGA
APC – 2595
APGA – 12891
PDP – 5489
ONITSHA SOUTH LGA
APC – 2050
APGA – 4281
PDP – 2253
ANAMBRA EAST LGA
APC 2034
APGA: 9746
PDP: 1380
ANAOCHA LGA
APC – 2085
APGA – 6911
PDP – 5,108
ONITSHA SOUTH
APC – 2,050
APGA – 4,281
PDP – 2,253
November 7, 2021
Defection: FCT State Minister welcomes 4,000 decampees from PDP, APGA
By Joyce Remi- Babayeju
Ahead of Federal Capital Territory Area Area Councils election slated for February 2022, over 4, 000 party faithful have dumped opposition parties to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwali Area Council of the territory.
Receiving the decampees to the APC fold, FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, assured them of justice and fairness amongst members of the ruling party, while calling on others who are yet to join to do so.
The minister who described the event as ‘harvest’ of over 4,000 members, expressed delight that most of the returnees are former leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), in the Federal Capital Territory
Aliyu, also charged them to use their political weight to ensure victory for the party come 2022 and beyond also appealled to both old and new members of APC to work together in peace and be law abiding.
She said, “we are here today to receive over 4,000 of our brothers and sisters who have decided on their own to join the ruling APC. They came from various political parties especially the major opposition parties, the PDP and APGA. We appreciate them.”
“They have keyed into the agenda of the second term of the incumbent chairman, the second term of credible governance, the second term of competent leadership, the second term of solid management of our common patrimony in Kwali area council”.
APC chairman in FCT, Hon. Abdulmalik Usman, who described the defection said that some of the decampees are founding members of the All Progressives Congress before they left.
Usman said, “Today we are here to make another history, the history of receiving our brothers, some of whom we started this party together. You are welcome back home.”
He expressed confidence that come February 12, 2022, the APC will win the entire six area councils and the 62 wards in the nation’s capital.
Responding on behalf of other decampees, Hon Usman Jiya, former APGA aspirant, assured party faithful that their return to APC was to consolidate on the achievements recorded by the incumbent chairman of Kwali area council, assuring that all members of their dedication and team spirit in the forthcoming area councils poll.
The highpoint of the event was the presentation of symbolic broom to the leaders of the decampees by the FCT Minister of State and the party chairman. Other decampees include Hon Salihu Kolo, former state PDP Deputy Chairman, Hon Usman Jiya, former APGA Aspirant, Hon Habila Bwaba, former PDP state vice chairman, Hon Maimunat S Adamu amongst others.
November 4, 2021
Supreme Court Affirms Soludo As APGA’s Governorship Candidate
The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed Professor Charles Soludo as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Anambra election slated to hold on November 6, 2021.
The five-man panel led by Justice Mary Odili also affirmed Mr. Victor Oye as the chairman of the party.
The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-man panel of justices led by Justice Mary Odili, upheld the judgement of the Kano State Division of the Court of Appeal, which validated the primary election that produced Soludo.
According to the Supreme Court, the appellate court was right when it quashed a Jigawa State High Court judgement that recognised a parallel primary election that was conducted by the Jude Okeke-led faction of APGA.
It will be recalled that Soludo emerged from the primary election that was organised by the Chief Victor Oye-led faction of the party.
October 14, 2021
Anambra Deputy Governor’s Defection To APC Long Expected – APGA
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has reacted to the defection of the Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Dr Nkem Okeke, to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, APGA National Publicity Secretary, Tex Okechukwu, said the action of the deputy governor has no consequence of the party ahead of the November 6 governorship election in the state.
He added that the defection was long expected since Okeke had been grudging everyone over his inability to secure the party’s governorship ticket.
“The deputy governor had thought that the governor (Willie Obiano) and the party were going to hand over the governorship ticket of the party in the last primary to him on a platter,” said Okechukwu.
“When that didn’t happen, he started behaving abnormally, even to the point of insubordination and dereliction of duties.”
Okechukwu, however, stated that APGA viewed the exit of the deputy governor, without formal notification to the party or his principal, as uncalled for, ill-timed, and ill-advised as the governor had always treated him with respect, love, and consideration.
According to him, the party condemns the desperation being exhibited by the opposition APC in the build-up to the governorship election.
The APGA spokesman also called on all members of the party to remain united to ensure that they win the election with wider margins.
“Let nobody be deceived – APC has no root anywhere in Anambra State and that is why all that they do is going about luring political deadwood with money and other lucres,” Okechuchwu added.
“No matter the designs of the opposition and other subterranean forces, APGA Is poised to win the forthcoming election and continue with the massive infrastructural development going on in the state.”
October 14, 2021
Soldier Killed As Armed Bandits Thwart APGA Campaign In Anambra
A group of armed men on Tuesday thwarted the scheduled campaign of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Although no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, the gunmen were repelled by security operatives already present at the scene of the incident.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Anambra, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement.
Ahead of the governorship election to be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on November 6, the party’s campaign train was billed to hit Ihiala, but that was unsuccessful.
The assailants were said to have stormed the area in the morning, shooting sporadically in an attempt to make their way into Odoata Central School – the venue of the rally.
Shortly after their arrival, they were engaged by a joint team of security operatives – comprising soldiers and policemen – drafted to the venue to prevent any form of breakdown of law and order.
The Commissioner for Information in Anambra, Cdon Adinuba, who also confirmed the incident, disclosed that a soldier was killed during the shootout.
He faulted the reports the convoy of the state governor, Willie Obiano, was attacked by the assailants, stressing that the security operatives repelled the attack.
Adinuba said that the armed men, who came on some motorcycles vehicles, were forced to flee the scene as a result of the superior firepower of the security operatives.
According to him, they later ran into the large premises of a hospital located directly opposite the campaign ground.
Ikenga, on his part, stated that no casualty was recorded by the police.
“Preliminary investigations revealed that the hoodlums started shooting sporadically while arriving at Odata Central School, but they were successfully repelled by police operatives and military personnel on ground,” he said in a statement.
Some of the items recovered by the security operatives include an AK-47 rifle, 30 rounds of ammunition, two magazines, and four vehicles.
The command’s spokesman said normalcy has returned to the area and asked residents to report people with gunshot wounds as soon as possible.
October 13, 2021
Six Anambra Lawmakers Dump APGA For APC
Six members of the Anambra State House of Assembly have dumped the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for All Progressives Congress (APC).
The lawmakers include Nonso Okafor, representing Nnewi North; Timothy Ifedioramma, representing Njikoka 1; Cater D. N Umeoduagu, representing Aguata 1; Lawrence Ezeudu, representing Dumekofia; Arthur Chiekwu, representing Idemmih North and Edward Ibuzo, representing Onisha North 2.
They were received by the APC Caretaker Chairman and Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to Buni, the defection is an indication of the APC’s grassroots approach in the quest to win the Anambra governorship election.
Other stakeholders who received the defectors include Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma, and the party’s candidate in the Anambra governorship race, Senator Andy Ubah.
These defections are coming hours after President Muhammadu Buhari received Senator Andy Uba, the APC Candidate at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The Anambra State governorship election is scheduled to hold on November 6, 2021.
September 1, 2021