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Ogun APC accuses Oshiomhole of plotting to impose governorship candidate, urges Buhari to call him to order

Femi Adewale — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 21:50:25 +0000

The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, complained about the “frustrating and unsatisfactory treatment” meted out to it by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party over the governorship primaries. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Taiwo Adeoluwa, expressed the position at a press conference in Abeokuta. Adeoluwa, […]

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Ogun guber: Crisis hits APC as Amosun picks Akinlade, Ijebu elders back Ashiru

Femi Adewale — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 19:47:02 +0000

A member of the National Assembly, Adekunle Abdulkabir Akinlade, is the choice of Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State for the 2019 governorship election. Akinlade, a member of the House of Representatives, was unveiled on Thursday by a bloc in Ogun West Senatorial District loyal to Amosun. But, Ogun East Senatorial District, comprising nine local […]

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Ogun APC adopts consensus for primaries as Amosun announces senatorial ambition

Femi Adewale — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 20:43:03 +0000

Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, resolved to adopt consensus primaries to select candidates for the 2019 elections. The decision was reached at a stakeholders’ meeting held in Abeokuta where it was also agreed that the party would resort to direct primaries where consensus candidates could not emerge. The resolve followed […]

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2019: Ijebu elders rise against Amosun’s Yewa Agenda, pick Bimbo Ashiru as consensus candidate, reject Kaka, Mamora, Adesegun, others

Femi Adewale — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 22:40:33 +0000

The race to succeed Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State in 2019 became interesting on Wednesday as Ijebu Elders from Ogun East Senatorial District rose with one voice, backing Amosun’s Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru. This position is seen by political watchers as against Amosun’s determination to ensure that a Yewa candidate […]

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