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  • Osun LG crisis: Stop behaving like PDP’s branch—APC cautions NULGE

    Osun LG crisis: Stop behaving like PDP’s branch—APC cautions NULGE

    The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), led by Dr. Nathaniel Ogungbangbe, against playing a partisan role in the ongoing council control crisis in the state.

    Speaking at the party’s state secretariat on Tuesday, APC State Chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, accused the union of taking an unpatriotic stance over the delayed payment of federal allocations to local government councils.

    He was reacting to NULGE’s warning to the Accountant-General of the Federation, the Attorney-General of the Federation, and the Central Bank of Nigeria against releasing accumulated federal allocations due to the state’s local councils.

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    He said, “It is now crystal clear to the public that the NULGE leadership is working in cahoot with the Governor Ademola Adeleke-led administration in the state to further prolong the untold suffering being meted on the innocent people of the state through the delay in the payment of the accumulated local government allocations.

    “The actions and inactions of the state NULGE that has been on sympathy strike orchestrated by Governor Adeleke for seven months’ running have glaringly shown that the supposed organized labour union is a potent branch of the state chapter of the PDP.”

    Lawal enjoined the members of the public to discountenance the allegation of NULGE because they are playing partisan role, noting that Court of Appeal judgement of the 10th of February, 2025 reinstated the APC executive council bosses across the state.

    “NULGE must stop acting like a branch of PDP. The role being played by them made them a meddlesome interloper.”

  • APC Burutu II Ward adopts Tinubu, Oborevwori, Oloye for 2027

    APC Burutu II Ward adopts Tinubu, Oborevwori, Oloye for 2027

    In an overwhelming unanimous votes by APC members from Burutu Constituency II Ward 3 who met in Tuomo Town in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State yesterday September, 7, 2025, His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, His Excellency Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori and Hon. Pereotu Oloye were endorsed as candidates for the positions of President, Governor and House Assembly member respectively, come 2027.

    Moving the motion for the endorsement of the trio in a well-attended APC meeting in Tuomo Town, the party’s national leader, Elder Godsday Orubebe, stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori and Hon. Pereotu Oloye representing Burutu Constituency II in the House of Assembly, have all performed creditably well and hence they deserve a second tenure.

    The motion was seconded by Mike Loyibo, (aka the Prime Minister) and put to vote by the Council chairman, Hon. Julius Takeme wherein there was a thunderous ‘ayes’ in support of the endorsement.

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    “Today, I’m moving a motion that our Honourable member, representing Burutu II Constituency, Hon. Pereotu Oloye, we are adopting him for 2027, we are adopting our governor His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, we are adopting our President His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu for 2027. That is my motion, I so submit “, Orubebe moved.

    In seconding the motion moved by Elder Orubebe, Loyibo stated that the trio of His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, His Excellency, Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori and the member representing Burutu Constituency II in the Delta State House of Assembly, Pereotu Oloye were “doing very well”.

    The motion was put to vote by the Burutu Local Government Council chairman, Hon. Dr. Julius Takeme with a resounding ‘ayes’ from the people.

    It would be recalled that former Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, Dr. Kingsley Kuku was also present at the occasion in solidarity of the Burutu APC members.

  • APC alleges ADC’s harassment of members in Alimosho

    APC alleges ADC’s harassment of members in Alimosho

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the conduct of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) rally held on Saturday in Alimosho, Lagos, where Labour Party’s former governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, announced his defection to the ADC.

    The party alleged that the event, rather than being a peaceful political gathering, turned to harassment of residents and APC supporters by suspected ADC thugs.

    APC Southwest Organizing Secretary Lateef Ibirogba, described the incident as “unfortunate and reckless,” stressing that Lagos has always been known for peaceful political activities and should not be turned into a theatre of violence.

    “What happened in Alimosho yesterday is unacceptable. Political rallies should never be a platform for thuggery and harassment. Lagos has enjoyed relative peace, and no individual or group should be allowed to disrupt that with unruly behavior,” Ibirogba said.

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    He further queried Rhodes-Vivour’s choice of Alimosho as the venue for his defection, pointing out that the former Labour Party candidate neither resides in the area nor votes there.

    “Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour does not live in Alimosho, neither does he vote here. One wonders why he would come all the way to announce his defection in this community, only to cause disruption. That shows his intentions were not noble,” Ibirogba added.

    Ibirogba emphasized that the APC in Alimosho remains a peaceful and law-abiding party, but warned that its members will not tolerate outsiders coming to the community to cause mayhem under the guise of political gathering.

    “Our democracy thrives on freedom of choice and robust debate, not on intimidation or violence. We call on the police and other security agencies to ensure that such ugly incidents do not repeat themselves in Lagos or anywhere in the Southwest,” he said.

    He reassured APC supporters in Alimosho and across Lagos that the party remains committed to grassroots development and will not be distracted by what he described as “desperate political stunts.”

  • 2027: Nigeria is set for APC, North Central party chieftains boast

    2027: Nigeria is set for APC, North Central party chieftains boast

    The Northcentral would vote for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the 2027 elections, All Progressives Congress (APC) state chairmen in the region said yesterday.

    Also, the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Said Ahmed,  said there is no vacancy in Aso Villa, the seat of government.

    The party officials under the aegis of the ‘Forum  of APC Northcentral States Chairmen’ said the country is set for the ruling party.

    They dismissed  the opposition coalition – African Democratic Congress (ADC) – as a worn-out political vehicle that cannot march the APC.

    The leader of the forum and Kwara State Chairman, Sunday Fagbemi, spoke on the zonal backing for the president at the party’s headquarters in Abuja, shortly after leading his colleagues from Niger, Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa, and Plateau  states, and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on condolence visit to the National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, over the death of his mother.

    Fagbemi said APC is focused, adding that it cannot be distracted by the antics of the opposition in its bid to deliver the people-centered ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ of the  Tinubu administration.

    He said: “The bold steps taken by our leader, President Tinubu, is yielding results. We are good to go. Let us not be distracted. Before the next election commences, everything will be fine

    “Nigeria is good to go for the APC. Because the Nigerian project is something that is ongoing. And we cannot finish everything in one term. We trust the people that they have already given us their confidence and trust. We are not betraying that. We know we will do better than we are doing now.”

    Fagbemi hailed the president for not lettibg the country and the party down, saying: “He has done a lot and enough in terms of economic recovery. All of us can attest to the fact that food stuff prices are going down daily. And it is because of the diversification. I am not talking about oil.

    “You cannot go to the CBN and become an emergency billionaire.  The naira has been floated. The economy is going in the right direction. So, we are happy with what our leader is doing. And if you go to various states, including the PDP states, they are so happy that the allocation they are getting now is about three to four times what they were getting.”

    The Nasarawa APC chairman, Dr. Aliyu Bello, who said ADC is not a threat, added: “ The Chairman of the PDP, which is the main opposition, is also from Northcentral. We defeated them.

    “Why are you talking about the people that just went to a party yesterday and became an emergency exco without doing congresses. What are their antecedents? They were in position before.

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    “The issue of the new party, ADC, is like a vehicle with old driver, old engine; the spare tires are not even working. Why are we even bothering ourselves? It is the same old people. Is there anybody there that you don’t know? Is there anybody you can not tell the story about him? “

    On insecurity in the North-Central, the Plateau State chairman,  Dr. Benjamin Omale, said the issue is being addressed by the Tinubu administration, adding that insecurity isnot peculiar to either the region or the country.

    He stressed: “The question of insecurity is not peculiar to north-central alone. It is all over the world. The world is a very small village. You know what is happening in the world. Nigeria will not be a case in isolation. At the same time, when we are talking about insecurity, it is all over the country. It is not peculiar to north-central states

    “We can see what the government is doing by combing every nook and corner to ensure that these people are pushed out. So with God on our side, it will soon become an issue of history.”

    Other chairmen on the entorage were  Bobi Aminu (Niger)  Rufus Bature (Plateau) and AbdulMalik Usman (FCT).

    No vacancy in Aso Villa, says minister

     Ahmed said there is no vacancy in Aso Villa in 2027, adding that the President is laying a lasting foundation that will guarantee his re-election.

    He spoke during his visit to the Tinubu Support Group (TSG) in Abuja, where she commended the President’s reforms and long-term vision for the country.

  • We’re rebuilding APC in Oyo, says Rep Oseni

    We’re rebuilding APC in Oyo, says Rep Oseni

    House of Representatives member, Dr. Aderemi Oseni, says All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in Oyo State have resolved to rebuild the chapter ahead of 2027 general election.

    He said the party made some mistakes in the past, which should not be repeated.

    Oseni, an engineer, who represents Ibarapa East/Ido Constituency, lamented that the mistakes might have contributed to the party’s electoral defeat during the recent House of Representatives by-election in the state.

    He spoke with reporters in Lagos yesterday on politics in Oyo State and his activities as a federal legislator.

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    Noting that APC tried to slug it out with the candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the exercise, he said the party had resolved to unite and prepare better for future elections.

    Oseni, chairman of House of Representatives Committee on FERMA, said efforts were being made to mobilise prospective voters for the continuous voter registration.

    He said the ‘Remi Oseni Committee of Friends’, with a population of over 200,000, was active in pushing the frontiers of enlightenment on the registration.

    Oseni said: “Unlike 2023 when 26 per cent of registered voters turned up for the election, we are mobilising the people of Oyo for the voter registration.”

    The lawmaker, reflecting on the APC’s preparation for 2027, said governorship election was not a tea party because the ingredients were deep.

  • APC North central chairmen declare party ready for 2027, dismiss ADC as ‘worn-out vehicle’

    APC North central chairmen declare party ready for 2027, dismiss ADC as ‘worn-out vehicle’

    The Forum of All Progressives Congress (APC) North Central states chairmen has expressed confidence in the party’s readiness for the 2027 general elections, dismissing the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a “worn-out political vehicle” incapable of matching the governing party.

    Leader of the forum and Kwara State APC Chairman, Hon. Sunday Fagbemi, made this declaration on Thursday at the APC national secretariat in Abuja after he and five other state chairmen from the zone paid a condolence visit to the party’s National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, over the death of his mother last month.

    Fagbemi said the APC remains focused on delivering on the people-centered Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration and cannot be distracted by the noise of the opposition.

    “The bold steps taken by our leader, President Tinubu, are yielding results. We are good to go. Let us not be distracted. Before the next election commences, everything will be fine,” he said.

    He stressed that Nigeria’s development is a continuous project that cannot be completed in one term, noting that the people have already placed their trust in the APC.

    “We trust the people who have already given us their confidence. We are not betraying that. We know we will do better than we are doing now. Nigeria is good to go for the APC,” Fagbemi added.

    Read Also: We are rebuilding APC in Oyo, says Oseni

    The forum reaffirmed its commitment to mobilising support across the North Central region to ensure the APC consolidates its position as the dominant political force ahead of the 2027 polls.

    Commending the president for the progress made so far, Fagbemi said, “he has done a lot and enough in terms of economic recovery. All of us can attest to the fact that food stuff prices are going down daily. And it is because of the diversification. I am not talking about oil. 

    “You can not go to the CBN and become an emergency billionaire. The naira has been floated. The economy is going in the right direction. So we are happy with what our leader is doing. And if you go to various states, including the PDP states. They are so happy that the allocation they are getting now is about three to four times what they were getting.”

    On whether the ruling party is not threatened by the opposition, the APC Nasarawa state chairman, Dr. Aliyu Bello dismissed them, saying: ” The Chairman of the PDP, which is the main opposition, is also from north-central. We defeated them.

    “Why are you talking about the people that just went to a party yesterday and became an emergency exco without doing congresses. What are their antecedents? They were in position before. 

    “The issue of the new party, ADC, is like a vehicle with old driver, old engine, the spare tires are not even working. Why are we even bothering ourselves? It is the same old people. Is there anybody there that you don’t know? Is there anybody you can not tell the story about him? “

    On issue of insecurity in the North-Central, the Plateau State Chairman, Dr. Benjamin Omale said the issue is being addressed head-on by the Tinubu-led administration, adding that insecurity was not peculiar to North-Central States or Nigeria generally.

    “The question of insecurity is not peculiar to north-central alone. It is all over the world. The world is a very small village. You know what is happening in the world. Nigeria will not be a case in isolation. At the same time, when we are talking about insecurity, it is all over the country. It is not peculiar to north-central states 

    “We can see what the government is doing by combing every nook and corner to ensure that these people are pushed out. So with God on our side, it will soon become an issue of history,” Omale expressed.

    The visiting chairmen were, Dr. Benjamin Omale – Benue, Sunday Fagbemi – Kwara, Dr. Aliyu Bello – Nasarawa, Bobi Aminu – Niger, Rufus Bature – Plateau, AbdulMalik Usman – FCT

  • We are rebuilding APC in Oyo, says Oseni

    We are rebuilding APC in Oyo, says Oseni

    House of Representatives member Dr. Aderemi Oseni yesterday said All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders in Oyo State have resolved to rebuild the chapter ahead of 2027 polls.

    He said the party had made some mistakes in the past which should not be repeated. 

    Oseni, an engineer, who represents Ibarapa East/Ido Constituency, lamented that the mistakes may have contributed to the party’s electoral defeat during the recent House of Representatives by-election in the state. 

    He spoke with reporters in Lagos on politics in Oyo and his activities as a federal legislator.

    Noting that APC tried to slug it out with the candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the exercise, he said the party has now resolved to unite and prepare better for future elections. 

    Oseni, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on FERMA, said concerted efforts are being made to mobilise prospective voters for the continuous voter’s registration.

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    He said the ‘Remi Oseni Committee of Friends’ with a population of over 200,000, is active in pushing the frontiers of enlightment on the registration. 

    Oseni said, “Unlike 2023 when 26 per cent of registered voters turned up for the election, we are mobilising the people of Oyo for the voter registration.”

    The lawmaker said reflected on the APC’s preparation for 2027, saying that governorship election is not a tea party becauses the ingredients are deep. 

    He said, “I am positioning myself for higher responsibilities . When desirability is not available, availability would be desirable.”

    Lending his voice to the zoning debate, Oseni, an Ibadan indigene, said, “You cannot fight grace.”

    He said the people of Oke Ogun and Ibadan have to meet and arrive at an “MOU” on power rotation. 

    Oseni,who said negotiation is an element of politics, added that if elected as Oyo governor, he would meet the people of Ibadan and tell them that he would hand over to Oke-Ogun through renegotiation.

  • JUST IN: 33 Oyo APC women leaders rally support for Saheed Oladele

    JUST IN: 33 Oyo APC women leaders rally support for Saheed Oladele

    …pray for his emergence as party’s candidate 

    In a rare show of love and support, the 33 Oyo APC women leaders led by Mrs Tinuade Adigun, the Oyo State APC women leader, have thrown their weights behind Oloye Saheed Oladele, a guber aspirant in the party, while adorning the same Ankara with him. 

    Oloye Saheed Oladele hosted the women leaders at the Oyo State APC Secretariat, Oke Ado, Ibadan.

    Oloye Oladele thanked the women leaders across the 33 local governments of Oyo State for honouring his invitation. 

    He lauded them for their unwavering efforts aimed at uniting the party. 

    He stated that women are the instruments being used by politicians when seeking votes but are not adequately rewarded when they get to government. 

    He said that the fear of God in him would not allow him to use and dump them.

    Professor Oluwasegun Adekunle, former Special Adviser on Agriculture to late former Governor Abiola Ajimobi, who was on Oloye Oladele’s entourage, extolled Baàmẹ̀kọ́’s virtues of integrity and fear of God, assuring the women leaders that their support to him would not be in vain.

    Mrs Tinu Adigun, Oyo APC woman leader, on behalf of the women leaders, praised Oloye Oladele’s humility. 

    APC

    She stated that their meeting with him was not a political one but a meeting between a son and his mothers. 

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    The uniformed Ankara fabric sent to Oloye Oladele ahead of the meeting was a confirmation of the unalloyed support the women leaders are ready to extend to Baàmẹ̀kọ́. 

    Some of the members narrated how they woke up as early as 4am from far places like Kishi and other places for the meeting. 

    The state woman leader also narrated how she had to travel very early in the morning from Ilawe Ekiti to Ibadan because of her love for Baàmẹ̀kọ́. 

    Also, a woman leader from Egbeda local government, Mrs Ronke Adedeji, wife of Oniperindo of Iperindo, who was asked to speak on behalf of other women leaders, said they are ready to work for Baàmẹ̀kọ́. 

    She prayed that Oloye Oladele would emerge as the party’s candidate as his guber tenure would bring growth and development to Oyo State.

    The Baàmẹ̀kọ́ of Ibadanland was accompanied to the meeting by Oloriẹbi Akeem Ajimobi, younger brother of late Governor Ajimobi; Mrs Oluwatoyin Oluranti, Coordinator, United States Support Group for Saheed Oladele; Maroof Asudemade, Director of Media and Publicity, Saheed Oladele Support Foundation; Pastor Feyisetan Akintayo, President of Grassroots Pastors Mobilization of Nigeria and other SOSF members like Pastor Kunle Balogun, Mrs Zainab Mabini-Adesanya, Mr Shamsudeen Popoola (SAMPO), Mr Opeyemi Adesokan (Imole Ido) and Mrs Feyisetan Hamzaah.

  • Why I joined APC with supporters — Ex-PDP leader

    Why I joined APC with supporters — Ex-PDP leader

    A former leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Emmanuel Salako, has explained he joined the All Progressives Congress(APC) with supporters based on what he described as the sterling performance of President Bola Tinubu.

    Salako, an ex-leader of PDP in Boluwaduro/Boripe State Constituency in Osun, urged residents to embrace the exercise to enthrone their preferred government in Osun 2026 guber poll. 

    Speaking during his defection with hundreds of PDP supporters in Otan-Aiyegbaju, he said: “People should forget about politics and give honour to whom it is due, the President Tinubu has been performing wonders to keep the nation afloat in all ramifications.

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    “It is not a doubt that the APC would control the next government in Osun State with what is on ground so far that the state PDP has become a mere carcass or a shadow of its old self which has suffered from the defections of the pillars of the party to the APC.”

  • APC, PDP, LP members defect to ADC in Ekiti

    APC, PDP, LP members defect to ADC in Ekiti

    • Ex-banker to run for governor

    Ahead of the 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State, African Democratic Congress (ADC) has received a major boost with the defection of members from All Progressives Congress (APC), Labour Party (LP), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP).

    A former banker and a philanthropist, Adeyinka Alli, has formally declare his intention to run for governor on the ADC platform.

    The defectors, who converged on Itapa-Ekiti in Oye Local Government, said their decision to leave their former parties was to back the governorship aspiration of Alli.

    One of the defectors, Alice Olorunwa, said their decision was driven by the conviction that Alli represented fresh hope for the state.

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    “We are from different parties – APC, PDP, LP and SDP. Our decision to defect to the ADC is in a bid to support the governorship aspiration of a kinsman and philanthropist, Adeyinka Alli, on the coalition platform,” she said.

    Receiving the new members, the ADC Deputy Chairman in Ekiti, Dare Adekolu, assured them that the coalition party was not only prepared for the 2026 race, but also determined to present a credible alternative to the ruling APC.

    Adekolu said the party was committed to delivering a people-oriented government that would address the challenges facing the state.

    Alli said he was motivated by the need to rescue Ekiti from what he described as economic stagnation and infrastructural decay.

    He lamented that the state’s economy was “in a state of comatose.”

    ADC state Chairman, Omolayo Ilesanmi, hailed Alli for throwing his hat into the ring, describing him as a competent, courageous and visionary leader, who could chart a new course for the state.