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  • APC Primaries: Nasarawa Assembly top member withdraws from race

    By Awayi Kuje

    Nasarawa State Assemblyman Muluku Agah has withdrawn his re-election bid over alleged doctoring of the state’s delegates’ list by the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

    Agah, member representing Nassarawa Eggon Constituency at the state House of Assembly, made his decision known at a news conference in Lafia on Friday.

    He said that he cannot participate in a primary election that the process was compromised; not just and fair.

    “I have already written my withdrawal letter and served the APC Returning Officer that will conduct the election.

    “To the best of my knowledge, the delegates list of Nassarawa Eggon East Constituency have been doctored.

    “The Electoral Act is clear concerning the nomination of delegates for the primaries.

    “Yesterday, the state chapter of the party, under the leadership of Mr John Mamman, rejected the delegates lists sent to the state by the National Secretariat of our party, APC.

    “The state chairman of the party said that the APC in the state discovered that the authentic list of the delegates was doctored in some local government areas of the state.

    “So, I will not participate in the election,” he said.

    Agah, who is th Chairman, House Committee on Planning, Budget and SDGs, urged his supporters to remain calm and patiently wait as events unfold.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Nasarawa state chapter of the APC had on May 27, rejected the delegates list for the conduct of State and National Assembly primaries.

    The state Chairman of the party, Mr John Mamman, told newsmen in Lafia that party in the state discovered that the authentic list of the delegates was doctored in some local government areas of the state.

    Mamman however failed to name the affected local government areas. (NAN)

  • APC Primaries: Nasarawa Assembly top member withdraws from race

    By Awayi Kuje

    Nasarawa State Assemblyman Muluku Agah has withdrawn his re-election bid over alleged doctoring of the state’s delegates’ list by the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

    Agah, member representing Nassarawa Eggon Constituency at the state House of Assembly, made his decision known at a news conference in Lafia on Friday.

    He said that he cannot participate in a primary election that the process was compromised; not just and fair.

    “I have already written my withdrawal letter and served the APC Returning Officer that will conduct the election.

    “To the best of my knowledge, the delegates list of Nassarawa Eggon East Constituency have been doctored.

    “The Electoral Act is clear concerning the nomination of delegates for the primaries.

    “Yesterday, the state chapter of the party, under the leadership of Mr John Mamman, rejected the delegates lists sent to the state by the National Secretariat of our party, APC.

    “The state chairman of the party said that the APC in the state discovered that the authentic list of the delegates was doctored in some local government areas of the state.

    “So, I will not participate in the election,” he said.

    Agah, who is th Chairman, House Committee on Planning, Budget and SDGs, urged his supporters to remain calm and patiently wait as events unfold.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Nasarawa state chapter of the APC had on May 27, rejected the delegates list for the conduct of State and National Assembly primaries.

    The state Chairman of the party, Mr John Mamman, told newsmen in Lafia that party in the state discovered that the authentic list of the delegates was doctored in some local government areas of the state.

    Mamman however failed to name the affected local government areas. (NAN)

  • Atiku Abubakar, Gov. Fintiri, 2,612 delegates vote at Adamawa PDP Congress

    Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and Adamawa’s Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri casted their votes in Yola on Saturday as the nationwide Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) states congresses went underway.

    According to reports, 2,614 delegates drawn from the 21 Local government areas of Adamawa are participating at the congress.

    Speaking, shortly before the election, Bayelsa’s Gov. Diri Duoye, the returning officer, expressed satisfaction at the way the congress was organised.

    Duoye, who is also the Deputy National Chairman, Convention Committee of the party, said due process of the party’s constitution was followed in the dissolution of the past state executive organs.

    “The National Committee is very impressed and appreciates the way members organised themselves for the conduct of the congress.

    “This shows that PDP is always united as one family to overcome all challenges facing the party amicably,’’ Duoye said.

    He urged delegates and supporting members of the party to exhibit true democracy during and after the congress as the party was warming up to reclaim its mandates at the 2023 general elections.

    In his remarks shortly after casting his votes, Gov. Fintiri said that what transpired was the peak of democracy being exhibited by the party’s members.

    “I am happy because the election process was peaceful and our people are happy that we are electing new leaders of the party at the state level.

    “The organised election will pave way for good leadership in the state and pave the way for the party in 2023 to continue with good leadership that provided dividends of democracy,’’ Fintiri said.