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2027: Why ADA can’t be registered now – INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Tuesday declared that the proposed political party, All Democratic Alliance, ADA, can’t be registered at the moment because it is yet to meet requirement.

Mr. Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Informawtion and Voter Education Committee, made the disclosure while speaking with journalists in Abuja.

According to him, there are several letters of intent before the Commission but none has met requirements to proceed for formal registration application.

“The truth is that we have so many letters of intent presently and none of them is an application yet. They must first meet the criteria before submitting a letter of intent,” Olumekun said.

It was learnt that ADA proponents omitted the word ‘electoral’ from the letter they addressed to the INEC chairman.

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Nigerian senator defects to ADC

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Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe has officially defected from the Labour Party to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

She revealed this during a chat with journalists in Abuja, saying her defection to ADC was planned and would soon be celebrated publicly.

Kingibe stated that she now fully belongs to ADC and intends to formally make her move public in a way that reflects her new political direction.

When asked if she was satisfied with the new party and the group she has joined, she said the party is still developing and growing, and she is ready to be part of that growth.

On concerns that her defection could affect her position in the Senate, the lawmaker pointed to the current situation in the Labour Party, claiming it is divided into two separate groups.

She said this division fits the condition that allows a politician to leave a party without losing their seat, based on the Nigerian constitution.

Kingibe explained that even the electoral commission received different sets of results and candidates from the two sides of the party.

She stressed that she would not have left Labour if the party was still united, but since it is now clearly divided, she believed she was free to join another party without breaking any rules.

She made her first appearance with ADC during the public launch of an opposition coalition event held in Abuja on July 2.

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Sule Lamido caused PDP’s woes not Wike – Aminu Ringim alleges

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The New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 general election in Jigawa State, Aminu Ibrahim Ringim, has alleged that former Governor Sule Lamido, not the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is the main cause of the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Ringim stated this while reacting on the recent comments made by the former Governor of Jigawa State at the party’s gathering in Kirikasamma Local Government area.

Ekwutosblog reported that, the former Governor who is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP said that he will remain in the party and at the same time work for the Coalition, ADC, in the coming elections.

 

In an interview with BBC Hausa, Lamido agreed to work with the coalition in a bid to unseat Tinubu’s government in the upcoming general elections.

However, Sule Lamido, said he would not leave his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and will work for ADC as what Nyeson Wike and Otom did for the APC in the 2023 general elections.

While Commenting, Ringim said, what Wike is doing he is copying it directly from the former Governor because he is the masterminder of the PDP’s failure in 2015.

He noted that, what ever Wike is doing he learnt it from the former governor, because he did exactly that in 2013 during PDP convention before the 2015 general election.

He explained that Wike was treated unjustly by the PDP leaders and he is now taking revenge.

Mr Ringim said, because of the former Governor, PDP lost Kwankwaso, lost Wike and because of that PDP lost about seven Governors, two from Kwankwaso (Kano and Jigawa) and five from Wike.

“Had it been PDP won these states in the 2015, no body will be talking about APC now. So you are the problem of PDP not Wike because he is following your footsteps he is doing what you did in the past”

According to him, “You said Wike will not expel you from the party, God is punishing you for the injustice done to him, and he is now fighting you back and God is helping him”

“You expelled Wike and Kwankwaso and how many states did PDP lose as a result of that, apart from those who were expelled in the country”

“In Jigawa State alone before, almost everyone is a member of the PDP, Ibrahim Saminu Tiraki, Ahmad Muhammad, Bello Maitama, Sabo Nakudu, Ubali Shiru, Amb. Malam Madori, Ojo, Ubali Hashim and I and other big politicians”

“But because of your behavior, everyone left therefore what you did was worse than what Wike is doing now” Ringim said.

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ADC Strengthens Party Structure with Release of State Chairmen Names

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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has taken a significant step in bolstering its organizational structure nationwide by releasing the names of its state chairmen for all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This move aims to enhance coordination and leadership at the state level as the party prepares for future elections.

Full List of ADC State Chairmen:

South-South
Akwa Ibom State: Duke Gabriel Dick
Delta State: Austine Okotie
Rivers State: Ode Lawrence E

South-East

Abia State: Iyke Nwoka
Anambra State: Patrick Obianyo
Ebonyi State: Jennifer Adibie N
Enugu State: Stella Chukwula
Imo State: Prof James Okoroma

North-Central
Benue State: Celestine Orbunda
Kogi State: John Adeli Udale
Kwara State: Adebayo Akadi
Nasarawa State: Musa S. Shuaib
Niger State: Auta Mohammed
Plateau State: Hanatu Garaba

North-East
Adamawa State: Yohanna Shehu K
Bauchi State: Hon. Haruna Hassan
Borno State: Mohammed Bolori
Gombe State: Mallam Danladi Yau
Taraba State: Adamu Hassan
Yobe State: Alh. Kalli Umar

North-West
Jigawa State: Alh. Sanni Mohammed
Kaduna State: Ahmed Tijani M
Kano State: Ungogo Musa
Katsina State: Alh. Usman Musa
Kebbi State: Hajia Hawa Mohammed
Sokoto State: Hon. Umar Farouk
Zamfara State: Alh. Kabiru Garba

South-West
Ekiti State: Adekolu O. Moses
Lagos State: George Ashiru
Ogun State: Otunba Pat. Olufemi
Ondo State: Chief Mrs. Ganiyu Sidirika
Osun State: Charles Idowu
Oyo State: Alh. Yinka Adona
FCT: Yusuf Tijani

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