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The African Democratic Congress on Friday described President Bola Tinubu’s Democracy Day address as an admission that the All Progressives Congress has failed to deliver on its promises after more than a decade in power. The opposition party said Tinubu’s speech was “another campaign speech masquerading as a presidential address,”…
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The candidate of the African Democratic Congress in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Osun State, Dr Najeem Salaam, has Salaam said the protection of Nigerians must be accorded priority over issues bordering on the 2027 general elections. This was as he strongly condemned the gruesome beheading of a teacher abducted…
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“I am in the presidential race for the ticket,” former Rivers State Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi insisted yesterday. According to him, suggestions that he should step down for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar are uncalled for. Amaechi, Atiku and businessman Hayatudeen Muhammed picked up nomination forms for the presidential ticket…
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The candidate of the African Democratic Congress in the August 15 Osun State Governorship election, Najeem Salaam, has stated that his administration would prioritise solving the lingering electricity challenges confronting the state, if elected. Salam stated this while featuring on a political programme, Oro Oselu, aired on Uniq FM, Ilesa,…
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The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, Rauf Aregbesola, has reaffirmed his commitment to the party and dismissed insinuations that he has returned to his erstwhile party, the All Progressives Congress. The ex-Osun State Governor made this known in Ilesa, Osun State, on Sunday at the ADC leadership and…
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The National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Bolaji Abdullahi, has admitted that the exit of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso dealt a setback to the party’s coalition drive but insisted it does not threaten its broader political objective ahead of the 2027 elections. He also suggested that…
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The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered two major judgments that dramatically reshaped the internal leadership battles in the African Democratic Congress and the People’s Democratic Party. The apex court invalidated the PDP’s controversial Ibadan convention while restoring the ADC leadership structure headed by former Senate President, David Mark. Hours after…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising or participating in any congress organised by a disputed caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, also barred former Senate President, David Mark, and…
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Legal luminaries were divided yesterday over the propriety of a letter by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, requesting that judgment in its appeal be delivered within three days. Eminent Professor of Law, Itse Sagay (SAN), saw nothing wrong with the…
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The spokesman for Governor Ademola Adeleke’s Re-election Campaign Council, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has said the African Democratic Congress might not have a strong showing in the August 15 gubernatorial election. Olajengbesi stated this while appearing on Western Television programme in Osogbo recently. According to the Accord Party chieftain, the ADC, which…
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