Category: Election 2019

Lagos Governorship: Who Takes Over From Gov. Ambode?

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Wale JAGUN About 50 political parties are contesting to take over the Lagos State House from the incumbent governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode whose tenure elapses on May 29, 2019. Among the candidates cleared to contest the governorship poll slated for March 2 are three sons of Ikorodu – Pharm. Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi, African Democratic Party (ADP) and Chief Owolabi Salis, Alliance for Democracy (AD) . It is expected that they would get sympathy from the electorate in Ikorodu in the coming…

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Smart Card Readers Mandatory For Governorship Polls – INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the smart card readers (SCRs) are mandatory in Saturday’s governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr. Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner, and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee stated this on Tuesday in Abuja. Okoye said the clarification was important going by allegations since the conduct of the Feb. 23, Presidential and National Assembly elections that INEC was selective in its use of smart card readers in its conduct of the elections. He said that…

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Presidential/National Assembly Elections: Residents Commend INEC, Want Electoral Reform

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Wale JAGUN Electorate in Ikorodu division have commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for their handling of the first phase of the 2019 general elections after the earlier postponement which drew condemnation from Nigerians. Assessing the conduct of the Presidential/National Assembly elections held on Saturday, February 23, under the leadership of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu in comparison with the one conducted in 2015 by his predecessor, Prof. Attairu Jega, participants on THE IMPACT WhatssAp Chat platform stated that INEC has improved. They, however, called for electoral reform to make future…

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APC Going Into The Election As One-Big Family – Princess Oba

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Princess Folashade Olabanji-Oba is the Vice Chairman, Ikorodu Local Government and prominent figure in the electoral campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu . She spoke with THE IMPACT on the health programme sponsored by Mr Sanwo-Olu campaign team in Ikorodu, reconciliation efforts of the party and her expectations for the forthcoming elections. Excerpts: IMPACT: What’s your view about this medical mission for the residents of Ikorodu Division being sponsored by the governorship candidate of your party? Princess Oba: What the programme is all about…

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2019 Lagos Governorship Election : We Are In Talk With PDP, Other Parties

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Kunle ADELABU – ADP Guber Candidate One of the governorship candidates in Lagos State has hinted at a coalition among the opposition parties in the state against the candidate of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), in the March 9 Governorship election . The African Democratic Party (ADP), Governorship candidate, Mr Babatunde Olalere Gbadmosi, disclosed that his party is in talk with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other opposition to for a possible coalition while speaking in Ikorodu on of, March 4, during the flag-off ceremony of his…

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Lagos Governorship/Assembly Elections: After House -To-House , Team SOB Storms Ikorodu Streets For Further Campaign

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Wale JAGUN After weeks of ceaseless house-to-house and town hall campaigns, Team SOB, the campaign organization of the Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly and the All Progressives Congress Party (APC) candidate for the Ikorodu Constituency I State Assembly seat, has now stormed streets in Ikorodu to further sell the ruling party and its candidates in the March 9 Governorship/Assembly elections to the electorate. The campaign, tagged “Operation Take The Street” (OTS), commenced on Monday, March 4, as a long convoy of vehicle conveyed members of the…

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2019 Lagos Governorship Election : We’ll Rebuild Lagos In 18 months – Gbadamosi, ADP Guber Candidate

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Kunle ADELABU The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Party (ADP), Mr Babatunde Oloyede Gbadamosi, has stated that his government would rebuild Lagos State if elected at the Governorship poll slated for Saturday, March 9, 2019. Gbadamosi made this pledge during the flag – off of his campaign at the open ground of Ikorodu Town hall, on Monday, March 4, 2019. Present at the event were the State Chairman of the party, Barr. Bolaji Adewale, State State Vice Chairman, Lagos Central, Alhaji Oyenade, State Secretary and candidate for Ikorodu Constituency…

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Governorship/Assembly Elections: Chairmen, Political Office Holders Pledge Total Victory For APC

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Kunle ADELABU The Council chairmen and all other political office holders in Ikorodu Constituency I yesterday on Monday 4, resolved to collectively work towards total victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Ikorodu Constituency Assembly seat candidate, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade in the coming Governorship and State Assembly elections slated for March 9. The three council chairmen – Hon. Wasiu Adedeji Adesina (Ikorodu Local Government), Hon. Adeola Adebisi Banjo (Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area) and Hon. Jumoke Jimobo-Ademehin (Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area)…

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2019 Presidential Election: Atiku Inaugurates Legal Team Against Buhari’s Victory

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Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the defeated presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has inaugurated a legal team to challenge the result of the just concluded presidential election. The National Independent Election Commission (INEC) had declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates of President Muhammudu Buhari and Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as the winners of their re-election bid with 15,191,847 votes to defeat candidates of the Peoples democratic party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Mr Peter Obi that polled 11,262,978 votes in the Presidential election held on February 23. According to…

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Lagos Governorship: I’m Committed To Sanwo-Olu ‘s Victory – Akinwunmi Ambode

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The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, has denied a newspaper report alleging that he was working with the agents of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded presidential election. Contrary to the allegation, the governor stated that the is busy working for the election of the Lagos State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Babajide Sanwoolu Sanwoolu. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Habib Aruna, noted that the report published in The Nation…

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