17 Mar 2015

We’ll gladly receive Gbemi Saraki, says APC

Gbemi Saraki 
 Gbemi Saraki
The All Progressives Congress in Kwara State on Monday said it would gladly receive one of the governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Gbemi Saraki, if she finally decides to defect from the PDP to the APC.

‘Dollars can’t buy Yoruba votes’

President Goodluck Jonathan 
President Goodluck Jonathan

The Elders Council of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State has described the efforts by President Goodluck Jonathan to get Yoruba people’s support for his re-election through monetary inducement as too late.

Senate panel faults sale of Cecilia Ibru’s assets

Cecilia Ibru 
Cecilia Ibru

The Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics, Financial Crimes and Anti-corruption on Monday described as absurd, the process employed by the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria to dispose of the assets of the former Managing Director of the defunct Oceanic Bank International Plc, Mrs. Cecilia Ibru.

President hired Israeli to frustrate card readers – APC

National Publicity Secretary, All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Lai MohammedNational Publicity Secretary, All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Lai Mohammed

The All Progressives Congress says President Goodluck Jonathan has employed an Israeli expert to interrupt the frequency of card readers on the election day in order to frustrate the use of the machines.
The APC, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the card reader jammers can undermine the effectiveness of the card reader from over 100 metres.

I’m not ready to feed Jonathan in prison – Patience

Mrs. Patience Jonathan
Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, has said she is not ready to feed her husband, President Goodluck Jonathan, in prison.
The President’s wife spoke in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, during the rally of the women’s wing of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Vehicle financing scheme to commence in April – NAC

Director-General, NAC, Mr. Aminu Jalal
The Director-General, National Automotive Council, Mr. Aminu Jalal, has said that the vehicle finance scheme that will enable Nigerians to purchase brand new cars assembled in the country will commence at the end of April.

Victim of PDP attack on danger list – APC

National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu
The All Progressives Congress in Osun State has said that one of the members of the party allegedly shot during the violence which broke out in Ilase and Obokun on Friday, Bukola Agunbiade, is on danger list at the Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa.
A leader of the APC in Obokun/Oriade federal constituency, Mrs. DupeAjayi-Gbadebo, who said this in an interview with journalists, on Sunday, decried the attack.