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Edo APC LG Congress: Consensus Executives Emerge As Imuse Says Party Not Under Individual Control

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4 years ago

September 4, 2021

Col. David Imuse (rtd.), Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State says contrary to insinuations making the rounds that the party is under the control of one individual in the state, his Caretaker Committee-led executives are fully in control and that the party structure remains intact.

Imuse who made this assertion during his tour across some local governments area to monitor the party local government congress in the state, noted that the party remains united and strong in the state.

Consensus executives emerged across the 18 local governments of the state at the end of the exercise.

According to the Caretaker Committee Chairman, the APC has realized that no one can win election as an individual hence maintaining the existing structure led by himself.

He said, “We have realized that no one can win an election no matter how powerful such person may be, and that is why we have maintained the existing structure under the existing executives.

“Anyone who says that the party is under the control of one man is saying lies and not the truth. the party is fully under the control of the current leadership in Edo and the leadership owes the structure of the party.”

On his part, chairman of the national delegates for the local government congress, Alhaji Abdulwahab Yahaya adjudged the conduct of the exercise as peaceful, stressing that the consensus adopted in the state met guideline of the party national secretariat.

“Edo is good to go. We have gone through some local governments and we have seen things for ourselves, the conducts met our guideline. We’ve seen it ourselves and it is really a consensus, and this is going to form part of our major report.

“We have not heard of any crisis, we do not envisage any either. All the local governments we insepected, we noticed peaceful exercise,” he noted.

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PDP Crisis: INEC Rejects Turaki-led NWC

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15 hours ago

December 23, 2025

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it will not recognise the Kabiru Turaki-led National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, citing existing court judgments and unresolved legal processes.

This was as contained in a letter dated December 22, 2025, signed by INEC Secretary, Dr Rose Oriaran-Anthony.

The Commission stated that it could not act on demands to acknowledge or upload on its website the list of national officers said to have been elected at the National Convention held on November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan.

According to INEC, its position was guided by subsisting court decisions and pending litigation relating to the leadership crisis within the PDP.

The electoral body further noted that it would be improper to recognise any factional officers while the matter remains before the courts.

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Govt That Fails To Protect Its Citizens Has No Business Remaining In Office – Kwankwaso

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15 hours ago

December 23, 2025

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Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has accused the Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of lacking the political will to tackle Nigeria’s worsening insecurity.

Kwankwaso spoke on Tuesday in Kano while unveiling 2,000 operatives of the Kano State Neighbourhood Security Network.

He urged President Tinubu to “rise to the occasion and truly act as the Commander-in-Chief” in addressing banditry and other security challenges.

According to him, Nigeria’s military “remains one of the most gallant in the world,” having served in international peacekeeping missions in Darfur, Liberia, and other conflict zones.

However, he said the armed forces are not being adequately supported to perform optimally.

“Today, many innocent Nigerians are being killed, while the perpetrators walk freely as if nothing happened. The government must apologise to Nigerians for its laxity in the fight against insecurity,” he said.

Kwankwaso, who once served as Minister of Defence, added: “When I was Defence Minister, I knew the capability of the Nigerian military. They are courageous and professional but need clear direction, support, and political will to do the needful.”

He stressed that Nigeria’s armed forces had historically ranked among the best globally and urged the government to equip them properly to change the current security situation.

Kwankwaso also said that if elected president in 2027, he would recruit over one million additional military personnel to strengthen national security.

“Any government that fails to protect the lives and property of its citizens has failed woefully and has no business remaining in office,” he declared.

He further called on the Federal Government to integrate community-based security initiatives, like the Kano Neighbourhood Security Network, into the national security system to boost morale and improve intelligence-driven operations against criminals.

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ADC Announces Temporary Closure Of Secretariat

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15 hours ago

December 23, 2025

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The African Democratic Congress, ADC , says it has temporarily closed its National Secretariat as part of the end-of-year break.

A statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said full operations are scheduled to resume in the New Year.

According to the statement, the secretariat will close on December 23, 2025, and reopen on January 5, 2026.

The party, however, said essential skeletal services will remain available throughout the period, while all other official activities at the National Secretariat will be suspended to allow staff and party officials observe the Christmas and New Year holidays.

“This is to inform the public that the African Democratic Congress National Secretariat will close for the year on 23rd December 2025 and will resume full operations on 5th January 2026.

“During this period, only skeletal services will be available, while all other official activities at the Secretariat will be temporarily suspended,” the statement said.

The party thanked its members, partners and supporters for their continued loyalty and cooperation throughout the year, noting that their support remains critical to the growth and stability of the party.

The ADC also said it is committed to its ideals and to democratic engagement as it prepares for activities in the coming year.