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States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by Anambralstson: 11:37am On Oct 27, 2018 |
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) faces a litmus-test in next year’s general elections after enjoying what looked like an easy ride in 2015 as it appears set to lose grip of some states. https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/states-apc-may-lose-in-2019.html 1 Share
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Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by unite4real: 11:40am On Oct 27, 2018 |
Ask CNN and BBC about Trump loosing election and about brexit happening in the past and you know all these don't translate to reality. Elections are not won by media opinions. We have seen it play out in many Nigeria elections lately 86 Likes 9 Shares |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by coolcharm(m): 11:44am On Oct 27, 2018 |
It is going to be a very close and tight contest come 2019. The people vs desperate and selfish politicians political parties and biased umpire. But the way God will scatter all the arrangements and permutations come 2019 ehn, even Lord Lugard will be turning in his grave. 14 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by Anambralstson: 11:45am On Oct 27, 2018 |
unite4real:Not yetuhuru in Kaduna The attitude of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State may affect the chances of the ruling APC in his state next year, political analysts say. El-Rufai’s posture has finally led to the defection of Senator ShehuSani to the PRP. Before Shehu’s defection, Sen. Suleiman Hunkuyi had returned to the PDP. Pundits say with the current strength of the PDP in Kaduna State, the APC needs to work extra hard to retain the governorship seat as any gang-up against the governor will not affect the chances of President MuhammaduBuhari. An analyst, Tony James, says the PDP seems to have the upper hand in 12 of the 23 local government areas in the state. According to him, the PDP may secure victory in two of the eight LGAs in Zone 1, especially Makarfi, where former governor Ahmed Makarfi hails from and Kudan, which is the domain of both the PDP governorship candidate and Senator Hunkuyi. James said in Zone 2 that has seven LGAs, the PDP may control Kaduna South, Chikun and Kajuru whose representatives in the National Assembly are not from the APC. He said Zone 3 with eight LGAs is a predominantly PDP-dominated area as the all the current representatives in the National Assembly were elected on the PDP platform. Coast not clear in Benue In Benue State, despite many misgivings against the party, it does not appear clear if the APC will lose next year as the current situation depicts that the pendulum could swing to any direction. The APC and the PDP still remain the dominant parties, but new parties such as the SDP, PRP and APGA can’t be taken for granted following the primary elections. There are existing sharp divisions among people in the state over which party to support in the election as a result of many issues of concern that border on famers/herders crises, political cross-carpeting and performances. The argument among aggrieved minds has always been on poor handling of the famers/herders crises by the federal government. So, pundits believe that if nothing is done to douse these grievances or rebuild their confidence before the election, the party might lose the state, and this seems serious. Other opinions hold that the unpaid salaries would likely be a factor as it did in 2015 unless the current administration does something urgent. For a political observer, Kenneth Eche, “If Governor Samuel Ortom was still in the APC, I can confidently say another party will win the state. But now that he has moved to the PDP, we don’t know what will happen. “People can use so many ways to win election because politicking is quite different from winning election. This means that people are not happy with his performance so far but it is not enough to say he wouldn’t win the election. This game is full of surprises. “On the other hand, what APC as a party has done to Ortom, how are we sure it won’t do same thing to Emmanuel Jime (APC flag bearer)? People have lost confidence in the APC. Because of Ortom, they may also not want to vote for the PDP. And as at today, SDP doesn’t have structure on ground across the state. So, that is the dilemma. If PDP wins the election, it might be through a slim margin,” Eche said. INEC’s stand may give Zamfara to opposition Since the current political dispensation in the country in 1999, the defunct All Peoples Party (APP) later All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP), ruled Zamfara for about 12 years largely during the eight-year tenure of Senator Ahmad Sani Yarima and later Governor Abdulaziz Yari. Although the PDP ruled Zamfara for about three years when Mahmuda Aliyu Shinkafi, who was elected on the platform of the ANPP in 2007, defected to the PDP in 2008, he could not win the governorship re-election bid in 2011 as the ANPP reclaimed the state when he was defeated by Governor Yari. Despite the popularity of the APC in Zamfara, being a state with a seemingly weak opposition, if the current crisis rocking the party is not properly managed, the party could lose the state. INEC recently hammered the APC for not being able to conduct governorship and legislative primaries before the October 7, 2018 deadline. INEC said the APC in Zamfara would not be able to field candidates in 2019 because it failed to conduct primaries. The crisis in the state APC stemmed from the endorsement of the Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Mukthar ShehuIdris, as the governorship candidate by Governor Yari Abubakar, which was rejected by eight other aspirants led by Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa, the senator representing Zamfara Central. The rejection led the APC’s National Working Committee (NWC) to order the state APC to adopt Direct Primaries to elect it governorship and legislative flag bearers, a move opposed by Yari which led to fragmentation of the APC, thereby hurting efforts to conduct the primaries. So, the on-going tussle within the APC in Zamfara and the party’s NWC regarding the stand of the electoral umpire not to allow the ruling party to participate in the 2019 elections may become an added advantage for the opposition in the state. The obstacleto opposition victories in 2019 is only if the court which could grant the APC permission to participate in the elections. But if the court upholds INEC’s stand, then opposition parties could take the state. Amaechi-Abe feud threatens APC in Rivers The political tussle between the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi and Senator Magnus Abe is threatening the chances of the APC in Rivers State. Analysts say the APC can’t take the lingering feud to challenge the incumbent Governor NyesomWike, who is seeking re-election. Amaechi is sponsoring Arch. Tonye Cole who is the APC flag-bearer. But Abe believes that he is the APC governorship candidate produced by the Peter Odike-led faction. Amaechi and Abe who had enjoyed good relationship were locked in a fierce political battle when the permutation on who flies the party’s ticket began. Abe had in 2015 positioned himself for the ticket but that was not to be as Amaechi succeeded in installing his closest ally, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, who emerged as the party’s governorship flag bearer. Dakuku’s emergence does not go down well with critical stakeholders of the party. The matter was resolved but the aggrieved members were said to have worked against the interest of the party, a development that led to the party’s defeat in 2015. Peterside was defeated by Governor Nyesom Wike with over one million votes. Abe settled with the Rivers South east senatorial district seat in the National Assembly. The issue of who flies the party’s ticket dominated the political space again in May this year when the party conducted its primaries. Abe alleged that all his supporters that bought forms for the primaries were disenfranchised. The senator headed to a Port Harcourt High Court which nullified all the congresses. The court ruled that the statusquo be maintained while all the congresses as well as those elected were nullified. The matter lingered untilthe Supreme Court last week upheld the decision of the High Court that all the congresses conducted remained invalid. Amaechi raised tension in the party when he told APC stakeholders in Lagos that he had in mind a Lagos-based businessman, Dele Tonye Cole, as the party’s governorship flag bearer. Amaechi’s decision did not go down well with some leaders of the party but he eventually had his way. APC held parallel congresses that produced both Abe and Cole as the party’s governorship flag bearers. But with last week’s ruling of the apex court, APC may end up without a governorship candidate in 2019. Protest votes may affect APC in Imo Imo State has been described as one of states on the cliff hanger for the APC following the inability of the state chapter of the party to resolve the issue of who flies the party’s flag in 2019. Since last year, when Governor Rochas Okorocha indicated his interest to have his son-in-law, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu, to succeed him, things have continued to worsen for the party. The unrelenting effort of the Imo APC Coalition to stop him has made the struggle very tense. Okorocha has not had an easy sail in his Uche Nwosu project. Since the May 5 ward congress, where the coalition appeared to have taken away the party structure from him, the governor has been trying to win back the control of the structure without success. As it is, the battle has been narrowed to Senator Hope Uzodinma and Ugwumba UcheNwosu. While Uzodinma is the product of the Ahmed Gulak governorship primary election committee which conducted the October 1 election, Nwosu on the other hand emerged after the Ibrahim Agbabiaka-led panel which conducted its own primary on October 6. The emergence of Uzodinma, who is the senator representing Imo West, was as a result of the inability of the coalition to agree on a consensus candidate from eight out of the nine governorship aspirants in the party. Even the emergence of Uzodinma might not have assuaged the desire of the coalition members as it appeared he might have betrayed an agreement that he should hold the position in trust for the possible emergence of a candidate from Owerri. In Sokoto, votes split may affect APC In Sokoto State, there is a shift of loyalty among APC members following the movement of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal to the PDP. With Tambuwal’s movement, members of the House of Assembly are divided as some defected to the PDP with the governor while others remained in the APC. The development has pitched the governor against his benefactor and a former governor of the state, Senator Alhaji Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, the leader of the APC in the state. Pundits say the latest political development in the state will definitely have negative influence on the voting pattern in 2019 as Tambuwal and Wamakko have continued to exchange banters ahead of the elections. In 2015, Tambuwal, the then APC governorship candidate, polled 647,609 votes to defeat the PDP’s candidate, Sen. Abdallah Wali who scored 269,074, winning in all 23 local government areas. In 2019, Tambuwal will lock horns with the deputy governor, Ahmed Aliyu, who emerged the APC governorship candidate. 4 Likes |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by WhyMoD: 11:49am On Oct 27, 2018 |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by edetcnn(m): 11:51am On Oct 27, 2018 |
Baring any APC magic, Alhaji Umar Nasko PDP will defeat the incumbent Sanni Bello of the APC. 6 Likes 1 Share |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by coolcharm(m): 11:56am On Oct 27, 2018 |
The marriage of strange fellows that brought APC together in the first place is about to crash! The sweet part is.. They are the ones who will use their hands to tear down the house of commotion that they have built. 19 Likes |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by Abeycity93: 11:57am On Oct 27, 2018 |
you say wetin?
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Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by Alepa(m): 12:03pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
unite4real:God bless you! Dailytrust is anti APC . I read about a 250M they received from Dasuki and Buhari made sure they pay back that money . Since then , they’ve been publishing trash about APC and Buhari . If you see any cartoon to discredit pmb . They’re behind 90% of such work 30 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by Ajibel(m): 12:06pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
APC lose Lagos. What a joke Tinubu would rather lose Abuja than Lagos. Dont go there. 42 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by princdebola201(m): 12:09pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
i stop reading the trash when i see lagos state among 28 Likes 1 Share |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by tuniski: 12:10pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
unite4real:Using exceptional situations don't reduce the accuracy of polls. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by tuniski: 12:11pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
Ajibel:It is possible! Tinubu doesn't control lagos 100% he only controls apc lagos 100%! 32 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by Joevics(m): 12:13pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
Alepa: Dude, read the article and point out where you think they lied. Everything written there is based on happenings. Attacking them won't stop the implosion in your Party. 34 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by 4kDdullard: 12:15pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
unite4real:wake up bro this is not 2015 11 Likes |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by 4kDdullard: 12:15pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
Joevics:He is displaying the trait of a zombie that he is. 5 Likes |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by Ajibel(m): 12:15pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
tuniski: Apc is Lagos Lagos is Apc 14 Likes 1 Share |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by nzeobi(m): 12:26pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
imo is a goal for pdp 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by tuniski: 12:27pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
Ajibel:Well, winning an election in lagos with 200k Votes don't make lagos APC and APC lagos! A state with house of reps members from opposition can't be declared apc like you do! Lagos is a swing state that has been won by apc so far! 19 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by Ajibel(m): 12:35pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
tuniski: It seems you're unaware that moat of those reps and councillors who emerged in the opposition have decamped to APC now. Lagos state's PDP chairman in 2015 is now in APC. In governorship elections as long as the governors continue to perform, APC will keep winning. I cant say for Presidential elections. 19 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by KOLLYPROF(m): 12:41pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
The battle line has be drawn already let's wait and see what gonna happen All these aforementioned might not help PDP 5 Likes |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by senatordave1(m): 12:48pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
Ajibel:Your wasting your time on him.hes allergic to logic and corrections.apc will likely take rivers,kwara and akwa ibom than pdp taking lagos 15 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by hucienda: 12:49pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
Interesting read. |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by Olatunji1929: 1:03pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
Osun and ekiti will be given to pdp jejely by court apc is in trouble 7 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by Alepa(m): 1:35pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
tuniski:Why won’t you believe it’s possible. Clown! 9 Likes |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by ican2020: 1:36pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
the lord has numbered bubu's days and finish it 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by Alepa(m): 1:37pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
Olatunji1929:Oga! don’t include Osun in your nonsense 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by ican2020: 1:39pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
Alepa:Osun is number 1 13 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by tuniski: 1:46pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
Alepa:Immediately you go 'clown' I knew you have lost it! Anyway, 2019 you too will learn new political lessons and realities! 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by tuniski: 1:49pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
senatordave1:In fact apc will take 36 states plus FCT! Shior very shallow and disconnected with political realities. I will cheer you up next year as president Atiku Abubakar is sworn in. 10 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by Racoon(m): 1:51pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
APC is simply a catastrophic phenomenon that should never be allowed in our national life again. 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: States APC May Lose In 2019 - Daily Trust by tuniski: 1:54pm On Oct 27, 2018 |
Ajibel:Hehehehe that they won in the first place is all that measures presence! You will see the battle in lagos next year that will be royal rumble! 2 Likes 2 Shares |
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