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“South-East Contenders Rally Behind Okorocha to Champion Igbo Leadership for APC Presidential Nomination”
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“South-East Contenders Rally Behind Okorocha to Champion Igbo Leadership for APC Presidential Nomination”

Presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Rochas Okorocha alongside other candidates from the South-East have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to choose an Igbo contender as the ruling party’s presidential candidate. The South-East presidential hopefuls articulated this request in a letter backed by Ikeobasi Mokelu, former ministers of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu; State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, and Mrs. Ken Uju-Ohanenye, directed to President Buhari. NAIJATAB NEWS previously disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed the National Advisory Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to “actively” promote a consensus candidate in preparation for the party’s presidential prim...
BREAKING: Magnus Abe emerges SDP governorship candidate in Rivers
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BREAKING: Magnus Abe emerges SDP governorship candidate in Rivers

Former Senator of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Abe, has surfaced as the Social Democratic Party's gubernatorial candidate in Rivers State for the 2023 elections. NAIJATAB NEWS previously reported that Abe announced yesterday his transition to SDP after leaving the ruling All Progressives Congress. Abe was selected as the SDP gubernatorial candidate during a primary held in Port Harcourt on Saturday. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, senior official Pastor Emmanuel Isong oversaw the primaries, and representatives from the Department of State Services, DSS, and the Nigeria Police Force were also in attendance at the event. Further details will follow shortly…