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Ardo Withdraws from PDP Guber Race, Faults Process By Billy Graham Abel Yola The PDP in Adamawa has commenced screening of its delegates for the gubernatorial primaries. The delegates from various local governments are seen undergoing routine security check into the venue of the event getting set to choose thier candidate of choice. A gubernatorial aspirant in the PDP contest, Umar Ardo has withdrawn from the race saying the exercise has no rule and that the exercise is not worth continuing. Ardo said, "Having keenly participated in the process of conducting the gubernatorial primary election, I have inevitably concluded, rather painfully, that the entire exercise is not worth continuing.  "Among many other irregularities, the guidelines for the conduct of the exercise have been scornfully flaunted as a large number of statutory delegates were removed and duly elected AD HOC delegates and Ward Executives changed. Against the provisions of the law, none of the Aspira...

Adamawa APC Primary On Hold Over Security Concerns By Billy Graham Abel Yola The Adamawa state APC gubernatorial primary has been put on hold over security concerns raised by some of the party stakeholders with regards the choice of venue for the primary. The primary which was scheduled to be held at the Mahmood Ribadu Square, has been faulted by party stakeholders who felt the venue is too opened, and miscreants can take advantage of the short porous nature of the venue to disrupt the party exercise. Earlier on the committee to conduct Adamawa state gubernatorial primary have arrived and have been meeting with all the key stakeholders in the party. The seven man committee which is chaired by Yerima Giade and Chris Darisu as Secretary, has Romeo Shaibu Omoike, Adamu Abba, Wakil Ahmed Sarki, Richard Agowa and Abdullahi Hawa Yusuf as members. As at the time of filing this report, it is not yet clear as to whether the primary would hold and if it would hold, the venue is stil...

Breaking:Names Of APC Commitees To Supervise 28 States Primaries By Billy Graham Abel Yola The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Saturday inaugurated the Governorship Primary Committees of the party. The 28 committees will conduct the exercise in 28 states across the federation. The primaries will hold on Sunday, September 30, 2018. APC national publicity secretary, Yekini Nabena, released the list in a statement issued Saturday evening. Full list below: SOUTH EAST *ABIA STATE* 1. DAVID IYOHA CHAIRMAN 2. NASIRU ADAMU JEGIRI SECRETARY 3. HON. IBRAHIM GAMBO MEMBER 4. HON. SAM ADEROGBOYE MEMBER 5. MUSA HUSAINI SHELLENG MEMBER 6. HAJIA AMINA MOHAMMED MEMBER *EBONYI STATE* 1. SENATOR DOMINGO OBENDE CHAIRMAN 2. EMEKA UMEAKUKAR SECRETARY 3. HON. RAYANU ILYASU MEMBER 4. MALLAM UMAR ABU MEMBER 5. BAR. LEKAN ADESHINA MEMBER 6. MRS RACHEAL AKPABIO MEMBR 7. BARR. MARCEL ODIEDI MEMBER *ENUGU STATE* 1. PROF. MOSES MOMOH CHAIRMAN ...

SDP EXCOS, Guber Aspirant, Dump Party for ANN in Adamawa By Billy Graham Abel Yola The former state chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Ibrahim Bebetu together with the members of his executives committee and a gubernatorial aspirant, Abel Behora, have unanimously dumped the party for a new party, Alliance for New Nigeria, ANN, on the grounds that the national structure of the party has conspired with one aspirant Emmanuel Bello, to infect the party with a virus of dishonesty, injustice and corruption which is capable of plummeting the party's chances in 2019 elections. Speaking on behalf of the defecting party members, Ibrahim Bebetu said, a party is defined by the quality of people within it and not just its name and that they had built SDP on the foundation of integrity but they had to leave because of the rot coming the national office of the party. Bebetu made the remarks, Tuesday during a press briefing in Yola, Adamawa state. Bebetu said, "The nat...

I Will Pay Salaries on 25th of Every Month If Elected-Modi By Billy Graham Abel Yola Bindow challenger for APC flag in the 30th September, rescheduled primaries, Dr. Mahmood Halilu Ahmed, says he would make the 25th of every month, salary due date for all civil servants in the state. Modi Said, it is unacceptable for someone to work for 30 days and not be paid. Modi made the remarks while on a campaign tour of all three zones of the state during the week. Modi Said, "I have the ideas and strategy to make Adamawa an economically successful state and create prosperity for our citizens. "Adamawa state is too blessed to be struggling like this and it is because we are led by people who are clueless and lack the ability to bring new ideas into leadership." The gubernatorial hopeful said, he would also address the concerns of the pensioners in the state by capturing those whom have not been Captured for pension payment and clear the backlog of salaries owed the retirees...

Someone From Your LG Has to Die to be Enlisted for Pensions-Adamawa Pensioners lament By Billy Graham Abel Yola The state chapter of the Nigerian Union of  Pensioners have alleged that the Adamawa state government under Muhammed Umaru Jibrilla Bindow wants to eliminate pensioners in the state saying the local government pension managers in the state have devised an evil scheme where someone from your local government has to die before you get a chance to be captured as a pensioners. They lamented that pensioners are people who worked for the development of the state, so it is sad that they have been neglected. They also claimed that the government has failed to capture over one thousand six hundred local government pensioners who retired in the last three to six years for payment and that the state government is still owing pensioners about N27 billion in gratuity payments. This is contained in a press statement made available to Newsmen, at the commemoration of the world Pe...

Adamawa 2019: Modi Takes Campaign to Southern Adamawa -Promises to End Bloodletting and years of Unkept Promises By Billy Graham Abel Yola Younger brother to the president's wife, Mahmood Halilu Ahmed, has taken his gubernatorial bid to Southern Adamawa, promising to halt bloodletting and reverse three years of unkept promises by the governor Muhammed Umaru Jibrilla government. Mahmood Halilu, well known as Modi by his admirers, while addressing crowd of supporters from the nine local governments in the southern zone of the state in Demsa and  Mayo Belwa, dared to venture into the highly volatile issue of the relentless killings in the area that has left thousand homeless and impoverished many saying only a mindless politician will be able to sleep and fly to Abuja, while lives and property of his people are destroyed. He told the delegates in the southern zone that it is only in Adamawa state, of all the states in the country controlled by APC, that grassroots politicians lik...

Official: APPROVED APC MODE OF PRIMARIES The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the mode of primaries for Saturday, September 29th, 2018 governorship primary elections scheduled to hold across the thirty-six states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). STATE RESOLUTION ON MODE OF PRIMARIES TO BE ADOPTED 1. ABIA   = DIRECT PRIMARIES 2. ADAMAWA = INDIRECT PRIMARIES 3. AKWA IBOM = DIRECT PRIMARIES 4. ANAMBRA  = DIRECT PRIMARIES 5. BAUCHI  = DIRECT PRIMARIES 6. BAYELSA   = DIRECT PRIMARIES 7. BENUE   = INDIRECT PRIMARIES 8. BORNO. = INDIRECT PRIMARIES 9. CROSSRIVER DIRECT PRIMARIES 10. DELTA INDIRECT PRIMARIES 11. EBONYI INDIRECT PRIMARIES 12. ENUGU INDIRECT PRIMARIES 13. EDO DIRECT PRIMARIES 14. EKITI DIRECT PRIMARIES 15. GOMBE INDIRECT PRIMARIES 16. IMO DIRECT PRI...

Official: APPROVED APC MODE OF PRIMARIES The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the mode of primaries for Saturday, September 29th, 2018 governorship primary elections scheduled to hold across the thirty-six states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). STATE RESOLUTION ON MODE OF PRIMARIES TO BE ADOPTED 1. ABIA   = DIRECT PRIMARIES 2. ADAMAWA = INDIRECT PRIMARIES 3. AKWA IBOM = DIRECT PRIMARIES 4. ANAMBRA  = DIRECT PRIMARIES 5. BAUCHI  = DIRECT PRIMARIES 6. BAYELSA   = DIRECT PRIMARIES 7. BENUE   = INDIRECT PRIMARIES 8. BORNO. = INDIRECT PRIMARIES 9. CROSSRIVER DIRECT PRIMARIES 10. DELTA INDIRECT PRIMARIES 11. EBONYI INDIRECT PRIMARIES 12. ENUGU INDIRECT PRIMARIES 13. EDO DIRECT PRIMARIES 14. EKITI DIRECT PRIMARIES 15. GOMBE INDIRECT PRIMARIES 16. IMO DIRECT PRI...

Official: APPROVED APC MODE OF PRIMARIES The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved the mode of primaries for Saturday, September 29th, 2018 governorship primary elections scheduled to hold across the thirty-six states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). STATE RESOLUTION ON MODE OF PRIMARIES TO BE ADOPTED 1. ABIA   = DIRECT PRIMARIES 2. ADAMAWA = INDIRECT PRIMARIES 3. AKWA IBOM = DIRECT PRIMARIES 4. ANAMBRA  = DIRECT PRIMARIES 5. BAUCHI  = DIRECT PRIMARIES 6. BAYELSA   = DIRECT PRIMARIES 7. BENUE   = INDIRECT PRIMARIES 8. BORNO. = INDIRECT PRIMARIES 9. CROSSRIVER DIRECT PRIMARIES 10. DELTA INDIRECT PRIMARIES 11. EBONYI INDIRECT PRIMARIES 12. ENUGU INDIRECT PRIMARIES 13. EDO DIRECT PRIMARIES 14. EKITI DIRECT PRIMARIES 15. GOMBE INDIRECT PRIMARIES 16. IMO DIRECT PRI...

Adamawa 2019: Caretaker Committee to Supervise Adamawa Primaries as NWC Suspends Adamawa APC Excos By Billy Graham Abel Yola The National Working Committee, NWC, of the APC has suspended the Adamawa State Executives Committee, of the APC in Adamawa, following allegations from Babachir's led divide of the party, over the bias decision of the state committee to support the incumbent governor, Muhammed Umaru Jibrilla against other aspirants in the 29th September, primaries elections, Daily Sun confirms. Babachir said, the suspension was effected by the NWC in order to create a level playing field for all contestants, prevent impunity and imposition of unpopular candidates in the party and to ensure the emergence of credible candidates that would clinch victory for the party in 2019 elections. Babachir made the remarks at the joint press briefing by the Mahmood Halilu and Nuhu Ribadu campaign groups, in Yola, Adamawa state. Babachir said, the decision of the NWC has lead to the...

2019: Modi on The Prowl, as 226 Councillors, 105 Advisers, 21 LG Vice Chair Renege on Bindow By Billy Graham Abel Yola Just five days counting down to the party primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Adamawa and the bid of the Adamawa state governor, Muhammed Umaru Jibrilla, for a second term in office has suffered another setback as all the councillors from the 226 wards in the state, about 105 advisers of the governor and the 21 vice chairmen of local governments in the state, have reneged on their loyalty to Bindow over claims of years of unpaid allowances and the refusal of the governor to pay local government and health workers salaries in the state. While the councillors revolt was on, a gubernatorial hopeful in the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mahmood Halilu Ahmed (Modi) dares Bindow in Mubi, the home town of the governor, where a crowd of party faithfuls endorsed his candidacy amidst demands for a change from the over three years of unkept promises of gov...

Adamawa 2019: Ribadu Joins Adamawa Guber Contest -Says Adamawa Needs More than Cosmetic Solution to Developmental Challenges By Billy Graham Abel Yola The former head of Nigeria's anti-corruption body, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu, has described the government of Jibrilla Bindow as estranged from the principles and developmental agenda of the president Muhammdu Buhari's led federal government. Ribadu said, Adamawa state is benefitting from massive infrastructural investment from the federal government running into over one hundred billion naira yet the state government under Muhammed Umaru Jibrilla lacked the capacity and initiative to compliment the federal government's effort as it has not been able to build one new hospital or school in the state in the last four years. Nuhu Ribadu made the remarks over the weekend while declaring to contest for governor of Adamawa state. Ribadu explained that, Adamawa state is confronted with numerous developmental challenges and that thi...

Adamawa 2019: Bindow's Opposition Regroups As 2015 Guber Runner up Steps Down for  Modi Billy Graham Abel Yola As the race for the Adamawa gubernatorial race heats up, the tussle for Adamawa APC's flag bearer has taken a new turn against the incumbent, as the runner up in the 2015 gubernatorial elections in Adamawa and the then candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Markus Gundiri, has stepped down from the contest and threw the weight of his campaign behind President Muhammadu Buhari's In-law, Mahmood Halilu Ahmed, popularly known as Modi, who is fast becoming the dark horse in APC's permutations for 2019. While addressing supporters at the farm house of former SGF, Babachir David Lawal in Hong, Adamawa state, Friday, Markus Gundiri said it has became imperative for him to step down from the contest and work with other aspirants towards presenting a formidable and united front against the incumbent governor Jibrilla Bindow in the approaching primary elections of ...

UN CONDEMNS KILLING OF  ABDUCTED AID WORKER AS COWARDLY, HEINOUS, DESPICABLE ACT By Tamar Benham Yola The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has condemned the killing of the aid worker and midwife, Saifura Hussaini Ahmed Khorsa in north-east Nigeria.  Kallon called the killing of Saifura Hussaini as a cowardly, heinous and despicable act. This is contained in a press statement made available to Daily Rendezvous, Tuesday. Kallon said, "Hussaini, 25 years old, was abducted on 1 March 2018 in Rann town, Borno State, where she was working with the International Committee of the Red Cross, following a deadly attack by a Non-State Armed Group in which three aid workers were killed.  "Two other female aid workers were also kidnapped during that incident.  “The killing of Hussaini, a young, dedicated and passionate midwife and humanitarian, is a cowardly, heinous and despicable act,” said Mr Kallon.  “Our deepest condolen...

2 Guber Aspirants, Other Stakeholders Demand Expulsion of Adamawa APC Excos By Billy Graham Abel Yola The crack within APC in Adamawa has continued to widen as following the controversial endorsement of governor Jibrilla for a second term by the state executives of the party. Two gubernatorial aspirants, the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, the Senator representing Adamawa south and two former senators, have in response to the endorsement and petitioned the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, for the suspension of both the state chairman of the party, Ibrahim Bilal and the 21 local governments chairpersons of the party, over the what they described as an unconstitutional endorsement of the incumbent governor against two aspirants in the party. The group said the action was contrary to the party's constitutions and is already causing disaffection within the members of the party in the state. The group made the demand i...

Breaking: INEC Bans Phones, Cameras, Electronic Devices in polling booths In a bizarre bid to ensure a free, fair and successful election in the forthcoming Osun state gubernatorial election, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned electorate not to come with any electronic device that is capable of recording sounds and images inside the polling booths. Disclosing this in Osogbo at the stakeholders’ forum, Yakubu said that the new development would help to reduce vote-buying and selling which politicians have adopted. Recall that during the Ekiti state election in July, Yakubu  promised Nigerians that the commission would not allow vote-buying and selling in elections. Observers however are questioning the motive for such move saying it is a strategy that would make rigging easy and not stop vote buying.

Breaking: INEC Bans Phones, Cameras, Electronic Devices in polling booths In a bizarre bid to ensure a free, fair and successful election in the forthcoming Osun state gubernatorial election, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned electorate not to come with any electronic device that is capable of recording sounds and images inside the polling booths. Disclosing this in Osogbo at the stakeholders’ forum, Yakubu said that the new development would help to reduce vote-buying and selling which politicians have adopted. Recall that during the Ekiti state election in July, Yakubu  promised Nigerians that the commission would not allow vote-buying and selling in elections. Observers however are questioning the motive for such move saying it is a strategy that would make rigging easy and not stop vote buying.

STATE HOUSE PRESS STATEMENT ON ADEOSUN'S RESIGNATION PRESIDENT BUHARI ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF FINANCE MINISTER, KEMI ADEOSUN President Muhammadu Buhari Friday accepted the resignation of the Hon. Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun. The President thanked the Minister for her services to the nation and wished her well in her future pursuits. The President also approved that the Minister of State Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, should oversee the Ministry of Finance with effect from today. Below is the full text of Mrs Adeosun’s resignation letter. FEMI ADESINA Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) September 14, 2018.                                                       ...

2019: Ambode Mobilising Support After Tinubu's Rejection The embattled Lagos state governor, Akinwumi Ambode, is said to be mobilising support from the presidency and Aisha, the Wife of Muhammadu Buhari, should the leaders of APC in Lagos continue to reject him ahead of 2019. The governor is reported to have contacted the presidency as well as Aisha, wife of Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in his second term bid debacle with powers that be in Lagos politics. Ambide is believed to have secured a promise from Asiwaju Bola Tinubu before he decided to purchase the nomination form following his alleged rejection by the powers that be in Lagos state, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has reportedly taken new steps that could see him winning and retaining his position during the 2019 election. Rendezvous reports that Ambode, who recently bought the nomination form of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has reached out to the presidency to intervene in the alleged friction between him and Asiw...

Borno Cholera Update: 680 Cases, 18 Deaths Recorded A cholera outbreak was declared in Borno State, north-east Nigeria, on 5 September 2018 by the state Ministry of Health. A total of 680 cases of suspected cholera have been recorded in eight local government areas (LGAs), including 18 deaths, as of 7 September 2018. This represents a fatality rate of 2.6 per cent. The first suspected cases were recorded on 19 August 2018. The following cases have been recorded: Jere (218 including 2 deaths)Magumeri (156 including 4 deaths)Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) (141including 5 deaths)Chibok (85 including 3 deaths)Konduga (38 including 3 deaths)Kaga (28 including 1 death) Damboa (8)Shani (6) The Response • The State Ministry of Health, with the support of humanitarian partners, is coordinating the response through the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC). Coordination meetings are currently held twice a week at the EOC, and daily at LGA level. • A 100-bed Cholera Treat...

African Development Bank’s Board approves Policy on Non-Sovereign Operations They also cover non-sovereign guaranteed financing of eligible public sector enterprises, as well as financing of regional development finance institutions The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group ( www.AfDB.org ) has approved the Bank’s Policy on Non-sovereign Operations (NSO). The document provides the framework within which the Bank through its private sector lending window may provide financing or investment without sovereign guarantees to private and public entities that meet specific eligibility requirements on non-concessional terms.  Non-sovereign Operations (NSOs) refers to financing and investment operations that are not guaranteed by a State, covering mostly private sector transactions. They also cover non-sovereign guaranteed financing of eligible public sector enterprises, as well as financing of regional development finance institutions.  The approval ...

Borno Cholera Update: 680 Cases, 18 Deaths Recorded A cholera outbreak was declared in Borno State, north-east Nigeria, on 5 September 2018 by the state Ministry of Health. A total of 680 cases of suspected cholera have been recorded in eight local government areas (LGAs), including 18 deaths, as of 7 September 2018. This represents a fatality rate of 2.6 per cent. The first suspected cases were recorded on 19 August 2018. The following cases have been recorded: Jere (218 including 2 deaths)Magumeri (156 including 4 deaths)Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) (141including 5 deaths)Chibok (85 including 3 deaths)Konduga (38 including 3 deaths)Kaga (28 including 1 death) Damboa (8)Shani (6) The Response • The State Ministry of Health, with the support of humanitarian partners, is coordinating the response through the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC). Coordination meetings are currently held twice a week at the EOC, and daily at LGA level. • A 100-bed Cholera Treat...

African Development Bank’s Board approves Policy on Non-Sovereign Operations They also cover non-sovereign guaranteed financing of eligible public sector enterprises, as well as financing of regional development finance institutions The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group ( www.AfDB.org ) has approved the Bank’s Policy on Non-sovereign Operations (NSO). The document provides the framework within which the Bank through its private sector lending window may provide financing or investment without sovereign guarantees to private and public entities that meet specific eligibility requirements on non-concessional terms.  Non-sovereign Operations (NSOs) refers to financing and investment operations that are not guaranteed by a State, covering mostly private sector transactions. They also cover non-sovereign guaranteed financing of eligible public sector enterprises, as well as financing of regional development finance institutions.  The approval ...

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It's Official: Buhari's In-Law Declares to Challenge Bindow By Billy Graham Abel Yola An APC stalwart and younger brother to the first lady, Dr. Mahmoud Ahmed has formally declared his intentions to run for the governorship of Adamawa state saying he has the ideas and competence to transform Adamawa state into an industrial and economically sound state that could competence with Lagos. Mahmoud made the remarks Monday while declaring to contest at the APC Secretariat in Yola, Adamawa state. Mahmoud said, his leadership would place premium on the youth by tapping into the natural resources of the state to create jobs that will  improve the quality of life of the people of the state. He lamented that no governments makes progress by having a monolithic style as against the diversified economic agenda of president Muhammadu Buhari. Mahmoud said the people of the state have been impoverished by the awarded of contract to strange people with no trickle down effect on political ...

2019: Southern Adamawa has no Representation at the National Assembly-Rev. Binos By Billy Graham Abel Yola A PDP stalwart and one time senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Movement, PDM, Binos Daura Yero, has slammed both the senator and members of the house of representatives from the southern Adamawa as failures who have failed to be the voice for the zone in the national Assembly in the wake of sustained killing spree by Fulani militia in the zone. Binos said, the zone has not been adequately represented by those elected to do so and if elected, he would champion the cause of the common man and defend the rights of people. Binos, made the remarks, Friday, during the submission of his declaration of interest and nomination forms for the contest of the senatorial seat of the southern Adamawa state under the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Yola, Adamawa state. Binos says, he would bring his experience as a chartered accountant to bear in his role as a le...

UN Women Trains Media Practitioners on Gender Sensitive Reportage By Billy Graham Abel Yola The United Nations (UN) Media  network in Yola, has organised  a gender sensitive reportage training for Media practitioners in Adamawa state. The training which draws about 80 participants from various Media organisations in the state. The media practitioners were trained on the significance of placing gender issues in the news and the need to take advantage of the power of the media challenge politicians and policy makers and other key stakeholders to champion women's cause. A veteran journalist and broadcaster, Solomon Kumanga, while delivering his lecture, notes that the media role in setting the agenda is pivotal to addressing women's cause in Nigeria. He explained the instrumentality of the passage of gender and equal opportunity bill to the progress of women in Adamawa saying it cannot be achieved without the deliberate effort of the media. Active UN Women Media Netwo...

Breaking: President Buhari's In-law Joins Adamawa Guber contest By Billy Graham Abel Yola Mahmoud Halilu Ahmed (Modi), a younger brother to Aisha Buhari has joined the race to challenge governor Jibrilla Bindow for the 2019 APC ticket in Adamawa state. Modi made his intentions to run known in a letter submitted to the state party executives and made available to Newsmen, Wednesday. Mahmoud in his letter said he would be joining the contest to address the challenges of the general wellbeing of the people of the state and his leadership would improve the quality of life and governance in the state. Mahmoud Halilu said, "I am proposing to have a formal declaration of my candidacy as a Gubernatorial Aspirant of the APC on the 10th of September, 2018 at 12 noon in Yola. "Following the desire of our great party to open the political space for mass participation and our great party's effort to offer a level playing field for free, fair and credible elections, I wish...

Adamawa APC Adopts Indirect Primaries -As Speaker Berates APC NWC   By Billy Graham Abel Yola The State Executive Committee, SEC, of the APC in Adamawa state, has in a meeting adopted the indirect primaries as the method for selecting candidates that will hoist the flag of the party in all elective offices in the 2019 elections. The committee, led by the Secretary to the government of Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha, adopted the method during its stakeholders meeting, Monday in Yola, Adamawa state. The SEC, cited the volatile security situation of the state, the financial burden and the inherent confusion that accompanies the direct primaries method as reasons why the indirect primaries would be the  best method for the state. A communique issued by the party's publicity Secretary, Muhammed Abdullahi said, "To this end, the State Executive Committee (SEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at it's meeting on Monday 3rd September 2018, having consulted widely to co...