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UPP speaks in support of Buhari as presidential candidate

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2018 0

The United Progressive Party (UPP) informed that after evaluation of all available options it made a decision to take a stand in favor of President Muhammadu Buhari as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019 election. According to This Day, on Tuesday, the 20th

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UPP governorship candidate pledges to create 17,000 jobs in Enugu annually

Ihesiulo Grace 26 November 2018 0

The governorship candidate of the United Progressive Party (UPP) in Enugu State, Mr Ekene Uzodinma, has said that he will create 17,000 jobs through investment in the agriculture sector in the state every year, if elected governor in next year’s election. Uzodinma in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu said, […]

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2019: Gov Ugwuanyi, Uzodinma guber candidates we know in Enugu – Ohaneze

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2018 0

The Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo, an apex Igbo socio-cultural group, has revealed that it only knows Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Mr Ekele Uzodinma of United Progressive Party (UPP) as the only two candidates contesting governorship election in Enugu State for now. The President of Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo Enugu State Chapter, Chief Alex Ogbonna, […]

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2019: UPP, Igboezue adopt Buhari as Presidential candidate

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2018 0

…Ohanaeze’s endorsement of has no substance – Buhari The United Progressive Party (UPP) and Igboezue – a socio-cultural Igbo group, have endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari as their candidate for the 2019 general election. Speaking to State House correspondents after meeting behind closed-doors with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja,

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2019: UPP will take over Kano, says party chairman

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2018 0

The Kano State Chairman, United Progressive Party (UPP) Alh. Sabo Umar Abdullahi, has expressed optimism that his party would emerge victorious in the state in the forthcoming 2019 general elections, just few months away. Abdullahi made this known to news men in Kano shortly after the party’s state congress during which 26 state Executive Committee […]

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Rep. explains defection from PDP to UPP

Ihesiulo Grace 29 July 2018 0

A member of the House of Representatives, representing Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency of Lagos state, Rep. Tony Nwulu has explained why he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the United Progressive Party (UPP) when majority of his colleagues last Tuesday defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the PDP. Rep. Nwulu, who hails […]

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UPP, APDA call for fair play in Anambra election

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2017 0

Chairman of the United Progressives Party (UPP) in Anambra State, Dr Sylvester Igwilo, has said that the party was confident of winning the Nov. 18 governorship election in the state if every stakeholder play by the rules. Igwilo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Sunday that the party’s candidate, Chief Osita […]

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Anambra Elections: UPP suspends Chidoka, Offodile, indefinitely

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2017 0

The United Peoples Party, UPP, has suspended the former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, a former member of the House of Representatives, Chudi Ofodile, both governorship candidates for Anambra, the National Treasurer of the party, Flint Obiekwe and Nwabueze Anyichie, its Deputy National Secretary. The four men were suspended for allegedly indulging in anti-party