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BELGRADE -- Aleksandar Vui said after meeting with Ivica Dai that he "does not want a partisan government," but "wants to unite Serbia and enter difficult reforms."

"We do not want to form a partisan government, our goal is to unite Serbia and go into difficult reforms, and to make Serbia the leader in the region," said the president of the SNS party and the country's future prime minister.

Dai, Serbia's outgoing prime minister and leader of the Socialists (SPS) arrived at the SNS headquarters on Tuesday for talks about a new government, which he said focused mostly on the economy. Ministerial positions have not been discussed, he said.

"We are ready to take on our part of the job - that Serbia does not miss an opportunity, but to step on in a bigger stride," Dai was quoted as saying. He then added that "not a single mistake was made during the current cooperation in the government when it comes to the road along which the country is headed," but that now there was an opportunity to "go into the economy."

Pointing out that the SPS-PUPS-JS coalition "positively assessed" its cooperation so far with Vui and the SNS, Dai stated that his cabinet's results were "good" - and would be "evaluated as significant also in the decades to come."

"Serbia has changed its image and today the worst talk about Serbia is taking place precisely in Serbia. Now it's time for Serbia to end the tradition of missed opportunities," the outgoing prime minister was quoted as saying, and adding: "We reiterate our desire and express our political will that Serbia does not miss the opportunity and that it develops."

The purpose of today's meeting, said Dai, was for Vui to propose a plan, while it did not concern "past times, but the future."

Speaking after the meeting, Vui also said that it was for the most part dedicated to the economy. He reiterated that "there would be no increase in the public debt," but said that Serbia would "get significant and major infrastructure projects, and that in ten or so days concession contracts will be signed for big jobs in that area."

Dai was accompanied by deputy leader of the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS), Milan Krkobabi, President of United Serbia (JS) Dragan Markovi Palma, and SPS officials arko Obradovi and Dijana Vukomanovi.

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The All Progressives Congress in Plateau on Monday in Jos said it had rescheduled its ward congresses to hold on Tuesday.

The State Organising Secretary, Mr David Joseph, told the News Agency of Nigeria the congress could not hold on Saturday as earlier scheduled because of logistic challenges.

He explained that the exercise was deferred due to the late arrival of national officials of the party to the state to preside over the conduct.

Joseph said the officials, who eventually arrived late on Saturday, April 5, were in custody of the materials for the conduct of the congress.

We were told that their take-off was delayed due to the late release of the materials to them, said the organising scribe.

Joseph said the sale of forms for the various positions in the three senatorial zones was in progress.

According to him, the form for the position of a ward chairman attracts N10,000, while forms for other positions go for N2,000 each.

NAN reports that the congress would be conducted in the 340 electoral wards of the state.

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Plateau APC reschedules ward congresses to Tuesday

Large turnout of party members characterised the All Progressives Congress ward congresses in Edo on Tuesday, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.

NAN correspondent who monitored the exercise in Benin reports that most of the party members were seen at the various wards as early as 8 a.m.

Officials designated to conduct congresses were, however, not seen at their duty posts as at 10 am.

NAN also observed that security personnel were not seen at most polling units visited.

A party chieftain at Ikpoba-Okha, who pleaded anonymity, attributed the delay in arrival of the officials and materials to harmonised position taken by the party on ward executives across the state.

I can rightly tell you that most ward executives of the party have been harmonised by the party.

This was achieved after series of meetings involving the party chieftains and the governor of the state.

This issue of harmonisation became necessary to avoid rancour or crisis in the party, he stated.

NAN recalls that APC ward congresses were earlier scheduled to take place in the 192 wards of the state last Saturday.

The party congresses at the local government have been fixed for April 12 to be followed by that of the on April 23 respectively.

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The All Progressives Congress on Sunday said it has set a target to produce the next governor of Enugu State come 2015.

The target, it said, was set following the conclusion of its ward congresses across the 260 wards in the state last Saturday.

According to Chairman of the Congress Committee, Mr. Uche Onyeagocha, the APC was not only prepared to make an impact in Enugu State in 2015, but had set a target to take over the Government House.

Onyeagocha, a former House of Representatives member, said it was wrong for anybody to assume that the party had no ground in the state.

He told journalists that the party has seasoned politicians who have contested elections at the national, state and local government levels, but lost because security agencies aided PDP to rig the elections.

He said, We have people like Okechukwu Ideke. We have people like General Joseph Okoloagu. We have people like Osita Okechukwu. These are people who have contested several elections but only lost because they were rigged out and we have many more who are still coming in, and have obtained membership cards.

It would be wrong of anybody to run away with the conclusion that APC has no membership in the South-East. We do. The only difference is that we have not taken over power and that is what we intend to do. Our target is not to make an impact. Our target is to park to Lions Building Enugu.

He also stated that APC was aimsto have many of its members in the National Assembly, because all the PDP federal lawmakers from the South-East could hardly be located in any of the two chambers of the National Assembly.

He said, Many of them are lost in the crowd. By the time APC takes its place in the National Assembly, you will see proper representation of Ndigbo at the National level.

Onyeagocha described last Saturdays APC ward congresses in Enugu State as very successful. He said, Although they were contentious in some areas where there were contests, efforts were being made to harmonise.

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Well produce next Enugu gov, says APC

Former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu | credits: File copy

There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress will present a Christian candidate for the 2015 governorship election in Lagos State.

SUNDAY PUNCH learnt that a national leader of the APC and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, may be backing a governorship aspirant in the state.

Tinubu was said to have introduced a former Permanent Secretary/Accountant-General of the Lagos State Government, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode to the state local government chairmen as his choice aspirant at a meeting in Lagos penultimate week.

The opposition party has been in government in Lagos since the current democratic dispensation began in 1999 and all the governors have been Muslims.

A leader of party, who was privy to events at the meeting, told SUNDAY PUNCH in confidence on Friday that Tinubu allegedly nominated Ambode for the race.

The source said, His name is Akinwunmi Ambode; he was a former Accountant-General. He has been chosen. The whole idea is that if they should put a Christian governor, it should be enough.

It is very bad thing (imposition) and it is going to destroy the APC, if they are not careful.

He further said a member of the House of Representatives and Chairman, House Committee on Diaspora Affairs, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, might be chosen as Ambodes running mate.

The Publicity Secretary, APC, Lagos State, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, however, denied knowledge of the development. He told our correspondent on Friday that the opportunity was still open to all aspirants in the party.

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