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2023: Youths Pledge To Purchase Presidential Nomination Form For Tinubu

22Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Youths

2023: Youths Pledge To Purchase Presidential Nomination Form For Tinubu

A group of youths under the aegis of ‘Nigerian Youths for Tinubu’ has pledged to purchase the presidential nomination form for the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC and former Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Speaking during a press conference in Lagos, Convener of the group, Mr. Idris Aregbe said that Nigeria needs a trusted and reliable visionary, who feels the pain and anguish of the people and is capable of making life better for the general public. Bola Tinubu “I don’t think there is any as qualified as Tinubu today. He is a progressive, unifier, visionary and compassionate leader, a goal-getter, detribalized Nigerian, human capital developer, a man who painstakingly listens to the people and is listened to. That is why we are behind him and rea...

APC Presidential Ticket: Tinubu, Bello, Umahi, Others Learn Fate May

20Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

APC Presidential Ticket: Tinubu, Bello, Umahi, Others Learn Fate May

Presidential aspirants on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress will have to wait till May to know who among them will fly the party’s flag in the 2023 presidential election. It was also learnt that the party would peg money for its presidential nomination form at N50m. Some of the aspirants like a former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello; Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi and a former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Kalu; and ex-Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha have openly declared their interest to succeed the President, Muhammadu Buhari, whose second year tenure ends on May 29, 2023. Other aspirants rumoured to have presidential ambition in the party but have yet to declare their intention includ...

2023: Northern Businessmen Buy N40m Presidential Form For Atiku

18Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Uncategorized

2023: Northern Businessmen Buy N40m Presidential Form For Atiku

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has obtained the N40m Presidential form of the Peoples Democratic Party. Atiku announced this on his official Facebook page on Thursday, adding that the form was procured for him by northern businessmen under the aegis of the North East Business Community. He wrote, “Moments ago, the North East Business Community presented me with the PDP nomination and expression of interest forms. Read Also: You Are a Serial Betrayer, Wike Fires At Obaseki “This was in fulfilment of the promise made when I visited the Jewel state of Gombe late last year. I can never thank them enough, and I will never betray the confidence they and other people of goodwill have reposed in me.” This would be Atiku’s sixth shot at the Presidency having...

Ebonyi: INEC To Take Decision On Gov Umahi’s Fate Next Week

18Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Ebonyi: INEC To Take Decision On Gov Umahi’s Fate Next Week

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would meet next week to deliberate on the Federal High Court’s sack of Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. Dave Umahi, and come up with an appropriate position on the matter. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye disclosed this in a late Thursday statement. He said the commission met on Thursday and deliberated on a wide range of issues, including the rising tide of litigations that do not directly involve the Commission, but in which the principal parties joined it. According to him, the Commission was briefed by its Litigation and Prosecution Department, including an update on litigations, showing that in the last three months, the Commission ha...

APC Crisis: Buni Remains In Charge Of APC As INEC Scuttles Govs’ ‘Coup’

12Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

APC Crisis: Buni Remains In Charge Of APC As INEC Scuttles Govs’ ‘Coup’

An attempt by some governors of the All Progressives Congress to sack the Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the APC, Governor Mai Mala Buni, seems to have hit a brick wall following the refusal of the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise the acting Chairman of the party, Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State. APC Bello had written a letter to INEC requesting that the commission attends the APC’s National Executive Council meeting scheduled for next Thursday where Buni and the APC Secretary, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, were expected to be removed. The commission informed the CECPC that the letter of invitation was not signed by the National Chairman and National Secretary of the CECPC, Buni and Akpanudoedehe, respectively. Hence,...

Only Buhari Can Convince Me Run For Presidency Or Be A Running Mate – El Rufai

10Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Only Buhari Can Convince Me Run For Presidency Or Be A Running Mate – El Rufai

Governor Nasir El-Ruffai of Kaduna State has said that he would only run for the 2023 presidency either as a presidential aspirant or a running mate to the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi if President Muhammadu Buhari insists. El-Rufai insisted that he has no intention to run for presidency or be a running mate to Amaechi as being rumoured on social media. Speaking on Channel Television’s Politics Today, the Kaduna State Governor said he is tired and needs to rest and has no intention of coming back to politics after leaving office next year. He said Amaechi was free to run for the presidency but maintained that President Buhari is the only one who can convince him to join the race. See Also: Jonathan tried to Jail me, ignored our Friendship – El-Rufai “I’ve said ...

APC To Release Zoning Formula, Suspends Zonal Congress Amid Confusion

9Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

APC To Release Zoning Formula, Suspends Zonal Congress Amid Confusion

The ruling All Progressives Congress has shelved its zonal congress, which was scheduled for Saturday. This came to the fore on Tuesday as the party said it would soon release the zoning formula. Impeccable sources told The PUNCH that the decision on the zonal congress was part of fresh moves to reverse some of the decisions made by the embattled Chairman of the Caretaker Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni, whose role has now been taken over by Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State. Although the APC has continued to evade questions on the zonal congress, a top source at the party said, “We have decided within the party not to talk about the zonal congress. It will not hold on Saturday and we have no plans to hold it. The truth is that it is unknown to the APC’s co...

Fresh Voter Registration Hits 6.6 Million – INEC

8Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Fresh Voter Registration Hits 6.6 Million – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that fresh registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration across the country has hit 6.6 million. The commission disclosed this in Abuja in an update on Quarter three, week nine of the CVR. The update showed that as at 7am on Monday, March 7, the fresh batch of registration reached exactly 6,615,192 million. See Also: 2023: INEC Announces New Dates For Presidential & Gubernatorial Elections From the disclosure, it was also learnt that 3,707,233 registrants completed their registration of which 1,539,618 were through online and 2,167,615 were physical. INEC disclosed that out of the persons that completed their registration, 1,863,963 were male, 1,843,270 were female, and 31,517 were Persons With...

We May Soon Say Goodbye To Nigeria – Obasanjo

7Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

We May Soon Say Goodbye To Nigeria – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday warned that if Nigeria continues to recycle corrupt set of politicians who lack commitment, courage and understanding of what makes a nation and development, Nigerians “will soon have to say goodbye to Nigeria as a nation.” He spoke on Saturday at the international symposium organised to mark his 85th birthday at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The symposium was attended physically and virtually by eminent personalities, including: President Paul Kagame, President Nicéphore Soglo, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Professor Goski Alabi (Ghana); Ambassador Barry Desker(Singapore); Professor Juma Shabani (Burundi); Dr. Mary Khimulu (Kenya); Dr. Moussa Kondo (Mali); Professor Sarah A...

I Helped Aregbesola, Fayemi, Mimiko Become Gov – Tinubu

5Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Uncategorized

I Helped Aregbesola, Fayemi, Mimiko Become Gov – Tinubu

A few months to the presidential election, one of the presidential aspirants and a leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday paid a visit to the traditional rulers in the three senatorial districts of Ondo State, seeking their support for his aspiration. Read Also: Bola Tinubu Should Retire From Politics, Can’t Cope With Nigerian Presidency – Arewa Forum Speaking at the palace of the Deji of Akure, the former governor of Lagos State said he had helped many people in the country to achieve their political goals. Rauf Aregbesola Among the beneficiaries of his political benevolence, Tinubu mentioned a former governor of Osun and Ondo States, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Dr Olusegun Mimiko respectively. He also mentioned Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode ...