Tag: 2023 Elections

Atiku Indicates Willingness to Form Alliance with Obi

3Mar

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Atiku Indicates Willingness to Form Alliance with Obi

Atiku Abubakar, who was the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recently concluded Nigerian general elections, has expressed his willingness to form an alliance with Peter Obi, who contested on the platform of the Labour Party (LP). Atiku made this statement during a press conference on Thursday. Atiku stated that he believes that there will be no problem if Peter Obi decides to dialogue with the PDP to form an alliance or not. It is important to note that Peter Obi was Atiku’s running mate during the 2019 Presidential election. However, this time around, both men were competing for the PDP ticket before Peter Obi decamped to the LP. See Also: Election: Atiku To Win Without G-5 Govs – Campaign Council In the official results declared by the Indepen...

Bola Tinubu Declared Winner of the 2023 Presidential Elections

1Mar

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Bola Tinubu Declared Winner of the 2023 Presidential Elections

Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, has been declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, received 8,794,726 votes, surpassing his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), by 1.8 million votes. The announcement was made by the INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, at the International Collation Centre in Abuja during the early hours of Wednesday. Tinubu's victory comes after a highly contested election that saw several candidates vying for the presidency, including Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party. The three leading presidential ca...

<strong>LP Candidate Clinches Reps Poll in Anambra</strong>

27Feb

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LP Candidate Clinches Reps Poll in Anambra

Prof. Oby Orogbu, the candidate of the Labour Party for Awka North/South House of Representatives in Anambra State, has been declared the winner in the February 25 National Assembly election. On Monday, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, returning officer of the Awka North/South, declared Orogbu as the winner at the local government headquarters in Amawbia. The LP candidate scored a total of 34,741 votes to defeat her closest opponent, Obi Nwankwo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, who got 24,814 votes, and Emeka Igwe of the Peoples Democratic Party who polled 12,850 votes. The candidates of the Young Progressive Party polled 2,042 votes, All Progressives Congress, got 850 votes and Action Alliance polled 625 votes. See Also: LP Chairpersons Threaten...

<strong>Why I Wrote The Piece Forecasting Obi’s Defeat – Soludo</strong>

20Jan

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Why I Wrote The Piece Forecasting Obi’s Defeat – Soludo

Anambra State governor, Charles Soludo has said that he wrote the article that predicted Peter Obi’s defeat at the presidential election for “history”. Soludo stated this during an interview with Channels Television on Thursday. The Anambra State governor in the article published on November 14, 2022, stated that Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Obi, knows that “he can’t and won’t win” the 2023 presidential election. According to Soludo, the LP candidate is merely pinching votes from the stronghold of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the advantage of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Soludo wrote, “Indeed, if I were Asiwaju Tinubu, I would even give Peter Obi money as someone heading one of the departments of his campaign because Obi is making Tinubu...

Peter Obi’s Quiet Inroads into the Muslim North – Farooq Kperogi

8Oct

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Peter Obi’s Quiet Inroads into the Muslim North – Farooq Kperogi

I asked if he had heard of Peter Obi. He hadn’t. Not even remotely. And my uncle isn’t some uneducated, rural bumpkin.- Farooq Kperogi Several weeks ago, my 80-year-old paternal uncle, who is a community leader, called me to ask whom between Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu he should vote and canvass support for. That was a strange request considering that in 2019 he resisted my entreaty to him to not vote or campaign for Buhari because of the danger that a Buhari second term would pose for Nigeria. He apparently sensed that I was hesitant to make any recommendations because the last time I did he balked. He was a true believer in Buhari even when overwhelming evidence had shown that Buhari wasn’t whom he had claimed to be. In response to my hesitation, he said he was asking because a...

Over 5000 APC Members Decamp to PDP in Kogi

3Oct

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Over 5000 APC Members Decamp to PDP in Kogi

In Kogi State, More than 5000 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday. See Also: Elections:’I am Ready to Serve Nigerians’- Tinubu Debunks Health Rumours The APC members who decamped resided in Avrugo and Igalamela/ Odulu Local Government Area. According to the Daily Post, The former Vice Chairman of Igalamela/Odolu Local Government, Hon. Collins Adama led other party members to defect to PDP. Hon. Collins Adama said APC failed Nigerians, adding that Nigerians must vote out bad leadership in the upcoming presidential election in 2023. He noted that failure to do so means the nation would be doomed, adding that APC should also be ready to pack their loads from Kogi state. Igalamela/Odolu Local Gove...

Elections:’I am Ready to Serve Nigerians’- Tinubu Debunks Health Rumours

3Oct

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Elections:’I am Ready to Serve Nigerians’- Tinubu Debunks Health Rumours

The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has broken silence amidst multiple rumours that he is unfit and unwell to campaign for the presidential elections in 2023. See Also: INEC Warns Against Receiving Funds From Abroad for Political Campaigns In a video Tinubu posted on his social media page on Sunday, he was seen on a treadmill in an attempt to debunk the rumours that he is unwell and unable to campaign for the presidential seat. Tinubu captioned the video, saying, “Many have said I have died; others claim I have withdrawn from the presidential campaign.Well… Nope.” “This is the reality: I am strong, I am healthy and I am READY to serve Nigerians from Day One.” The Rumours surfaced when Tinubu failed to be in attendance ...

INEC Warns Against Receiving Funds From Abroad for Political Campaigns

2Oct

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INEC Warns Against Receiving Funds From Abroad for Political Campaigns

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties to desist from receiving funds from foreign countries to aid their campaigns. The INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, stated this while speaking on a programme, Politics Today, aired on Channels Television. See Also: Court Sacks Ahmed Lawan as APC Senatorial Candidate for Yobe North He also said political parties are not allowed to receive anonymous donations to fund campaigns. This may pose a problem to the Labour Party since it has told Nigerians abroad to fund its campaigns, as the party risk remitting such funds to INEC as stated by Festus Okoye. Okoye said, “Section 225 of the Nigerian constitution makes it clear that no registered political party in Nigeria shall possess any fu...

INEC: Seven Million Voters Registrations Uncompleted

20Sep

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INEC: Seven Million Voters Registrations Uncompleted

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said after application 7,043,594 Nigerians did not finish the voter registration process before the deadline for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). According to INEC, only 3,444,378 out of 10,487,378 eligible voters went for physical registration after completing the online pre-registration process. See Also: CUPP Alleges Manipulation of Voters’ Register by INEC and APC The Commission through a statement by its INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, revealed about 4,161,775 persons attempted the online pre-registration process but failed to complete it and instead went for the physical registration. He also said about 2,881,819 persons finished the online...

2023 Election: INEC Uncovers Numerous Double Registrants from CVR

13Sep

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2023 Election: INEC Uncovers Numerous Double Registrants from CVR

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, revealed on Monday that it uncovered double registrants in the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR). The Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) kicked off nationwide in January 2022 and concluded on 31, July 2022. INEC Head of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said irregularities were discovered after the voters' register was cleaned up by the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS). See Also: Campaign In Churches, Mosques, Risk Imprisonment – INEC “Several double, multiple, and ineligible registrants have also been detected and invalidated." “These include entries that failed to meet the Commission’s business rules because a credible register is at the heart of electoral integrity," He ...