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Presidency: Consensus Candidate Is Rubbish, Deceptive – Wike

14Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Presidency: Consensus Candidate Is Rubbish, Deceptive – Wike

Nyesom Wike Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has faulted the arrangement for a consensus Presidential candidate in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Wike described the consensus arrangement as rubbish and fake news used in deceiving PDP members. Speaking with PDP delegates and members in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, on Wednesday, the Presidential aspirant said consensus could only happen through equity, justice, and fairness. He recalled telling a former Senate President that he would not support a consensus arraignment in PDP. According to Wike: “I am not here for any consensus rubbish. I have told people not to deceive our party members with fake news about consensus. We all believe in consensus, but it must come with equity, justice, and fairness. Read...

2023: Resign Within 48 Hours Or Get Sacked – NYCN To Amaechi

12Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: Resign Within 48 Hours Or Get Sacked – NYCN To Amaechi

Rotimi Amaechi The National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, has given the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi a 48-hour ultimatum to resign or the President, Muhammadu Buhari, should sack him. According to the group, the Minister has publicly danced on the graves of the Abuja-Kaduna train victims by declaring his intention to run for the office of the President come 2023. They also accused the former governor of celebrating those who were kidnapped and others injured by the daredevil terrorists during the bloody attack on the Kaduna bound train. “Sadly, however, the event of Saturday April 9, 2022, in Port Harcourt points unequivocally in that direction as far as his true character is concerned. “Since the only important thing in this country to him is his aspi...

2023: Anyim, Obi, Other Presidential Aspirants Unite To Chase PDP Ticket For Southeast

10Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: Anyim, Obi, Other Presidential Aspirants Unite To Chase PDP Ticket For Southeast

PDP The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Pius Anyim Pius, former Governor, Peter Obi and two other Presidential aspirants from the southeast, at the weekend, united to secure the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 general election. Others, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa and Dr. Nwachukwu Anakwenze who had declared interest to contest for President said the purpose of resolving to work together as a team, was to ensure that the southeast emerged the PDP presidential flag bearer The four Presidential aspirants who spoke to journalists through the former senate President, Pius Anyim Pius said “all of us from the South East, who have declared intention to run for the office of president of Nigeria and have obtained the nomination f...

10Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: Amaechi Joins Presidential Race

Rotimi Amaechi The number of All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirants shot up by one yesterday after Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi formally declared his interest in the race. He is expected to be followed any moment from now by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who, sources said yesterday, has concluded consultations on his own aspiration. Amaechi’s declaration immediately sparked a fresh controversy over Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022 which requires anyone holding a political office – minister, commissioner, special adviser and others – to relinquish such to be eligible to participate in the electoral process either as a candidate or as a delegate.” President Muhammadu Buhari is opposed to the provision, citing what he called its contraventi...

PDP: Ortom Led Panel Dumps Zoning, Settles For Open Contest

3Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

PDP: Ortom Led Panel Dumps Zoning, Settles For Open Contest

PDP As the committee set up by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on zoning prepares to submit its recommendation this week, there are indications that the Samuel Ortom-led committee has resolved to advise the various organs of the party, particularly the National Executive Committee, NEC, to throw open the Presidential race. The controversy on whether to zone or not was first mooted when, few months after the party lost the 2019 presidential election, then Uche-Secondus-led National Working Committee set up a panel chaired by the governor of Bauchi State, Sen. Bala Mohammed to review what went wrong and advise the party on the way forward. Although that committee recommended that the ticket be thrown open, powerful chieftains of the PDP from the South, pa...

Brekete Family Buys Presidential Nomination Form For Nigerian Governor

31Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Brekete Family Buys Presidential Nomination Form For Nigerian Governor

PDP Members of the popular Brekete family show on Human Rights Radio Abuja have purchased a presidential nomination form of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State. The group, which bought the form at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday, urged Mr Emmanuel to run for president in 2023. The purchase of the form was broadcast live on Facebook by the governor’s media aide, Aniekeme Finbarr. If Mr Emmanuel accepts the form, he would be joining his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, a fellow PDP member, in the race for President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor. Brekete show is a reality radio and television programme which focuses on human rights. Apart from radio and TV, the programme is also streamed live via soc...

2023 PDP Ticket: Atiku, Saraki, Tambuwal, Mohammed Meet in Abuja

29Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Burundi, Elections, News, Nigeria

2023 PDP Ticket: Atiku, Saraki, Tambuwal, Mohammed Meet in Abuja

PDP Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwarts have met over the 2023 presidential ticket. Atiku hosted the meeting, which was held Monday night in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki, Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal and Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed attended. After the parley, Atiku disclosed that they deliberated on the future of the PDP and the country. “I had a meeting tonight with Saraki, Tambuwal, Bala and Hayatudden to discuss the future of our party and Nigeria. I look forward to continuing our dialogue and building #OneNigeria”, a Facebook post reads. Saraki, a former Kwara Governor, also commented on the gathering via social media. Read Also: 2023: Southeast Canvasses zoning of PDP ticket to...

2023: Southeast Canvasses zoning of PDP ticket to South

28Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: Southeast Canvasses zoning of PDP ticket to South

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southeast has aligned with the positions of the party’s stakeholders in the SouthSouth and Southwest that Nigeria’s next President should come from the South. The stance, which is also tandem with that of the Southern Governors’ Forum, was made known just as Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike formally confirmed his presidential ambition after meeting with Benue State PDP stakeholders in Makurdi. PDP SouthSouth and Southwest leaders of the PDP had at their separate meetings last week also reiterated the Southern Governors Forum’s insistence that the next Nigerian leader must be from the South. Briefing reporters after the party’s Zonal Executive Committee (ZEC) meeting in Enugu yesterday, the National Vice-Chairman, Ali Odefa, said: “We ...

Peter Obi Declares Intention To Contest For 2023 Presidential Election

24Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Peter Obi Declares Intention To Contest For 2023 Presidential Election

Former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, Thursday declared interest to contest for 2023 presidential race. Obi disclosed this when he met with Anambra Traditional rulers. The video was posted by Oseloka H. Obaze on his Twitter handle. See Also: FG’s GDP Growth Insignificant With Rising Poverty – Peter Obi Born July, 19, 1961, Obi a Nigerian politician and businessman, was the vice presidential candidate in the 2019 Nigerian general elections under the People’s Democratic Party P.D.P. He was a former governor of Anambra state from 2006 to 2013. He handed over to Willie Obiano. Source: Vanguard

10 Reasons Osinbajo Will Ignite a Religious Civil War by Farooq Kperogi

22Mar

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Lagos News, News, Nigeria, Religion, Security, Violence

10 Reasons Osinbajo Will Ignite a Religious Civil War by Farooq Kperogi

A Yemi Osinbajo presidency would, without a doubt, plunge Nigeria into the depths of a smoldering religious volcano that will hasten its self-immolation. This isn’t some idly churlish oracular indulgence. It’s based on an intimate familiarity with Osinbajo’s trajectory of religious bigotry, overpowering anti-Muslim prejudice, and irrevocable devotion to the materialization of a Pentecostal, specifically RCCG, capture of the Nigerian state. Here’re 10 reasons for my fears: 1. The RCCG memo that asked churches to actively support its members vying for political offices was inspired by Osinbajo and is consistent with his history of exclusivist religious politics. In 2013, for example, he formed the Christian Conscience Group—along with Enoch Ajiboso, Dele Sobowale, and Most Reverend Josep...