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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...

2023: INEC Announces New Dates For Presidential & Gubernatorial Elections

27Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: INEC Announces New Dates For Presidential & Gubernatorial Elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced new dates for the 2023 elections. This was announced by the National Chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu at a news conference in Abuja, the Federal capital. According to him, the Presidential and National Assembly elections will now hold on Saturday, February 25, 2023, while governorship and state houses of assembly elections will hold on March 11, 2023. See Also: INEC Releases Calendar For Campaigns Over 2023 Presidential, Guber Elections Yakubu explained that the new date is to allow for conformity with the provisions of the Electoral laws which stipulates that elections notice be published at least 260 days before the elections. The INEC boss also said the Electoral guidelines wil...

Tinubu 2023: My Fitness Not A Problem, I’m Not Applying To Be A Sprinter

26Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Tinubu 2023: My Fitness Not A Problem, I’m Not Applying To Be A Sprinter

The National APC leader said many people were complaining of his fitness because he went abroad for a knee injury but he is only applying for a brain intelligent thinking job and not for a bricklaying job. Tinubu, however, told the monarch that if given the opportunity, he would not let Nigerians down. He added that he has the capacity to run the nation’s affairs. The aspirant, who said he had informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his ambition, said he was ready to offer honest service to the country and its people. Tinubu said: “The time is here now. The clock is ticking, calendar is ticking and this is the time Nigerians need a thorough hope, solid hope for progress, prosperity, and growth. “We need a lot of jobs for our children, solid education for our chil...

APC Trying to Penetrate Our Party – Wike

10Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

APC Trying to Penetrate Our Party – Wike

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has accused the All Progressives Congressive (APC) of trying to “penetrate the leadership” of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike said this on Wednesday after a closed-door meeting with party stakeholders in Plateau state. The Rivers governor had earlier attended the court sitting for the trial of Jonah Jang, former governor of Plateau, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside Yusuf Pam, former cashier in the office of the secretary to the state government (OSSG), for alleged misappropriation of public funds to the tune of N6.32 billion. After the court sitting, Wike held a meeting with Jang and Jeremiah Useni, a former governorship candidate of the PDP. According to a statement ...

Abia 2023: Ikpeazu’s Deputy CoS, Don Ubani Visits Alex Otti, In Secret Meeting

10Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Abia 2023: Ikpeazu’s Deputy CoS, Don Ubani Visits Alex Otti, In Secret Meeting

The Deputy Chief of Staff to Abia State Government, Mr. Don Ubani, has secretly met a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Dr. Alex Otti, amid rumours of the latter's interest to contest the Abia 2023 Governorship election, we can authoritatively report. Ubani, who has been pushing for power to be retained in Old Aba zone, arrived Otti's residence at exactly 9:47pm Friday night in a Prado jeep dressed in white attire and immediately proceeded into a private discussion with his host. The visit comes days after the deputy governor's aide accused Governor Ikpeazu of scheming to trade the Old Aba interest for the party's senatorial ticket in 2023. Otti contested the 2015 Governorship election under the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) but lost to ...

4Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Uncategorized

INEC Releases Calendar For Campaigns Over 2023 Presidential, Guber Elections

The National Independent Electoral Commission, INEC – have released calendar and political itinerary in 2022 in Nigeria. The calendar is consists of political activities bordering the 2023 presidential and gubernatorial elections in the country. According to the calendar released by the INEC, starting from March 2022 the commission will give guidelines to the respective parties to conduct primary election that will birth flag bearers. The calendar made it clear that by April 2022, campaign for presidential and gubernatorial elections will kick off, whereby, May 2022, there will be party Congresses across Nigeria. Fast forward to February 2023, when the presidential election will officially be conducted. Check out the calendar below 1. Consultation continues Janua...

Bola Tinubu Should Retire From Politics, Can’t Cope With Nigerian Presidency – Arewa Forum

17Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Bola Tinubu Should Retire From Politics, Can’t Cope With Nigerian Presidency – Arewa Forum

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum has said the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, should retire from politics because of his old age as he may not cope with the complexities and challenges of leading a country such as Nigeria. The AYCF National leader, Yerima Shettima, stated this in an interview with SaharaReporters on Sunday. Shettima added that Tinubu should be contented with the role of grooming young brilliant minds to take over the affairs of the country as Nigeria needed to be forward-looking, not to “recycle old hands.” The Arewa leader said, "Well, I'm not in a position to say exactly how old Tinubu is, because his age has been the subject of controversy for many years. However, going by the latest trends on the global democratic space, I doub...

2023: Our choices have consequences — Seyi Makinde

14Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: Our choices have consequences — Seyi Makinde

The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has reiterated the need for Nigerians to make the right choice at the polls as the 2023 general elections draw near. Makinde stated this in a tweet on Friday via his Twitter handle as he announced that he was taking down his tweet in which he opposed the Twitter ban imposed by the Federal Government. In a series of tweets a day after the ban, which expressed his official stand, Makinde stated that Twitter was an avenue for citizens to share their opinions and give feedback on governance. Read Also: I’m Ready To Challenge Tinubu For APC Presidential Ticket, Says Orji Kalu “As leaders, we should go beyond emotional reactions to issues and think about how our actions will affect the people we lead and our international ratings socially and ...

I’m Ready To Challenge Tinubu For APC Presidential Ticket, Says Orji Kalu

12Jan

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

I’m Ready To Challenge Tinubu For APC Presidential Ticket, Says Orji Kalu

Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu, has said he’s ready to challenge a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for the party’s 2023 presidential ticket. This is as he stated that the ambition for Nigeria to have a President of Igbo extraction in 2023 is not affected by Tinubu’s presidential ambition. The Senator said politicians from the South-West, where Tinubu is from, had tasted the Presidency, just as he pointed out that no Igbo man since independence has been democratically elected as President. Kalu said this during an interview with Channels Television just days after Tinubu declared his intention to contest in the 2023 presidential election. “I do not see Tinubu’s aspiration having any effect on a President of Nigeria coming from Igbo a...

Insecurity May Prevent Nigeria’s 2023 Elections From Holding – Ex-INEC Chairman, Jega

17Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Insecurity May Prevent Nigeria’s 2023 Elections From Holding – Ex-INEC Chairman, Jega

A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, has warned that unless the insecurity challenges ravaging the country are tackled, the 2023 general election may not hold. Jega said this on Thursday in Ibadan, Oyo State, while delivering a keynote address at the fourth Abiola Ajimobi annual roundtable and the 72nd posthumous birthday of the former governor of Oyo State, held at the Institute for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ibadan. Also, the Senator Abiola Ajimobi Resource Centre, which was built by Senator Abiola Ajimobi Foundation in memory of the late politician, was also inaugurated by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Jega said security was key to the conduct of any election whose outcome would be acceptable to parties involved. R...