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Tinubu Claims that Prayers Helped Him Win Party Ticket

21Jun

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Tinubu Claims that Prayers Helped Him Win Party Ticket

Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential candidate for the APC, has attributed his success at the party's National convention to prayers. Tinubu stated that his response to the gang-up against him and his presidential bid in the party was to pray. Tinubu made this known when he visited the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu on Sunday, June 19 2022. Explaining his reason for pushing for the actualization of this dream, he said "There is no Lagos indigene that has had the opportunity to become President of Nigeria, despite the contribution of the state to national stability and progress. See Also: Bola Ahmed Tinubu Emerges APC Presidential Flag Bearer "The highest position attained by any Lagosian in national leadership is the position of Chief Judge of the Federation. I took up the...

Okowa Warned Against Using Delta Funds for PDP Campaign

17Jun

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Corruption, Elections, News, Nigeria

Okowa Warned Against Using Delta Funds for PDP Campaign

Following the announcement of Okowa as the running mate to PDP's presidential flagbearer, Atiku, Okowa has been warned against using state funds for the PDP campaign. The warning, which was delivered by the Director, Communications and Media Strategy of the APC Governorship campaign organisation, Ima Niboro, was said to be based on credible intel available to them. See Also: Breaking News: Atiku Picks Okowa Over Wike for VP According to Niboro, "the call became necessary in the light of credible intelligence at its disposal that the 2023 General Election is a PDP conduit pipe to loot the State." "The use of taxpayers’ funds and collective resources of Deltans to fund personal political ambitions was unacceptable, callous and inhuman. "It is sad that on a day the Rivers Stat...

Orji Uzor Kalu Supports Muslim VP for Tinubu, Says Wife is a Christian

15Jun

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Elections, News, Nigeria, Religion

Orji Uzor Kalu Supports Muslim VP for Tinubu, Says Wife is a Christian

As the APC pushes towards choosing a Muslim running mate for Tinubu, Orji Uzor Kalu, the Senate Chief whip has told Christians not to fret. Addressing the concerns of Nigerians, especially those of the Christian faith, Kalu stated that even if Tinubu's running mate were to be a Muslim, there will be no reasons for concern because Tinubu's wife is a Christian, and even a Pastor with RCCG, like Professor Osinbajo, the current VP. See Also: Tinubu To Meet APC Govs As Race For Running Mate Begins He made this position known why he was speaking with newsmen on Wednesday at the National Assembly. He said "Let me tell you, in my house, my wife is the head of the house in reality. Even you men that are here, now that your wives aren’t here, they are the head. "Like if I wear these clo...

Akpabio Wins Akwa Ibom Northwest Senatorial Re-Run Primary

10Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Akpabio Wins Akwa Ibom Northwest Senatorial Re-Run Primary

A presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the just concluded primary and the immediate past Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has emerged the winner of Akwa Ibom North West senatorial primary. It was gathered that he emerged during a re-run primary conducted Thursday night June 9, 2022 at the Godswill Akpabio Empowerment Centre in Ikot Ekpene local government area. The first party primary conducted on May 28, 2022, for the senatorial district was cancelled following security infractions during the exercise. Akpabio who stepped down for Alhaji Ahmed Bola Tinubu during the APC presidential primary at the Senatorial primary polled a total of 478 votes, while Sir Joseph Akpan scored only one vote, the former Deputy ...

Tinubu To Meet APC Govs As Race For Running Mate Begins

9Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Tinubu To Meet APC Govs As Race For Running Mate Begins

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday began the search for their running mates. The spokesman for the Tinubu Campaign Organisation, Mr Bayo Onanuga, in an interview, said the APC presidential candidate would meet the APC governors whom he said would pick the former Lagos State governor’s running mate. It was also gathered that Tinubu would meet party leaders, including the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, before the end of the week. As Tinubu began the search for his running mate, Atiku on Wednesday held a closed-door meeting with the PDP governors in Abuja with a view to picking the party’s vice-presidential candidate. ...

APC Presidential Primaries: Voting In Progress For 14 Aspirants

8Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

APC Presidential Primaries: Voting In Progress For 14 Aspirants

Voting has begun in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primaries in Abuja for the 2023 flag bearer of the party. 2, 203 Delegates are in the voting process to determine the fate of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Ahmad Lawan, 9 Others 14 aspirants were still in the race at the time of this report. They included Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajuba, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Mr Ahmed Rufai, Sen. Rochas Okorocha, Mr Jack Rich, Gov. Ben Ayade, Gov. David Umuahi, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Sen. Ahmed Yarima, Dr Ahmed Lawal, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, Gov. Yahaya Bello and Mr Ogbonnaya Onu. Read Also: APC Presidential Primary: I Have No Anointed Candidate ― Buhari Nine aspirants had earlier withdrawn from the race including Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohnenye,...

APC Presidential Primary: I Have No Anointed Candidate ― Buhari

7Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

APC Presidential Primary: I Have No Anointed Candidate ― Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday declared that he has no preferred candidate as the All Progressives Congress (APC) holds its national convention to pick its flag bearer for the 2023 election. President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday declared that he has no preferred candidate as the All Progressives Congress (APC) holds it national convention to pick its flag bearer for the 2023 election. The president cleared the air following reports that the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdulahi Adamu, had announced president of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, as the consensus candidate of the ruling party. According to a statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), Buhari gave the clarification during a meeting with APC governors...

Why I Withdrew From APC Presidential Race – Ken Nnamani

7Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Why I Withdrew From APC Presidential Race – Ken Nnamani

Former Senate President and Presidential Aspirant in the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Senator Ken Nnamani has withdrawn from Tuesday’s presidential primary election of the party. Citing injustice against the South-east where he comes from, Nnamani said the South having conceded the national chairmanship of the party to the North, there was no need for the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Working Committee NWC of the party to keep dilly-dallying on zoning the presidential ticket to the South. He said; “You will recall that on March 26, 2022, a new set of members of the National Working Committee of the APC were elected in an elective convention. In that election, there was a unity list which was endorsed by all the Governors of the party and other leaders of the part...

APC Primary: Buhari Meets Govs, Party Chairman, Stakeholders

6Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

APC Primary: Buhari Meets Govs, Party Chairman, Stakeholders

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday met with some select stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress including former chairmen, the current National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu; the National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore; and some governors elected on the platform of the party. The meeting came amid the inability of the governors to produce a consensus candidate barely 24 hours to the party’s convention. A second meeting is expected to hold between all 22 governors of the APC and the President on Monday (today). While the convention is expected to begin on Monday (today), the primary itself will not take place until Tuesday. The programme of events sighted showed that the election will hold from 6pm to 9pm on Tuesday after which the counting will be from 9pm to 10pm. Th...

Real Reason I Stopped Tinubu From Being Buhari’s Running Mate In 2015 – Bukola Saraki

4Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Real Reason I Stopped Tinubu From Being Buhari’s Running Mate In 2015 – Bukola Saraki

Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said that he opposed the ambition of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu to become President Muhmmadu Buhari’s running mate in 2014 for national interest. The former presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stated this while reacting to Tinubu’s comment accusing Saraki of plotting against him in 2014. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State had during a meeting with delegates in Ogun State, claimed that Saraki and others opposed his desire to be Buhair’s running mate in the 2015 elections because he was a Muslim. Reacting, Saraki, in a statement by the head of his Media Office, Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that he would always oppose any plan that is capabl...