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<strong>Atiku Labels Petrol Subsidy A Scam, Promises Decisive Action </strong>

15Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Petroleum

Atiku Labels Petrol Subsidy A Scam, Promises Decisive Action

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has promised to engage creditors to solicit cancellation or forgiveness to tackle Nigeria’s foreign debt profile. He stated this on Tuesday at the Lagos Business School 2022 alumni day, while outlining his plans for economic recovery if given the opportunity to govern the country. Abubakar labeled the controversial petrol subsidy as fraud and promised to scrap it once elected. The PDP presidential candidate listed some of the positive impacts of his party between 199 to 20007 to include debt cancellation, privatisation, banking reforms, and an effective working partnership with the private sector. He said, “I was the chairman for the removal of the fuel subsidy committee and I recall how we re...

<strong>Peter Obi Knows He Can’t and Won’t Win – Soludo</strong>

14Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Peter Obi Knows He Can’t and Won’t Win – Soludo

Anambra State governor, Chukwuma Soludo has said that Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, will not win the 2023 presidential election. Soludo stated this on Monday in an article published on his social media handle titled, ‘History Beckons an I Will Not Be Silent (Part 1). This follows the criticism that trailed the governor’s recent remarks on the worth of investment Obi made for the state as the then-governor. Recall that Soludo during an interview with Channels Television, labeled the investments made by Obi as now worth “worth next to nothing”. Soludo in his reaction to the backlash that followed his comment said Obi is aware of the game he is playing, noting that Obi does not have the needed structure in place to win the presidential election un...

Keyamo Responds To Tinubu’s Alleged Involvement In Drug Trafficking

9Nov

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News, Nigeria

Keyamo Responds To Tinubu’s Alleged Involvement In Drug Trafficking

Festus Keyamo, SAN, spokesperson for the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, has described the document which alleged that Bola Tinubu was indicted in a drug trafficking and money laundering case in the United States as a sign of frustration by the opposition. Keyamo in his reaction to the allegation on his verified Twitter account on Wednesday said those behind the claim were engaged in a futile effort. See Also: Shettima A Grand Commander Of Bandits – PDP He said, “Sign of frustration: They are seeking to wake a horse long dead and buried and for which a media house publicly apologised in 2016 when they tried to use the story”. It followed the resurfacing of an old judgment document on Tuesday, alleging that the United States District Court, Northern Dis...

Town Hall Meeting: Peter Obi Angrily Challenges Dino Melaye

7Nov

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News, Nigeria

Town Hall Meeting: Peter Obi Angrily Challenges Dino Melaye

Peter Obi, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, lashed out at Dino Melaye, spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential campaign council during a presidential town hall meeting in Abuja. The fight ensued during a Townhall meeting organised by Arise Television on Sunday. The LP presidential candidate confronted Melaye after the former Kogi lawmaker labeled Obi’s supporters as ‘noisemakers’, while interrupting the former Anambra State governor’s speech with unpleasant remarks and gestures. See Also: Shettima A Grand Commander Of Bandits – PDP Obi who lost his cool said, “I won’t take this. That colonel is an NNPP person, and you’re saying it’s Obi People. Dino, please stop that! “I have taken enough from you here. Why are you always call...

PDP Crisis: I Can Stop Ortom, Others From Contesting – Ayu

30Oct

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Elections, News, Nigeria

PDP Crisis: I Can Stop Ortom, Others From Contesting – Ayu

Iyorchia Ayu, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that although he has the power to stop Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State and others calling for his resignation from contesting election under the PDP, he has chosen not to do so. He said that his decision not to tow the path was to avoid a crack in the party. Ayu disclosed this while speaking to his supporters at his countryside in Gboko on Friday. Governor Ortom along with four other governors had called on Ayu to resign his position after Atiku Abubakar emerged as the party’s presidential candidate. The governors are against the North occupying the position of the party’s National Chairman and presidential candidate. See Also: Nigeria Will Break Up If APC Wins 2023 Election – Obasek...

How INEC Officials Tried To Enrol Fake Voters 40 Times – Yakubu

27Oct

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Elections, News, Nigeria

How INEC Officials Tried To Enrol Fake Voters 40 Times – Yakubu

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has stated that about 23 of its personnel tried to register some fake voters 40 times. INEC National Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this yesterday during the third quarterly meeting with political parties in Abuja. The electoral body also stated that at least 93.5 million Nigerians are eligible to vote in the 2023 general election, adding that 12.29 million Nigerians successfully completed their registrations as new voters in the just concluded Continuous Voter Registration CVR. INEC noted that not less than 2.78 million were identified and removed from the database as ineligible registrants through Automated Biometric Identification System, ABIS. Yakubu said 23 of the commission’s registration officers have b...

Nigeria Will Break Up If APC Wins 2023 Election – Obaseki

25Oct

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News, Nigeria

Nigeria Will Break Up If APC Wins 2023 Election – Obaseki

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has said that Nigeria will break up if Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, wins the 2023 general election. The Edo State governor stated that no Nigerian in his right sense would cast a vote for Tinubu and APC in next year’s presidential election. Obaseki disclosed this when he spoke at the inauguration of the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party’s Campaign Council in the State. He stressed that the PDP will enjoy an easy electoral victory if they campaign in the right manner. Obaseki who noted that the county’s debt had hiked to N60 trillion, queried, “when are we going to get out of it?” He said, “This will be an easy election for us if we campaign right because honestly our heads should...

Supreme Court Decides Authentic Delta PDP Guber Candidate

22Oct

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Elections, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Supreme Court Decides Authentic Delta PDP Guber Candidate

The Supreme Court on Friday declared the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Sheriff Oborevwori, the authentic governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the 2023 election. Sheriff who is believed to be backed by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has been involved in a legal battle with Mr David Edevbie, believed to be supported by former governor, James Ibori. The Federal High Court had on July 22, 2022, declared Edevbie as the PDP candidate. However, that judgment was overturned by the Federal Court of Appeal on August 29, 2022. Reacting to the latest verdict, Okowa at a victory thanksgiving service held at the Government House chapel on Friday, described the ruling as victory for the common man. He said, “Whatever has been happening in the last few ...

Reject Yoruba, Igbo Candidates – Atiku Tells Northerners

16Oct

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News, Nigeria

Reject Yoruba, Igbo Candidates – Atiku Tells Northerners

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has asked Northern voters to reject candidates from the South during the 2023 general elections. The PDP flagbearer said this while responding to a question asked by the spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, during an interactive session with Arewa Joint committee in Kaduna State on Saturday. See Also: Chimaroke Nnamani Faults PDP Over Treatment Of G5 Govs Atiku said Northerners should not vote for a Yoruba or Igbo presidential candidate but should rather cast their vote for him, describing himself as a Pan-Nigerian with northern extraction. Responding on the question posed by Baba-Ahmed on why Northerners should support him, Atiku said, “What the ave...

Chimaroke Nnamani Faults PDP Over Treatment Of G5 Govs

12Oct

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Elections, News, Nigeria

Chimaroke Nnamani Faults PDP Over Treatment Of G5 Govs

Chimaroke Nnamani, a former Enugu State Governor and serving Senator has condemned the inability of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to resolve lingering friction with five of its governors before the commencement of its presidential campaigns for the 2023 elections. Recall that the PDP kicked off its presidential campaign in Ugo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. But the G5 governors failed to attend the event. The governors include – Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Seyi Makinde (Oyo) and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia). Chimaroke Nnamani Their decision may be connected to the insistence of the party’s national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, to retain his position even when the G5 governors have asked for his resignation. The five governors insist that both ...