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2023: Olu of Warri Didn’t Endorse Tinubu – Palace

16Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: Olu of Warri Didn’t Endorse Tinubu – Palace

Bola Tinubu The Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has rebutted claims of the endorsement of an All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, ahead of the 2023 elections. The rebuttal comes after media reports claimed that the Warri monarch endorsed Tinubu when a delegation of the South West Agenda for Asiwaju and Delta State for Bola Ahmed Tinubu visited him at his palace on Thursday. According to the statement signed by the Head, Back Office Operations, Office of the Ogiame Atuwatse III, Oriiz U. Onuwaje, the reports were taken out of context to suit a narrative. Onuwaje noted that the Olu of Warri had no political affiliation to any party or candidate vying for any office in the forthcoming elections, accusing the writer of contravening the Pala...

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...

Tinubu Endorses Sanwo-Olu For Second Term

21Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Lagos News, News, Nigeria

Tinubu Endorses Sanwo-Olu For Second Term

Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu will this weekend kick-off his declaration for a second term at the national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. A prominent member of the Governors Advisory Council (GAC) who is also one of the apex leaders of APC in Lagos state, told newsmen on Sunday that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, former Lagos state governor had endorsed Sanwo-Olu for a second term and had instructed the party leaders to work for his reelection. “Sanwo-Olu is coming back. I can authoritatively confirm that to you. He is likely to declare and will kick off his re-election campaign this weekend at Eagles Square, the venue of the national convention of the APC on March 26 in Abuja” . See Also: APC is Focusing On Its Promises — Sanwo-Olu “Th...

Tinubu Speaks On Crisis Rocking Ruling Party, APC

10Mar

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Tinubu Speaks On Crisis Rocking Ruling Party, APC

Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, who is also the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has enjoined party leaders not to destroy the party that they all built.Tinubu said he, President Muhammadu Buhari, and some chieftains of the party had invested time, energy, ideas, and resources in forming the APC. Bola Tinubu In a statement, he signed titled: “President Muhammadu Buhari’s Optimism About APC Commendable,” Tinubu urged members not to allow their efforts to become a waste.The former Lagos State governor, who is also 2023 presidential aspirant, emphasised the need for APC to strengthen its internal democratic processes to remain relevant.He said members should not allow APC to become like other political parties.According to Tinubu: “Recently, President Bu...

20Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Life, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Tinubu Mourns Close Ally, Prof. Samuel

All Progressives Congress national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has paid a glowing tribute to his close associate and trusted ally, Prof. Tunde Samuel, who died on Wednesday, in Lagos after a brief illness. In an emotional condolence message, which he personally signed and made available to journalists at the weekend, Asiwaju Tinubu described the late Prof. Samuel as a reputable and renowned political philosopher, strategist, administrator, social reformer, and distinguished academic. He said the late professor contributed immensely to the formulation of policies and programmes that had positioned Lagos State as the fifth largest economy in Africa and the investment destination in Nigeria. His words: “The news of the death of my friend, confidant, and political associate,...

Yoruba Monarchs Move to Resolve Tinubu/ Aregbesola Rift

19Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

Yoruba Monarchs Move to Resolve Tinubu/ Aregbesola Rift

Some Yoruba leaders, including traditional rulers, yesterday, began a move to resolve the conflict between the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and former governor of Osun State and Minister for Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. Tinubu, who was governor of Lagos from 1999 to 2003 and Aregbesola who, served under him as Commissioner for Works before going to Osun State to become governor in 2010, has been at loggerheads over the Osun State governorship election scheduled to hold on July 16 2022.The two APC leaders are currently engaging in a war of words over the re-election bid of Governor Gboyega Oyetola. While Tinubu is supporting Oyetola who is his blood brother, Aregbesola, who is the immediate predecessor of the governor, believes that Oyetola d...