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2023 I Will Easily Defeat Atiku As APC Candidate - Okorocha

2023: I Will Easily Defeat Atiku As APC Candidate – Okorocha

June 3, 2022 4:02 am

Former governor of Imo State and presidential candidate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Rochas Okorocha boasted that if given his party’s ticket, he would easily defeat Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Atiku Abubakar.

According to him, what the APC needs at the moment is a candidate who could garner significant votes in the North in order to win the 2023 presidential election.

According to the lawmaker, he is the only candidate who has received nationwide acceptance.

Okorocha made this assertion while speaking during an appearance on a political program on Arise Television which was monitored by …

2023 We Would Vote Against Govs Owing Pensions - Pensioners

2023: We Would Vote Against Govs Owing Pensions – Pensioners

June 3, 2022 3:53 am

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners has threatened to vote against Governors who are owing pensions during the 2023 general elections insisting that such Governors do not deserve to be voted for.

Speaking to on Thursday, the President of the union, Godwin Abumisi, stated that many State Governors are owing pensioners.

He went on to posit that, this has made life unbearable for its members.

Read Also: 2023: PDP, APC Have Expired, Labour Party’ll Take Over –Okupe

According to him, some State Governors have also refused to review pensions of retirees, even though the constitution provides that pensions should be reviewed …

2023 You Would Lose If.., Akeredolu Warns APC

2023: You Would Lose If.., Akeredolu Warns APC

June 3, 2022 3:46 am

Ahead of the upcoming presidential primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) has called on the party to work hard to retain power by rotating the presidency to the South.

Governor Akeredolu who is also the Chairman of the Southwest Governors’ Forum, was on Wednesday evening announced as the Chairman of Security and Compliance for the party’s special convention.

In a short message he posted on his personal Facebook page on Thursday, the Governor reiterated the position of his colleagues in the Southern Nigeria Governors’ Forum, that power should be rotated …

2023 Atiku Clears Air On ‘Picking’ Ihedioha As Running Mate

2023: Atiku Clears Air On ‘Picking’ Ihedioha As Running Mate

June 3, 2022 3:36 am

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has broken silence as regards reports that he has picked former Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha as his running mate.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that a story had emerged on Wednesday that Atiku was set to announce Ihedioha as his choice for Vice President after he emerged flag bearer of the party.

However, reacting, his spokesman, Paul Ibe, told reporters that his principal had not chosen Ihedioha or any other person as his running mate.

According to him, the former Vice President would announce his running …

How Uzodinma Criminally Hijacked APC Senate Primaries In Imo

How Uzodinma Criminally Hijacked APC Senate Primaries In Imo

June 2, 2022 4:43 am

It is no longer news that the Governor of Imo State, Chief Hope Uzodinma, is not used to being subjected to democratic tenets. All his life, allowing the wishes of the people to prevail in political engagements is something he abhors. Last weekend, the first lady of Ondo State and an aspirant for the Imo East Senatorial District elections, Mrs Betty Akerodolu, became his latest victim and the ugly story continues. 

Two years ago, Sen. Uzodinma openly came out to tell the world how he became the Governor of Imo State. According to him, he used a method he …

2023 We Did What Was Best For PDP – Lamido Replies Wike

2023: We Did What Was Best For PDP – Lamido Replies Wike

June 2, 2022 4:38 am

Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has told Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State that they did only what is right by picking former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Lamido, is believed to be one of the northern leaders who played a key role in convincing Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State to step down and back Atiku’s candidacy during Saturday’s presidential primaries and national convention of the party.

Lamido, who hailed Wike’s efforts and contributions to the …

2023 Why I Left Saraki For Atiku, Dino Melaye Reveals

2023: Why I Left Saraki For Atiku, Dino Melaye Reveals

June 2, 2022 4:36 am

Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has opened up on why he supported the presidential ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, instead of ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki.

Melaye explained that he opted for Atiku because he would win the 2023 presidential election with a landslide victory.

Featuring on TVC’s current affairs programme, Journalists’ Hangout which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York, Melaye asserted that Atiku possesses the qualities to unite Nigeria.

The former lawmaker insisted that he supported Saraki 100 per cent while he was with him.

According to Melaye, he never switched from Saraki because …

2023 Polls 20 Million PVCs Still Uncollected, INEC Laments

2023 Polls: 20 Million PVCs Still Uncollected, INEC Laments

June 1, 2022 5:25 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has decried the high number of uncollected Permanent Voters Card (PVCs), putting the figure at about 20 million.

INEC National Commissioner of FCT, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Plateau States, Mohammed Haruna, disclosed this yesterday at the launch of a campaign to drive the collection of PVCs and increase participation in the ongoing continuous voter registration exercise.

He disclosed that statistics by INEC in 2019 showed that over 84 million PVCs were printed.

Of the figure, the INEC Commissioner explained that over 72 million were collected while over 11 million voter cards were left uncollected.

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2023 We Never Said We‘ll Work Against Atiku – Ohanaeze

2023: We Never Said We‘ll Work Against Atiku – Ohanaeze

May 31, 2022 4:51 am

The apex Igbo social-cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has denied purported reports in some quarters that it pledged to work against the presidential candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 general elections.

In a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, Dr Alex Ogbonna, the Prof George Obiozor-led Ohanaeze Ndigbo condemned the act, saying that those behind the fake news are, mischief-makers, impostors, charlatans, and unscrupulous social climbers.

He further disclosed that Ohanaeze Ndigbo has never issued any statement on any presidential candidacy, adding that they are waiting for the outcome of …

2023 How I Escaped Political Assassination – Shina Peller

2023: How I Escaped Political Assassination – Shina Peller

May 31, 2022 4:38 am
A member of the House of Representatives representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency, Honourable Shina Peller, has opened up on how he managed to escape political assassination, from hoodlums on Sunday May 29, 2022 on his way from Ibadan to Oke-Ogun.
He made this revelation in a statement, entitled: ‘APC Oyo North Senatorial Primaries, Assassination Attempt on My Life: True Story of What Transpired’, that he personally signed and shared on his social media platforms which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York.
He also insisted that there was no APC senatorial primary in Oyo North as reported
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2023 Peter Obi Lists Areas Of Priority If Elected President

2023: Peter Obi Lists Areas Of Priority If Elected President

May 31, 2022 4:33 am

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has thrown light around some of the challenges bedeviling the country and what his administration would do to tackle if he emerges winner of the forthcoming 2023 presidential election.

Obi, who clinched the party’s ticket on Monday, revealed that his government would focus on eradicating insecurity which has relatively crippled the nation’s economy over the years.

During his acceptance speech on Monday, the former governor of Anambra State also revealed that his government would ensure food security, and unemployment.

Read Also: Peter Obi Clinches Labour Party’s Presidential Ticket

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2023 ‘I Am Not Going Back On My Word’ – Wike Backs Up Atiku

2023: ‘I Am Not Going Back On My Word’ – Wike Backs Up Atiku

May 31, 2022 4:06 am

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared support for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar stressing that he would not go back on his word to support any candidate of the party that emerges in the primary. 

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the governor, had on Saturday, lost the party’s presidential ticket to the former Vice President, Atiku.

There have been serious speculations that Governor Wike may jettison the party’s interest by refusing to support the winner of the primary election.

Read Also: PDP Primaries: Obi Congratulates Atiku, Calls Him His Leader

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