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2023 High Cost Of Party Forms Immoral, Absurd - PFN

2023: High Cost Of Party Forms Immoral, Crazy – PFN

May 8, 2022 2:49 am

The national leadership of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has lamented the high cost of expression of interest and nomination forms by the two main political parties ahead of the 2023 general election.

The body stated that it made no sense for parties to peg the sale of forms between N50 million and N100 million respectively.

National President of PFN, Bishop Wale Oke, made this commnents while briefing newsmen shortly after the inauguration of the fellowship’s South-South Zonal Executive Council in Port Harcourt, Rivers State yesterday.

Oke, who was represented at the event by PFN’s National Secretary-General, Rev. Cosmos Ilechukwu, …

2023 Shock As Tinubu’s Campaign DG, Jibrin Dumps APC

2023: Shock As Tinubu’s Campaign DG, Jibrin Dumps APC

May 8, 2022 2:19 am

The Director General of the Bola Tinubu Campaign Organisation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, shcoked Nigerians on Saturday evening when he announced that he has decided to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), while promising to announce his new party in the coming days.

In a tweet on Saturday evening which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York, Jibrin, who is expected to be actively involved in the coming APC presidential primary election on behalf of Tinubu, revealed that he was moving on from the party.

In the meantime, with this latest development, some Nigerians on social media are wondering what …

2023 Akeredolu Bombs Emefiele, Asks Buhari To Fire Him

2023: Akeredolu Bombs Emefiele, Asks Buhari To Fire Him

May 7, 2022 2:07 am

The Governor of Ondo State and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum has lambasted the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, over his brazen act of running for the 2023 Presidency whilst still in in office as the counry’s chief banker.

Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, declared Emefiele’s action as odd and one that constituted illegality.

The Ondo governor noted strongly that Emefiele must quit his role as CBN governor else the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), must remove him forthwith.
Emefiele, 60, has been CBN governor since 2014.

He reportedly picked the …

2023 Pastor Tunde Bakare Picks N100m APC Presidential Form

2023: Pastor Tunde Bakare Picks ₦100m APC Presidential Form

May 6, 2022 12:38 am

 The controversial general overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare has picked the All Progressives Congress, APC, expression of interest and nomination forms for the Presidency.

Bakare picked the forms in Abuja on Thursday ahead of his official declaration next week.

Africa Daily News New York reports that reports that the ruling party had pegged the forms at N100 million.

Recall that in September 2019, the clergyman had claimed that God told him he would succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.

That particular assertion had got many Nigerians talking on the possibility of that happening given the …

2023 INEC Opens Up On Extending Deadline For Party Primaries

2023: INEC Opens Up On Extending Deadline For Party Primaries

May 6, 2022 12:36 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday maintained that it will not – for any reason – extend the deadline for the conduct of primaries as stipulated in the electoral calendar which was earlier released.

The electoral body had in a statement asserted the deadline remains ‘firm and fixed‘ for Friday, June 3.

It said political parties have ‘one month from today’ to conclude their primaries.

A statement issued and signed on Thursday by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner & Chairman which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York he stated that all 18 political parties have …

To Retain Power, APC Would Need A ‘Killer-Punch’ – Abe

To Retain Power, APC Would Need A ‘Killer-Punch’ – Abe

May 6, 2022 12:23 am

A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Rivers State, Senator Magnus Abe in the upcoming general elections has said the party needs what he described as a ‘killer-punch’ to retain power after President Muhammadu Buhari.

Senator Abe has also reiterated his support for Bola Tinubu, for president, saying that he (Bola) is the only presidential aspirant that has the capacity to represent APC on the 2023 election.

The former lawmaker representing Rivers South-East senatorial district stated this when he addressed his teeming supporters at a rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

He explained: “I have told you …

2023 Presidency Sowore Not Our Candidate, AAC Warns

2023 Presidency: Sowore Not Our Candidate, AAC Warns

May 6, 2022 12:13 am

Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, African Action Congress (AAC) has warned that its 2019 presidential candidate of the party, Omoyele Sowore, is presently not its candidate as far as the upcoming elections is concerned.

This was contained in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Sylvester Cletus, on Wednesday, which noted that Sowore was expelled from the party in 2019.

The party stated that it needed to clear the air regarding Sowore’s candidacy following purported claims that he was the AAC candidate for the 2023 presidential election.

Cletus stated that Sowore was removed for violating the party’s …

2023 Presidency Gov Badaru Purchases APC Form, Joins Race

2023 Presidency: Gov Badaru Purchases APC Form, Joins Race

May 5, 2022 1:05 am

The Governor of Jigawa State, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar on Wednesday joined other interested presidential aspirants to contest for the seat of number one citizen of Nigeria under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that shortly after his declaration, he has also gone on to acquire the nomination form for N100 million.

Speaking during an APC stakeholders meeting held at Government House Dutse on Tuesday evening, Governor Badaru was said to have declared saying; ‘I will join the Presidential race since everyone knows I’m a highly qualified person to do the job’.…

2023 A Better Nigeria Is In Sight, Osinbajo Assures

2023: A Better Nigeria Is In Sight, Osinbajo Assures

May 5, 2022 1:04 am

Nigeria’s Vice President and presidential aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday asserted that a better Nigeria is in sight and it can only be achieved with the collective efforts of Nigerians.

Osinbajo made this disclosure while speaking in an interview with journalists shortly after he held a closed-door meeting with delegates of the party in Taraba State ahead of the party primaries which is expected later this month.

The aspirant, who was visibly overwhelmed with happiness over the warm reception accorded him and his team in the State submitted that he …

Level Of Tax Evasion In Nigeria Is 'Scandalous', Fayemi Says

Level Of Tax Evasion In Nigeria Is ‘Scandalous’, Fayemi Says

May 5, 2022 1:03 am

The Governor of Ekiti State and 2023 Presidential hopeful, Kayode Fayemi has disclosed that the level of tax evasion in Nigeria is scandalous vowing to reverse it if he becomes President next year.

The governor made this vow when he made an appearance on Channels TV’s Politics Today which was monitored by AfricaDaily News, New York on Wednesday.

Those comments were coming barely hours after he officially declared his intentions to run for President to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari.

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Fayemi lamented that ‘rich hardly pay taxes’ and so …

Nigeria’s Problems Caused By The Elite, Amaechi Laments

Nigeria’s Problems Caused By The Elite, Amaechi Laments

May 5, 2022 1:01 am

Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has asserted that that the elite are the problem of Nigeria while also noting that the country can do much better if the elites can change most of their habits. 

He called on citizens to vote the right people who have proven  capacity into leadership positions to fix the country’s numerous challenges.

Amaechi gave the counsel on on Wednesday at the 2022 World Press Freedom Day celebrations in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.

The former Rivers Governor also called on Nigerians to always hold politicians accountable regardless of the positions they occupy.

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2023 APC Will Not Implode After Primaries – Tinubu

2023: APC Will Not Implode After Primaries – Tinubu

May 5, 2022 12:58 am

A Presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, asserted that party would remain intact after its presidential primaries contrary to widely held insinuations.

He made this disclosure while addressing State House Correspondents shortly after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the APC National Leader had met with Buhari behind closed-doors at the State House last night.

Speaking after the meeting, Tinubu disclosed that Buhari was committed to a transparent democratic process despite rumours making the rounds.

Read Also: 2023: Tinubu Picks ₦100m APC Presidential Nomination

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