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2023 The Kind Of President Nigeria Needs – Atedo Peterside

2023: The Kind Of President Nigeria Needs – Atedo Peterside

September 10, 2022 6:18 am

The founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, Atedo Peterside, has asserted that Nigeria needs an individual with high energy and vitality to hit the ground running and tackle the problems facing the country as president in 2023.

Peterside disclosed this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York on Friday.

The founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC said the country needs somebody who has the capacity and definitely understands the problem facing the country.

He said, ‘First of all to be Nigerian president, I think the candidate must have high …

2023 Polls Stop Disgracing Nigeria, Fashola To Politicians

2023 Polls: Stop Disgracing Nigeria, Fashola To Politicians

September 9, 2022 4:35 am

Nigeria’s Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola on Thursday, condemned certain actions and comments which has been attributed to Nigerians and politicians ahead of the 2023 elections.

The former Lagos State governor appealed to citizens of the country to stop exaggerating Nigeria’s problems while putting the country up for ridicule.

Fashola made this assertion yesterday in Lagos in an address at TheNiche Annual Lecture themed ‘2023 Elections and the Future of Nigeria’s Democracy’.

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‘We can win elections without exaggerating our problems. We can do so by …

Tambuwal Has Not Resigned, PDP Governors Forum DG Insists

Tambuwal Has Not Resigned, PDP Governors Forum DG Insists

September 9, 2022 4:26 am

The Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, CID  Maduabum, has revealed that speculations making the rounds that the Chairman of the forum and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwual has resigned from the position were untrue.

Maduabum made this known in response to enquiries about the news making the rounds, especially on social media that Tambuwual had resigned and was appointed Director General of the 2023 PDP Presidential Campaign Council.

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Speaking in a similar vein, the PDP National Publicity Secretary,  Hon. Debo …

2023 Adamu Will Lead Me To Aso Rock, Tinubu Boasts

2023: Adamu Will Lead Me To Aso Rock, Tinubu Boasts

September 8, 2022 3:30 am

The Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has expressed strong confidence in the leadership of the national chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, saying that he (Adamu) will drive him to Aso Rock. 

Tinubu made this assertion on Wednesday while speaking to journalists during his visit to the national secretariat of APC in Abuja on Wednesday.

The APC presidential flag bearer alongside his running mate, Kashim Shettima, speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and other party chieftains were received by the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led National Working Committee, NWC during the visit …

Presidency Lawmakers Moves To End Same Faith Tickets

Presidency: Lawmakers Moves To End Same Faith Tickets

September 5, 2022 6:47 am

The National Assembly is proposing an amendment to Section 84 of the Electoral Act, 2022 to prevent political parties from nominating candidates of the same religion as presidential and vice presidential candidates.

This is to avoid a repeat of controversy trailing the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the 2023 general elections,

Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Smart Adeyemi, who dropped the hint during a media briefing on Sunday in Abuja, said the proposed amendment seeks to promote unity and religious harmony in the country.

He showed a draft copy of the proposed legislation …

Obi Is Not Seeking Foreign Funds, Labour Party Clarifies

Obi Is Not Seeking Foreign Funds, Labour Party Clarifies

September 4, 2022 6:31 am

The Labour Party, LP, has dismissed viral reports making the rounds on social media that its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, was abroad to solicit foreign funding for his campaigns.

National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Abayomi Oluwafemi, gave this clarification in an interview on Sunday.

He referred to the speculations that the party was equally seeking foreign funding for its activities as part of the antics of political opponents, who were very much intimidated by the rising profile of the Labour Party and its presidential candidate.

Oluwafemi said: ‘It is ridiculous that our political opponents have …

2023 I Am Still ADC Presidential Candidate, Kachikwu Insists

2023: I Am Still ADC Presidential Candidate, Kachikwu Insists

September 4, 2022 6:27 am

The Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu, has written off reports of his suspension by the party’s Deputy National Chairman, Bamidele Ajadi saying that he is still the Presidenrial candidate of the party.

Speaking against the backdrop of Ajadi’s announcement, Kachikwu reiterated that the tenure of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) ended on Sunday, August 28, 2022.

Africa Daily News, New York had on Saturday earlier reported that Ajadi had announced Kachikwu’s suspension through a statement and accused the party presidential candidate of making “defamatory” statements that contravened the values of the ADC. …

2023 You Are Part Of The Old System, Sowore Attacks Obi

2023: You Are Part Of The Old System, Sowore Attacks Obi

September 3, 2022 5:22 am

Ahead of next year’s Presidential elections, the candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, Omoyele Sowore yesterday attacked former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, saying that not the change Nigeria needs.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York Sowore said Mr. Obi was part of the old system that has crippled the nation’s fortunes.

Mr. Obi is also running for President in 2023 on the platform of the Labour Party.

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‘Peter Obi is part of the old …

2023 Vote Beyond Religion, APC PWDs Pleads With Nigerians

2023: Vote Beyond Religion, APC PWDs Pleads With Nigerians

September 3, 2022 4:12 am

Members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who identify as individuals with disabilities called on Nigerians on Friday not to be influenced by political parties that take advantage of religious cracks and a cloud of division to campaign in the 2023 general election.

This information was made known in a statement by Tolu Bankole, the national leader of the APC PWDs, following their monthly media discussion on Friday in Abuja.

According to Bankole, the country shouldn’t pass up the chance to support the APC’s tried-and-true candidates in the elections of 2023, who also noted that this was the most …

We Will Not Vote With Sentiments In 2023 — Northern Elders

We Won’t Vote Based On Sentiments In 2023 — Northern Elders

September 2, 2022 6:44 am

Ahead of the 2023 Presidential election, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has declared that the North will not support a candidate who seeks to benefit from strategies that exploit the ethnic and religious diversity of the region.

Speaking during a book launch in Kaduna, Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum, Professor Ango Abdullahi, enumerated the qualities expected of a candidate the North will support come 2023.

He said “the North will participate in all political and electoral activities as equals and with respect to other Nigerians who respect us. The North want leaders who will lead with integrity, competence, compassion …

2023 LP Inaugurates Diaspora Committee To Raise Funds

2023: LP Inaugurates Diaspora Committee To Raise Funds

September 2, 2022 6:29 am

Ahead of next year’s general elections, the Labour Party on Friday inaugurated an 11-man committee to steer its Diaspora activities and ensure inclusiveness of members of the party outside the country.

Speaking during the inauguration in Abuja, the National Chairman of the Party, Mr. Julius Abure pointed out that the committee was born out of the need to address the desire of Nigerians living abroad to be included in the party’s campaign train.

The committee is also saddled with the responsibility of fund-raising for the party among other things.

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2023 APC Presidential Aspirants Boycott Abuja Meeting

2023: APC Presidential Aspirants Boycott Abuja Meeting

September 1, 2022 5:44 am

A meeting that was fixed for former presidential aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scheduled for Abuja yesterday failed to hold over ‘lack of interest’.

The postponement of the meeting was announced a few hours before its commencement.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the meeting was called off because of the non-commitment of the aspirants, many of whom had indicated that they would not be available.

One of the aspirants, Dr. Nicolas Felix, had in a statement on Monday, said those who contested against the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu at the presidential primary, would converge on …

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