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You Will Appreciate APC In 6 Months, Buhari Tells Nigerians

You Will Appreciate APC In 6 Months, Buhari Tells Nigerians

August 31, 2022 5:31 am

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has asserted that Nigerians will appreciate the All progressives Congress (APC)-led government of the country in six months going by the plans that have been put in place.

The President, who received members of the Progressive Governors’ Forum led by its Chairman and Governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, stated this at the State House on Tuesday, where he also noted that there would be non-interference in the 2023 elections.

Buhari pointed out that Nigerians would be allowed to vote for who they wanted.

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2023 Real Reason PDP Is Entangled In Crisis ― Dokpesi

2023: Real Reason PDP Is Entangled In Crisis ― Dokpesi

August 31, 2022 3:57 am

Media mogul and a Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), High Chief Raymond Dokpesi provided insights as to why he believes the party is presently entangled in the current crisis before it.

Speaking to newsmen yesterday, Dokpesi accused the former President, Goodluck Jonathan of abandoning the power rotational arrangement in place in the party hence the current crisis befalling the party.

The High Chief asserted that in 2015 he advised former President Jonathan to break and allow for a candidate from the North to complete their eight years tenure started by late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua but he refused.…

2023 'I Am Pushing A National Agenda', Obasanjo Speaks

2023: ‘I Am Pushing A National Agenda’, Obasanjo Speaks

August 29, 2022 5:29 am

A former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has announced that he has no preferred candidate for the 2022 presidential election rather national agenda for the country.

Obasanjo made this assertion when he paid a visit to former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar at the Uphill in Minna, Niger State on Sunday.

‘I don’t have a special candidate,’ he said. ‘I have a national agenda’.

Continuing, he said: ‘I have come to see my brother who was a bit indisposed and when he was abroad I had wanted to visit him, and the day I arrived in London to …

2023 How APC Can Help Tinubu Become President - Oshiomhole

2023: How APC Can Help Tinubu Become President – Oshiomhole

August 28, 2022 2:30 am

Ahead of next year’s general elections, a former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has disclosed the only way the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu can manage to win the 2023 election.

Oshiomhole said Tinubu could only win the presidential election if party members are united.

He disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting in Benin, the Edo State capital, over the weekend.

Oshiomhole urged aggrieved APC members to lay aside their differences and work for the party’s progress.

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He said party members should take a cue …

2023 We Won’t Disappoint You, INEC Assures Nigerians

2023: We Won’t Disappoint You, INEC Assures Nigerians

August 27, 2022 5:25 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised Nigerians that it would not lower the bar in the 2023 elections, in the light of its achievements in the off-season Ekiti and Osun governorship elections, and that it would be bold and courageous in prosecuting the elections.

A National Commissioner of INEC and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, made the promise in Abuja during a post-election roundtable and public presentation of the final report on the observation of 2022 Ekiti and Osun Governorship Election, organised by a human rights organisation, Yiaga Africa.

The commission also maintained …

2023 Obi, Kwankwaso Have Destroyed Atiku’s Chances - Adeyeye

2023: Obi, Kwankwaso Have Destroyed Atiku’s Chances – Adeyeye

August 26, 2022 7:10 am

Former Minister of Works and an ardent supporter of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s presidential bid, Senator Dayo Adeyeye has claimed that the present division in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has done serious damage to the chances of its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2023 presidential poll.

Adeyeye made this remark while speaking on a political programme on the African Independent Television (AIT) which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

Adeyeye, who is National Chairman of South-west Agenda for Asiwaju 2023 Presidency (SWAGA), said the emergence of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankawaso as presidential candidates of Labour Party …

Northerners Shouldn’t Dominate Top PDP Positions - BoT Chair

Northerners Shouldn’t Dominate Top PDP Positions – BoT Chair

August 24, 2022 7:08 am

Amidst the ongoing crisis in the opposition party, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Board of Trustees has given reasons why that the party cannot allow its top positions to be dominated by Northerners.

Senator Walid Jibrin in an earlier statement had observed that the party’s presidential candidate, National Chairman and BoT Chairman were all Northerners.

In another statement on Tuesday, he said his stance has not changed despite criticism, noting that the PDP is a “national party that caters for all Nigerians.”

His comment comes amid continued rift between the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Rivers …

'Obidients' Are A Dangerous, Threat To APC, PDP – Fani-Kayode

‘Obidients’ Are A Dangerous, Threat To APC, PDP – Fani-Kayode

August 23, 2022 6:48 am

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has described Peter Obi’s supporters as a ‘dangerous’ threat to the old order that the APC, and PDP represent.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that the supporters of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate are known as ‘Obidients’.

In an essay titled ‘Who are these Obidients’, Fani-Kayode said he’s interested in knowing what they represent and stand for.

The former presidential aide noted that their rise and relevance in Nigeria’s politics within a few weeks ‘is meteoric and phenomenal’.

Read Also: 2023: Atiku, Peter Obi, Tinubu’s Running Mate, Shettima Finally Meet

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2023 Six Die Following Kwankwaso's Visit To Nasarawa

2023: Six Die Following Kwankwaso’s Visit To Nasarawa

August 22, 2022 4:05 am

No fewer than six persons reportedly lost their lives in Nasarawa State over the weekend, as the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, stormed the state to commission the party’s secretariat in Lafia.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the ugly incident occurred when a bus conveying supporters in the presidential candidate’s convoy lost control.

About four of the victims died on the spot, while those that sustained injuries were rushed to hospital where two others died.

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Kwankwaso had pledged a commitment to …

Your Votes In The S'East Intact, Uzodinma Reassures Tinubu

Your Votes In The S’East Intact, Uzodinma Reassures Tinubu

August 22, 2022 3:47 am

Ahead of next year’s general elections,  Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma yesterday reassured the presidential candidate of his party, the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, that people in the South East are very prepared to vote for him during next year’s polls.

Uzodinma gave this surprising reassurance when he met with the support organisation of the former Lagos State governor over the weekend.

The support groyp is under the aegis of The Asiwaju Group which was set up to ensure victory for the APC in the next elections.

In a statement jointly signed by Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, AbdulRasak Danjuma, Ibrahim …

2023 HURIWA Warns Wike Over Crackdown On Atiku’s Loyalists

2023: HURIWA Warns Wike Over Crackdown On Atiku’s Loyalists

August 22, 2022 3:38 am

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) has lambasted the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike for allegedly beginning crackdowns on his political foes including those of his own Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

In a statement issued by its national coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko which was made available to Africa Daily News, New York, the rights group called on the Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Usman Alkali Baba, the Director General of the State security Services, DSS Alhaji Yusuf Magaji Bichi and the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya to instruct their operatives not to be used by …

2023 Secondus Dares Wike For Threatening Him Over Atiku

2023: Secondus Dares Wike For Threatening Him Over Atiku

August 21, 2022 6:25 am

A former Chairman of Nigeria’s opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus has lashed out at Governor Nyesom Wike over his warning against his support for Atiku Abubakar.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Wike had lost the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket to the former vice president in the primary elections which was held in May.

The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal’s last-minute deal with Atiku knocked Wike, who supported him at the 2018 convention in Port Harcourt, to the second position.

Since then, Wike has gone on the offensive attacking state and national …

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