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Buhari Inherited $63bn Debt, BMO Tells Atiku

December 3, 2019 2:23 pm

The Buhari Media Organisation has faulted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s assertion that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration took more loans in the last three years than the preceding administrations did in 30 years.

The group said the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections was a co-mixture of “outright lies and conjectures.”

In a statement signed by its chairman, Niyi Akinsiju; and secretary, Cassidy Madueke, the group said Atiku had “a penchant for twisting facts for political expediency.”It cautioned the former Vice President to always check his facts and figures before making them public.…

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Buhari, Kalu Condole Atiku Over Aide’s Death

November 20, 2019 5:24 am

President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chief Whip of the Senate and former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, have expressed sadness over the demise of a close aide of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, Alhaji Umar Pariya.

The president’s condolence message is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, in Abuja, yesterday.

Adesina quoted President Buhari as saying: “I received the news of the death of your close aide, Alhaji Pariya, with a heavy heart. It is very touching to lose such a personal aide of many years.

“May Allah grant …

Atiku’s Aide Umar Pariya Found Dead In Dubai

November 19, 2019 12:39 pm

Former Nigeria vice president Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday lost one of his aides Umar Pariya.

Pariya died in Dubai. The cause of his death is yet to be disclosed.

“Umar Pariya was much more than a longstanding aide to me,” Atiku said in a tweet.

“He was incredibly loyal and qualified as a member of my family.”

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu said he was saddened by the news of Pariya’s death.

“I knew him very well. He was very cerebral,” Tinubu said.

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S’Court: Atiku, PDP Failed To Prove Claims Against Buhari

November 16, 2019 3:10 am
  • INEC server evidence can’t be relied upon 
  • Presidency: Ruling represents popular will

 

The Supreme Court yesterday disclosed that the appeal filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the last presidential election, Atiku Abubakar and his party, against the election of President Muhammadu Buhari, was dismissed owing to the failure of the appellants to prove any of the allegations made in their appeal.

Giving reasons why the appeal was dismissed, Justice John Okoro, who read the lead judgment prepared by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, said the apex court, after going …

Buhari, Atiku And The Supreme Court Verdict

Buhari, Atiku And The Supreme Court Verdict

November 6, 2019 5:12 pm

The curtains fell, last week, on Atiku Abubakar’s spirited bid to have the courts overturn the February 23 election of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office. The prayer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate that he be declared winner of the presidential election ran into a brick wall as a seven-man panel of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammed, threw out the appeal for lacking in merit.

With that submission, the contention over the poll has finally been laid to rest but the fireworks from Atiku and the PDP …

Atiku: Will He Or Will He Not?

Atiku: Will He Or Will He Not?

November 5, 2019 4:34 am
The Supreme Court has brought the 2019 presidential election to an end with its October 30 verdict that the petition filed by the PDP candidate Atiku Abubakar lacked merit. Any discussion as to the fairness or otherwise of the verdict by anybody at this point is purely academic and an exercise in futility. Since the matter has been brought to a closure it is appropriate that we examine the fallouts and what Atiku may decide to do in the days ahead.
As for President Muhammadu Buhari he has gone into the history books as the only Nigerian who contested for
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What Atiku Can Learn From President Jonathan

What Atiku Can Learn From President Jonathan

November 2, 2019 5:53 pm

I do not know much about sports, but I know what good sportsmanship is. Diego Maradona, the Argentine football shaman, was a great player, but he is not celebrated as much as Pele of Brazil.  One fatal flaw detracts from Maradona’s genius – hubris.

Maradona is known to be a sore loser. He curses, barks and brawls in defeat. As a matter of fact, his ‘’legend’’ is stymied by his repulsive foibles and deportment.

Politics is like football. It is a game. One side wins and the other side loses. It should not have to be a hara-kiri – ‘’it …

Join APC Now, Tinubu Tells Atiku

Join APC Now, Tinubu Tells Atiku

October 31, 2019 4:26 pm

All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday urged the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to join hands with the ruling party in moving the nation more assuredly forward.

In a statement he personally signed on Supreme Court’s affirmation of President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election, Tinubu commended PDP and Atiku for their tenacious pursuit of what was their legal remedies.

In statement entitled: “Presidential Election: Supreme Court Affirms Will of The People”, Tinubu also congratulated President Buhari and the APC on a well-deserved legal affirmation of a hard-won electoral victory. “The rule of law conclusively affirmed the collective …

Accept Verdict in Good Faith, ACF Tells Atiku

Accept Verdict in Good Faith, ACF Tells Atiku

October 31, 2019 12:14 am

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential poll, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to accept the verdict of Nigerians and the affirmation of the Supreme Court of President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the poll, as a true democrat.

In a statement issued yesterday by the spokesman of the forum, Alhaji Muhammad Ibrahim, the forum also appealed to President Buhari to be magnanimous in victory and invite the opposition to join hands in building a peaceful and prosperous Nigeria.

“The challenges of elections through the due process …

Atiku: I’m appealing tribunal verdict to ensure votes count

Atiku: I’m appealing tribunal verdict to ensure votes count

September 20, 2019 6:26 pm

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Atiku Abubakar, Friday said he was heading to the Supreme Court to ensure that votes of Nigerians count.

He therefore sought for support of Nigerians in his search for justice via the courts.

In a statement he signed by him, Atiku said, “Nothing good comes easy, and hard as the task to rid Nigeria from the forces of fascism, and be an instrument for the full restoration of the rule of law and democracy in Nigeria is, your support makes the struggle worthwhile”.

He further said, …

LGA polls: Certificate forgery rocks Niger APC

2019 Election: FGN, APC demand apology from Atiku, PDP

September 13, 2019 1:10 am
  • Your gloating won’t last, opposition party replies

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, Thursday taunted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the 2019 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for losing their bid to challenge the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the election.

The duo urged them to apologise to Nigerians for challenging the president’s declaration as the winner of the election, adding that Buhari will win the former vice president even at the World Court or the Supreme Court.

But the …

Breaking: Court rules against Atiku, PDP on INEC server

Breaking: Court rules against Atiku, PDP on INEC server

September 11, 2019 10:55 am

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Wednesday declared that there was no evidence that INEC transmitted the results of the 2019 presidential election electronically to any server.

Delivering judgement on the matter, the chairman of the tribunal Justice Mohammed Garba said that the petitioners – PDP and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar failed to prove the existence of an INEC server or that the electoral commission transmitted results electronically.

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The court held that there was no law in place in Nigeria that allows electronic transmission of results or the transmission of …

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