The governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal on Sunday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in what his team has described as a meeting to discuss national issues.
A Special Assistant to the former president on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, made this disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
The meeting, he revealed, took place at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Penthouse residence of the former Nigerian leader in Abeokuta.
He, however, said the discussions between former President Obasanjo and Governor Tambuwal held behind closed doors.
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The presidency has mocked some the calls the impeach President Buhari while describing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senators who have been trying to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari as divided and confused.
It had also recalled that the performative and babyish antics of those senators who had resorted to staging a walk out was wrong even though Senate President Ahmad Lawan had totally refused on Wednesday to entertain the ridiculous motion to impeach our President was quite appropriate and correct.
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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi on Monday night responded to claims by his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), counterpart, Atiku Abubakar that only a miracle can make LP win the 2023 election.
Atiku, who spoke in an Arise TV interview recently, had said the Labour Party has no structure and as a result, can not win any elections.
In his response to the claim, Peter Obi who was featured on a Channels TV programme on Monday, said his political journey has always been characterized by the miracle of God.
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Following last weekend’s victory at the Osun State governorship elections, congratulatory messages have continued to pour in for Senator Ademola Adeleke, the Governor-elect as well as the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had defeated the incumbent and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gboyega Oyetola, and 13 others in the keenly contested elections which was held on Saturday.
On Tuesday morning, the governments of the United Kingdom and the United States governments praised the people of the state for their …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to a suit which was instituted by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) which is seeking to disqualify the All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and his Labour Party (LP), counterpart, Peter Obi, from participating in the 2023 election.
Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had dragged INEC to court seeking an injunction stopping Tinubu and Obi from selecting Kashim Shettima and Datti Baba-Ahmed as their running mates.
In the suit, PDP prayed the court to rule that Tinubu and Obi should be …
Ahead of the hotly contested governorship election in Benue State which comes up next year, things might not be so easy for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the Social Democratic Party, SDP has announced that they would be going into an alliance with the Labour Party.
John Enemari who is the State Chairman of SDP had also disclosed the development while speaking with journalists in Makurdi, the state capital, on Monday.
According to the Chairman, the leadership of the party had also directed …
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has revealed why his administration will not carry out a witch hunt of previous governments if Nigerians elect him into office in the 2023 presidential election.
Obi made this disclosure on Friday while speaking in an interview with journalists shortly after unveiling an educationist, Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, as his running mate on Friday.
‘As for probing the past government, let me tell you: you see me argue that you can’t close your shop and be chasing thieves, those who only look at yesterday and today will miss …
There is confusion currently in the camp of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as political horse-trading continued yesterday in Rivers State as Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) met with Governor Nyesom Wike.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti) were among those who stormed the Ada George residence of their Rivers counterpart.
The agenda of the visit was not however revealed to reporters as the meeting was private one. The high-profile politicians were said to have gone into a close door meeting shortly after the visitors’ …
While reacting to some fresh embezzlement discoveries by the ICPC, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has openly called on the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari to make sure he recalls the former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and current Ambassador to Benin Republic, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), to face some investigations over his alleged connection with the ₦1.8 billion which had been recovered in a property in Abuja after a tip off to the ICPC.
Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had recently recovered ₦1.8 billion worth of property …
As earlier reported by Africa Daily News, New York, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may be running into the 2023 general elections as a conflicted and divided house. This would happen if it fails to explore all avenues to bring some of its disaffected members into its fold.
As at the time of compiling this report, the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar; Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa and chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu are not working in tandem with some of the grandstanding members of the political party including Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State; Ayodele Fayose, former Governor of Ekiti …
Former governor of Kano State and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the 2023 election, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has called on the citizens of the country to reject the candidates of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party.
He said they have failed and have continued to fail Nigerians over the years.
The former governor noted that the two major political parties have failed over the years to provide succour for Nigerians across all sectors of governance, adding that all indices of socio-economic development are daily rising in the negative side.
Kwankwaso, who …
The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senator Philip Aduda, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), was on Tuesday announced by the Senate caucus of the party as the Minority leader.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that the position became vacant after the immediate past Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Abia South resigned from the PDP.
Recall that Senator Abaribe had prior to the primary to seek the party’s ticket for the Abia State Governorship race, dumped his Party, the PDP for the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA and also resigned his position as the Minority leader.
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