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Stop Poke-Nosing Into Our Affairs – Presidency Attacks US

December 23, 2019 2:50 pm

The Presidency has condemned the decision of the United States, US, to include Nigeria in its “special watch list” of countries that have engaged in or tolerated “severe violations of religious freedom”.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, who faulted the decision, said nobody appointed US as policeman of the world.

Featuring on Channel Television, Adesina also urged the US government and other foreign nations to focus on its own issues and stop meddling in Nigerian affairs.

The Presidential spokesman stated that doing business does not mean disrespecting the soveriegnty of a nation.

He said:

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2023 Presidency: Ndigbo’s Best 11 For Aso Villa Race

December 23, 2019 12:55 pm

On May 29, 2023, a new president will be sworn in to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. It will be Nigeria’s date with destiny; a date to correct a perceived long-standing injustice if a president of Igbo extraction is voted into power. The agitation is already in top gear as political leaders, prominent socio-economic groups from the south-east seem to be in unison that it is time for Ndigbo to have a taste of the presidency, and in an uncommon agreement, there seems a consensus that come May 29, 2023, power must rotate to the region to balance what they view …

You Are Looking For US Dollars – Presidency Mocks Nigerians

December 22, 2019 1:45 pm

Spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, has declared that Nigerians kicking against the regulation of social media were looking for sympathy and dollars from the US government and donor agencies.

He said this at the weekend in Abuja during a dinner organized by the Press Corps of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

“Social media has become a problem for many families because rights of women and children are being abused. There is a need to protect vulnerable members of society”, Vanguard quotes him as saying.

“There is a need to protect minorities whether tribal or religious in our …

2023: If Presidency Goes To North Again, So Be It

December 22, 2019 4:22 am

–Umar, Buharist and APC stalwart

What is your reaction to the recent face off between Aisha Buhari and Mamman Daura, as well as the Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu?

The wife of the President should stop distracting Mr President. She should come to terms with her husband, his relations and friends who are very close to the government. It is embarrassing the way she dragged the name of the president in the mud. I feel she should tailor all her complaints to the president himself or even his nephew Mallam Mamman Daura.If she does that I am sure they will address …

US: Presidency Reacts To Trump’s Impeachment

December 19, 2019 5:54 am

The US presidency also known as the White House has hit back at lawmakers after President Donald Trump was impeached, slamming the “illegitimate articles of impeachment” and voicing confidence the president would be acquitted in the Senate.

“Democrats have chosen to proceed on this partisan basis in spite of the fact that the President did absolutely nothing wrong,” spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said in a statement, calling the votes in the House of Representatives an “unconstitutional travesty”.

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Grisham said that there were no fact witnesses in the hearing and alleged bias …

2023: Igbo Presidency Possible Only Through Coalition

December 18, 2019 8:54 am

Member representing Ahiazu/Ezinihitte Mbaise Federal Constituency of Imo State at the House of Representatives, Chinedu Emeka Martins, has urged the Igbo to enter a coalition with other geographical zones if they want to win the 2023 presidential election. The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) lawmaker in this interview spoke on various issues.

For the member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives, . In this interview, the first time lawmaker and mover of the motion for the abolition of acceptance fee in the tertiary institution in Nigeria gave reasons why he moved the motion.

He expressed confident that the …

Igbo Groups Bicker Over 2023 Presidency

December 18, 2019 8:54 am

The  South East for President 2023 (SEFORP2023) and the Pan-Nigeria Presidency of Igbo Extraction Coalition (PANDIEF) are at loggerheads over who should superintend the quest for  President of Igbo extraction in 2023.

PANDIEF recently declared it was the umbrella body for groups championing the cause for an Igbo president in 2023 and that other groups with similar objective had ceded leadership to it.

SEFORP2023, however,  dismissed PANDIEF’s claim as its National Coordinator, Rev. Okechukwu Obioha said they had no business with PANDIEF.

“They are fake as to claim that SEFORP2023 has recognized them as the umbrella body of all

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2023 Presidency Splits Northern Leaders

December 14, 2019 3:36 am

Northern leaders and groups championing the interest of the region are currently divided over power rotation and the 2023 presidency, just as some elders under the banner of Northern Elders Forum have called an emergency meeting for next week to manage the cracks and explore the possibility of presenting a common position.

One of such cracks is in the ranks of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), the northern socio-cultural mouthpiece as the Acting Chairman and Secretary General of the  Forum (ACF), Alhaji Musa Liman Kwande and Anthony Sani have respectively disagreed over the region’s position to produce the nation’s president …

Presidency: “Why We Must Control Social Media”

December 10, 2019 2:25 am

The Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, has said the social media can’t be left to operate without control.

A State House statement on Monday said Shehu spoke at the Kawararafa Media Award in Abuja on Sunday night.

He said, “The entire Kasuwan Magani saga that resulted in the death of more than 50 people was because someone posted misleading information on WhatsApp that went viral.

“All countries in the world are trying to make laws to check the excesses. Many countries are trying to control the situation. The Europeans have placed a new …

Why Sowore Was Re-Arrested By DSS – Presidency

December 8, 2019 10:12 am

Nigerian government on Sunday reacted to the re-arrest of Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore by the Department of State Services.

The government in a statement said Sowore “is a person of interest to the DSS” because he called for “a revolution to overthrow the democratically elected government of Nigeria.”

“He did so on television, and from a privileged position as the owner of a widely read digital newspaper run from the United States of America,” the government said in a statement shared on social media.

The presidency reactions came days after Sowore was dramatically re-arrested just hours after being freed …

Okorocha: Igbo Presidency Not Realistic Without North

December 8, 2019 3:07 am
  • Ethnicity, religion shouldn’t be factors in politics
  • Recommends structural redesign to save APC

 

A former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha saturday said that Igbo presidency was not possible without support of the north, saying Igbo alone could not make themselves the President of Nigeria in 2023.

Okorocha, currently representing Imo West Senatorial District, however warned that ethnicity and religion should not be a factor in politics in the country, noting that poverty “does not know any religion or ethnicity.”

He made the remarks at a session with journalists yesterday in Abuja, where he expressed concern about the …

Southeast

2023: Southeast Needs To Work Hard For Presidency –Nwaka

December 1, 2019 5:29 am

Senator Emma Nwaka represented Abia North in the short-lived Third Republic. In this interview, the former Abia State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) condemned what he described as ‘coup’ staged these days by the nation’s election umpire in the name of elections.

He predicted what will happen in 2023 should “the brigandage” go unchecked.  Nwaka who revealed  why Abia North fell to the All Progressive Congress in the 2019 polls, warned governors on the bitter consequences of  playing god. He did not spare Southeast governors over the fate of the zone while hinting on why Enugu airport, Second …

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