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Sunday, 29 May 2022 06:50

Atiku has again won PDP presidential ticket. This is how the former vice-president beat Wike, 11 others to emerge candidate for 2023 election

Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has again emerged as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Abubakar defeated 12 other candidates in a keenly contested presidential primary held at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Saturday. Of the 767 accredited ballots at the election, he polled 371 votes while his closest challenger, Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, came second with 237 votes. Nigeria’s former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, scored 70 votes to come a distant third while Governor of Akwa Ibom, Udom Emmanuel, came fourth with 38 votes. The only female in the race, Oliver…

Saturday, 28 May 2022 06:26

INEC extends deadline for party primaries

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjusted the electoral timetable, extending the deadline for political parties to conduct primaries, by six days. The commission extended the deadline after meeting with the leadership of the 18 registered political parties. At the meeting which held at INEC headquarters in Abuja, the Inter Party Advisory Commission (IPAC) asked for a week extension for political parties to conclude the conduct of their presidential conventions and primaries. IPAC chairman, Yabagi Yusuf Sani, urged INEC to adjust its June 3rd timeline for the conduct of primaries. Sani said, “I want to thank you for giving us…

Saturday, 28 May 2022 06:25

Jonathan can contest presidential elections next year, court rules

Former President Goodluck Jonathan can run in next year's presidential election, a court ruled on Friday, clearing doubts over his eligibility and paving the way for him to return to national politics. Jonathan, who was president from 2010 to 2015, has not yet said if he intends to contests the election. His spokesperson said this month he would not seek the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) party's ticket although a group of supporters from northern Nigeria bought nomination forms for him. However, some APC members brought a case to disqualify Jonathan based on term limits which a person can serve…

Saturday, 28 May 2022 06:24

Peter Obi has joined Labour Party. The presidential aspirant explains why

Former governor of Anambra State and presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, has said he defected to Labour Party from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because he is desperate to make Nigeria work again. Obi stated this when he appeared on “Politics Today,” a programme on Channels TV, on Friday, shortly after he announced his defection to the Labour Party. The former governor had dumped the PDP on Thursday. “I am not desperate to be president. I am desperate to see Nigeria work (again) especially for the youths of this country,” he said. The presidential aspirant said he left the PDP “quietly…

Friday, 27 May 2022 06:53

Ongoing party primaries a mess; the process has failed - Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the ongoing primaries for the 2023 elections. There have been reports of how aspirants have been inducing delegates to vote for them. Daily Trust had reported how the son of Jonathan’s former deputy, Namadi Sambo, demanded a refund from delegates who collected his money but failed to vote for him. Speaking on Thursday in Abuja at a book launch titled “Political Party Governance” authored by Mohammed Wakil, a former Minister of State, Power, Jonathan said it was disgraceful to induce delegates to get their votes and then request for refund after failing to secure…

Thursday, 26 May 2022 06:34

Peter Obi dumps PDP, says ‘constructive contributions’ no longer possible in the leading opposition party

Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra and presidential hopeful, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He disclosed his intention to resign in a letter addressed to the party. The former governor’s decision to leave the PDP comes days before the party’s presidential primary is scheduled to hold. In the letter dated May 24, 2022, and addressed to the PDP national chairman, Obi said recent developments in the party do not support “constructive contributions”. “I am writing to intimate you of my resignation from the Peoples Denocratic Party (PDP), which was conveyed to the Chairman of Agulu…

Wednesday, 25 May 2022 06:41

Indirect primary or consensus? Buhari meets APC govs on preferred method for choosing presidential candidate

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday had a closed-door meeting with state governors and some members of the National Assembly elected on the platform of All Progressives Congress inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. At the end of the meeting, the parties kept sealed lips on what they discussed. A source at the APC secretariat, however, told our correspondent that the meeting bothered around the coming primaries and the need for consensus rather than indirect primaries. This is even as he disclosed that the outcome of the meeting with the President would determine the direction of the primaries and the new date…

Saturday, 21 May 2022 07:02

Leaders of Southern and Middle Belt Nigeria had a crucial meeting over 2023 elections and other matters. These are their resolutions

PRESS RELEASE 1.A Meeting of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders' Forum (SMBLF) was held on Thursday, 19th May 2022, in Abuja under the Chairmanship of the Leader and Elder Statesman, Edwin K. Clark. 2. Delegations of the constituent Organisations of SMBLF were respectively led by Ayo Adebanjo, Leader of Afenifere (Southwest); George Obiozor, President-General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide (Southeast); Dan Suleiman; Pogu Bitrus, President, Middle Belt Forum (Middle Belt); as well as Emmanuel Ibok Essien, National Chairman, Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF (Southsouth). 3. The Meeting was also attended by former Governors, Ministers, Federal and State legislators, top politicians and…

Friday, 20 May 2022 06:43

APC, PDP primaries: Scramble for dollars to buy delegates’ votes drives down Naira value - Bloomberg

Politicians stocking up on dollars before Nigeria’s primary elections start over the weekend are helping to drive the local currency to new lows. The naira weakened to 600 against the greenback this week in the unauthorized parallel market, according to Abubakar Mohammed, a bureau de change operator that tracks the data in Lagos, the commercial capital. It’s the lowest the currency has traded this year in Africa’s most populous country, where the central bank maintains a tightly controlled official exchange rate but many residents make use of the black market. The official naira rate was 415.95 as of 6.26 p.m…

Monday, 16 May 2022 06:03

El-Rufai leads Kaduna APC delegates to pledge support for Amaechi days after making same promise to Tinubu

Delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state have expressed their support for the presidential bid of Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation. Amaechi’s visit to the state comes two days after the Kaduna delegates had enthusiastically assured Bola Tinubu, another APC presidential hopeful, of their allegiance. The transportation minister met with the delegates for a consultative meeting on Sunday. Speaking at the event, Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, addressed the delegates about their preferred presidential candidate. The governor said the delegates made the choice to support Tinubu without listening to the other contenders. “I told you when you…

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Monday, 16 May 2022 06:01

2023: Group calls for 'Yoruba referendum' for unfettered devt

A socio-political organization, Yoruba Referendum Committee (Agbajoowo), has called on the Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Osun, Ondo, and Ekiti States’ Houses of Assembly, to pass into law, the bill for a referendum which has already been sent to them twice. The group in a release in Ibadan, by Femi Odedeyi and Shenge Rahman hinged the call on the Yoruba aphorism that says, “One’s head cannot be shaved in his/her absence”, stating that the 1999 Constitution shaved the peoples’ heads in their absence. It charged the Houses of Assembly to rise to the occasion especially as the demand is supported by a…

Saturday, 14 May 2022 06:14

Buhari hosted outgoing ministers to a valedictory session. This is what the president told them and what they said in response

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja bade farewell to outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), affirming that a significant number of them have been sufficiently equipped to aspire to higher elective offices, including the Office of the President. Speaking at a valedictory session for appointees leaving the cabinet to pursue political ambitions, the President said: ”I have no doubt that if the next President emerges from among former members of this cabinet, like any other aspirant, ample competence and outstanding service delivery would be on display. This will be part of our legacies to Nigerians.” The President,…

Saturday, 14 May 2022 06:12

Malami abandons Kebbi governorship contest

Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, has pulled out of the race to succeed Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State. After months of speculations, the Minister joined the race last month, appealing to the people for support. While addressing stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, Malami had said “if you will support me and accept me, I wish to say I am interested in becoming the next governor of Kebbi”. APC executives in the ward and local government had pledged their support to the minister. Shortly after, some…

Saturday, 14 May 2022 06:12

Ngige withdraws from presidential race

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has withdrawn from the 2023 presidential race, saying, he took the decision in the overall interest of the nation, and to assist President Muhammadu Buhari and the government weather the difficult last lap in the life of the administration. In a press statement he personally signed and dated May 13, 2022, the former governor of Anambra State emphasised that his declaration for president was sequel to pressure on him from his constituents, political associates, friends and other well meaning Nigerians, “who felt I possess the necessary qualifications and experience for the job. Some…

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