POLITICS

Monday, 31 January 2022 06:27

2023: Akwa Ibom gov ‘anoints’ pastor to succeed him

Governor Udom Emmanuel has disclosed the person he wants to succeed him as Akwa Ibom governor in 2023. He is Umo Eno, a cleric and the current Commissioner for Lands and Water Resources in the state. Emmanuel was said to have presented Eno to a select group of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains, Sunday evening, at the Government House, Uyo. Among those who were present in the meeting was a House of Representatives member who has over the years indicated his interest to run for the 2023 governorship election in the state. Governor Emmanuel did not allow the lawmaker to…

Sunday, 30 January 2022 06:07

Apologize to Fulani, repeal anti-grazing laws, restore grazing routes: Miyetti Allah gives conditions for support of southern candidates for 2023

National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo has said that his association was not going to support any presidential candidate from the south in 2023. The leader of the Fulani socio-cultural association was reacting to the assertions by Southern and Middle Belt leaders who, after a meeting earlier in the month, declared that they would not support any presidential candidate from the North. Their reason was that power should rotate to the south in 2003. He stated that no Southern presidential aspirant would get the support of the Fulani people unless they pledge to repeal laws banning…

Friday, 28 January 2022 06:00

Fayemi’s ex-SSG wins Ekiti APC gov primary

Former Secretary to Ekiti State Government, Biodun Oyebanji, on Thursday clinched the ticket of the governing All Progressives Congress in the state for the June 18 governorship election. Chairman, APC Governorship Primary Electoral Committee for Ekiti and Jigawa State Governor, Abubakar Badaru, who declared Oyebanji winner of the primary election, said the former SSG scored 101,703 votes to defeat other aspirants. Badaru announced that former governorship aspirant, Kayode Ojo, got 767 votes; National Assembly member, Opeyemi Bamidele, scored 760 votes; former Minister of Works, Dayo Adeyeye, secured 691 votes; and House of Representatives member, Femi Bamisile scored 400 votes. Others…

Thursday, 27 January 2022 06:29

US varsity confirms Tinubu graduated as accountant

Chicago State University says All Progressives Congress stalwart and presidential hopeful, Bola Tinubu, indeed attended the university. Beverly Poindexter, who is in charge of official transcript requests, enrolment and degree verification at the Office of the Registrar, CSU, said this in a terse email response to The PUNCH on Tuesday. “Mr Tinubu did attend our university, however, if further information is needed, go to studentclearinghouse.org website to make a formal request,” Poindexter wrote. In an earlier letter dated August 20, 1999 and signed by then Registrar, Lois Davis, the university stated that Tinubu was its student between 1977 and 1979.…

Thursday, 27 January 2022 06:28

Miyetti Allah denies endorsing Tinubu for president

Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says its members who endorsed Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for the presidency, spoke for themselves. During a meeting on Sunday, Ya’u Haruna, a former chairman of the Jigawa chapter of MACBAN, had said the welfare of members of the association will improve with Tinubu as president in 2023. Haruna had said Tinubu, when he was governor of Lagos, intervened and resolved an issue that involved the association when it had a crisis in Benue. “Tinubu came all the way, got us on a roundtable and reconciled…

Thursday, 27 January 2022 06:27

Fayose’s ex-commissioner, Bisi Kolawole, defeats ex-gov, sitting senator, 8 others to emerge Ekiti PDP gov candidate

Bisi Kolawole has emerged as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti state. Kolawole, former chairman of the PDP in Ekiti, edged out Segun Oni, an ex-governor, and Kolapo Olusola, a former deputy governor of the state. The primary election took place in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday. Kolawole had resigned his position as Ekiti PDP chairman to contest the governorship election. He was the preferred aspirant of Fayose, former governor of the state. Kolawole is a former lawmaker representing Efon constituency in the state house of assembly. He also served as commissioner…

Wednesday, 26 January 2022 06:05

Afenifere calls for release of Sunday Igboho, Nnamdi Kanu

PRESS RELEASE The Pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, held its first annual general meeting on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. The meeting held at the country home of the Acting Leader, Ayo Adebanjo, in Isanya Ogbo, Ogun State. The meeting deliberated extensively on various issues pertaining to the Nigeria nation especially in the way they affect the Yorubas. The meeting reviewed the various challenges that Nigeria has been facing since independence. The meeting felt that while the country had never met the dream of its founding fathers, the situation had never been this bad socially, economically and politically. The situation is…

Saturday, 22 January 2022 06:35

INEC to monitor bank accounts of candidates to stem vote buying, others

Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday said it would beam its searchlight on politicians and political parties to track the sources of funds for their campaigns in the 2023 general election. The commission, therefore, promised to set up committee to monitor election expenditure ahead of the elections. Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, represented by a National Commissioner, Kunle Ajayi, stated this in Abuja during a policy roundtable conference on political campaign finance organised by The Electoral Forum, an organ of the Initiative for Research, Innovation and Advocacy in Development with support from MacArthur Foundation. He said, “As long as we…

Thursday, 20 January 2022 06:26

INEC debunks Tinubu’s claim that ‘current PVCs have expired’

On Tuesday, Bola Tinubu, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress(APC), said the current permanent voter cards (PVCs) issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have expired. Speaking while addressing women leaders of the party who paid him a visit in Abuja, Tinubu asked voters to obtain new PVCs. Earlier in the month, after so much speculations, Tinubu formally announced his intention to contest for the 2023 presidency. “In case they do not announce to you on time, the PVC you have has expired,” he said. “Take one family member, two family members, knock on all doors and make sure…

Thursday, 20 January 2022 06:25

Atiku caught fabricating Bernard Shaw’s quote in message to Biden

Former vice president Atiku Abubakar quoted Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw in a congratulatory message to the White House. But AFP Fact Check found that the literary icon never made the statement attributed to him. A Shaw expert said Atiku may have been “having fun” with the attribution. In January 2021, shortly after US President Joe Biden and Vice Pesident Kamala Harris were sworn into office, Atiku posted an open letter to the White House to congratulate the pair. In the message, Atiku said he was looking “forward to the removal of every travel restriction on Nigerian citizens”. “As the…

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Wednesday, 19 January 2022 06:13

APC fixes date for national convention

Mai Mala Buni, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has confirmed February 26 as the ruling party’s convention date. Buni made the announcement on Tuesday at the National Progressive Women’s Conference in Abuja. The Yobe state governor said the women in the APC played a key role in the success of the party’s recent membership drive. He said: “The party under my stewardship conducted membership registration and revalidation exercise. We found it expedient to constitute a special committee on women and youth before the commencement of the exercise. The roles you played made the membership registration and revalidation…

Wednesday, 19 January 2022 06:06

‘No polling booths on social media’. Really? - Kayode Samuel

Organising the vote is a vital part of winning or losing an election. But the job of organising the vote takes place well before the day of election. I have been a part of organising two successful election campaigns. And I can tell you for free that preparing the minds of the voters is a more important task than how they use their ballot papers on election day. So, get your voters card but know that the ones who are now saying that there are no polling booths on social media do not know what they are talking about. Pressure,…

Saturday, 15 January 2022 06:07

Parties that desire our support must pick their presidential candidates from south, Southern, Middle belt leaders say

Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) has asked political parties in the country to zone its presidential ticket to the south. In a communique issued after a meeting on Thursday in Abuja, the forum warned that any party that does not zone its ticket to the south should not expect support from the regions. The communique was jointly signed by Edwin Clark, an Ijaw national leader; Ayo Adebanjo, Afenifere leader; George Obiozor, president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo; and Pogu Bitrus, national president, Middle Belt Forum. The forum repeated its stand that the 1999 constitution is flawed and lopsided and therefore,…

Thursday, 13 January 2022 06:20

2023: Nigerians have the responsibility to reject incompetent leaders like Tinubu - Oby Ezekwesili

Former presidential candidate, Oby Ezekwesili has said that only Nigerian voters have the power to say no to incompetent leadership in the country. The former minister was reacting to the announcement of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, that he would be running for the presidency in 2023. Ezekwesili said, "It is citizens that have the power to collectively tell the likes of Bola Tinubu that the season of lowest common denominator of political leaders doing “turn-by-turn” incompetent governance of Nigeria is over. "The question is, “are citizens ready to collectively do so? "A country like Nigeria cannot…

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