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Saturday, 23 November 2019 06:02

I won’t make the mistake of running for third term – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says he will not seek a third term in office at the end of his second term in 2023. The Nigerian Constitution sets a two-term limit for the president and state governors, but that has not stopped speculations that Mr Buhari may want to stay beyond 2023. Former president, Mr Olusegun Obasanjo, was accused of pursuing a third term agenda in 2006 until Senate threw out a constitutional amendment bill promoted by his associates. Speaking on Friday at a meeting of National Executive Committee (NEC) of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the party’s national secretariat in…

Saturday, 23 November 2019 06:01

Oshiomhole mocks Saraki, Melaye in ‘triumphant’ speech at APC NEC meeting

Reprieve has come the way of All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, after he got vote of confidence during APC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting and survived the impeachment threat hanging over his head. Although, unconfirmed report claimed that President Buhari walked out of the meeting when it became rowdy, the meeting, which was the shortest ever, appeared tensed on Friday, when anti and pro-Oshiomhole protesters grounded activities along the road leading to the party’s national secretariat, resulting in security agents firing teargas to disperse the protesters. Although, Oshiomhole’s arch-rival and governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki,…

Friday, 22 November 2019 05:54

Nigeria can’t progress without restructuring – Fayemi

Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and Ekiti Governor, Mr Kayode Fayemi, has restated his call for restructuring of the country. He maintained that a fundamental restructuring is an “unavoidable step for the creation and sustenance of a participatory, consensus oriented, accountable, responsive and equitable national governance based on respect for the rule of law.” Fayemi explained that his party, All Progressives Congress (APC) included restructuring in its 2015 and 2019 manifestoes and has been working towards it in a bid to use its platform to address the perceived structural imbalance. The restructuring, he said, must address issues like writing…

Wednesday, 20 November 2019 06:15

Eight factors that led to PDP, Seriake Dickson’s downfall in Bayelsa - PremiumTimes

On Monday, All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, David Lyon, was declared the winner of the Bayelsa State 2019 governorship election held two days earlier. The declaration was made Monday morning by Faraday Orumwese, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, who was the returning officer in the election. Mr Lyon polled 352,552 votes to defeat Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 143,172 votes. The total number of registered voters was announced as 922,562 and the number of accredited voters was put at 517,883. Mr Lyon won in six of the eight local government…

Wednesday, 20 November 2019 06:14

Bayelsa election: APC using Jonathan to legitimise fraud - Dickson

Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr Seriake Dickson, has said leaders of All Progressives Congress are using the image of former President Goodluck Jonathan to give legitimacy to the alleged electoral fraud the party committed during the just-concluded governorship election in the state. Dickson, who stated this during a press conference in Yenagoa on Tuesday, said the move was a strategy designed by APC leaders to justify the irregularities and the takeover of Bayelsa “by force.” Some APC leaders, including governor-elect, Mr David Lyon; Governor of Jigawa State, Mr Abubakar Badaru; Governor of Kebbi State, Mr Atiku Bagudu; and Minister of…

Tuesday, 19 November 2019 05:23

Go to court, Buhari tells PDP, others, as APC triumphs in Balyesa, Kogi

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday advised Peoples Democratic Party and other parties not satisfied with results of governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states to seek redress in court. Buhari gave this advice shortly after Independent National Electoral Commission declared Kogi State Governor and candidate of All Progressives Congress, Mr Yahaya Bello, winner of Saturday governorship election in the state. APC candidate in Bayelsa State, Mr David Lyon, had on Sunday won the governorship poll in the state. Lyon polled 352,552 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Duoye Diri of Peoples Democratic Party, who got 143,172 votes. Buhari, in…

Tuesday, 19 November 2019 05:21

Who’s this David that ‘killed’ PDP’s Goliath in Bayelsa? Here’s a brief profile of David Lyon, the gov-elect

Before contesting Bayelsa governorship election, Mr David Perewonrimi Lyon was literally unknown to politics. He owned a security firm and held no known government position. But on Sunday, after a keenly fought election that local and international observers say was fraught with irregularities and violence, INEC declared the All Progressives Congress candidate governor-elect of the Niger Delta state, ending the Peoples Democratic Party’s 20-year reign. The electoral body said Lyon scored a total of 352, 552 votes to defeat PDP candidate, Mr Duoye Diri, who had 143,172 votes. He swept six of the eight local governments in the state. “That…

Tuesday, 19 November 2019 05:20

U.S., EU, UK, others raise concerns about Bayelsa, Kogi elections

International observers who observed Bayelsa and Kogi elections on Saturday have expressed concerns about the conduct and conditions under which the elections held. The observers in a joint statement issued under the auspices of Diplomatic Watch raised alarm over reports of widespread incidents of violence and intimidation, some of which were witnessed by the teams in Kogi. Diplomatic Watch comprises of observers from Austria, the European Union Delegation, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the United States. As long-standing friends of the country, the Diplomatic Watch has been present at every major election in Nigeria since 1999. As such,…

Monday, 18 November 2019 05:33

APC wins Balyesa gov election with landslide

All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, Mr David Lyon, has been declared winner of Bayelsa State 2019 governorship election. The declaration was made Monday morning by Mr Faraday Orumwese, Vice Chancellor of University of Benin and the returning officer in the election. The returning officer announced that Lyon polled 352,552 votes to defeat Mr Duoye Diri of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 143, 172 votes. Total number of registered voters was announced as 922,562 and the number of accredited voters was put at 517,883. In the results announced for Ekeremo local government, the number of registered…

Monday, 18 November 2019 05:32

PDP’s Wada rejects election results in Kogi as Bello looks good for second term

Candidate of Peoples Democratic party (PDP) in Saturday governorship election in Kogi state, Mr Musa Wada has rejected the outcome of the poll, describing it as a sham and murder of democracy. He said the results being released by the electoral umpire was not a reflection of the wishes of the people who willingly voted for PDP and its candidate in the election. Wada, flanked by his running mate, Mr Sam Aro at a press conference sunday in Lokoja, decried the militarisation of the election as well as security agents allegedly working in collusion with APC to harass and intimidate…

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Monday, 18 November 2019 05:31

Melaye vs Adeyemi: INEC declares election inconclusive

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared inconclusive Kogi West senatorial election on the ground that the lead margin between Mr Smart Adeyemi who polled 80,118 votes and Mr Dino Melaye who got 59,548 is 20,570 which is lower than the 43,127 registered voters in 53 polling units of 20 registration areas in the zone. Returning officer, Mr Olayinde Lawal who declared the election inconclusive said, he is constrained by law to declare a winner because of the lead margin between the leading candidates. He added that INEC will announce a new date for the conduct of a supplementary election…

Sunday, 17 November 2019 06:34

Four killed in Kogi, as violence, vote buying rock Bayelsa, Kogi gov elections

Kogi and Bayelsa states’ governorship elections as well as Kogi West senatorial rerun were on Saturday characterised by violence, shootings, killings, vote-buying and ballot box snatching as many polling units across the two states experienced tension created by political thugs. Four people were killed in Kogi during the election by political thugs while many were injured in Bayelsa where peace took flight as a result of electoral violence. Commissioner of Police in Kogi State, Mr Hakeem Busari, had before the elections assured residents of the state of the safety of their lives and property as adequate personnel would be drafted…

Sunday, 17 November 2019 06:31

Oshiomhole bows to pressure, fixes APC national caucus, NEC meetings for this week

National chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) may have bowed to threats by APC governors to convene the party’s national caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings. The national leadership of the APC is to hold separate meetings of its national caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) this week. Reliable party sources said while the national caucus would hold at the Presidential Villa on the night of Thursday, November 21, NEC would meet on Friday, November 22 in the morning at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja. When contacted yesterday, APC National Publicity Secretary, Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu, who confirmed the…

Saturday, 16 November 2019 05:31

Supreme Court finally gives reasons why Atiku failed to upturn Buhari’s election

Supreme Court, on Friday, explained why it declined to nullify President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election, stressing that Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Mr Atiku Abubakar, failed to prove their case against the outcome of the February 23 presidential election. The apex court which gave its reasons, sixteen days after it summarily dismissed the joint appeal PDP and Atiku lodged to challenge the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal judgment that upheld Buhari’s election, held that the appellants relied on results they obtained from a website that has a dubious origin, to insist that they won the presidential contest. According to the…

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