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Thursday, 02 March 2023 06:09

President-elect, APC govs on thank-you-visit to Buhari in Daura

President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday night met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, hours after collecting his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Tinubu was accompanied by Vice-President-elect, Kashim Shettima and the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu. Others on the trip to Daura were Governors of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai; Kebbi, Atiku Bagudu; Ebonyi, Dave Umahi; Zamfara, Bello Matawalle; Niger, Abubakar Sani-Bello; Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Ogun, Dapo Abiodun; Jigawa, Badaru Abubakar; and Plateau, Simon Lalong. The President-elect used the opportunity to thank Buhari for his support during the electioneering process. Buhari had openly…

Thursday, 02 March 2023 06:08

INEC yet to fully upload results 4 days after presidential election - Report

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has so far uploaded 145,519 results from 176,846 polling units, four days after the presidential poll. The figure represents 82 percent of results from all the polling units. As of the time of filing this report, the electronic transmission of results was still ongoing. The commission has come under criticism over its failure to electronically transmit results to the results viewing portal TheCable had reported that Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the commission, promised that accreditation figures and results would be transmitted on election day. However, on the INEC website on Wednesday, the results of all…

Thursday, 02 March 2023 06:07

Senate president Lawan denies Electoral Act provides for electronic transmission of results

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, yesterday, claimed that the Electoral Act, 2022, did not provide for electronic transmission of election results. Lawan made the claim while contributing to a motion sponsored by Ibrahim Oloriegbe, representing Kwara Central Senatorial District on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on the controversies trailing the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The President of the Senate, said that what was passed by the National Assembly was snapping of election results and transferring to the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Oloriegbe, in his motion, asked the Senate to…

Thursday, 02 March 2023 06:06

Datti to supporters: We’ll fight the injustice inflicted on Nigerians

Datti Baba-Ahmed, vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has called on Nigerians to remain peaceful and be patient while the party seeks legal actions on the just concluded election in the country. Datti, at a press conference on Wednesday, said the “LP won the just concluded election but was rigged”. He said Peter Obi, the candidate of the LP would address the nation in due course. “It is our position that the purported result did not meet the minimum criteria of a transparent, free and fair election. In addition to the most condemnable attacks, voter intimidation and suppression, the…

Thursday, 02 March 2023 06:05

‘It’s a throwback to pre-2015’, Kwankwaso’s NNPP says as party demands cancellation of presidential election results

New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has called for the cancellation of the result of the 2023 presidential election. The party made the call on Wednesday at a press conference in Abuja with an address by its National Chairman, Rufai Alkali. INEC had on Wednesday declared the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, as winner of the 25 February election. According to the result announced by Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State polled 8,794,726 to defeat his major rivals; Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

Thursday, 02 March 2023 06:04

‘It is wrong to say that there aren’t ballot boxes on Twitter. There are indeed huge ones’ - Sirika

Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has said the use of social media platforms influenced the popularity of the presidential party of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, at the polls on Saturday’s presidential election. Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the winner and President-elect of the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes, while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was the runner-up with 6,984,520 and Peter Obi who had only spent nine months with LP, amassed 6,101,533 votes. Reacting to the election results recorded by Obi before the aggregate…

Thursday, 02 March 2023 06:03

My victory, affirmation of confidence in APC, Oyo Senator-elect, Alli

A former Secretary to Oyo State Government (SSG), Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, has declared his victory at the just concluded Oyo South senatorial district election as affirmation of the people's confidence in the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said this while speaking with journalists at his Bodija, Ibadan residence. Alli was on Monday declared as winner of Oyo South senatorial district election. The election was held in all the nine local government areas in the senatorial district. Alli said his victory was a confirmation of the confidence the people of the senatorial district have in the ruling APC. Alli in his…

Wednesday, 01 March 2023 12:58

Acceptance speech of President-elect, Bola Tinubu

My fellow Nigerians, I am profoundly humbled that you have elected me to serve as the 16th president of our beloved republic. This is a shining moment in the life of any man and affirmation of our democratic existence. From my heart, I say thank you. Whether you are Batified, Atikulated, Obidient, Kwankwasiyya, or have any other political affiliation, you voted for a better, more hopeful nation and I thank you for your participation and dedication to our democracy. You decided to place your trust in the democratic vision of a Nigeria founded on shared prosperity and one nurtured by…

Wednesday, 01 March 2023 12:57

Buhari congratulates Tinubu, warns ‘losers’

PRESS RELEASE President Muhammadu Buhari heartily congratulates winner of the (2023) Presidential Election, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. Reacting to the results announced, Buhari said: “I congratulate Tinubu on his victory. Elected by the people, he is the best person for the job. I shall now work with him and his team to ensure an orderly handover of power. “The election was Africa’s largest democratic exercise. In a region that has undergone backsliding and military coups in recent years, this election demonstrates democracy’s continued relevance and capability to deliver for the people it serves. “Within…

Wednesday, 01 March 2023 12:56

‘Stand in unison to defend sanctity of your mandate’, Southern and Middle Belt leaders tell Nigerian youths

PRESS RELEASE We, Members of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) have over the years, and especially in the run-up to the 2023 Presidential election in Nigeria, insisted on an inclusive Nigeria that embraces all ethnic, religious, linguistic, gender and demographic groups and especially the youths of the country. Our vision of a Nigerian Federation is firmly anchored on the cardinal democratic principles of the rule of law, equality, equity, fairness and justice. It was in recognition of these principles that we adopted Peter Obi and his running mate, Ahmed Datti of the Labour Party as embodiments of…

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Wednesday, 01 March 2023 12:55

Presidential, NASS elections fell short of democratic standards - Ortom

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said that there were violations of the Electoral Act in the conduct of both the Presidential and National Assembly elections conducted on 25 February. This is contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Terver Akase, and issued on Tuesday in Makurdi, the state capital. “Though a number of violations of the Electoral Act were witnessed in the conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections, my team is assessing the situation and will make my position known soon. “I urge the people of the state to remain…

Wednesday, 01 March 2023 03:34

INEC declares Bola Tinubu winner of Nigeria’s presidential election

The electoral commission, INEC, has declared Bola Tinubu, candidate of Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, as the winner of Saturday’s presidential election. Tinubu defeated 17 other candidates who took part in the election. He scored a total of 8,794,726 votes, the highest of all the candidates, thus meeting the first constitutional requirement to be declared the winner. He also scored over 25 per cent of the votes cast in 30 states, more than the 25 states constitutionally required. INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu, who announced the final results in the early hours of Wednesday in Abuja, said Atiku Abubakar of the PDP…

Wednesday, 01 March 2023 03:33

I’m not resigning; you may go to court - INEC chair tells off LP, PDP

Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party have called for the resignation of the Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu. Both parties made the call at a joint press conference by their vice presidential candidates in Abuja on Tuesday. They also demanded the cancellation of the presidential election results announced by INEC in Abuja. However, in a swift response, INEC dismissed the calls, saying Yakubu would not resign and that aggrieved persons should channel their grievances according to the electoral laws. It would be recalled that agents of the PDP and the LP walked out of the national collation centre in…

Wednesday, 01 March 2023 03:32

Tinubu files suit to prevent INEC from succumbing to LP, PDP’s pressure to cancel poll results

All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, have filed a suit to restrain the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from stopping the collation of the presidential election results. The suit marked FHC/KN/CS/43/2023 was filed before the federal high court in Kano. At a media briefing earlier on Tuesday, the LP and PDP asked Mahmood Yakubu, chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to resign. The parties also demanded that the presidential election be conducted afresh, saying it was not free and “far from being fair or transparent”. In the suit, the APC,…

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