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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…

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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Friday, 13 May 2022 06:42

‘Let them have heart attack’, Emefiele tells off Nigerians outraged by his presidential aspiration while still in office as CBN gov

Governor Godwin Emefiele of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says he is having fun with the whole drama around his 2023 ambition. Emefiele said this while responding to questions from State House reporters after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Thursday. Asked about his reaction to the report that the President had asked him to resign after the purchase of the presidential nomination and expression of interest forms of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Emefiele said: “There is no news now, but there will be news. You heard me,…

Thursday, 12 May 2022 06:42

Buhari orders ministers, other appointees aspiring to contest elections to resign latest Monday

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered all members of his cabinet and appointees vying for electoral offices to resign on or before May 16, 2022. The order came at Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by the President at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. Minister of information, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this to State House correspondents shortly after the meeting. Cabinet members affected include Ministers of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio; Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya Onu; Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; Justice minister and Attorney General of the…

Thursday, 12 May 2022 06:41

These Ministers have resigned following Buhari’s directive to political appointees

Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta affairs; Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of science and technology; Emeka Nwajiuba, Minister of State for Education; and Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transport have resigned their appointments. The ministers resigned following President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive ordering members of the federal executive council seeking elective offices to resign on or before Monday. Jackson Udom, media aide to Akpabio, confirmed the resignation of his principal in a statement issued on Wednesday, while Onu was said to have submitted his resignation letter to the office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF). “Yes. He has just…

Thursday, 12 May 2022 06:37

Reps concur with Senate, amend Electoral Acts to permit voting by statutory delegates at party primaries, conventions

House of Representatives has passed Section 84(8) of the Electoral Amendment Act, 2022 to allow statutory delegates participate in political parties’ congresses and conventions. The House amended the clause after considering a Bill sponsored by the Chairman, House Committee on Rules and Business, Abubakar Fulata, at plenary on Wednesday in Abuja. The Bill is entitled, “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Electoral Act, No. 13, 2022” The current version, which was assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari in February, prevented statutory delegates from taking part in party primaries. According to Section 84 (8) of the Electoral Amendment Act,…

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