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Friday, 02 September 2022 06:53

Wike to Ayu: ‘Yes, we’re children; but we the children brought you to power’

For calling his supporters “children,” Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has described the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, as arrogant and an ingrate. He said the people that Ayu so described brought him from nothing and placed him in the position he currently occupies. The governor made the comment during the commissioning of Omerelu Internal roads in the Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state. His comment was in response to Ayu’s statement where he said the people calling for his resignation are children. At their meeting in London, last Thursday, the governor and his team told Atiku Abubakar…

Friday, 02 September 2022 06:52

Muslim-Muslim ticket crude, unproductive - Northern elders

Chairman, Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Ango Abdullahi has described 2023 Muslim-Muslim ticket for the presidential election as crudest and most unproductive. Though, Abdullahi who is a former Vice Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria was short of mentioning the political party behind the Muslim-Muslim ticket, said it is designed to separate Christians from Muslims, Hausa from Fulani in Northern region. The NEF Chairman who spoke at a book launch yesterday in Kaduna, added that North will participate in all electoral activities and respect Nigerians who respect the region. “We will participate in all political and electoral activities as equals, and…

Thursday, 01 September 2022 06:38

Those calling for my resignation are ‘children’, PDP national chair blasts Wike, allies

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, has said all those calling for his resignation are children that were not around when the party was formed. The camp of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has given Ayu’s resignation as one of the conditions that has to be fulfilled to resolve the post-presidential primaries crisis rocking the opposition party. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar had defeated Wike in the presidential primaries of the party. Although Atiku was asked to consider Wike as running mate, he had settled for Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, to the dismay of the Rivers governor…

Wednesday, 31 August 2022 07:08

Nigerians in diaspora pledge to raise $150m, N100bn for Obi’s campaign

In a bid to bolster his chances in the 2023 presidential election, which holds 178 days from now, Nigerians in the Diaspora have formed groups of committees to launch crowdfunding initiatives for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi. They plan to unveil in the coming days a crowdfunding portal with a target to raise $150 million from Obi’s supporters in the diaspora and N100 billion from those in Nigeria, THISDAY has reliably gathered. A dependable source close to one of Obi’s supporters leading the process, said yesterday they are targeting small amount in contributions to be…

Wednesday, 31 August 2022 07:07

Tinubu, Shettima, APC govs visit Jonathan at Abuja home

Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, met with former President Goodluck Jonathan. Tinubu was accompanied to Jonathan’s residence in the federal capital territory (FCT) by Kashim Shettima, APC vice-presidential candidate; Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun; Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau; and Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara, among others. Apart from a picture that surfaced online following the meeting, details of what was discussed are not yet known. In recent times, APC stalwarts have made efforts to woo the former president to the ruling party. In April, supporters of the former president — who…

Wednesday, 31 August 2022 07:01

Western-style democracy can spark anarchy, Benin President says

Benin President Patrice Talon said that democracy can lead to anarchy and paralyze government decisions, and that he doesn’t intend to fully implement it. The country’s economy and history make it impossible to emulate Western democracies, Talon said at a business event in Paris. He argued that authoritarian measures are necessary in his country and defended a decision to ban protests by health workers, police officers and firefighters and to limit the right to strike to 10 days a year for others. “It is true that it is a rollback in terms of democratic achievements but you know I don’t…

Tuesday, 30 August 2022 07:04

Angola’s ruling party triumphs with 51 percent support, slimiest margin of 5 consecutive wins

Angolan President Joao Lourenco pledged that youth job creation will be one of the priorities of his administration after the national electoral commission confirmed his ruling party as the winner of last week’s vote. “We hear and will correctly interpret the wishes of the people and the youth, to whom we will pay special attention,” Lourenco said in the first speech to his party after the final count was announced earlier Monday. “We will be strongly committed to creating more job opportunities. This is the time to open the doors of opportunity to our young people.” Lourenco’s Popular Movement for…

Friday, 26 August 2022 07:03

Is Lagos the 3rd largest economy in Africa? Did Tinubu inherit N700m monthly IGR? The Cable fact-checked these claims and returned these verdicts

Kashim Shettima, the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), recently claimed that Lagos is the third biggest economy in Africa. The former Borno governor spoke on Monday at the ongoing annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), where he represented Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the APC. While making a case for Tinubu and providing reasons why he believes his principal stands out among other presidential candidates, Shettima said Lagos is the third largest economy in Africa. “When Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu became the governor of Lagos state in 1999, there was only one ambulance in…

Friday, 26 August 2022 07:00

After meeting with Obasanjo, Obi, Wike hosts Atiku to dinner in London

Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), dined with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in London on Thursday. Wike, who had earlier met with Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), received Atiku alongside Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State. Governors Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), and Samuel Ortom (Benue) were with Wike when he hosted the August visitor. The London meeting held hours after former President Olusegun Obasanjo alongside the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, met with the Rivers governor in London. The meetings were said to be aimed at…

Friday, 26 August 2022 06:58

2023: Don't support any presidential candidate without agreement on restructuring, Oyo Afenifere tells leaders

Oyo State chapter of the Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has called on its leadership to have a well-documented agreement on restructuring before supporting any presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2023 general election. The chapter in a communique issued after its monthly meeting held in Ibadan and signed by the Chairman, Gbola Adetunji and Secretary, Dauda Adams, respectively, said its position is in accordance with the resolution at Adamasingba Stadium in 2017, stating that the present political arrangement has short-changed the Yoruba nation. The group maintained that the primary objective of Afenifere as conceptualized by the founding fathers is to struggle…

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Wednesday, 24 August 2022 07:16

Security briefing: 2023 elections may not hold in Northwest, govs tell Buhari

Nigerian governors are of the opinion that elections may not hold in several Northwest states as a result of the prevalent insecurity in the geopolitical zone. Northwest comprises seven states — Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, and Zamfara. TheCable understands that the governors shared their perspective with President Muhammadu Buhari in a policy brief. The brief was part of the political economy situation review sent to the president in July 2022. The governors asked the president to expedite actions on various promises to address insecurity, according to a copy of the review seen by TheCable. INSECURITY IN NORTHWEST To…

Wednesday, 24 August 2022 07:14

Wike leads PDP govs to meet Tinubu in London

There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, is intensifying efforts to get the support of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike for the 2023 presidential poll. Contrary to some online reports that the duo met in France on Tuesday, multiple sources confirmed that Tinubu and Wike met in London, the United Kingdom, on Monday as part of moves to work together ahead of the election. It was gathered that some APC and Peoples Democratic Party governors also attended the crucial meeting. Prior to the Monday meeting, the ruling party had attempted to cash in on…

Wednesday, 24 August 2022 07:13

Here’s the man rallying ‘Obi-dients’ to shake up Nigeria's election - Reuters

Peter Obi is hardly a political outsider, but the bespectacled former governor says he is looking to harness Nigerians' anger with the status quo to power his third-party presidential bid. Obi, 61, has generated substantial buzz among younger voters in Africa's most populous democracy, where the average age is 18, but the president - and both major-party candidates for the February 2023 election - are septuagenarian political veterans. His followers, who call themselves "Obi-dients", say he can solve what ails Nigeria, including unprecedented insecurity, industrial-scale oil theft and allegations of widespread corruption eight years after President Muhammadu Buhari ran promising…

Wednesday, 24 August 2022 07:12

Muslim-Muslim ticket insensitive, ill-timed - Soyinka

The choice of a same faith ticket by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 presidential election is controversial, avoidable and ill-timed, according to Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka. Soyinka stated this while fielding questions in an interview with Channels TV anchor, Ladi Akeredolu-Ale. The Nobel Laureate who spoke on a wide range of issues, noted that he may not “give a damn if the president, vice president, speaker, etc come from the same village, have the same religion, belong to the same tribe,” but Nigeria is not ready for a Muslim-Muslim ticket. He added that political leaders should have…

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