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2023 Presidency: NCP adopts Peter Obi as presidential candidate

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

The National Conscience Party (NCP) has adopted the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, as its candidate ahead of next month’s elections. The national chairman of the NCP, Yunusa Tanko, confirmed this in a statement on Monday. Tanko is also the spokesperson of the Labour Party’s presidential campaign council. He said the NCP would mobilise its supporters nationwide to vote for the LP candidate “because we share their philosophy and manifesto”. Tanko said after carefully studying the manifesto and characters of Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed, his running mate, his party was convinced the LP candidates had what it takes to earn their trust and confidence. “The NCP, one of the foremost political parties in Nigeria is pleased to announce its adoption of the labour party’s presidential flag bearer, ex-governor Peter Obi and his vice, Senator Datti Baba Ahmed as its choice for the fourth coming February 25th Presidential election,” the statement reads. “Though we are still facing challenges of deregistration by INEC. “We will mobilize our members and supporters nationwide to canvass and vote for the labour party …

Opinion

2023 Presidency: Anybody deceiving you can continue deceiving you! (2)

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Tiko Okoye In Part 1 of this series, I established the concrete foundation for preening myself on the 100-percent manifestations of my predictions of outcomes of presidential elections in Nigeria since 1999. I’m very much, in intent and purpose, in the same place as the metaphorical red-neck lizard that rather immodestly nods its head in self-acknowledgement of its dexterity in landing on all fours on the ground from a dizzying height when nobody else deigns to applaud the feat. The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary defines electioneering as the activity of making speeches and visiting people to try to persuade them to vote for a particular politician or political party in an election.” Vote is defined as “a formal choice that is made in an election in order to choose or decide something.” Public opinion is defined as “the opinions that people in society have about an issue.” We are in the digital age hence any candidate and/or party that has mastered how to leverage on what has become a very powerful, if not the most powerful, tool for influencing …

Politics

2023 Presidency: Why Yorubas will reject APC to vote Atiku – Akinlade

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

The deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Hon. Adekunle Akinlade, has described Yorubas in the South West as very intelligent individuals who would not vote based on ethnic sentiments in 2023. Akinlade said the people of the South West would rather reject the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that has “put them under extreme hunger and poverty.” He made this statement at an extended meeting of the PDP in Yewa South Local Government, held at the Engr. Tetede Hall, Ilaro, Ogun State. The 2019 governorship candidate said some individuals are already ‘dreaming’ that the South West votes are already in the kitty for the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu; saying, however, that this is not true. According to Akinlade, the PDP is already in control of two out of the six states in the South West, expressing confidence that Ogun would join the list in 2023. “Atiku Abubakar will win in 2023. I am saying this based on available data. In 2019 when the APC had President Muhammadu Buhari as a returning candidate and …

Politics

2023 Election: Tinubu appoints Gov. Masari, Wamako Senior Advisers

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 presidential candidate has appointed Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State as Campaign Senior Adviser on Administration and Government. Tinubu also appointed the former governor of Sokoto State, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko as Senior Adviser, Special Duties. According to the letters of appointment made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja and signed by Tinubu, both Masari and Wamakko are to serve in the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). The letters said both men’s impressive political achievement and the exemplary leadership demonstrated as governor and Senator in their states and as party members qualified them for the responsibility. The letter to Masari read in part, “By way of this letter, we are pleased to formally convey your appointment as the Special Adviser on Administration and Government of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council. “This appointment is fitting and appropriate given your impressive political achievement and the exemplary leadership you have demonstrated as governor of your state and as a party member.” Tinubu revealed that the appointments were fitting and appropriate given the impressive political achievement …

Politics

2023: Why cost of conducting election is high in Nigeria – INEC Chairman

September 17, 2022September 17, 2022 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) explained why the cost of conducting elections in Nigeria is high. He said this on Friday when he appeared at the ‘The Editors’ Forum’ in Lagos. It was organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors at De Rembrandt Hotel, Awolowo Way Ikeja, Lagos. He listed some of the reasons as “cost of logistics, highly-secured ballot papers, allowances for personnel and others.” In his words: “In France, the ballot paper is like an A4 sheet of paper, because it is unthinkable that anybody in France will snatch the ballot paper. “But here in Nigeria, we print ballots papers in currency quality and we entrust them to the Central Bank of Nigeria. “The ballot papers will now be moved with all the protocols and security according to the movement of the national currency, just to protect the process. “This is not going to be done cheaply. So, we pay for lack of trust in the system,” the INEC boss said. He added, though, that Nigeria’s elections were not the most …

Politics

2023 Presidency: Some Politicians Canvassing For Votes Do Not Mean Well – Wike

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Tunde John Governor Nyesom Wike says some politicians canvassing for votes to win 2023 presidential election do not mean well for the country. The governor maintained that he is in a privileged position to know better, and will reveal their identities at the appropriate time so that Nigerians can use their votes to reject them. Governor Wike spoke at the flag-off of internal roads at Rumuesara, Eneka town in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, held on Monday. “Some other people are busy, putting themselves together on how they will take over leadership in Nigeria to loot the remaining ones this other people have already kept. “I’m privileged to know and at the appropriate time I’ll tell you who these people are. You need to know what is happening in Nigeria. Forget about all these people running around saying they want to rescue or save you (Nigeria). Just watch to see what is going to happen next. “All of us should be calm concerning what is happening in PDP. In fact, nothing has happened yet. But by the …

News

Tinubu absent as Atiku, Obi, Shettima attend NBA conference in Lagos (photos)

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

The Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association is currently holding at the Eko Hotels. The presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, the Labour Party, Peter Obi, are present at the event. APC Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu is absent at the meeting but is being represented by his running mate, Kashim Shettima. The 2022 NBA AGM is themed “ Bold Transitions.”

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2023: Why I don’t want to join issues with Peter Obi – Gov Uzodinma

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

Ahead of the 2023 general election, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, on Tuesday, said that he doesn’t want to join issue with the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, insisting that his business is to market the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the South East. Uzodinma stated this during an interview with Channels TV’s Politics Today. He noted that there are many loyal members of the APC in the South East who are ‘obedient’ to the party. Uzodinma said, “I am a politician and my party is APC and I have my candidate in the party. And I know we are consulting and speaking to our people to vote for our candidate. I am concerned with campaigning for my party. I don’t want to join issues with Peter Obi, whom you know is not a member of my party. But I know members of APC are obedient to APC.” The governor added, “I am very confident that the reasonable minds in Imo State will vote for my party. In 2021, …

Politics

Atiku holds rally in Yola as Wike’s camp meets in Port Harcourt

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

Despite growing tension in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, led other party chieftains, including his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, PDP National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu and former vice-president, Arc. Namadi Sambo to receive 160, 000 members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Adamawa State into the party. His denial came amid increasing tension in the party over ongoing talks between Atiku and aggrieved party members sympathetic to Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Atiku had appointed a seven-man team, led by Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State, to hold discussions with Wike’s team, led by former Information Minister, Professor Jerry Gana. The two camps are billed to meet in Port-Harcourt on a date yet to be announced. Yesterday, loyalists of Governor Wike were mum on the proposed meeting with the Atiku camp in Rivers State, due to the state government’s participation in the birthday celebration of former governor, Dr. Peter Odili. The celebration dominated events around the state as the event attracted governors of Benue and Abia …

Politics

2023 Election: INEC denies backdating documents to accommodate APC’s Lawan, Akpabio

August 10, 2022 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has yesterday, debunked speculations that it may have illegally bent backwards to backdate its documents in favour of candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, for Yobe North and Akwa Ibom North-West. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, who currently represents Yobe North and former Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Senator Godswill Akpabio, from Akwa Ibom North-West, had lost out of plans to return to the Senate next year as the electoral umpire said the duo did not participate in the respective senatorial primary elections. Both men were presidential aspirants at the June 8 primary election of the APC, which held days after the party had already concluded its senatorial primary elections across the country. However, an online report had yesterday, accused INEC of re-enlisting the two names in its files as bonafide candidates of the party. But when contacted, Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, told Vanguard that the report was false. Oyekanmi said: “The allegation is the figment of the imagination of those making it. The commission is not …

Politics

2023 presidency: “Not even my corpse will be found in vicinities of PDP” – El-Rufai denies claim of joining PDP

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has vowed never to join the Peoples Democratic Party. The Governor said this in reaction to spokesperson of PDP’s presidential campaign in 2023, David Bwala’s claim of having plans to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Bwala who until recently a member of the APC, had said he is optimistic that El-Rufai will be in the PDP even before the 2023 elections. He also described the Kaduna Governor as one of the finest politicians the North has ever produced. However reacting to this, El-Rufai tweeted; “THANKS @BWALADANIEL BUT NO, THANKS. NEVER EVER, NOT EVEN MY CORPSE WILL BE FOUND IN THE VICINITIES OF YOUR NEW-FOUND POLITICAL PARTY. I STILL DEY LAUGH!!! – @ELRUFAI”

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2023 Presidency: Court reveals date to hear certificate forgery suit against Tinubu

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

The Abuja Federal High Court has fixed September 7 to hear a suit seeking to disqualify the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu from participating in the 2023 elections. Four APC chieftains had approached the court and sought Tinubu’s disqualification from the presidential election because he allegedly submitted false information to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. In a 33-paragraph affidavit in support of the suit deposed to by one Ibiang Miko Ibiang, the plaintiffs said Tinubu lied in an affidavit presented to INEC in 1999 in which he claimed to have attended St Paul Aroloya Children Home School, Ibadan -1958-64, and Government College, Ibadan -1965-68. Ruling on an ex-parte application, the judge, Ahmed Mohammed, granted an order for substituted service on Tinubu. The plaintiffs’ counsel, Goddy Uche informed the court that substituted service has become necessary because all attempts to serve the presidential candidate proved abortive. The court ordered that court processes should be served on the national secretariat of the APC and that such service shall be deemed as having been properly served on Tinubu. He …

Entertainment

2023: ‘Is this how Britain lets us know our next President?’ – Charly Boy reacts to photo of Boris, Peter Obi and past country leaders

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

Nigerian singer, writer and social activist Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, better known as Charly Boy, has reacted to photos of past Nigeria and Britain leaders and the current Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. According Charly Boy who shared the photo, every election year, Britain leaders invite their preferred Nigerian presidential candidate to Number 10 Downing Street, the permanent home of every active Prime Minister. Citing examples, the veteran entertainer said ‘Obasanjo was invited in 1998 and in ’99 he became President, GEJ in 2010 and 2011 he became President, while Buhari in 2014 and in 2015 he was made president.’ With the above, Charly Boy wondered if Peter Obi will be the next president as he has been invited by the Boris Johnson who recently resigned as England’s Prime Minister. “Is dis how Britain lets us know our next President? Every election year, they invite their preferred Nigerian presidential candidate to Number 10 Downing Street, the permanent home of every active Prime Minister. They invited Obasanjo in 1998. ’99 he became President. GEJ in 2010. 2011 he became President. Buhari in …

News

2023: Why I dumped Igbo presidency – VON DG, Osita Okechukwu

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

The Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu has disclosed reasons he stopped clamouring for Igbo presidency in 2023. It was reported that Osita, who was one of the key stakeholders calling for the 2023 presidency to be zoned to the South-East for fairness and equity, is currently one of the supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Giving his reason while featuring on Arise TV programme on Tuesday, the VON boss said his opinion changed when no Southeastern could emerge winner of the APC primary election. According to him, although Asiwaju was not his preferred candidate, he (Asiwaju) won the election, stressing that he has no other choice than to back his party’s candidate. He said, “When we started the campaign, I was one of the people that issued the statement calling on Asiwaju as a kingmaker to support someone from the South-East but there was also a statement that the kingmaker also wanted to be the president. “As a foundation member of the APC and somebody who has been in politics for 44 …

Politics

2023: I will expose all that has happened in PDP in recent times – Wike

July 24, 2022July 24, 2022 - by Lovina - Leave a Comment

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said he will reveal all that has transpired in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) very soon. Wike stated this in a terse tweet on Saturday evening. He wrote: “I will speak soon and Nigerians will know the truth of all that has transpired in the PDP in recent times.” Recall that on Friday, Atiku Abubakar the PDP presidential candidate for the 2023 election, spoke about why he didn’t choose Wike as his running mate. Reacting to the controversy surrounding the choice of his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, Atiku said on Arise TV that he only picked who he felt could deliver among the nominees that were presented to him. Atiku said, “I didn’t reject Wike, I picked who can deliver.”

Opinion

Why Peter Obi May Become President In 2023 By Default

July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Farooq Kperogi Facts I have uncovered from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) show that Labour Party’s Peter Obi may become Nigeria’s president next year by default because Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, candidates for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) respectively, have violated the Electoral Act 2022, which may cause them to be disqualified if Obi sues them. The Electoral Act 2022 requires political parties to notify INEC of their intent to conduct primary elections at least 21 days before the date of their convention. It also requires parties to submit their membership registers to it at least 30 days before their primary election. The APC didn’t meet the first requirement and the PDP failed the second requirement. The Labour Party met both. Documents an INEC insider shared with me (which you can find on my blog at www.farooqkperogi.com) show that the APC didn’t notify INEC of its intent to conduct its primary election 21 days before its convention. Section 82 of the Electoral Acts says the penalty for this infraction is outright …