Author: Ishaku Yohanna

Don’t Allow Yourselves To Be Used As Agents Of Destruction – YAF Appeals To Nigerian Youths

Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde The Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF) has appealed to Nigerian youths not to allow themselves to be used as agents of destruction by some aggrieved Nigerians and failed politicians who are bent on using them to cause trouble within the polity. The group, during a press conference in Lagos titled: “61 Independence Anniversary: Peaceful, United, Prosperous Nigeria Is YAF’s Desire,” said it is aware of plans by some aggrieved groups and individuals to violate the laws of the country on October 1, 2021, and from Monday, October 4, 2021, by carrying out…

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2023 Election: ‘Search For Presidential Candidate Outside Party Structure A Loss Of Confidence’ – PGF DG To APC leaders

Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde The Director-General of Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) – the umbrella body of Nigerian Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) – Dr. Salihu Lukman, said moves by some leaders of the party to push negotiation for the emergence of a 2023 presidential candidate outside the party simply means loss of confidence on the structures of the party. Dr. Lukman described the move as a threat to internal unity among APC members and leaders and asked the party’s hierarchy to perish the thought. This is contained in a statement titled: “APC…

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APC Govs DG tasks new NWC on computerization of membership register

Ishaku Yohanna

By Godwin Amunde The Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) – the umbrella body of Nigerian Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) – Salisu Mohd Lukman, has urged the leadership of the party to embark on collation of an electronically based data of all members of the party across the country. Speaking during an AIT political programme, JIGSAW, where he gave insight on his book; APC Litmus Test, the PGF DG said electronic membership registration will enhance the efficiency of the party’s administration and urged…

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Stabilize Naira’s Free Fall Urgently – PGF DG Tasks CBN

Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde The Director-General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF)- the umbrella body of Nigerian Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) - Dr. Salisu Mohd Lukman,  has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to urgently and expeditiously stablize the Naira exchange rate to the Dollar. The PGF DG noted that the Naira had lost over 200% of its value in the six years of the present administration, falling to N570 to a dollar in recent weeks from N158 a Dollar left by the Goodluck Jonathan…

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Buhari’s COVID-19 response creating inclusive growth – APC group

Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde The APC Legacy Awareness and Campaign, a voluntary think-tank group of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for its prompt response to move Nigeria out of the COVID-19 challenges. The group said nobody anticipated that the year 2020 would usher in the most disruptive pandemic in recent history of humanity but once the pandemic started, President Buhari’s administration undertook “a two-step approach.” In a statement jointly signed Wednesday in Abuja by the quartet of APC National Youth Leader,Ismail Ahmed, former APC…

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A tribute to our late father (Uncle), Alhaji Lawal Garba 

Ishaku Yohanna

By Ummu-salmah Ibrahim Garba Our father Alh. Lawal Garba has served his term in this world and departed in the early hours on Thursday 2, September 2021. A loss so great that it can only be suppressed by the knowledge that every soul must taste death and everybody’s appointed day cannot be deferred or even be brought forward by even a second. Another consolation is being witnesses to the exceptionally spiritual life that he led, as much as possible according to the dictates of the Qur’an and the Sunnah of…

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Conflicting Court Orders: Nigerian Judiciary Must Be Insulated From Partisanship - PGF DG 

Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde The Director General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), – the umbrella body of Nigerian Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr, Salihu Moh Lukman, said the need to insulate the Nigerian judiciary from the partisanship of individual judges is an important requirement for both the development of democracy and nation-building. He also warned that the trend of political parties being seemingly managed by court processes is endangering Nigeria’s democracy. He further noted that Nigeria is fast becoming a nation built with a negative attitude…

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Anambra Guber: What Buhari’s Endorsement Means To Sen Uba, Ndigbo – VON DG, Okechukwu

Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, (VON), Osita Okechukwu said the recent endorsement of Senator Andy Uba’s governorship ambition by President Muhammadu Buhari has very wide implications for Anambra State and Ndigbo in general. Senator Uba would fly the flag of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the November 6 Anambra governorship election. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja, Thursday,  Okechukwu, who is also a member of the APC Governorship Campaign Council, said the endorsement gesture, acceptance and support by the President is a signal to other good and correct political possibilities for the…

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Buhari Has Recovered N1trn Nigeria’s Looted Funds – APC group

Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde The APC Legacy Awareness and Campaign (LAC), a voluntary think-tank group of the governing ALL Progressives Congress (APC), said the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration has so far recovered close to N1 trillion worth of stolen funds and assets since assuming office in 2015. A statement issued in Abuja titled “President Buhari’s fight against corruption” signed by the quartets of Barr Ismail Ahmed – APC National Youth Leader, Lanre Issa-Onilu – former national publicity secretary of the APC, Tolu Ogunlesi – presidential media aide, and Salihu Moh Lukman, Director-General of the Progressives Governors’…

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Prove Islamisation, Fulanisation agenda allegation against Buhari – PGF DG challenges Ortom

Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde The Director-General of the Progressive Governors Forum  (PGF) – the umbrella body of Nigerian Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Salihu Lukman, has challenged Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, to provide evidence of his claim that there is a sinister plot by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to turn Nigeria into a Fulani and Islamic caliphate. He also carpeted former Deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN,  Dr. Obadiah Mailafia and a retired military officer, Commodore Kunle Olawunmi for going on air…

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