Politics Archives - Page 104 of 279

Kaduna Ministerial Slot: APC group makes case for Engr. Kailani before Tinubu

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Confederation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Support Groups has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to appoint its Director-General, Alhaji Kailani Muhammed, to fill the outstanding ministerial slot for Kaduna State. The group made the call in a statement by its Director, Publicity, Strategy and Communication, Dr Saleh Bin-Ahmed, in Abuja on Tuesday. Recall President Tinubu had nominated the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, as member of his cabinet but the Senate rejected his nomination due to alleged security report. The Senate refused to confirm the…

FCT: APC stakeholders allege marginalisation by Wike over appointment of PDP members as mandate secretaries

September 10, 2023 Aminu Imam

A cross-section of stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja have alleged that they have been sidelined over the appointment of mandate secretaries by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Led by one Lawrence Mbanefo, they claimed it is highly a disservice to them, who worked day and night for the party, not to be rewarded with such appointment of such magnitude. The stakeholders accused the Minister of rewarding members of the People�s Democratic Party with such appointments at the detriment of the real…

Benue: Tribunal returns Gabriel Suswam to Senate; sacks APC�s Udende

September 9, 2023September 9, 2023 Aminu Imam

The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi, Benue State has declared Senator Gabriel Suswam, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of the February 25 election for Benue North-East senatorial district. The tribunal�s judgment, which was delivered yesterday after a three-hour hearing, nullified the election of the incumbent senator, Emmanuel Udende of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In its judgment, the tribunal ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue a certificate of return to Suswam. Udende represents Benue North-East senatorial district in the red…

Kogi: �APC�ll retrieve senatorial seat from Natasha� – Yahaya Bello

September 9, 2023September 9, 2023 Aminu Imam

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has vowed that the All Progressives Congress, (APC) will take back the two senatorial seats it recently lost through tribunal rulings to the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). Recall that the National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja had few days ago nullified the election of the senator representing Kogi-East senatorial district in the National Assembly, Jibrin Isah-Echocho, of the APC, on the grounds that elections were cancelled in 94 polling units. The tribunal delivered the judgment in the petition filed against the…

Polls Litigations: �Amend Electoral Act, conclude litigations before swearing-in of winners� – CUPP tells NASS

September 8, 2023September 8, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Coalition of United Political Parties, (CUPP), has tasked the National Assembly to amend the Electoral Act to ensure all election litigations are concluded before winners are sworn into office. The CUPP, in a statement issued on Thursday by its National Co-Spokesperson, Mark Adebayo, while reacting to the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition on Wednesday, stated that the move will improve democracy in Nigeria. CUPP said: �The scales of justice may never be seen to be balanced for as long as we operate a system that allows people to…

100 Days: “Tinubu working hard to deliver after inheriting battered economy” � Info. Minister, Idris

September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Federal Government yesterday said President Bola Tinubu is working hard to deliver on his promises to Nigerians, and has changed the narrative in his first 1000 days despite inheriting a battered economy. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said this in a statement titled: �President Tinubu�s 100 days of steady progress and national rejuvenation�. While describing the fuel subsidy removal as �a Sword of Damocles that hung over Nigeria for decades�, he said that although the challenges had been tough, the President has planted seeds of…

Election Tribunal dismisses 25% FCT vote requirement

September 7, 2023September 7, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the petition alleging that the requirement for presidential candidates to be declared winners of the election is that they must secure 25% of the votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). The tribunal chairman, Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani, said in a ruling yesterday that there is no special status attached to the FCT and that it is equal to every other state in Nigeria. The ruling was made in response to a petition filed by the Labour Party and…

�Don�t allow judiciary to interfere in our nation�s election again� – Kukah urges Nigerians

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 Aminu Imam

As Nigerians, with bated breath, await the pronouncement of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) on the cases bordering on the presidential election held on February 25, 2023, the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto Matthew Hassan Kukah, has urged citizens never again allow the judiciary to interfere in the country�s elections. Kukah made the call in a published interview yesterday. Reacting to a question on his expectation from the Tribunal as it delivers its judgment today, the bishop said, �We must learn to exhaust these rules and…

Election Tribunal: “We expect nothing than victory” – Atiku speaks, ahead of today’s judgement

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 Aminu Imam

Presidential candidate of the Peoples� Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has spoken about his expectations ahead of the presidential tribunal�s judgement today, Wednesday. Atiku and his party have filed a petition challenging the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, (APC). The former vice president, through his lawyer, Chris Uche (SAN), argued that President Tinubu was not qualified to contest the 2023 presidential election, having submitted �forged certificates,� including Chicago State University and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate with the name �Adekunle�. Another aide…

�Peter Obi will win at tribunal� � Labour Party counters Tinubu�s claims

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Labour Party (LP) has countered the Presidency�s assertion that President Bola Tinubu is not worried about the outcome of the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, which is set to be delivered today, Wednesday. The party declared that its Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, will win in the election. The Presidency�s claim was made by Tinubu�s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, who said that Tinubu is not losing sleep over the verdict because he won the February 25 presidential poll. However, LP spokesman, Obiora Ifoh, said the…