Tag: 2023 General Elections

2023: Kwankwaso unveils blueprint for Northern development

Aminu Imam

The presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, will on Tuesday unveil his agenda for the development of Northern Nigeria, as part of the on-going campaign for the 2023 presidential contest. Kwankwaso will be a guest at the Presidential Media Chat, organised by the Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association, (NBMOA). Speaking in Abuja, the Chairman of the Association, Alhaji Abdullahi Yelwa, said the association has organised the media chat to offer presidential candidates the opportunity to explain their agenda, particularly for the North, as…

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2023: CUPP, CSOs alleges plot to sack INEC Chairman, force Commission to dump electronic results transmission

Aminu Imam

Eighteen registered political parties under the platform of Coalition of United Political Parties, (CUPP), have raised the alarm over an alleged fresh plot to remove Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), in a bid to truncate the 2023 general election. The Coalition, which comprises the majority of the opposition political parties in the country, made the allegation during a press conference yesterday, in Abuja. This is just as the CUPP and other concerned Nigerians also revealed a plan to pressure the Commission to…

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2023 Campaign: “Nigeria needs independence from corruption, poverty” – Peter Obi at rally

Aminu Imam

…Flexes muzzle in Lagos with huge crowd at rallies The Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi pulled a huge crowd in Lagos on Saturday in rallies held in four areas of the State. The rallies were held in Lekki, Surulere, Ikeja and FESTAC. There were large crowds in the various areas the rallies were held. In Surulere, a huge crowd was seen drumming support for the presidential aspiration of Obi. According to Obi, despite the challenges affecting the country, there is hope for a better future. “As a nation…

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2023 Elections: “Shun personal attacks, insults; campaign on issues” – Buhari to Atiku, Tinubu, Obi, others

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has advised all candidates in the 2023 general election to engage in issue-based campaigns while selling their candidacy to the Nigerian electorate. In a video message sent to the signing of the 2023 election Peace Accord by the presidential candidates, organised by the National Peace Committee in Abuja, yesterday, the president appealed to the contestants, especially their publicity agents and media advisers “to shun personal attacks, avoid insults and incitement, reject the spread of fake news and commit to issue-based campaigns and political rallies”. President Buhari, while…

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Electoral Law: What to know about the 2023 election campaign

Aminu Imam

…N5bn spending cap, donation can’t exceed N50m, etc. Ahead of the 2023 elections, after months of anticipation and preparation, yesterday, September 28, 2022, the day stipulated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for political parties to commence campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly elections in 2023, has finally come to pass. With the elections expected to be keenly contested, the stakes will be high as parties set to begin the process of convincing citizens to vote for their candidates. As the campaign season has kicked-off, stakeholders have pointed out…

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“Keeping Ayu, Anyanwu in office threatens your 2023 chances”, CUPP Spokesperson tells PDP

Aminu Imam

…Says they should be sacked before it’s too late As the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a different twist yesterday, with the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, making some revelations about what transpired in the party, the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has said that keeping the National Chairman of the party, Senator Iyorchia Ayu and the National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, in the office is threatening the party chances in 2023. The CUPP Spokesperson, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, in an issued statement, called on the National Executive…

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Insecurity, ‘money politics’, others may mar 2023 general elections – CDD

Aminu Imam

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has raised the alarm that the rising insecurity, misinformation, money politics, religion and ethnic sentiments, may frustrate the outcome of the 2023 general elections. In a new report released in Abuja, titled: ‘Nigeria’s Presidential Polls: A SWOT Analysis”, the CDD raised concerns over the safety of election personnel, voters and electoral materials, as well as the hurdles politics would face as cases of kidnapping, violence, banditry, insurgency and communal clashes persist. The report, endorsed by the CDD’s Director, Idayat Hassan, noted that the…

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‘Why INEC may not deliver credible elections in 2023’ – Odinkalu

Aminu Imam

Nigerian human rights activist, Chidi Odinkalu, has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may not be able to deliver credible elections in Nigeria in 2023. Odinkalu, a former chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, who spoke during a television programme from Boston, United States, on Monday, said though it was “good and extraordinarily important” that many Nigerians have enrolled to obtain their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) for the 2023 general election, having an INEC that can deliver credible elections is more important. Odinkalu, a lawyer, further said…

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2023 General Elections: INEC Chairman says final list of presidential candidates to be unveiled Sept. 20

Aminu Imam

…Insists on issued-based campaigns The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has declared that the final list of Presidential and National Assembly candidates will be released on September 20. Prof. Yakubu made the disclosures yesterday, at a meeting between the electoral umpire and representatives of various security agencies organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development, (CDD). He also declared that the list of governorship and State Assembly candidates will equally be released on October 4, while political parties will be allowed to kick-start campaigns…

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Insecurity: ‘Terrorists will be wiped out before 2023 elections’ – DSS Boss

Aminu Imam

The Department of State Security Services (DSS) has assured Nigerians that terrorists, armed groups, insurgents and other violent criminals troubling parts of the country will be wiped out before the 2023 general elections. The Director-General of the Service, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, gave the assurance yesterday, while speaking with the leadership of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) during the week in his office in Abuja. The DSS DG said his optimism comes from the increased tempo and progress made by security agencies in the fight against terrorism, armed banditry, kidnapping and…

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