Tag: 2023 General Elections

2023 Elections: ‘Campaign inside church or mosque and go to jail’ – INEC to politicians

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties and candidates against the use of masquerades, public facilities and religious centres for campaigns. The Commission asked political parties to align strictly with the provisions of the Electoral Act to avoid sanctions as stipulated by the Act.  Recall that INEC had fixed September 28 for the commencement of campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly, while the elections would hold on February 25, 2023. Relying on Section 92 of the Electoral Act, 2022, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its…

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London Meetings: “We’re consulting for a better Nigeria”, Says Wike, upon return from UK

Aminu Imam

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has confirmed that his team met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo as well as the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi, respectively, during their recent visit to Europe. Speaking with newsmen on arrival at the Port Harcourt International Airport yesterday, in the company of governors of Benue and Abia States, Samuel Ortom and Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, respectively, Wike said his team was more interested in a…

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2023: Speculations heighten as Obasanjo, Atiku, Wike, Obi, Fayose, others meet in London

Aminu Imam

Speculations on Nigeria’s political scene as the 2023 general elections draws near have heightened, with some political heavy-weights reportedly taking part in meetings in far away London, United Kingdom. Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, met with the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, who had been earlier reported to have also had talks on Wednesday with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, also in London. Wike is said to have attended the meeting…

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2023: Baba-Ahmed warns Nigerians against voting APC

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…Says party “is a mistake Nigerians must not repeat” The vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has advised Nigerians against “repeating the mistake of 2015” by voting for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023. Appearing on a television programme, yesterday, Baba-Ahmed said that the ruling party, which has former Lagos State governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as its presidential candidate, lacks the willpower to address the numerous challenges bedevilling Nigeria. He further said: “We will expand the recruitment process with an expansion of the Police needed. 2015…

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2023: INEC clears air on mode of transmitting election results

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the Commission has not jettisoned the electronic transmission of election results and reverted to the manual process. The Commission also said an explanation of its result management procedure to mean that the Commission has jettisoned the electronic transmission of results and reverted to the manual process is not correct. According to an issued statement, titled: “Clarification on Electronic Transmission of Election Result”, signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, INEC reassured Nigerians that the…

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“Atiku will fail in 2023; cannot ‘defeat’ Obasanjo, Afenifere, others” – VON DG

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The Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, has said former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential bid in the 2023 poll will fail because it is against the principle of power rotation between the South and North. Okechukwu, also a foundation member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said this when he spoke with newsmen in Abuja, yesterday. The VON DG referred to the patriotic position of APC Northern Governors’ letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on June 4, as evidence that the rotation of the presidency between the North…

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Muslim-Muslim ticket: “Those on trial for corruption now new voice of Christianity” – Oshiomhole

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Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, says Nigerians must be wary of those trying to cause a religious war in the country over his party’s Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. The former Edo governor spoke during a chat on a television programme yesterday. Recall that the APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, picked Kashim Shettima, the former governor of Borno State, who is also a Muslim, as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. The development elicited outrage from key stakeholders, particularly the Christian Association of…

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General Elections: “Your vote is your power to change Nigeria’s narrative in 2023”, Gumi tells Nigerians

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Renowned Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh (Dr.) Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, yesterday, urged Nigerians to register and vote in the 2023 elections in order to change Nigeria’s narrative. Gumi, who stated this on his verified Facebook page after re-registering for his lost voter card, also urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the voter registration exercise to cover rural areas and Internally-Displaced Persons, (IDPs). The cleric maintained that no eligible Nigerian should be disenfranchised and warned that no one should complain about bad governance if he or she fails to…

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2023 APC Ticket: ‘Buhari not in support of Muslim-Muslim ticket for APC’ – Sources

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President Muhammadu Buhari is said to not be in support of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) parading a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket in the 2023 General elections, it has been gathered. A presidency source who spoke with newsmen yesterday, said just like in 2014 when he rejected the choice of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is a Muslim, as his running mate, the president still believes that such a ticket may spell doom for the APC, especially with the major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) parading a Muslim-Christian ticket.…

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2023: Seven political parties join forces to battle APC, PDP

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Seven political parties have joined forces to fight the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), in the upcoming 2023 general elections. After fifteen months of deliberations and agreements, the allied political parties and the National Consultative Front, comprising six parties, decided to join forces with the Labour Party, (LP), to present a joint presidential candidate for the 2023 polls. Speaking on the matter, a spokesperson for the National Consultative Front (NCFront), Ms. Bello Bilikis, disclosed that the formal endorsement of the Labour Party by…

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