Tag: 2023 Presidency

2023 Presidency: 8 names tipped as Tinubu’s running mate

Aminu Imam

Eight names have so far emerged as likely running mates for the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s presidential flag-bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. This is coming just as the ruling party is said to be in a dilemma over who to pick as his running mate for the 2023 election. Various caucuses in the party are reportedly behind the push for eight names as likely preferred choice as running mate. No fewer than six camps in the APC in the North are reportedly backing separate…

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‘Why Buhari didn’t impose consensus candidate’ – Femi Adesina

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Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari did not impose or name a consensus candidate as his successor during the All Progressives Congress, (APC) presidential primary. Adesina said the presidential primary that produced Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as the party’s flagbearer was a litmus test for the President, hence his neutrality. He added that the President walked the talk of his promise that he would leave a legacy of a free, fair and credible process for the country. He disclosed these…

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2023: NLC endorses Peter Obi as Labour Party flag bearer

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…Disowns Okafor The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday disowned Calistus Okafor’s faction of the Labour Party and endorsed the former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi. The NLC said Obi remains the only presidential standard-bearer of the party in the 2023 general elections. The factional presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Jude Ezenwafor was said to have withdrawn from the contest.Ezenwafor had earlier received an ultimatum from the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, led by Okwu Nnabuike, to withdraw from the contest. However, NLC national president, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, in…

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2023 Presidency: Don’t try Muslim/Muslim, Christian/Christian ticket, – CAN warns political parties

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The Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), has once again warned the political parties to bury the thought of a Christian/Christian or Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket in 2023, saying it is a threat to Nigeria’s fragile peace and unity. The association disclosed this in a statement issued by the National Secretary of CAN, Joseph Daramola, yesterday. Recall that all the political parties have chosen their flagbearers and are expected to nominate their running mates before June 17. According to the statement: “We congratulate the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…

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Presidential primary: Despite Tinubu’s victory, Amaechi will be APC’s flag-bearer, El-Rufai his running mate – ‘Prophet’

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An Owerri-based cleric and prophet, Ekene Bob Ekechukwu, has declared that despite the victory secured by former Lagos state governor, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu, in the just-concluded presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a former minister, Rotimi Amaechi, who came a distant second, would be the party’s flag-bearer in the 2023 general elections. The ‘prophet’ further revealed that the Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, who did not participate in that primary election, would eventually be picked as his running mate in that election. Ekechukwu is said to have…

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2023 Presidency: Ramalan congratulates Tinubu

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…Urges him to resolve APC internal issues, unite all members The former Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Caucus in Kaduna State Alh. (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has urged Jagaba Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to leverage on his emergence as the Presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general election in order to resolve all the internal issues and disagreements emanating from the party in the State Chapters.Ramalan stated this in his congratulatory message to Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu on his victory at the recently-concluded…

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Tinubu unveils 2023 agenda

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…To decentralise police, create jobs, ensure 12% GDP growth The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have shared his manifesto for the transformation of Nigeria if elected president of the country. The APC presidential candidate, according to an issued press statement signed by his Director of Media and Communication, Bayo Onanuga, said his team will lead Nigeria to a new era of economic prosperity, peace, security and political stability. Tinubu, the Governor of Lagos State between 1999-2007, presented his vision…

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2023; Atiku releases private sector-led economic agenda

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Former vice-president, and PDP presidential candidate on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, has released his economic guiding principle, promising to give the private sector a greater role in the economy. The former vice-president, stated his agenda, released on his Twitter page yesterday, titled: ‘The three guiding principles of my economic agenda’. The main opposition party presidential candidate stressed noted that his administration would break government monopoly in all sectors of the economy including infrastructure. The presidential candidate vowed to…

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Ramalan Congratulates Tinubu, Urges Him To Resolve APC Internal Issues, Unite All Members

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The former Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Caucus in Kaduna State Alh. (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, has urged Jagaba Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Ahmed Tinubu to leverage on his emergence as the Presidential candidate for the APC in the 2023 general election in order to resolve all the internal issues and disagreements emanating from the party in the State Chapters. Ramalan stated this in his congratulatory message to Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu on his victory at the recently-concluded APC Presidential Primaries which was held in Abuja. Describing the victory…

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2023 APC Flag: Tinubu wins APC presidential primaries landslide, with 1,271 votes

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…”You can lick your wounds” – Asiwaju to Lawan Against all odds, the former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday clinched the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu garnered 1, 271 votes to defeat his closest rival, Rotimi Amaechi who scored 316 while Vice President Yemi Osinbajo came third with 235 votes and is followed by Ahmad Lawan who got 152 votes. There were 13 void votes. Vice-President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo garnered 235 votes to come third. Senate…

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