Tag: Abdulsalami Abubakar

“Unite against Trump’s threat to our sovereignty” – AbdulSalami to Nigerians

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AbdulSalami to Nigerians

Former military head of state, Gen. AbdulSalami Abubakar (rtd), has urged Nigerians to put aside their differences and stand together in defence of the country’s sovereignty. AbdulSalami made the call in reaction to recent comments by former US president Donald Trump, which he described as a “grave threat to the country’s hard-won unity.”, Recall that over the weekend, Trump reignited controversy over Nigeria’s security situation after he redesignated the country as a ‘country of particular concern’. In a statement released on Friday, Trump claimed that Nigeria was experiencing a “Christian…

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“Buhari did his best; ministers, officials didn’t do enough” – AbdulSalami Abubakar

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AbdulSalami Abubakar

Former Nigerian Head of State, General AbdulSalami Abubakar, has said that officials who served under Late President Muhammadu Buhari failed to meet the standards he (Buhari) expected. AbdulSalami, who spoke in London following Buhari’s death after a brief illness, described the late president as a sincere and trustworthy man whose legacy will remain etched in Nigeria’s history. “During his democratic tenure, he tried his best to fight corruption again. Unfortunately, most of the officers who served with him were found wanting. They didn’t do as much as he expected of…

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State of the Nation: AbdulSalami, others to meet in Abuja over challenges

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State of Nation, A'Salami

The National Peace Committee (NPC) with a former Head of State, Gen. AbdulSalami Abubakar (rtd) as chairman, and Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah (convener), has said it would convene a national stakeholders meeting in Abuja, as part of measures to tackle the multiple challenges facing the country. According to an issued statement yesterday, co-signed by the duo, the committee said the 2023 General Elections were marked by a renewed sense of optimism and desire for change among Nigerians. They also said this optimism was demonstrated in the number of people who…

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“Poverty, unemployment, breeding grounds for violence, extremism” AbdulSalami

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Abdulsalami Abubakar

Former Head of State, Gen. AbdulSalami Abubakar (rtd) has said poverty and unemployment are breeding grounds for violence and extremism. AbdulSalami stated this yesterday during the celebration of the ‘International Day of Peace 2024’, which held at the Lecture Hall of the AbdulSalami Abubakar Institute for Peace and Sustainability Development Studies, Minna, Niger State. According to him, Peace is the bedrock of any nations progress. Without peace, development is stifled, opportunities are lost, and society stagnates. The former Nigerian leader further said, Today, Nigeria faces numerous challenges that threaten the…

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State of the Nation: OBJ holds strategic meeting with IBB, AbdulSalami, Gusau in Minna

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Head of State, General AbdulSalami Abubakar (rtd), General Aliyu Gusau (rtd), yesterday, visited ex-military President, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), at his Hill Top residence in Minna, Niger State. It was gathered that Obasanjo arrived Minna International Airport in Golf Steam 5 Aircraft at about 4:30pm and drove straight to Babangidas residence, where he joined AbdulSalami and Gusau. A source familiar with the visit said the four elder statesmen held a closed-door meeting that lasted for about an hour, after which Obasanjo left Minna around 6:20pm.…

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‘How NPC was pushed to persuade INEC to annul 2023 election’ – AbdulSalami

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AbdulSalami

The Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy, has described the silence of National Peace Committee (NPC) as deafening in spite of the avalanche of election petitions and likely far-reaching outcomes that could follow the decisions. The Centre stated that the NPC, led by General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), had, prior to the 2023 elections, engaged political leaders on the need for a peaceful and credible election. The NPC said it was inundated by requests to intervene in the 2023 presidential elections by halting the vote count or cancelling the election entirely.…

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Niger Coup: “Diplomacy wont failNobody wants war” – AbdulSalami Abubakar

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Former Head of State, AbdulSalami Abubakar, days diplomatic interventions to restore constitutional order in the Niger Republic will succeed. AbdulSalami spoke yesterday after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu, chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS). On Saturday, the former head of state led a delegation which included Muhammad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, and Omar Touray, ECOWAS Commission president, to the Niger Republic. After meeting with deposed President Mohamed Bazoum, Abdulsalami said he would brief Tinubu on the outcome of the discussion. Speaking with newsmen after meeting…

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AbdulSalami Abubakar leads ECOWAS delegation to Niamey amid reports of mutiny

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A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by former Nigerian leader, AbdulSalami Abubakar has arrived in Niger Republics capital, Niamey. The delegation arrived a day after the blocs defence chiefs said they were ready to intervene to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. Nigers governing military council confirmed the arrival of the ECOWAS representatives, amid reports that the delegation did not stay long in the capital following unconfirmed reports of mutiny by soldiers over unpaid salaries. The reports claimed that Nigers military strongman, General Abdourahmane Tchiani fled…

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2023: ‘Nigerians worried elections may be inconclusive, violent’ Gen. AbdulSalami

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The Chairman of the National Peace Accords Committee, General AbdulSalami Abubakar (rtd), has revealed that Nigerians are highly disturbed, and are entertaining the fear that the forthcoming general elections may be marred by violence. General Abubakar, represented, by the Head of the Secretariat, Peace Accords Committee, Reverend Father, Attah Barkindo, during the signing of the peace accord by eight gubernatorial candidates, disclosed that there was palpable fear amongst citizens which should be doused by the relevant agencies, hence the need for Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)and other security agencies to…

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Obasanjo, AbdulSalami, Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, for Lars biography book launch

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All is now set for the 2022 Public Presentation of the official Biography and launching of the Solomon Lar Leadership Institute today, Thursday, in Abuja. According to the chairman, Planning Committee of the event, and former Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Dr. Mike Omeri, eminent Nigerians across the political spectre, including former leaders Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), Gen. AbdulSalami Abubakar (rtd), and notable presidential candidates: Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi and chieftains of the political parties, business and family associates, have…

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