New Naira: “CBN’s sheer madness is reason why Supreme Court stopped its deadline directive” – APC PCC

The Director of Media and Publicity for All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga, yesterday, said the failure on part of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN)s Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to think through the effect of the old naira withdrawal timeframe led to Supreme Court verdict. This coming hours after the Supreme Court temporarily halted the move by the Federal Government through the CBN to ban the use of the old naira notes from February 10, 2023. Recall that a seven-member panel led by Justice John Okoro, had…

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2023: “APC disorganisation may help Atiku win presidential election” Adeyanju

With 20 days to the 2023 elections, there are insinuations that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Atiku Abubakar might win the poll. A socio-political activist, Deji Adeyanju, has said the disorganisation within the All Progressives Congress (APC) might lead to Atikus victory. Recall that lately, there have been claims of crisis within the APC, following remarks by the partys presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, who had accused some people in President Muhammadu Buharis government of attempting to sabotage his ambition. In some of his campaign rallies, Tinubu…

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Naira Redesign: “Atiku, Nigerias number one public enemy” Tinubu Campaign

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday described Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Nigerias number one public enemy over his insistence that the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) must not extend the February 10 deadline for withdrawal of old notes. In an issued statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, the APC described Atiku as a hypocrite, who kept quiet thinking he could benefit from the situation. It said while Atiku colluded with those responsible for the crisis…

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“El-Rufa’i a political liability to APC”, Party member writes ooen letter to APC National Chairman

A concerned member of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Auwal Nuhu, has said that Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufa’i is a political liability to the Party. The Party member, in an open open letter written to the  APC National Chairman, said, amongst others that “Nasirs penchant for reputation savaging is almost pathological”.  Nuhu said, “I recognised his weaknesses; the worst being his inability to be loyal to anybody or any issue consistently for long, but only to Nasir el-Rufa’i. According to him, “The character and personality that is ruling Kaduna…

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2023: ‘Pack of Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso not threat to Tinubu’ APC

The spokespersons for the ruling All Progressive Congress, (APC), in Nasarawa State, Chief Douglas Otaru, has declared that the combination of the presidential candidates of the Labour Party, (LP), Peter Obi, Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, pose no threat to Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu in the February 25th presidential election. Speaking while commenting on the campaign visit to Nasarawa State by the APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinibu, the APC Spokesman said Nigerians would not be unwise enough to vote…

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2023: “We will flush out APC in Kaduna” Makarfi

One-time Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Mohammed Ahmed Makarfi has said the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is now in a vantage position to flush-out the el-Rufa’i-led All Progressives Congress (APC) government in the State at the forthcoming elections. Senator Makarfi, who is the former governor of the State between 19992007, noted that the present APC in the State has nothing to offer. According to Senator Makarfi, it was based on this premise that he decided to remain at home to trash…

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2023: “APC very deceitful; have abandoned restructuring” – Atiku

…Says hell restructure Nigeria The Presidential candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has restated his commitment to devolution of power and restructuring of Nigeria, if elected president of Nigeria. He accused the ruling Party of refusing to fulfill its promise of restructuring the country. According to him, Igbos in the South-East region had been clamouring for restructuring to enable them to have more powers to deal with their local affairs and assured the people that restructuring would be a major policy of his administration…

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2023 Media Patronage: Northern Broadcast establishment raises concern over marginalisation

…Threaten blackout of APC PCC campaign Executives of some Northern Media TV and Radio stations say it has come to their knowledge that their colleagues in the South-West region have been mobilised to roll out Radio and TV advertisement materials on the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential campaign. The concerned media executives lamented that while about 60 of south-based media stations have been mobilised, northern based broadcast establishments seem to be sidelined and not carried along. The executives have already filed complaints with the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu and…

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Supreme Court affirms Akpabio APC Senatorial Candidate for Akwa Ibom North

Senate President Godswill-Akpabio

The Supreme Court on Friday restored former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godwin Akpabio as the Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC for Akwa Ibom North Senatorial District. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, the Apex Court upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja which in September last year granted verdict in favour of the immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. Saulawa after reviewing the arguments canvassed by Akpabio said that his appeal was meritorious and therefore was allowed. The judgement was…

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APC Cautions Akinjide on campaign of calumny against Tinubu

APC Presidential Candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu

The All Progressives Congress APC in Oyo State has cautioned Chief Jumoke Akinjide, a former Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to stop launching campaign of calumny against its presidential candidate, Bola ahmed Tinubu. This is contained in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, on Friday in Ibadan. Akinjide, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, was alleged to have made Tinubu a subject of verbal attacks and blackmail. Akinjide was alleged to have blackmailed Tinubu while appearing on some local…

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