Tag: Atiku Abubakar

El-Rufa’i: Atiku predicts revolution in Nigeria 

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Atiku predicts revolution

Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar has predicted that there could be a revolution in the country, as Nigerians are being pushed to the wall following alleged violation of human rights. Atiku spoke on Thursday night when he paid a solidarity visit to the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, who clashed with security operatives at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, from Cairo, Egypt on Thursday. Recall that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), had seized the former governor’s international passport and made attempts to arrest him…

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“$1.5bn spent on P’Harcourt refinery with no fuel to show for it” – Atiku blasts NNPCL 

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Atiku on refineries

Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over its reported admission that reopening the Port Harcourt Refinery is no longer economically viable, describing the development as a vindication of his long-held call for the privatisation of Nigeria’s refineries. In a statement shared on his official X handle yesterday, Atiku said the acknowledgement by the national oil company, after spending about $1.5 billion on the refinery, confirms that continued public investment in the country’s moribund refineries is a waste of scarce resources. “At last, the…

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“No one can defeat Tinubu in 2027” – Atiku’s son

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Atiku’s son

Son of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Abba, has declared that no political party can defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Abba, who recently joined the All Progressives Congress, (APC), stated this yesterday in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, after collecting his membership registration card at Gwadabawa Ward, in Yola-North LGA. According to him, his decision to join the APC was motivated by a desire to contribute to the administration’s “far-reaching economic and human development reforms.” He stated: “I want to make it very clear that nobody or…

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2027: “PDP’ll meet with Obi, Atiku” – Chieftain

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PDP Chieftain on Atiku Obi

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Emmanuel Ogidi, says the party will meet with former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and other political top shots in the country as part of its move to rebuild Nigeria’s main opposition platform.  Ogidi, the Chairman of the PDP (South-South), said this on a television programme yesterday. He said, “So we’re doing the rounds. We have already seen a former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, and a former President, IBB. So, it’s all about seeing those…

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2027: “No presidential aspirant will step down in ADC” – Atiku

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Atiku on 2027

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said that no aspirant will step down for another in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential race, as preparations speed-up ahead of the 2027 general elections.  He disclosed this in a Tuesday statement issued by his spokesman, Paul Ibe, accusing the All Progressives Congress (APC) of attempting to intimidate and weaken the opposition ahead of next year’s elections. The ex-VP’s comments followed rumours that he is facing pressure to step aside for a southern candidate to emerge as the ADC’s flagbearer in the upcoming election…

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“Tinubu Govt. forged tax laws, can’t be trusted with 2027 elections” – Atiku 

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Atiku on Asiwaju

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has raised the alarm over the incapacity of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to conduct free, fair and credible elections in 2027, following the forgery of the controversial tax laws. In a New Year statement issued yesterday, Abubakar said: “A government capable of forging or tampering with laws cannot be trusted to conduct free and fair elections in 2027. Nothing better captures the decay of this government than the scandal of a forged tax law, shamelessly branded a ‘reform’. Even more disturbing was the President’s refusal to…

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ADC, Atiku slam FG over ‘negotiating with terrorists’

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ADC, Atiku slam FG

…Warn of expanding banditry economy The African Democratic Congress, (ADC), and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, yesterday delivered stinging rebukes to the Federal Government over what they described as the administration’s troubling reliance on negotiation with terrorists and bandits – a practice they warn is deepening Nigeria’s insecurity crisis. Rising from its coalition meeting in Abuja, the ADC accused the Tinubu administration of enabling a “banditry economy” through policies and actions that embolden criminal groups. National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the Federal Government’s approach – from school closures to secretive…

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2027: Atiku Abubakar officially joins ADC

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Atiku joins ADC

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has formally registered as a member of the African Democratic Congress, (ADC).  Atiku, who was the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate in the last general election, was welcomed by a large crowd of party supporters, youth groups, and ADC stalwarts in his hometown of Jada local government area, Ward 1. State party leaders said Atiku’s registration would strengthen the ADC’s visibility and influence, praising his national experience and political stature. The ex-VP, who made the announcement yesterday through…

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TSA storm erupts, as FIRS adds Xpress Payments to revenue gatekeeping 

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Atiku on TSA

…Atiku demands agent’s role suspended for scrutiny Nigeria’s fiscal space was thrown into turmoil on Friday after the Federal Inland Revenue Service, (FIRS), quietly named Xpress Payment Solutions Limited as a new Treasury Single Account (TSA) collecting agent – a move that immediately sparked political uproar, public concern, and accusations of a creeping revenue cartel. The tax agency confirmed that Xpress Payments has been integrated into the TaxPro Max portal, allowing taxpayers to remit CIT, VAT, WHT and other statutory payments through the XpressPay platform, or via partner banks using…

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Atiku slams Tinubu over ‘reckless’ presidential pardon

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…Says it undermines justice, encourages crime and weakens justice Former Vice-President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has taken a swipe at President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the recent presidential pardon granted to several convicted persons, describing the decision as reckless, morally indefensible, and a grave assault on the integrity of Nigeria’s justice system. Atiku, in a statement issued yesterday, said the exercise, which reportedly included individuals convicted of serious offences such as drug trafficking, kidnapping, murder, and corruption, has provoked nationwide outrage and…

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