Bola Ahmed Tinubu Archives - Page 11 of 23

2023 Polls: Tinubu appoints Yahaya Bello as Campaign Council Youth Coordinator

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 Aminu Imam

…To harmonise 3,000 grassroots mobilisation support groups The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has appointed Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, as the National Youth Coordinator of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council. Tinubu conveyed the appointment in a letter addressed to Bello at the weekend. The former Lagos State governor said Bello, who was an aspirant in the party�s presidential primaries which was held in May, deserved the appointment, owing to his impressive political achievements and the exemplary leadership he had demonstrated as governor of…

2023: AbdulSalami-chaired National Peace Committee mandates Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, spokesmen to sign peace accord

September 17, 2022September 17, 2022 Aminu Imam

The National Peace Committee, (NPC), led by former military Head of State, Abdulsalam Abubakar, has mandated political parties and their candidates in the 2023 presidential election, as well as their spokespersons to sign peace accords that will commit them to issue-based campaigns when proper electioneering campaigns begin on September 28. In an invitation letter extended to parties and their candidates, the Peace Committee said they were invited to sign the first peace accord on September 29 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. The letter, which made specific reference to the…

2023: “APC not threatened by dubious, fake NOI poll predicting victory for Peter Obi” � Tinubu

September 16, 2022September 16, 2022 Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has reacted to the opinion poll conducted by NOI, which shows Peter Obi, of the Labour Party, leading him and other presidential candidates in the forthcoming 2023 presidential elections. Tinubu, through his Presidential Campaign Council, said he is unperturbed by NOI polls, even as he described the poll as �dubious and fake statistics�. Recall that a poll conducted by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Polls, and commissioned by the Atedo Peterside Foundation, showed that Peter Obi, of the Labour Party, would win if Nigeria�s…

2023: G-37 pushes for Rotimi Amaechi as APC presidential candidate over Tinubu’s fitness�

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 Aminu Imam

A political pressure group pushing for the Rotimi Amaechi presidential bid in the upcoming 2023 general elections, the G-37, has called on delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ignore some presidential aspirants who are promoting ethnic championship. Urging Nigerians to support former minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, national coordinator of the group, Comrade Evans City, said it is becoming clearer every day that some people�s interest is to divide the party across tribal lines. In an issued statement yesterday, the G-37 said this set of persons have been…

2023: ‘Tinubu is not withdrawing from presidential race, he�s strong, healthy’ -�APC-PCC�

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC), has debunked what it described as the false and misleading posts on various social media handles of supporters of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party that Bola Tinubu the ruling party�s presidential standard bearer is withdrawing from the race on health grounds. Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment and APC-PCC spokesperson, in a statement, said the post is nothing but a figment of their warped imaginations. According to him, Tinubu is strong, healthy and fit…

False Video Claim: Tinubu’s camp says it has uncovered Peter Obi’s plan to spread ethnic hatred among voters

September 13, 2022September 13, 2022 Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council has roundly condemned the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi for circulating �an offensive, hate-filled video� in which he accused a non-existent �Tinubu�s Group� of spreading a WhatsApp message calling on Yoruba not to vote for him. The spokesperson of the council, Festus Keyamo, in a statement, titled: �The offensive video by Mr. Peter Obi,� said the attention of the council had been drawn to an offensive, hate-filled video made and circulated by Obi, in which he accused an amorphous and…

2023: “I�ve no rift with APC Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu”� Tinubu�

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 Aminu Imam

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has played down reports that he is at odds with the party�s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu ahead of 2023 general elections. Tinubu, who stated this when he visited the National Secretariat of the party for a meeting with the National Chairman and members of his National Working Committee, (NWC), stressed that they have come a long way and that he has no ill will toward Abdullahi. It was gathered that Tinubu held a closed-door session with the…

2023: Amaechi, Lawan, 19 other APC presidential aspirants to meet in Abuja over Tinubu

August 26, 2022August 26, 2022 Aminu Imam

As part of efforts to rally support for the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general election, all the presidential aspirants of the ruling party are slated to meet in Abuja, next week. The meeting is coming barely three months after some of them went head-to-head at the primary for the presidential ticket of APC that eventually produced Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the party�s flagbearer. This development is coming ahead of next month�s commencement of campaigns for the next general elections and less than…

2023: APC announces Lalong as Tinubu�s campaign DG

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 Aminu Imam

… As Dino Melaye, Bwala picked as Atiku�s campaign spokespersons The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed the Governor of Plateau State governor and Chairman of the Northern Governors� Forum, (NGF), Simon Lalong, as the Director-General of its Presidential Campaign Council. The APC Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, disclosed this to State House Correspondents yesterday shortly after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Adamu also announced Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, as the interim spokesman, and a columnist with the LEADERSHIP newspaper, Hannatu Musawa as the…

2023: ‘Why Tinubu is most qualified to lead Nigeria’ � Fashola opens up

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 Aminu Imam

As the 2023 presidential election draws near, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has rated the presidential flagbearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the best man for the job. Fashola, who disclosed this while speaking during a television programme at the weekend, said Nigerians should not judge the Tinubu-Kashim/Shettima ticket based on religion, but by competence. According to him, Tinubu and his running mate Kashim Shettima are equipped with the experience to serve Nigerians. He noted that the Asiwaju is a…