Tag: CUPP

CNPP, CSOs kick against Tinubu’s $1.75bn World Bank loan plan

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CNPP, CSOs kick

…Warn of rising public anger In a strongly worded joint statement, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and the Coalition of National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs) have condemned the Federal Government’s plan to contract a fresh $1.75 billion loan from the World Bank, describing it as reckless, insensitive, and a betrayal of the Nigerian people. The two groups, representing political stakeholders and over seventy-five civil society organisations nationwide, expressed shock that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is seeking additional loans despite what they described as “unprecedented revenue collections within…

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“APC attacking Obi consistently to divert attention from its failures” – CUPP

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CUPP on APC

The Conference of United Political Parties, (CUPP), has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of launching a smear campaign against Peter Obi to divert attention from its failures in governance. Its National Secretary, Chief Peter Ameh, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. Ameh, who is also a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), was reacting to comments by the APC  National Publicity Secretary, Felix Mouka, who accused Obi of hypocrisy and claimed he had “nothing to offer Nigeria”. He described the allegations as a “gross…

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‘FCT hospitals, schools suffer while ICC enjoys ₦39bn facelift’ – CUPP

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CUPP laments

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has expressed dismay over what it described as the Federal Capital Territory Administration’s (FCTA) reckless misplacement of priority with the expenditure of ₦39 billion for refurbishing a functional Abuja International Conference Centre (ICC), while critical sectors like education and healthcare in the territory are left to crumble. National Secretary of the CUPP, Chief Peter Ameh, in an issued statement, in Abuja yesterday, said, “This staggering misallocation of resources, coupled with the brazen renaming of public institutions after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, exposes a…

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“Tinubu’s Govt is ‘wickedly inhumane’ ” – CUPP

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CUPP on Tinubu govt2

The Coalition of United Political Parties, (CUPP), has launched a scathing attack on President Bola Tinubu, accusing his administration of causing widespread hardship and failing to address Nigeria’s growing insecurity and economic crises. In a strongly-worded statement issued by CUPP spokesperson, Comrade Mark Adebayo, the Coalition described Tinubu’s administration as “wickedly inhumane, crudely unjust, horrifically destabilizing, and egocentrically unpatriotic”. It warned that the country is spiraling into deeper chaos under his leadership and called on Nigerians to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. The…

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Hunger Protests: “President Tinubu should speak to Nigerians” – CUPP Spokesman

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CUPP to Tinubu

The Coalition of United Political Parties, (CUPP), has criticised President Bola Tinubu for remaining silent over the on-going nationwide hunger protests. In an issued statement signed by the opposition Coalitions Spokesperson, Comrade Mark Adebayo, the group stated that: In the buildup to the nationwide hunger protests, the president didnt deem it fit to address Nigerians directly but chose to allow his spokesmen and other government officials to insult the sensibilities of Nigerians by making provocative statements that further escalated the peoples anger. “A responsible and pro-active President would have demonstrated…

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Borno bombing: CUPP blames FG for security lapses

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CUPP blames FG

The Coalition of United Political Parties, (CUPP), has condemned, in strong terms, the bombing that took place at Gwoza over the weekend leading to multiple fatalities as the evil works of formidable enemies who take advantage of governments lack of proactive actions to wreck havocs on innocent Nigerians. An issued press statement signed by CUPPs National Spokesperson, Comrade Mark Adebayo, further read in part: It is with a deep sense of grief that we received the news of the suicide bombings in Gwoza, Borno State, which led to multiple…

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1st Year in Office: ‘Tinubu worse than Buhari’ – CUPP

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CUPP

The Coalition of United Political Parties, (CUPP), has come down heavily on President Bola Tinubus administration. The Coalitions spokesperson, Comrade Mark Adebayo, while briefing newsmen yesterday in Abuja on the state of the nation under Tinubu after one year, said Nigerians are going through tough times. Adebayo said many Nigerians had assumed that Tinubu would perform a little better than his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, in the areas of economy, security, education, health, infrastructure and so forth. He said judging by the last one year of another APC government, the CUPP…

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Polls Litigations: Amend Electoral Act, conclude litigations before swearing-in of winners – CUPP tells NASS

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The Coalition of United Political Parties, (CUPP), has tasked the National Assembly to amend the Electoral Act to ensure all election litigations are concluded before winners are sworn into office. The CUPP, in a statement issued on Thursday by its National Co-Spokesperson, Mark Adebayo, while reacting to the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition on Wednesday, stated that the move will improve democracy in Nigeria. CUPP said: The scales of justice may never be seen to be balanced for as long as we operate a system that allows people to…

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Internal Security: Nigerian military already overstretched by terrorism, insurgency, CUPP tells FG

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The Coalition of United Political Parties, (CUPP), yesterday warned the Federal Government against the planned military intervention in Niger Republic to re-instate the ousted civilian President, Mohammed Bazoum, saying, the sick cannot treat the sick. The co-National Spokesperson of CUPP, Mark Adebayo, expressed these reservations in a statement in Abuja. While describing the planned intervention as costly, unnecessary and absolutely thoughtless, the CUPP said it is neither a war that Nigeria can afford nor win, especially in the face of the overwhelming popularity of the coup among the generality of…

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Fuel Price Hike: FG unfair to Nigerians – CUPP

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The Coalition of United Political Parties, (CUPP), yesterday faulted the hike in the price of fuel, describing it as crazy and driving inflation to the rooftops. The CUPP, in an issued statement by its co-Spokesperson, Mark Adebayo, in Abuja, frowned at the sudden increase barely a month after the fuel price was hiked over 300 percent. He said, It has come to the attention of the CUPP the sudden and surreptitious increase yet again in the pump prices of petrol by NNPCL which has immediately started having negative domino effects…

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