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PRP elects Baba Ahmed as National Chairman

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PRP elects Baba Ahmed

…Holds National Convention in Abuja The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has elected Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed as its new National Chairman at the party’s National Convention held in Abuja on Saturday. The convention also produced Sunny Kannu as the National Secretary, after his opponent, Barr. AbdulHakeem Abdullahi Ago, stepped down ahead of voting, clearing the path for his emergence. All other national positions were uncontested and subsequently affirmed by consensus, reflecting what leaders described as a unified front ahead of future political engagements. The newly-constituted National Working Committee features a…

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?”?Relying on IMF, World Bank’s policies worsening Nigeria’s economy” -  PRP Chair, Falalu Bello to Tinubu

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PRP 2 Tinubu

The Peoples Redemption Party, (PRP), says President Bola Tinubu’s reforms have pushed the nation’s “misery index to an unprecedented level” In an issued statement yesterday, the PRP National Chairman, Falalu Bello, faulted the Government’s continuous use of Bretton Woods institutions’ economic policy prescriptions despite their “monumental failures in the past” The Bretton Woods institutions are the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, (IMF). Bello said the challenges faced by the country could have been addressed using unconventional and orthodox policies without resorting to Bretton Wood’s economic policies. The statement…

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Electoral Reforms: “Whittle-down powers of State Govs.” – PRP urges Tinubu

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The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to first admit that the system that enthroned him was flawed and therefore should reform it to especially whittle down the powers of the President and State governors. National Chairman of the Party, Falalu Bello, who made the call on Wednesday evening, while addressing the media at the Party headquarters in Abuja, said the president and governors are too powerful, such that they do whatever they want and tend to undermine democracy. According to him, Nigeria’s democracy is threatened under…

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Kano: PRP warns Governor against personal vendetta

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The People’s Redemption Party, (PRP) has urged the newly sworn-in Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, to use his office to prioritise the collective interest of the state and not for personal vendetta. Members of the 2023 Kano PRP candidate forum made the call in a statement issued yesterday. The Party also warned the governor against being influenced by any individual, group, or political interest. As a result, the Forum stated, “Election is the only legal and acceptable way of producing leaders under Democratic rule in Nigeria; and there must…

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2023: PRP presidential candidate, Abiola, presents manifesto

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…Rules out alliance with any party The presidential candidate of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Kola Abiola, has said the party has no immediate plans to form an alliance with any political party, for 2023 general election. Abiola, also the first child of the Late MKO Abiola, the acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993 presidential election, stated this at the launch of the party’s manifesto for 2023 in Abuja at the weekend. He expressed optimism that the PRP would win the presidential election with a landslide victory, but said: “I can’t…

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MKO Abiola’s son, Kola, joins PRP

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The eldest son of the Late MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Kola, has joined the Peoples Redemption Party, (PRP). He was formally accepted into the party yesterday at its national secretariat in Abuja by the National Chairman, Falalu Bello. Bello said, “I formally welcome you into our fold. Your antecedents speak volumes”. Earlier, Abiola said, “Today makes my formal inroad after 27 years, back into politics. According to him, “I particularly picked to come back into politics through the PRP for some good…

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