Tag: Tinubu

2023: “Peter Obi, a capitalist whose ideology conflicts with that of Tinubu” – Atiku’s campaign Spokesman, Bwala

Aminu Imam

The newly-appointed spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, Dr. Daniel Bwala, has said that the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, is a capitalist, whose ideology conflicts with that of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Bwala, who stated this during an interview on LibertyTV/Radio political programme: “Democracy in Practice“, on Friday, said Peter Obi’s so-called agenda was part of the PDP agenda for the 2023 general elections. Bwala, a legal practitioner with over ten years of experience, alongside former Senator, Dino Melaye, were on August 4…

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2023: Speculations heighten as Obasanjo, Atiku, Wike, Obi, Fayose, others meet in London

Aminu Imam

Speculations on Nigeria’s political scene as the 2023 general elections draws near have heightened, with some political heavy-weights reportedly taking part in meetings in far away London, United Kingdom. Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, met with the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, who had been earlier reported to have also had talks on Wednesday with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, also in London. Wike is said to have attended the meeting…

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Atiku-Wike Feud: PDP considers South-West for Ayu’s replacement

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…Tinubu meets Wike, Makinde, Ortom in London   There are strong indications that some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are pushing for the replacement of Dr. Iyorchia Ayu as the party’s National Chairman with a South-West person, following the call for his resignation. A source privy to the development, who confirmed the party move to newsmen, said that the issue is yet to be decided, but said stakeholders have begun to consider some South-West candidates as a possible replacement, adding that the consensus opinion of members is that Ayu…

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2023: ‘Tinubu govt. will replicate Lagos, Borno in Nigeria’ – Shettima

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The vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Kashim Shettima, has stated that the administration of the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and himself, will replicate the achievements recorded by Tinubu in Lagos if they both win the 2023 presidential election. This was stated by the former Borno State governor yesterday, at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA), which is being held in Lagos. Shettima, who spoke at a panel session held at the event, asked Nigerians to follow the man that knows…

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2023: Obasanjo insists on power shift to South

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…Knocks PDP over choice of Atiku Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has insisted that it is the turn of southern Nigeria to produce the country’s president in the forthcoming 2023 General Elections. Speaking in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Wednesday, when he received the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the former president criticised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for choosing former vice-president Atiku Abubakar, as its presidential candidate. According to the former president, the PDP’s decision is not politically correct and is against the…

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2023: ‘Peter Obi needs N50bn to defeat Tinubu’, Says Fayose

Aminu Imam

The younger brother to former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, Isaac, has said the Labour Party, (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, needs N50 billion to win the 2023 election. In a video, Fayose said Tinubu has both the structure and the money to become Nigeria’s next president. According to him, Obi’s online popularity is not enough to ensure his victory in 2023, stressing that he needs N50 billion to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu in 2023. He noted that the Labour Party presidential candidate lacks…

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2023: “Electing Tinubu will mean third-term for Buhari” ? PDP Group

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Action 23 Group has warned Nigerians against electing the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, as doing so, it said, will amount to an extension of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure. In an issued statement issued yesterday by its Chairman, Hon. Rufus Omeire, the group argued that given the performance of the ruling party in the last seven years and more, the party has become an existential threat to the survival of the nation. The statement referenced the recent remark by a…

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2023 Presidency: “I’m not Tinubu’s campaign D-G” – el-Rufa’i

Aminu Imam

Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, has said he has not been appointed the Director-General (D-G) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The governor, during a live media chat on Wednesday night, in Kaduna, also denied being appointed as the D-G of the APC presidential campaign. The governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye, in a tweet stated that there is no truth in the reports.  “Malam Nasir @elrufai has disclaimed reports of his appointment as DG of the APC Presidential…

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2023 Presidency: Kwankwaso’s NNPP demands Atiku, Tinubu’s disqualification

Aminu Imam

The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has called on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disqualify the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2023 election. The Kaduna State Chairman of the NNPP, Sani Litti, made the call while addressing newsmen on Monday. He asked INEC to disqualify Tinubu and Atiku on the grounds of alleged financial crimes during their respective presidential primaries. Litti called for the arrest of the Asiwaju and Atiku by the…

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2023: Shettima to be unveiled as Tinubu’s running mate today

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The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will today, Wednesday, unveil his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima. According to an issued statement yesterday signed by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu, the unveiling event will take place at Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, at 11:00 am. “All Members of the National Executive Committee (NEC), Members of the Progressives Governors’ Forum, Members of APC Caucus in the National Assembly, Members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Presidential Aspirants at…

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