Tag: UMAR ARDO

“APC, PDP’s continued rule ‘death sentence’ for Nigeria” –  Umar Arɗo, at launch of ADA party

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Umar Arɗo ADA party

A former Adamawa governorship candidate, Dr. Umar Arɗo, has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) must be voted out in 2027, insisting that the ruling party and its allies have “woefully” failed Nigerians and lack the moral right to remain in power. In a statement issued on Friday, Arɗo said that since Nigeria’s return to democracy in 1999, the country had been on a “relentless drift into economic bankruptcy, political instability, social unrest, and disunity”, despite its vast human and material resources. “By all human standards, Nigeria ought to…

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‘Ex-President Jonathan ineligible for 2027 race’ — Umar Arɗo

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Umar on Jonathan

Political scientist and former governorship aspirant, Dr. Umar Arɗo, has declared that former President Goodluck Jonathan is constitutionally barred from contesting the 2027 presidential election, citing judicial precedents and the 2018 constitutional amendment. In a statement he issued yesterday, Arɗo noted growing calls to draft Jonathan into the race as a “solution” to Nigeria’s current political crisis, but argued that the former leader’s eligibility must first be settled. According to him, while a 2013 FCT High Court judgment cleared Jonathan to run again, the Supreme Court’s 2012 decision in Marwa…

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Controversy trails Tinubu’s renaming of UniMaid after Buhari

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UniMaid renaming

President Bola Tinubu’s decision to rename the University of Maiduguri as “Muhammadu Buhari University” has sparked sharp criticism from scholars and commentators, who argue that the move lacks intellectual merit, cultural relevance, and historical fairness. In a strongly worded critique, political analyst and academic, Dr. Umar Arɗo, questioned the rationale behind honouring the late former President Muhammadu Buhari- described as a soldier and politician with minimal ties to academia – by naming a university after him. “Buhari was neither an educationist nor an intellectual”, Arɗo wrote, insisting that such institutions…

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2027: Arɗo urges opposition to register new party, reject ADC merger

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Ardo urges opposition

…Says registering a new party strategically superior to fusing into an existing one Political analyst and opposition strategist, Dr. Umar Arɗo, has urged leaders of Nigeria’s opposition coalition to abandon plans to merge into the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and instead proceed with registering a new party, the African Democratic Alliance (ADA), ahead of the 2027 general elections. In an open letter published yesterday, Arɗo argued that fusing into an existing party like the ADC offers no strategic advantage, describing it as a “repackaged relic” burdened by past failures and…

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Seat of Power: “Non-virile leadership create Villa cabals” – LND Convener, Umar Arɗo

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LND on Villa cabals

Convener of the League of Northern Democrats (LND) and a former governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Adamawa State, Dr. Umar Arɗo, has traced the emergence of cabals in Nigeria’s seat of power to the post-Obasanjo era. Speaking on the public perception  of a ‘cabal’ in the Presidential Villa, during  LibertyTV flagship show, PoliticsNOW,  Dr. Arɗo said at the time he served the Government during the time of President Olusegun Obasanjo there was no existence of any so-called cabal, but said it was because, “the president (Obasanjo)…

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2027: League of National Democrats poised to transform governance

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…Says it is ‘credible alternative for Nigeria’ In a bold move to address Nigeria’s pressing socio-political challenges, a coalition of prominent northern elites has proposed the formation of the League of National Democrats, (LND). The initiative, championed by Dr. Umar Ardo, Convener of the LND, aims to break the cycle of poor governance that has characterised the nation’s political landscape under the ruling APC and opposition People’s Democratic Party, (PDP). The call for a new political movement follows a scathing critique of Nigeria’s current governance structures. recall that in a…

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Tinubu cant revive economy without holding Buharis ministers accountable – Obasanjos former aide

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Former Special Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo on Research, Dr. Umar Ardo, has said that there cannot be any economic resuscitation in the country without bringing in the ministers and other aides of former President Muhammadu Buhari to account for their tenure in office. In a statement he issued yesterday, Ardo, who was also a close associate of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, said Nigerians should know in whose interest the over $72 billion debts incurred under former President Buhari were incurred. He explained that Nigerians must know how such loans…

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