Tag: Yahaya Bello

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

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…

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Wike says coming to Abuja reminded him of his presidential election defeat

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, on Friday, said that his coming to Abuja reminded him of his defeat during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential primary held on May 28 at Eagle Square. Wike made this known at a book launch in Abuja. The book, titled: “Flowing Justice: Selected Leading Judgments of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court,” was authored by retired Justice Abdu Aboki and unveiled by the governor. Wike said: “I want to once again congratulate My Lord, Hon Justice Abdu Aboki JSC for giving me this opportunity…

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APC Convention: Yahaya Bello alleges govs. gang-up against him

Aminu Imam

…Says APC’ll only win presidency if it plays by the rule Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, has alleged a gang-up against him by northern All Progressives Congress (APC) governors who he claimed have excluded him from aspirants eligible to contest the party’s presidential ticket. He told newsmen, while emerging from President Muhammadu Buhari’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday, that not allowing him to vie for the ticket is a recipe for chaos. According to him, he is the overwhelming favourite to clinch the ticket if there is a…

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2023 Presidential Flag: Yahaya Bello snubs Northern APC Govs; refuses to step down

Aminu Imam

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has refused to step down his presidential ambition despite the agreement reached by the Northern Governors who met with President Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the northern region had on Saturday asked the party to zone its presidential ticket to the south. In a statement signed by 11 Governors, they said it was a question of honor for the APC. The Governors asked all Northern aspirants in the race to withdraw in the national interest. However, Bello, a…

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2023 Presidency: Yahaya Bello Supporters Rally In Kaduna

Aminu Imam

…Express solidarity for Gov. A group of supporters of Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, who is a front-running aspirant in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, have rallied in support of their most popular candidate. Speaking to newsmen during the rally, the Chairman of the North-West Branch of the Association, Nasiru Lawal Magaji, said considering the sterling performance and achievement of Yahaya Bello in terms of development projects he is delivering for Kogi State had prompted the association to call and support him…

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2023: ‘Yahaya Bello not qualified to be in presidential league’ – Prof. Sagay

Aminu Imam

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Professor Itse Sagay (SAN), has rubbished the insistence of Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello that he will contest the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). Speaking in an interview with newsmen, Prof. Sagay, who likened Gov. Bello to a lightweight boxer, said it will be a mismatch for the Kogi governor to want to enter a contest with political heavyweights such as Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Vice- President Yemi Osinbajo and Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of…

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2023 Presidency: 1,000 clerics back Gov. Bello to succeed Buhari, pray for him

Aminu Imam

Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, yesterday got the backing of 1,000 clerics from the 36 States of the country to become the next president to succeed Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The clerics comprise bishops, archbishops and imams. They converged at Unity Fountain Abuja, where they offered intercessory prayers for Bello to emerge as President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor in 2023. Speaking at the gathering, the Convener, ‘1,000 Clerics Pray for Yahaya Bello Presidency’, Bishop Praise Moses, referred to Governor Bello as the biblical David to lead Nigeria in 2023. On why…

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2023 Presidency: “Yahaya Bello will defeat Atiku hands down”, Says Fani-Kayode

Aminu Imam

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has expressed the belief that Governor Yahaya Bello, of Kogi State, will defeat ex-Peoples Democratic Party, presidential candidate, in 2023, Atiku Abubakar, if the duo contested for election. Fani-Kayode, who made the remark while speaking during a television programme yesterday, claimed that Bello would make an excellent president because the governor would appeal to youths in the country. Asked if the Kogi Governor could defeat Atiku during the presidential election in 2023, Fani-Kayode said, “Why not? He will defeat him hands down. “I believe Governor…

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“You can never become APC presidential candidate in 2023”, Buhari’s anti-corruption Chairman tells Yahaya Bello

Aminu Imam

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), yesterday said the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), does not need youths like Governor Yahaya Bello, of Kogi State, as its presidential candidate in 2023. Speaking with newsmen, Sagay who said the party must field a Southerner as a candidate, advised Bello to aspire to be Vice- President or wait till 2031 when it will be the turn of the North, after the South must have used its two terms of eight years. Sagay, who is…

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2023: “Respect presidency zoning arrangement” Ohanaeze Ndigbo advises Yahaya Bello

Aminu Imam

Tells governor ‘You were in school when North, South agreed on zoning’  The Ohanaeze Ndigbo cultural group has frowned against the statement made by the Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, that rotational presidency is unconstitutional and that Nigerians should be allowed to make their choices for the best candidate to emerge for the top post. The Ohanaeze National Publicity Secretary, Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, in a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu yesterday, said the statement made by Governor Bello spoke at the seminar for political and crime correspondents in Abuja on Friday may…

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