2023: To Deny Southeast Presidency, Invitation to Anarchy – Clark Warns
...Says Atiku, Saraki, Tambuwal Most Drop Ambition. Leader of the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF), Chief Edwin Clark, has reminded former vice president Atiku Abubakar, Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, of the roles they played to prevent the re-election of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, for allegedly violating zoning principle in 2015, advising...
2023: Any Party With Northern Candidate Will Lose — Southern Governors
Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, yesterday, warned that any political party that fields a Northern candidate in the 2023 Presidential election will lose. Akeredolu said that governors in the Southern part of the country are determined to ensure that the next president comes from the South. The Ondo State governor said this during a courtesy visit by...
INEC Meets Stakeholders As FCT Residents Vote Saturday
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) along with national commissioners of INEC and the Minister of the FCT on Tuesday, held an expanded stakeholders’ meeting ahead of the FCT area council elections on Saturday. Others in attendance were CSOs, security agencies, traditional rulers and representatives of political parties. The meeting which is the last in the lineup of...
Anyone Taking Over From Buhari Will Face Multiple Challenges — Sanusi
A former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Governor, and 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said that whoever succeeds President Muhammadu Buhari will face multiple of problems that the nation passed through in 2015. Sanusi, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, noted that the country was in a “deep hole” at the end of former President...
PDP Appoints Senator Shaibu As Deputy Senate Minority Leader
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Minority Caucus on Tuesday appointed Senator Shaibu Lau representing Taraba North as the Senate Deputy Minority Leader. The post became vacant following the defection of its former occupant, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha (Taraba South) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) last week. READ ALSO: JAMB Releases New Date For Commencement Of UTME, Direct Entry Registration Recall that Senator Bwacha...
Benjamin Kalu Jr Hangs Out With Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Seeks More African Representation
Benjamin Kalu Jr son of the member representing Bende Federal Constituency Abia state and Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has been sighted with the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison where he told the number one man the country to take step towards more African representation in the Australian parliament At their meeting, the young Mr....
No Plan To Declare Presidential Bid After APC Convention — Osinbajo
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has denied plans to declare his presidential ambition after the All Progressives Congress (APC) Convention slated for February 26. This comes amid reports in a section of the media that Professor Osinbajo would officially declare to run for the presidency next year. In a statement via Twitter, the Senior...
2023 Presidency: APC State Legislators Back Yahaya Bello
Members of the State Houses of Assembly across the country under the platform of the All Progressives Congress have endorsed Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, for President in 2023. The endorsement was contained in a communiqué issued after the extraordinary meeting of the forum of APC State Legislators of the Federation held in Abuja, yesterday. The 365 legislators who attended the...
Edo Assembly Members-Elect Beg PDP Chairman, Ayu For Intervention Over Face Off With Gov. Obaseki
The 14 Edo House of Assembly members-elect, excluded from inauguration by Governor Godwin Obaseki two years and eight months ago, have written to the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, to cause the governor and his deputy, Mr. Philip Shaibu, to come to their aid. Their 10 other colleagues had been inaugurated on June 17,...
I Can Defeat Terrorism Within 24 Months If Elected President — Orji Kalu
Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has said he has capacity to make terrorism and insecurity a thing of the past if elected the country's President in 2023 within 14 to 24 months and hand the country back to Nigerians. Sen. Kalu who said he understands Nigeria and her people by their ethnicity and tribe added that...
