President Muhammadu Buhari, has advised Nigerians to place the country first above regional and sectional claims as the nation prepares for the 2023 general election. Buhari made the call during the First Signing of the Peace Accord for the 2023 General Election organised by the National Peace Committee in Abuja. In attendance were the Presidential … [Read more…]
With the take off of campaigns for the 2023 general election, civil society group, Centre for Transparency Advocacy, CTA, has challenged presidential candidates of political parties to unveil to Nigerians plans to tackle the energy and insecurity challenges facing the country. The group said such plans or manifestos must be backed up by a court … [Read more…]
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has said there are no ideological differences between him and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abubakar Atiku. Obi made this assertion during an interview on Arise TV Prime Time monitored by Vanguard correspondent on Wednesday. Recall that the two presidential candidates both ran a … [Read more…]
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, inaugurated the party ‘s Presidential Campaign Council in line with the 2023 elections timetable of the Independent National Electoral Commission. This is as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, and the Labour Party presidential standard bearer, Peter Obi, had … [Read more…]
THE Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi on Tuesday, stormed the monthly meeting of Afenifere held at the Isanya-Ogbo country home of its leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo with a promise to restructure Nigeria if elected as president in 2023. The report reliably gathered that Afenifere leaders, present at the meeting, received Obi … [Read more…]
Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, told people of the South East that his presidency if elected next year’s poll would be a stepping stone to the zone producing president of Nigeria. Consulting with leaders and stakeholders of the party from the five South East states, Atiku, who was accompanied by … [Read more…]
As public campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly elections commence today, 18 candidates are set to battle for the largest share of the 84 million votes in the country. The candidates are former vice president Atiku Abubakar (PDP), former Lagos State governor Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (APC), former Anambra State governor Peter Obi (LP), … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has flayed the incumbent People’s Democratic Party for what it describes as underhand tactics to sustain itself in office at all cost. The state chairman of the party, Ndubuisi EnechiOnyia, made this known to newsmen in Enugu on Tuesday while reacting to the press … [Read more…]
Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has appointed former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, as his special envoy. Atiku, in a statement by his media aide, said former Secretary to Government of the Federation ( SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim, and former PDP national chairman, Uche Secondus would serve as Special and Technical Advisers … [Read more…]
The All Progressives Congress APC Presidential Campaign Council has postponed the kick-off of its campaigns earlier slated for Wednesday. Director-General, of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong disclosed this in a statement Tuesday. According to him, the adjustment of the timetable and schedule of activities is in order to … [Read more…]
The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has disowned the “Pentecostal Bishops Forum of Northern Nigeria” for holding meeting with Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Deputy National Secretary of the PFN, Bishop David Bakare, told reporters in a telephone interview that such group was not known to the PFN, saying, “there … [Read more…]
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has issued a fresh warning to the 18 political parties that fielded candidates for next year’s general elections to desist from any form of abuse languages or hate speeches ahead of Wednesday’s campaign kick-off. It specifically urged all the registered parties to critically study and pay attention to the provisions … [Read more…]