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  • Tinubu, Amaechi show example of politics without bitterness (PHOTOS)

    Tinubu, Amaechi show example of politics without bitterness (PHOTOS)

    Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a video of the presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, surfaced online, showing him and Transportation Minister, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi displaying an example of politics without bitterness as they bantered and exchanged jokes as curious onlookers watched In amazement.

    Amaechi and Tinubu, along with many other members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, are in a hot battle to get enough delegates voted to enhance their chances of emerging the Presidential candidate of their party, the APC.

    Until the rumoured entrance of Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, the duo, along with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, were the three front runners.
    The APC was understood to have also zoned its presidential candidate position to the South of Nigeria.

     

    The photos alongside video, was posted on Twitter by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Lagos State on New Media, Jubril A. Gawat.

    See photos below:

     

     

  • 2023: Ekiti Governor Kayode Fayemi set to join presidential race

    2023: Ekiti Governor Kayode Fayemi set to join presidential race

    The Ekiti State Governor, Olukayode Fayemi, is set to declare his interest for the 2023 Presidency on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, in Ado-Ekiti.

    The state Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, Hon. Akin Oyebode gave an insight about the possibility of Governor Fayemi declaring in a video via his twitter handle.

    Oyebode then hinted that Fayemi could declare come Wednesday April 4th,2022.

    In the one-minute video tweeted by Oyebode, Fayemi unveiled his Nigeria agenda ahead of the 2023 general election.

    He said, “the Nigeria of our dream is possible, a Nigeria that is the pride and joy of all, among others.”

    With his 2023 presidential intentions now confirmed, the list of APC presidential aspirants in Fayemi’s southwest has been further swelled.

    Also, from the southwest are two major APC presidential aspirants, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former Lagos State Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

    Both Osinbajo and Tinubu will now slug it out with Fayemi for the APC ticket between May 30 and June 1, when the ruling party will have its National Convention to pick candidates for the 2023 elections.

  • Ogun West leaders give N50m to Gov Abiodun for guber form

    Ogun West leaders give N50m to Gov Abiodun for guber form

    Politicians, friends and associate of the Governor in Ogun West Senatorial District of Ogun State have unanimously donated 50 million naira the sum needed to purchase the APC Gubernatorial form for the 2023 general elections in the country.

    This gesture was aimed to support the Ogun Governor in his campaign and electioneering expenses in his bid to secure second term in office.

    The governor had on Thursday declared his intention to run for a second term while hosting the DA Mandate Group from Remoland, which presented him a cheque of N50m to purchase his nomination form.

    While presenting the cheque on behalf of the Ogun West group to Abiodun, on Friday, at his Oke Mosan Governor’s Office, Otunba Akeem Adigun said the gesture was born out of love the people of the district have for the governor; particularly the brilliant way he is executing projects across the state.

    In addition, a former deputy governor in the state, Alhaja Salimot Badru, lauded the governor for treating all sections of the state equally in the area of project execution, adding that the district was also happy that the governor has again chosen his deputy who is one of them as his running mate.

    Another leader in from Ogun West, Alhaji Muftau Ajibola, said the gesture was to show appreciation to the governor for executing life-changing projects in the district, urging the governor to continue to treat all parts of the state equally and declared that Ogun West would always support him.

    In his response, Governor thanked the people from Ogun West Senatorial district for their kind gesture and belief in him to thinker the state for another four years, saying he wouldn’t disappoint. He lauded them for keying into his vision, adding that Ogun State will be the cynosure of all eyes soon.

     

  • 2023: INEC begins distribution of PVCs for Lagos residents

    2023: INEC begins distribution of PVCs for Lagos residents

    In Lagos state the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the distribution of over 33,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for newly registered voters in the state.

    The Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC Mr Olusegun Agbaje, made this known on Wednesday in Lagos state.

    Agbaje told newsmen while handing over PVCs to registered voters at INEC offices in Somolu and Kosofe local government areas that the PVCs were for those who registered between June 2021 and Dec. 2021.

    Agbaje advised those who registered to go to INEC offices in the local governments between the hours of 3pm from Monday to Friday for collection their PVCs.

    He stated that every individual must come in person to collect their PVC to avoid loss of card or impersonation.

    He made it very clear that applicants would have their bio data and photographs taken to avoid loss of PVCs or impersonators coming to claim someone else’s own.

     

    “PVCs for registered voters in the state are ready and we have symbolically flagged off the distribution in Somolu and Kosofe.

    “For those who registered between January 2022 and now, INEC will announce when they will collect theirs,” he said.

    He however, advised those yet to register to do so at INEC offices nationwide before it closes on the 30th of June.

    He said the PVCs of those who engage in double or multiple registrations would not be printed.

    Responding to the need to decentralize the distribution of PVCs at the ward level, Agbaje appealed to voters to collect their cards at the INEC offices in each council.

    “Voters need to make sacrifices by collecting their cards at the INEC offices.

    “When INEC headquarters decides that we should take the PVCs to Wards, we will do so in Lagos,” he said.

    INEC is poised to ensure that majority of eligible voters are duly captured and given PVCs in preparation for the forthcoming general elections in the country.

  • 2023: I have not stepped down from the presidential race – Kalu

    2023: I have not stepped down from the presidential race – Kalu

    Former Abia state governor and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has denied rumours speculating that he has stepped down his presidential ambition.

    Kalu, Senator representing Abia North Senatorial Zone made the clarification in Igbere, his country home while fielding questions from journalists.

    Kalu said that some persons who read his recently published statement about equity twisted it to send the wrong information to the public.

    The former Abia governor made it clear that he was still in the race, but would declare officially when his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) decides to zone the presidential ticket to the South-East.

    “My stand is very clear. I didn’t drop, I’ve never dropped and I didn’t drop. My advice was for our brothers from South-South and South-West to support us in the South East.

    “They came out en masse to run for president which is not right. Because if there must be equity, the equity must be South-East.

    “I don’t want to see people from South-South and South-West talking about equity. President Jonathan was the Vice President and President for six years. Obasanjo was president for eight years. Osinbajo will be Vice President for eight years soon.

    “So, if there’s any name called equity and justice, it is South-East. Unless that equity is done to us, any other person can run for president including People from Daura.

    “That’s the issue. If we want to talk about equity, every aspirant from South-South and South-West should drop and support us. Unless the ticket will be open for all Nigerians. This is my stand. I’ve never said I’m dropping for anybody”, Kalu reaffirmed.

  • Cross River gov, Ben Ayade joins 2023 presidential race

    Cross River gov, Ben Ayade joins 2023 presidential race

    Cross River State governor, Professor Ben Ayade has joined other Southern aspirants to declare his presidential ambition.

    Ayade declared his intentions to run for presidency of the country in 2023 general elections after due consultation with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday.

    Ayade who met with President Buhari behind closed doors said he got a commitment from the president to go ahead and run if he has the qualities, but he must consult widely with leaders of the party from the south-south region.

    Ayade noted that his prime responsibility would be to tackle power, security and economic challenges facing the country if he finally gets the nod.

    The Cross River governor however, noted that he wouldn’t hesitate to support any candidate of Buhari’s choice in order to consolidate on the modest achievements of the ruling APC.

    When asked if he would support the ambition of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan if he later declares his intention for 2023 presidency, Ayade said he would definitely support him if he is the party’s choice.

     

     

  • 2023 Elections: Goodluck Jonathan campaign posters flood Abuja

    2023 Elections: Goodluck Jonathan campaign posters flood Abuja

    Former Nigeria’s president Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign posters have flooded the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja fueling insinuations the Bayelsa politician may run in the 2023 elections.

    The campaign posters, have big pictures of the former President, with an inscription, “Goodluck Jonathan You Must Run”

    Meanwhile, some observers believed that the former president who had just one term may have kickstarted his campaign plans to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari on May 29th, 2023.

    Findings show that the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) along with some APC governors paid a courtesy visit to the former president last year, in a bid to woo him to APC

    It was alleged that the visit to Goodluck Jonathan was an attempt to have him contest in the 2023 general elections under the auspices of APC but the allegations have been vehemently denied by the now moribund CECPC.

     

  • Ngige joins presidential race, says I’m well equipped for the job

    Ngige joins presidential race, says I’m well equipped for the job

    Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has declared his intentions to vie for the country’s presidency.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Ngige’s media office last night said the minister has been consulting stakeholders in his All Progressives Congress party as well as stalwarts of opposition political parties and has made up his mind to contest for the position .

    The former Anambra state governor will officially make his intentions known to the public on Tuesday, April 19th TheNewsGuru.com can confirm.

    Ngige who is also a former Senator is entering the race, his media team informed, because of his belief that his aspiration had a cross-party appeal.

    Ngige who has also been consulting opposition political parties members told his supporters at Amansea, a border town with Enugu State after visiting Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi that:

    “I visited Enugu State governor as part of my nation-wide consultation. Even though he is in PDP, he is an Igbo man.

    “He is a very realistic, discerning person. Don’t forget also that Enugu is the capital of the former Eastern Region. And you know that respect is reciprocal.

    “Over the week, I also consulted some other Nigerians not allied to any political party. Therefore, I had to consult the Enugu State governor over my intention to contest and to seek his views too.

    “He told me to kick the ball into the net.

    “So this journey is not for APC members alone. Our brothers in PDP are easily agreed that I tower above some of the persons aspiring to the position in their party.

    “I have no fear whatsoever. I am equal to the task. Even our brothers in the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) will join us in the task ahead,’’ Ngige was quoted as saying.

    The minister noted that his antecedents, stewardship as a civil servant, governor, senator and minister stood him apart.

    “What we did in Anambra in 34 months, those who did eight years have not done them.

    “I did 34 months during which I laid the foundation for the new Anambra. I didn’t just lay the foundation; I also took the house beyond the lintel level.

    “I built schools, returned schools to the missions, rescued Odumegwu Ojukwu University from the status of a glorified secondary school – built structures there and secured accreditation for 15 courses including Law and Medicine.

    “I rehabilitated and upgraded our general hospitals, including Enugwu-Ukwu, Onitsha and Amaku in Awka and restructured the state’s civil service and also introduced examination as basis for promotion.

    “I built more than 500km of roads across all senatorial zones that are still standing today.

    “I also inherited N42 billion debts when I assumed office. I didn’t talk about it. I put my hands on the plough and started working and cleared arrears of pensions and salaries, among others,’’ Ngige was also quoted as saying.

    Ngige added that he had an advantage of being part of this government and part of the 7th Senate.

    “I’m well equipped for the job,’’ he stressed.

    “I plan to re-engineer Nigeria the way I re-engineered Anambra. April 19 is the date. Let all roads lead to Alor where the matter will be laid to rest,’’ Ngige quipped.

  • I’ll solve insecurity and economic problems in the country-Tinubu

    I’ll solve insecurity and economic problems in the country-Tinubu

    The National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) and presidential aspirant senator Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday in Lagos declared that Nigerians were tired of excuses and complains in the past years over the country’s numerous problems and challenges ranging from power supply, insecurity, banditry saying the country needs a very safe and serene environments.

    He added that solving these problems would be one of his priorities if elected president of Nigeria.

    Tinubu made this statement at a grand rally and gathering of youths under the aegis of Progressive Youth of South-West to declare their support for his presidential aspiration at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, in Onikan area of the state.

    youths from different states in the South-West region of , Ogun, Osun, Lagos Ekiti, Ondo and Oyo states converged on Lagos in their large numbers to drum up support for the aspiration of the former Lagos state Governor and the national leader of the APC

    In his address of the teeming youths, who he described as the brightest and brilliant, urged them to team up with him in his bid to change the story of Nigeria for the youths and tomorrow which they represent.

    He said: ‘’All you need is courage, determination and perseverance, if the YouTube alone has 2.9 billion people following it, including you all standing here, then Nigeria can excel, we can do it, you must develop the can do attitude, you must believe that this country is yours and you want to change the story. You must change the story of potential, the story of banditry and the story of tribalism.

    ‘’We as a nation can conveniently feed ourselves by being creative, visionary and committed, anybody who says we cannot, they can get out because it is voluntary. We cannot continue the lamentation of the past, we cannot continue with excuses of power failure, there is no nation that made rapid development without electricity, give us light and if we cannot be successful then you can abuse us, you cannot give us erratic light that is undependable and then blame us again that we are lazy.

    ‘’Nigeria it is about time, we have enough gas to fire up electricity and supply the rest of Europe and make money, long term from it. You know it. We don’t want to bore you with it, when I started we used to pick dead bodies on the streets, but today Lagos is one of the cleanest, most progressive states in the country.’’

    Tinubu urged the teeming youths to ensure they get their Permanent Voters Cards ready and vote ready for him and other progressives in forthcoming 2023 general elections in the country.

  • 2023 General Elections: Wike speaks on defection from PDP

    2023 General Elections: Wike speaks on defection from PDP

    Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and 2023 presidential hopeful under the auspices of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has revealed his next line of action regardless of whether he gets the party’s ticket or not.

    Wike made this known while addressing stakeholders of the Niger State chapter of the PDP at the party secretariat in Minna on Saturday.

    The Governor explained that there is nothing wrong if the party decide to choose a consensus candidate as long as equity, justice and fairness was applied in the process.

    While soliciting the stakeholders’ support he said he is the only candidate who is capable of defeating the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election.

    “I am here today to tell you that I have made myself available to run for the seat of the president of this country under our party, PDP, I have been a member of the PDP since 1988, I have never left the party and I will never leave.

    “I can become the president if I get the mandate of delegates to make me the flag bearer. The country needs someone will who sees white and call it white and black and call it black and that person is me,” he said.

    Wike promised to address the country’s security challenges ,adding that the present administration hasn’t done well in security.