Tag: Politicians
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Politicians sponsoring banditry to distract Buhari – Uzodinma
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has accused politicians of funding banditry to run down the present administration. He made the allegation on Friday while briefing reporters shortly after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The governor who condemned the recent attacks by armed…
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2023 presidency: Neglect Rivers at your peril, Wike warns politicians
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said anybody jostling to be president of Nigeria will need to secure votes in Rivers to combine with either Kano or Lagos to win. He said such a pivotal position established the importance of Rivers in the political scheme of the country, and nobody would be allowed to…
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Nigerians are wiser now, no more empty promises in 2023, Wike warns politicians
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has warned politicians in the country against making fake promises to Nigerians when seeking election into public offices. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the governor gave the warning on Saturday in Bori, the headquarters of Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. “The time has come; when you make a promise…
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Politicians sponsoring crisis in South-East -Uzodinma
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, says hurt politicians in the country are sponsoring a “national crisis” in states controlled by the ruling All Progressives Congress in the South-East geo-political zone. The governor said APC detractors were determined to bring down the administration of the President, Muhammadu Buhari by sponsoring attacks in Imo and Ebonyi states…
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Military, politicians made LG administration worse – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said the rot now experienced in the local government administration in Nigeria started with the military regime and further worsen by politicians. The ex-President stated this on Tuesday when he played host to the new President of the National Union of Local Government Employees, Comrade Akeem Ambali, at his Olusegun Obasanjo…
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2023: APC’s membership drive and politicians’ antics, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon President Muhammadu Buhari was explicit, the other day, in his message to Nigerian youths: The All Progressives Congress is for the grassroots, and the youths should join, own the party, and henceforth ensure the emergence of its leaders. In a virtual meeting with APC youths at the State House, in Abuja, Buhari…
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TRAGIC TUESDAY: Three Borno politicians in Zulum’s convoy die as vehicle somersaults
Three politicians accompanying Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, have died in an auto crash on their way back from Mafa, the governor’s hometown. The governor had returned to his local ward in Mafa on Tuesday from where he flagged off the membership revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to reports, the former…
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Plans by power hungry politicians to paint Buhari religious, ethnic bigot on the way – Presidency
The Presidency on Friday said a smear campaign intended to paint President Muhammadu Buhari as an ethnic bigot is set to be launched. In a statement titled ‘Unrelenting Plot to Wage Smear Campaign Against President Buhari’, spokesman Femi Adesina said the allegations being readied against the President are “by no means supported with reasonable facts…
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2023: Negotiate for power if you want it, Zulum tells South-South, South-East politicians
The Governor of Borno State, Prof Babagana Zulum on Friday advised politicians across the South South and South East region of the country to negotiate for power if they so desire as no other region will willingly hand it to them. The governor also said for the sake of fairness, power should return to the…
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Politicians listen to my suggestions every time -KWAM 1
Fuji music maestro, Chief Wasiu Ayinde Marshal better known as KWAM 1 has averred that politicians listen to his suggestions. The revered Fuji musician made this known at the maiden edition of ‘Fuji: A Opera’. In his words: “They (politicians) are ready to listen to me at any time. They (politicians) listen to my suggestion,…