Tag: Presidency
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APC TICKET: Presidency says Buhari might pick a successor, debunks zoning to region
President Muhammadu Buhari might pick a successor but micro-zoning is ruled out for now, says presidential aide. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports Buhari’s media aide, Shehu Garba via a monitored Hausa BBC service where he debunked reports that his principal has endorsed the South in the APC presidential primaries.
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JUST IN: I do not have plans to step down for anybody – Fayemi
Two days to primaries, leading presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has debunked insinuations in some quarters that he may be asked to step down for a particular aspirant. The governor said he is favourably positioned and has the backing of the real stakeholders in…
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2023: Why Tambuwal may spring surprise, clinch PDP’s presidential ticket
As Nigeria’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) makes final preparation for its highly anticipated presidential primaries scheduled for this weekend in Abuja, the aspirants are also in final race to politick their way to pick the party’s coveted ticket. For over three months now, aspirants have transversed the length and breadth of the…
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Killing of non-indigenes in South East: Presidency warns against retaliation
The Presidency has cautioned against retaliatory violence, following the viral videos of the alleged killings of non-indigenes by the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
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2023: Don’t vote for northern candidates, SMBLF cautions delegates
Few days to the national conventions of the political parties, the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum ( SMBLF) has cautioned delegates of all political parties, and true lovers of democracy, to reject presidential aspirants from the North, and only vote for those from the South during the party primaries. The group of politicians and…
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Buhari has preferred candidate to replace him in 2023 – Presidency
The Presidency has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari has a preferred candidate to succeed him in 2023. Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said Buhari has a preferred candidate but would not disclose it. Adesina disclosed this on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
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Tenure elongation: Buhari will step down on May 29th – Presidency replies Clarke
The Presidency has dismissed Chief Roberts Clarke’s call for the extension of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration by six months. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He restated that Buhari would handover to democratically elected winners of the forthcoming 2023 general…
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2023: Blame PDP’s desperation if Presidency does not go South – VON DG
A founding member of All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr Osita Okechukwu, says Nigerians should hold the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) responsible if the 2023 Presidency is not zoned to the South. He said APC has been watching with studied interest the desperation of PDP to prey on President Muhammadu Buhari’s 12 million Vote Bank,…
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2023: I already budgeted 50 million for nomination form – Ngige
The Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity Dr Chris Ngige who is also a presidential aspirant under the All progressive congress (APC) has revealed that his budget to purchace the nomination form was 50 million naira. Ngige insinuated that he never thought the price could be more than the figure.
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Dariye, Nyame pardon will not derail anti-corruption war – Presidency
The Presidency has assured Nigerians that the granting of pardon to two former Governors, Joshua Dariye, Jolly Nyame — and 157 others by the Council of State will not derail the ongoing anti-corruption fight of the Muhammadu Buhari administration. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, gave the assurance in…