Tag: Presidential Candidates
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2023 opposition presidential candidates beg Tinubu for appointment
Presidential candidates of some opposition political parties in the February 2023 general election asked the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, to lead them to President Bola Tinubu.
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2023 Elections: Presidential Candidates Sign Peace Accord
Ahead of the February 25th presidential election in the country, Presidential candidates from 18 political parties signed the Peace Accord on Wednesday. The Four leading presidential candidates ola Tinubu (All Progressives Congress, APC), Peter Obi (Labour Party, LP), Omoyele Sowore (African Action Congress, AAC), Atiku Abubakar (Peoples Democratic Party, PDP) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (New Nigeria…
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2023: Nigerians in US to engage presidential candidates Nov. 26
The Nigerians in the U.S. intend to hold a debate for all the presidential candidates that are contesting the February 25, 2023 presidential election. The presidential debate, tagged “The Diaspora Listens”, is scheduled to hold on November 26, 2022 virtually, according to a statement signed by Mr Olayinka DanSalami, on behalf of the organising committee.
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2023: You must hear from Presidential Candidates, not proxies, Obi advises Nigerians
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi has advised the electorate to insist on a direct contact/address by the presidential candidates, and to ignore messages of those speaking through proxies. Obi gave this hint while addressing Nigerian citizens in Frankfurt, Germany who came out in large numbers to welcome him, at…
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Presidential candidates must undergo serious capacity, ability tests – Onitiri
Emerged presidential candidates must undergo serious capacity, health, and ability tests before the 2023 general elections, to avoid future disaster, calamity, and health challenges. This suggestion was contained in a press statement issued in Lagos yesterday, by renowned socio-political activist and critic, Chief Adesunbo Onitiri. He warned: “If we must salvage our country from total…
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Buhari to Candidates: Treat your opponents with dignity
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged political parties candidates to continue running issue-focused campaigns and to treat opponents with dignity, saying politics should never be seen as ”do-or-die” affair.
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Of bullion vans, Dubai and presidential candidates for sale
In many places politicians are subjects of scorn and derision. And for good reason. They lie to the public as a matter of course and the compliment is sometimes returned with particularly aggrieved persons throwing rotten eggs, tomatoes or shoes at politicians engaged in a walkabout in England, France and elsewhere. Here in Nigeria people…
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2019: Smaller parties soliciting money to endorse popular presidential candidates – Oshiomhole
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Wednesday knocked smaller parties for soliciting money to endorse presidential candidates of their bigger counterparts. He accused them of bastardising the Supreme Court judgement which states the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should register as many political parties as possible. Oshiomhole stated…
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2019: Anxiety as APC, PDP hold conventions in Abuja, Rivers to elect presidential candidates
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are currently holding their national conventions to elect candidates to represent them at the presidential election scheduled for February 2019. While the ruling party is holding theirs at Eagles Square in Abuja, the opposition party is holding theirs at the Adokiye…
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2019: No restructuring, no vote – Ohanaeze Ndigbo tells presidential candidates
The Igbo socio-political group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said that it would only support presidential candidates who make restructuring of the country paramount on the manifestoes. A member of the group, Chuks Ibegbu in a release issued to the media also warned that the political future of Ndigbo lies on God and not on any man.…