Tag: Presidential Elections
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South Africa: Former president, Zuma excluded from May elections
South Africa’s electoral commission has revealed that it has excluded former president Jacob Zuma from standing in the May 29 general election. “In the case of former president Zuma, yes, we did receive an objection, which has been upheld,” commission president Mosotho Moepya told reporters, without giving details.
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G-5 is yet to take decision on preferred presidential candidate – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has revealed that the G-5 governors have not taken a decision on who to support for 2023 presidency. Wike made this known on Friday in Rivers state during the flag-off of the construction of Eneka-Igbo Etche Road in the state.
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PDP will lose if they field a southerner-Reno Omokri explains
Former president Goodluck Jonathan’s aide Reno Omokri, who is also a socio-political activist has suggested why the North would obey President Muhammadu Buhari’s direction that the region should vote for Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2023.
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2023: I can’t say whether I will run for president as consultations are ongoing – Jonathan
The former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has said that he can’t disclose whether he is going to declare to run 2023 presidential election as the process is ongoing. The former number one citizen made this known on Friday while addressing the protesters who stormed his Abuja office.
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2023: Obasanjo denies endorsing South-East for president
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo did not endorse the South-East for the presidency ahead of the 2023 election.
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La Liga: Barca postpone presidential elections
Elections to decide FC Barcelona’s new president have been postponed because of coronavirus, the Spanish La Liga club said on Friday. The club’s supporters were due to vote on a new president on Jan. 24, but FC Barcelona issued a statement on Friday to confirm they would not take place on that date. “Due to…
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Trump wants November US Presidential election postponed
The US President Donald Trump on Thursday raised the possibility of delaying the nation’s November presidential election despite its date being enshrined in the US Constitution, Reuters reports. Trump, without evidence, repeated his claims of mail-in voter fraud and raised the question of a delay, writing: “delay the election until people can properly, securely and…
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More voided votes recorded in 2019 presidential elections than 2011, 2015
The just-concluded presidential election recorded 1,289,607 rejected votes nationwide, according to the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) analysis of the figure shows that it constitutes 4.5 per cent of the total 28,614,190 votes cast in the election. NAN observes that the voided votes…
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Appointment: Festus Keyamo delays official statement as Nigerians react
Festus Keyamo has delayed official statements on his recent appointment as director and spokesman for President Muhammadu Buhari 2019 presidential campaigns to a “much later” date. “I will be making a formal statement on this much later,” the Senior Advocate of Nigeria stated alongside other comments announcing his appointment. TheNewsGuru reports Keyamo was appointed the…
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Liberia set for presidential elections as Sirleaf prepares to step down
Voters in the West African nation of Liberia are set to elect a new head of state, as President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf prepares to step down after 12 years in power, an official poll has said on Tuesday. Report says Tuesday’s polls are expected to mark the first time in 73 years that a democratically…