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Muslim/Muslim Ticket: Group hails Orji Kalu’s courage to speak truth to power

Muslim/Muslim Ticket: Group hails Orji Kalu’s courage to speak truth to power

Southern Progressives Assembly, a socio-political group has commended the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for backing the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The group in a statement signed by its President, Boma Godson, on Thursday morning applauded Kalu for being a committed party man. He said Senator Kalu's opinion on APC's Muslim/Muslim ticket for the presidential election was the only way the party could retain power in 2023, noting that with Tinubu wife being a Christian, Nigerians should not bother about any religious conflict. "Senator Kalu has said it all. Our…
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2023: Finally, PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, picks running mate

2023: Finally, PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, picks running mate

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, will present his running mate pick to the public this morning in Abuja. Those close to his campaign told Premium Times that the announcement would be made at 11 a.m. and the nominee will thereafter be screened by a committee already empanelled for that purpose. This follows the conclusion Wednesday night of a series of meetings between the candidate and the hierarchy of the party on the issue. THE WHISPERER gathered that Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, was as of Thursday morning the final choice of Atiku. “Barring any…
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My Random Thoughts On Abia As We Journey Towards 2023 – Part 1 By Umeh Kalu (SAN)

My Random Thoughts On Abia As We Journey Towards 2023 – Part 1 By Umeh Kalu (SAN)

Expectedly, there has been an upbeat or more of a frenzy in political activities in Abia State in the last ten (10) months. The crescendo will continue to increase as we advance towards the 2023 general elections. The elements of these flurry of political activities can be seen in the reactivation of old political blocs and setting up of new ones. The social media has been denied the relative peace and decorum it enjoyed in the past via the setting up of allied WhatsApp groups, Twitter and Facebook accounts along Party, religious, ethnic and even professional divides. Conmen and fraudsters…
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2023 Presidency: Wike, Okowa face panel today, camps fight over Atiku’s VP slot

2023 Presidency: Wike, Okowa face panel today, camps fight over Atiku’s VP slot

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party will on Thursday (today) screen nominees for the vice-presidential position. A chieftain of the party, who confided in one of our correspondents on Wednesday, said contrary to reports, three candidates were shortlisted for the position, not one as reported by some newspapers. According to him, those shortlisted include Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa; his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike and the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel. This came to the fore on Wednesday as supporters of Okowa and Wike disagreed over the party’s VP slot. There were reports on Wednesday that a committee…
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Muslim/Muslim Ticket: Orji Kalu Is In Order – Bishop Eke

Muslim/Muslim Ticket: Orji Kalu Is In Order – Bishop Eke

Bishop Silas Eke of Kingly People's Assembly, says the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, cannot win the 2023 presidential election with a Christian minority from Northern Nigeria as Bola Tinubu's running mate. Eke, in a chat with newsmen on Wednesday evening in Umuahia backed the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for endorsing Muslim/Muslim ticket. The cleric urged those opposing the presidential ambition of the former governor of Lagos State Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to crucify Kalu for trying to be a committed party man, noting that the Chief Whip of the Senate spoke like a committed…
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2023: Peter Obi Is Too Stingy, He Won’t Be Nigeria’s Next President, Fr Mbaka Blows Hot

2023: Peter Obi Is Too Stingy, He Won’t Be Nigeria’s Next President, Fr Mbaka Blows Hot

The Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev Father Ejike Mbaka, on Wednesday, said the former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi will not win the 2023 Presidential election. The cleric stated this during a prayer service held at his prayer hall on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Obi is the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, who would be contesting against the likes of Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress. Mbaka while addressing his members said Obi would not become the president of Nigeria in 2023 because he lacks the…
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Tinubu: Nothing is wrong in Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket, says Orji Kalu

Tinubu: Nothing is wrong in Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket, says Orji Kalu

Orji Uzor Kalu, the Senate Chief Whip says there is nothing wrong if the All Progressives Congress, APC, decides to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket at the 2023 presidential election. He told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday that the paramount issue was for the APC to win the presidential election. He argued that it was not possible for a southern minority Muslim and a northern minority Christian to win a presidential election in Nigeria. “Do you want me to speak the truth? If I am Bola Ahmed Tinubu whose wife is a senior pastor at a Pentecostal Church, I will go…
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2023: Ibe Okwara Osonwa Receives LP’s Certificate Of Return For Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency

2023: Ibe Okwara Osonwa Receives LP’s Certificate Of Return For Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP) has presented a certificate of return to the party’s candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency, Mr Ibe Okwara Osonwa. The certificate was presented to him by the National Vice Chairman South East of the party, Mr Innocent Okeke at the party's headquarters in Abuja. Osonwa had emerged as the party’s flagbearer during her convention in Abia State. Speaking to the THE WHISPERER after receiving the certificate, Osonwa pledged to represent the people of Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency effectively.
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Buhari meets APC governors to discuss Tinubu’s running mate

Buhari meets APC governors to discuss Tinubu’s running mate

President Muhammadu Buhari met with governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to discuss the choice of running mate of Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate, on Tuesday. The meeting was held at the presidential villa in the federal capital territory (FCT). Atiku Bagudu, Kebbi governor and chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), led his colleagues into the meeting with the president. Ibrahim Gambari, chief of staff to the president; Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, and Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, were among those present at the meeting. Last week, Bola Tinubu campaign organisation said the APC governors are…
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2023 Presidency: Tinubu’s Camp Narrows Down On Shettima, Atiku On Okowa As Running Mates

2023 Presidency: Tinubu’s Camp Narrows Down On Shettima, Atiku On Okowa As Running Mates

The camps of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar have narrowed down on two persons for consideration as running mates, THE WHISPERER has learnt. Credible sources said Tinubu’s camp has narrowed down on Senator Kashim Shettima, a former governor of Borno State and Atiku’s backers are concluding talks on Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa for the position of the vice president. Since the conclusion of the primaries of the two political parties, attention has since been shifted to the selection of running mates of the…
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