Politics Archives — Page 65 of 177

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Shettima apologises for mocking Osinbajo as ice cream vendor, Lawan as tomato trader

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PRESS RELEASE My Channels TV interview Taken Out of Context When I appeared on Channels TV last Thursday amidst the tension rippling through our political arena, it was to underline the promise Bola Tinubu’s presidential bid held for those yet to establish the certainty of the hurdle ahead of the All Progressives Congress. I never set out to denigrate the personality of any aspirant, and definitely not that of my dear friends and allies. None of them is an opponent, so their aspiration isn’t a threat to us. They appear so in the sprint to become the party’s presidential flag-bearer…

Jun

04

2022

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APC Primary: I didn’t step down for Lawan – Umahi

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DISREGARD THE NEWS THAT GOVERNOR UMAHI HAS STEPPED DOWN FOR SENATE PRESIDENT AHMAD LAWAN. Our attention has been drawn to a news story purportedly broadcast on the stable of one of the revered Television Stations in Nigeria, the Arise Television in which the Station announced that Engineer David Nweze Umahi has stepped down his aspiration for his fellow Presidential Aspirant and Senate President, Ahmed Lawal ahead of the Presidential Primary. Without much Ado, I make the following clarifications to guide the teeming supporters of Engineer Umahi, members and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Nigerians at large. 1.…

Jun

04

2022

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BREAKING: Buhari backs southern candidate for president

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President General Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed a power shift to the South in 2023. According to The Punch, he made this known at a dinner with All Progressives Congress presidential aspirants in Abuja. A source privy to the meeting told The Punch that the Buhari failed to name any consensus candidate. He also said the president asked the southern aspirants to compete in the party’s primary. At a meeting with governors on Tuesday, Buhari had called for reciprocity in choosing his successor. “In keeping with the established internal policies of the party and as we approach the convention in a…

Jun

04

2022

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2023: PDP Lagos State protest cancellation and re-run of House of Reps primaries (Photos)

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A group of aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos state has organized a protest at the party headquarters, Wadata Plaza in Abuja. The protest is coming after the National Working Committee announced the cancellation and rescheduling of House of Representatives primaries that took place on 22nd May, 2022. According to PDP National Publicity Secretary, Hon Debo Ologunagba, Lagos State House of Representatives Primary (24 Federal Constituencies) has been rescheduled for Monday, June 6, 2022. Aggrieved members of the party are crying foul owing to the fact that winners of House of Representative primaries have already emerged via…

Jun

04

2022

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Our People Are Not Dull, Lawan Is A Household Name In Ohafia, Youth Group Replies Shettima

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Socio-political group, Ohafia Youths Peace Initiative, says the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan is a household name in the council area. The group stated this in a statement signed by its Deputy Director General, Prince Samuel Uduma on Saturday morning, while reacting to a statement by Senator Kashim Shettima. The former Borno state governor had explained why he feels senate president and 2023 presidential aspirant of the All Progressive Congress, Ahmad Lawan, should not be given the ticket. Shettima, in an interview on channels television on Friday June 3, said Lawan is not a recognisable brand name in the nation when…

Jun

04

2022

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REVEALED: APC Screening Panel Recomends ‘Safe List’ Of 13 Aspirants (Check Their Names)

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The seven-member presidential screening committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has shortlisted 13 aspirants to participate in the presidential primary election billed to hold on Monday. The committee chaired by former national chairman of the party, John Odigie-Oyegun, confirmed the story while submitting its report yesterday to the party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. Earlier Friday, speculations about “disqualification” of some of the presidential aspirants were rife following the failure of Oyegun, who briefed journalists after submitting the report, to name the 13 aspirants on his committee’s shortlist. But dependable sources in the…

Jun

04

2022

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If you go to Ohafia and mention Ahmad Lawan’s name, they will think he’s a tomato dealer – Former Governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima (Video)

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Former Borno state governor Kashim Shettima has explained why he feels senate president and 2023 presidential aspirant of the All Progressive Congress, Ahmad Lawan, should not be given the ticket. Shettima, in an interview on Channels Television on Friday June 3, said Lawan is not a recognisable brand name in the nation when it comes to politics. The former Governor of Borno state who is backing former Governor of Lagos state, Bola Tinubu to get the ticket, maintained that Lawan can't match up with the likes of Atiku Abubakar, the elected presidential aspirant of the main opposition Peoples Democratic…

Jun

04

2022

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APC Primary: Tinubu On Edge As Cabal Sells Lawan To Buhari

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Ahead of Monday’s presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a clique around President Muhammadu Buhari has succeeded in selling the candidature of Senate President Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan to the president. Barring any last-minute change, the president, who returned to the country on Friday from Madrid, Spain, where he attended the Nigerian-Spanish Business Forum, will present Lawan to the critical stakeholders of the party as his preferred candidate for the plum job. Buhari had on Tuesday told governors who are members of the APC to support his candidate. He, however, did not mention who the person is. The president’s…

Jun

04

2022

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Abia Guber: Over ambitious Ude Oko Chukwu refused to consult me – Gov Ikpeazu

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Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State says his deputy, Ude Oko-Chukwu failed to consult him over his 2023 governoship ambition. The Governor who spoke in an Exclusive interview on "Nigeria now with Dickson Iroegbu" in Abuja, said Ude Oko-Chukwu became too ambitious to succeed him. In his words "My Deputy didn't tell me he wanted to replace me, he didn't consult me, he had gone everywhere before they advised him to talk to his Governor, when he finally came, I told him he has come a bit late, mind you, I am the only Governor in Abia State that has…

Jun

03

2022

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2023 Abia Guber: Plot Against PDP Governoship Candidate Uchenna Ikonne Thickens

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DESPITE ongoing aggressive campaign by his foot soldiers to penetrate senatorial zones, bigwigs in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), are said to be opposed to the emergence of Prof Uchenna Eleazar Ikonne as the governoship candidate of the party. Ikonne is a former Vice Chancellor of Abia State University. Regarded as among the main power brokers in the party since the inception of the PDP in 1999, the leaders are reportedly pushing for a paradigm shift in the contest for who becomes the next governor of God's own state. Aside from their lieutenants still deeply entrenched in the system, the…