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Rotational presidency good but…- Okupe
A Former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council , Dr Doyin Okupe, says the proposed single-tenure rotational presidency is a great idea for a developing country like Nigeria. Okupe, a former presidential spokesman,who made the remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos, however,said it should not be approached hastily.…
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Rotational presidency not priority now- Tanko
Alhaji Yunusa Tanko, the Chief Spokesperson, Peter Obi/ Datti Baba-Ahmed Presidential Campaign Council for 2023, says reforming the electoral process is much more needed now than the proposed single- tenure rotational presidency, to deepen democracy. Tanko, also a former National Chairman of the defunct National Conscience Party (NCP), said this in an with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on…
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35 Reps seek rotational presidency, single tenure of 6 years, others
35 members of the House of Representatives have proposed a Bill for an Act demanding the constitutional alteration to provide for the rotation of executive powers among the six geopolitical zones. This according to them is to ensure equal representation and reduce the desperation and tempo of agitation for the creation of states. The lawmakers led by Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere…
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Election
2023 Southern Presidency: Pa E.K. Clark got it wrong – PDP spokesperson
The Media and Publicity Assistant Director of the Delta State campaign council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe, has countered allegations made by elder statesman Pa E.K. Clark that the governor of Delta State, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, went against his southern colleagues in regards to power rotation in the region. Oghenesivbe stated that the matter…
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Election
Presidential election: Appeal Court affirms Peter Obi’s candidacy
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday affirmed Peter Obi as presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February elections. In a unanimous decision, the appellate court struck out the appeal challenging Obi’s candidacy and awarded N200,000 each in favours of INEC and the LP each. The court held that the appellant who also file suit at the lower…
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Politics
PDP governors propose no solutions to nation’s challenges – Presidency
The Presidency says the governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) propose no solutions to nation’s challenges in the face of COVID and global economic downturn. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Shehu said the governors ”instead, they grasp for more money…
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Politics
Moghalu declares interest in 2023 Presidency, unfolds 4-point agenda
The race for the 2023 Presidency is shaping up to be one of the most fascinating in the country’s recent history with most of the parties yet to announce a clear favourite. Towards this end, a former presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu on Monday declared his intention to vie for the topmost political post in the country. This was contained in…
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Politics
God has anointed Tinubu as next president – Bishop Ayodeji
Bishop Ayodeji Ipinmoroti, the General Overseer and Primate of Christ Revelation Church of God has made a shocking revelation that God showed him Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the next President. According to him, God did not design Nigeria to disintegrate. Speaking during a sermon to commemorate the Children National Day, Ipinmoroti shared his recent encounter with God and how God…
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Politics
The Buhari Administration @ 6: Presidency lists breathtaking achievements
The Presidency says the Muhammadu Buhari administration is making giant strides, enough to make Nigerians proud. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, mentioned this in a special write-up on the achievements of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration as it clocks six years today being, May 29, 2021. According to the presidential aide, this day affords the opportunity to reflect, recount…
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NEWS
Presidency raises alarm over smear campaign against Pantami
The Presidency has excused the progressing slanderous attack against the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, impelled by the individuals who need him to be taken out from office. This follows the calls for his resignation by Nigerians over his supposed links to some terrorist organizations and some fanatic assertions he made over 20 years ago. This…
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Features
Magu’s many unforgivable ‘sins’
Jubal Kanayo writes on the many uncovered sins of former EFCC chairman and why he had to go. Former Acting Chairman of the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu, has been brought down and trampled upon by the powers that be and, now, the voices that have been calling for his mortification have had their day in the…
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NEWS
Count me out of Kano Emirate saga says President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has no involvement whatsoever in the dethronement of Muhammadu Sanusi II from the position of Emir of Kano, Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, has said. The presidential aide, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, described all such insinuations as untrue, malicious and politically motivated. He said: ”The President does not have a history of intervening…
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News
Presidency names basic items on the VAT exemption list
In a bid to ensure that the cost of living does not rise because of the changes in the Value-Added Tax (VAT), several basic food items, locally-manufactured sanitary towels, pads and tuition fees have been added to the exemption list of goods and services on the VAT under the Finance Bill 2019 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Presidency said…
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Buhari’s Group, Presidency Clash Over Transition Committee
The APC Presidential Campaign Organisation and the Presidency clashed over the composition of the transition committee set up by President Goodluck Jonathan. While the APC PCO described the committee as trickish, the Presidency said it was senseless for anyone to complain about it. The Jonathan transition committee is expected to meet with the one to be constituted by the President-elect,…
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News
Clinton Set To Declare Ambition On Social Media
The former Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton is set to declare her second run for president on social media. According to the Guardian, the former first lady and Democratic senator from New York is scheduled to declare her second run for president on Twitter at noon eastern time on Sunday, “followed by a video and email announcement, then a series…
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News
Buhari’s victory: The men who made it possible
The significance of Muhammadu Buhari’s victory is underlined by the fact that this will be the first in the history of Nigeria’s electoral process when an incumbent president is defeated. It was no small feat that was achieved by some of the country’s most prominent political figures. Bola Tinubu The former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is considered a master…
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News
Jonathan slashes salaries of govt appointees including his and Sambo’s
In a display of leadership-by-example in these belt-tightening times brought about by the slump in crude oil price at the international market, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has ordered a 30 per cent pay cut for all political appointees in the Executive arm of government including himself and the Vice President. But there is a new twist over the pay cut…
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