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2023: INEC Chairman Denies Presidential Ambition

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed as preposterous insinuations that its chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, will join the 2023 presidential race. The Commission insisted that Yakubu remains an umpire, who is committed to free and fair election and will not stray…

09/05/2022

2023: Tambuwal Calls For Emefiele’s Resignation As CBN Governor

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has called on the Federal Government to ensure the resignation of the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Mr Tambuwal, a presidential aspirant on the platform of PDP, made the call on Saturday, in Jalingo, shortly after interacting…

08/05/2022

Zone Presidential Ticket To South-East For Stability, Equity, Yakassai Tells PDP

The 97-year-old Alhaji Tanko Yakasai is an elder statesman and Second Republic politician. The nonagenarian, who was then President Shehu Shagari’s Political Adviser, has urged the PDP to zone its presidential ticket to the South for the sake of stability and justice.…

08/05/2022

PDP NEC Meets Wednesday On Zoning Of Presidency

Barring any last-minute change of schedules, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will on Wednesday meet to decide on the report of its 37-man committee headed by Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. The committee had recommended…

08/05/2022

Abdulmumin Jibrin Dumps APC

The Director-General of the Tinubu Support Group, TSG, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress. Jibrin announced this in a terse post on his official social media platforms on Saturday evening. Although he didn’t give an official reason, Jibrin said he had…

08/05/2022

2023: CBN Governor Emefiele Says He Will Decide On Presidential Election In Next Few Days

THE Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said he will take a decision on the presidential election in the next few days. The CBN governor spoke about 24 hours after a group purchased the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

08/05/2022

CBN Governor, Emefiele Should Quit As CBN Gov, — Gov. Akeredolu Says “ Its A Joke Taken Too Far.”

Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has asked Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele to disengage, having joined the presidential race. He said in a statement personally signed by him that his entry into the contest will distract him, warning that it is dangerous for the…

07/05/2022

All Aspirants Have Right To Contest, Say South-West APC Leaders At Meeting With Presidential Hopefuls

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the south-west have cautioned presidential hopefuls from the region against name-calling, saying all aspirants have a right to contest. The APC leaders spoke on Friday at meeting involving presidential hopefuls. The meeting was part of…

07/05/2022

“Voting For Those Who Can’t Vote For South-East”, Difficult — Umahi

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has said that it will be difficult for the South-East zone to continue voting for people who will not vote for it during elections. The governor made the declaration on Friday in Abakaliki during a meeting between visiting…

07/05/2022

Lagos Gov’ship: Tinubu Paid For My Nomination Forms — Sanwo-Olu

All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader and 2023 presidential hopeful, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has paid for the N50m Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s re-election bid. Sanwo-Olu’s chief press secretary, Gboyega Akosile, who took to his verified…

07/05/2022

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