Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that his government plans to hold the presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14, as the country is still recovering from two devastating earthquakes that struck the country and neighbouring Syria on February 6. “The time is coming. This nation will do what is necessary on May 14. No credit will be given to those who empty talk,” Erdogan told his party members in Parliament. The resident had earlier said that the elections were to be held on May 14 in order to avoid the seasonal migrations of voters and the university exams in…
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Following the emergence of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s President-elect, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has vowed to retire from partisan politics. George said he would retire from active politics after the governorship election on March 11. Featuring on Arise News on Thursday, George lamented over the presidential election that produced Tinubu. The elder statesman accused the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu of not living up to his promises of ensuring a free and fair election. He urged Yakubu to allow the will of the people to prevail during the…
The spokesman of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, APC PCC, Festus Keyamo has said that the failure of other political parties to unite, led to their downfall at the 2023 polls. Keyamo recounted how APC merged in 2015 to kick out the ruling Peoples Democratic Party. He tweeted: “In order to kick out the ruling PDP in 2015, different parties merged to form the APC and it won; but for PDP to kick APC out of power, it fragmented into Labour Party, NNPP and PDP. “If you remove emotions for one moment, it is not difficult to see…
The gubernatorial campaign council of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano has explained why it is highly important and critical for the indigenes of the state to vote for the party in the forthcoming governorship election. The Director General of the campaign council, a former Secretary to the State Government, Rabiu Suleiman Bichi said that with the APC at the top, Kano will enjoy a working relationship with the national government if they are voted into office. “We are optimistic of victory, but nonetheless, our people should be reminded that they should work the extra mile to ensure that…
Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, said the party’s presidential candidate Bola Tinubu won the election fair and square. “Jagaban is the informed choice of the electorate. He clearly won fair and square,” his statement on Thursday reads. The politician noted that with Tinubu’s victory, the people have “renewed the tenancy of our political party in Aso Rock.” Adamu said Nigerians spoke “loud and clear” and congratulated the president-elect as well as party members and supporters “celebrating the resounding victory of our party at the polls.” The former Nasarawa governor commended Buhari for “the peaceful conduct…
Just hours before Secretary of State Antony Blinken reached New Delhi for a meeting of G-20 foreign ministers, the US sought to draw a sharp contrast between its own goals for this group of the world’s most industrialised nations and Russia because of its invasion of Ukraine. The US will engage with G-20 members and other international partners to address the humanitarian crisis emanating from the “full-scale” Russian invasion of Ukraine and will call upon the G-20 countries to hold Russia accountable for resisting UN efforts to reopen sea-routes to allow movement of grain shipments. “In contrast to Russia’s ongoing…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has been told not to put too much energy in celebrating their declaration of victory by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. According to one of the leading figures of the Obidient movement, Aisha Yesufu, there was so much evidence of electoral fraud. According to the activist, the election was rigged, but the riggers forgot that results from polling units must be provided and not what was read out by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, at the national collation centres. Recall that Senator Dino Melaye had led other parties’ collation agents on a walk-out…
The Spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Campaign Council, PCC, Dino Melaye, has said there is no retreat in the party’s search for justice following the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. Melaye, who also served as the presidential election collation agent of the PDP, had during the collation of results accused the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu of having rigged the presidential election. Melaye had led eight other party agents, including the Labour Party to stage a walk out at the national Collation Centre. He pointed out that the BVAS was not…
Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently in Daura, Katsina State where he is meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu flew in from Abuja on Wednesday night, few hours after he was presented with a Certificate of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Our reporter gathered that the meeting with the president is probably hinged on the need to pay homage to the outgoing President for the support he received during the electioneering process. Recall that President Buhari, while casting his vote on Saturday at polling unit 003, Sarkin Yara Ward A, Daura Local Government Area had…
Following the outcome of the 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections, Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari on Wednesday, met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura. The meeting which lasted for about an hour was held behind closed doors. It was meant to felicitate the president for producing a successor from within the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, as well as review preparations for the gubernatorial elections in Katsina State on March 11. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President-elect following the conclusion of the collation of results in Abuja. Tinubu had defeated two…
Top American lawmakers have described China as an “existential” threat to the US during a first hearing on China by the Republican-majority House of Representatives. They also called for an all-out effort within the country and in coordination with its allies to successfully address the challenge posed by the Communist Party-led China. The US has routinely and historically described Chinese behaviour as aggressive. The name of the newly-constituted committee is House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This is not a polite tennis match. This is an existential struggle over what life will look like in the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has presented the Certificate of Return to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima. INEC National Chairman, Yakubu Mahmood presented the certificate of return to Tinubu and Shettima in Abuja on Wednesday. Tinubu emerged winner of Saturday’s presidential election after polling the highest votes to defeat his rival of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party’s Peter Obi.
Ward collation officers of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State have called for the cancellation of the just concluded House of Representatives election in Obio/Akpor. The APC Ward 2 Collation Officer, Hanachor Francis-Eleto and Ward 10 Collation Officer, Stanley Worgu, in a press briefing in Port Harcourt, alleged that they were denied access to the collation centre. The two collation officers also said officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, assisted members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to manipulate the process. Francis-Eleto and Worgu, who spoke on behalf of other ward…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to address the irregularities that characterised the just concluded presidential election. The call was made in a press statement signed by the PDP chairman of the Jigawa State Concern Forum, Umar Danjani. . He said the call becomes necessary considering what has happened during the just concluded presidential elections in the state. Danjani accused INEC of some irregularities including election rigging and overvoting during the election. According to him: “We are calling the attention of INEC in Jigawa State to look critically at these irregularities, election rigging…
The Action Alliance (AA) party said it is heading to court to seek nullification of the entire general election, alleging unlawful exclusion of the party from the whole exercise. The party’s authentic National Chairman, Adekunle Rufai Omo-Aje, told the media that after the declaration of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner and President-elect, the party will be heading to court to seek total nullification of the exercise to ensure a fresh exercise in the country. Omo-Aje explained that he was very determined to ensure justice is done, insisting that his party…
The Bauchi State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday called for the redeployment of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) and the Administrative Secretary of the commission before the 11th March gubernatorial election in the state in order to safeguard the sanctity of the election. The opposition party in Bauchi State alleged a “cunning” move by the Peoples Democratic Party-led government in the state “to compromise the security and INEC ad hoc electoral officers in most of the polling units across the state.” The chairman of the party, Hon Babayo Aliyu Misau, stated this while addressing a…
The Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has backed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to continue collating Saturday’s presidential elections results. The council’s chairman, Yabaji Sani, revealed the position during Tuesday’s resumption of the INEC National Collation Centre in Abuja. Sani said the personal interest of politicians should not be allowed to truncate the nation’s democratic process. “Nigerians and indeed Nigerians are very resilient people; we should applaud Nigeria’s journey so far in Democracy. We should summon the courage and determination to continue this critical process. “My members are here to encourage you to go ahead with this process to ensure…
Following the Saturday election in Kaduna State, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has won the three senatorial seats in the state. In Kaduna Central, Lawal Adamu Usman, popularly known as Mr LA, won with over 250,000 votes, to defeat All Progressives Congress candidate, Abdullahi Mohammad Sani who scored 182,035 votes. The Returning Officer, Prof Haruna Aminu, said Usman scored 225,066 votes defeating APC candidate, Abdullahi Mohammad Sani who polled 182,035 votes. Similarly, Sunday Katung scored 138, 246 in Kaduna South to defeat Ayuba Micheal of the Labour Party who scored 101,479 votes. APC’s Bulus Audu came third with 77,753 votes.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reacted to calls by the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Democratic Party asking the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to resign. The Commission described the call as misplaced. INEC claimed the allegation by the collation agent of the PDP, Dino Melaye, that the INEC Chairman allocated scores to parties is unfounded and irresponsible. The Commission said contrary to the insinuation by both parties, results emanating from the states point to a free, fair and credible process. “There are laid down procedures for aggrieved parties or candidates to follow when they are dissatisfied…
A member of the Security and Intelligence Committee of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, Abayomi Nurain Mumuni has cautioned former President Olusegun Obasanjo not to use his utterances to set the country on fire. The 2011 gubernatorial candidate of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) in Lagos State said this in a statement made available to the media on Tuesday through his media aide, Rasheed Abubakar. Recall that former President Olusegun Obasanjo had alleged irregularities in the just concluded presidential election. In a recent letter, the elder statesman called for the cancellation of the result of the election.…