Former Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola has promised to deliver over 1.5 million votes from the State for Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the February 25, 2023, presidential election. Oyetola made this disclosure at the inauguration of Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council in Osogbo on Thursday. Oyetola, who is the State Coordinator, Tinubu/Shettima PCC, also tasked the newly-inaugurated members to intensify efforts towards ensuring all round victory for the APC presidential candidate and his running mate and all the party candidates in the forthcoming general elections. “No stone would be left unturned…
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The spokesperson for the Atiku, Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, Daniel Bwala has denied that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is using the face of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, to campaign in some northern States. Bwala made the clarification on Thursday while fielding questions on the Arise Television Morning Show programme. InfoStride News had reviewed a video circulating online which showed bags of rice bearing the face of Obi with the logo of the PDP. However, Bwala has come out to say that it did not emanate from the PDP. He said, “That…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Delta State, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege knocked Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Thursday. The Deputy Senate President spoke with reporters after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. The lawmaker dismissed the notion that Delta is a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) State. “That is a very serious misconception. Delta is very ripe for the taking”, he declared. Omo-Agege complained about the condition of the oil rich State despite receiving huge appropriation from the federal government. He stated that since Okowa assumed office in 2015, Delta has received close to N4.2trillion.…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has disclosed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo punished him while he was governor of Lagos State. Tinubu explained that the decision was not a personal punishment but an action taken against the Lagos State Government. He said Obasanjo took the decision against his administration because he was in the opposition party. The APC flagbearer spoke during his presidential campaign rally in Benin City, Edo State against the backdrop of Obasanjo’s endorsement of the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi. He accused the former president of frustrating his efforts…
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo says he is excited because former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate was not against the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Keyamo said Obasanjo’s endorsement of Obi was against the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Last week, Obasanjo endorsed Obi in a letter where he urged the youths to vote him at the 2023 presidential election. Commenting on the development, the spokesman for the APC Presidential Campaign Council recalled that Obasanjo endorsed Atiku in 2019 due to Obi. Speaking…
A former Ambassador of Nigeria to Jordan and an All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftain, Faruk Malami Yabo has dumped the APC and embraced the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State. The former Ambassador declared his intention to join PDP during the party’s campaign rally in Yabo town, Yabo Local Government Area of the State, saying that his defection to PDP was a homecoming. “PDP has always been my party and my returning to my party could be linked to the story of the prodigal son” He thanked the people who were part of the movement, promising to do everything…
The National Director of Publicity and Advocacy of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has said that Peter Obi’s presidency “could end the Biafran cause.” Baba-Ahmed said Obi’s “most formidable foe” is “the violence in the East.” In his weekly article, Baba-Ahmed noted that it would be difficult for Obi to emerge victorious in February due to the battling “titans,” Tinubu and Atiku. Baba-Ahmed said the Labour Party, LP, would have made more impact if it distanced itself from the titans. The NEF spokesman lamented that Obi’s supporters believe in miracles than negotiating for votes. According to Baba-Ahmed: “Peter…
The spokesperson for the Atiku, Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation, Daniel Bwala has claimed former president Olusegun Obasanjo wanted to draft him into the Obi/Datti presidential movement before he joined the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Bwala made the statement on Thursday while featuring on the Arise Television Morning Show programme. The revelation is coming on the heels of the endorsement of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, by Obasanjo. InfoStride4 News reported that Obasanjo had, in a New Year message to Nigerians, endorsed Obi ahead of other presidential candidates for the 2023 election, citing a track record…
The National Chairman of Accord, Muhammed Lawal Nalado, has declared that the party will defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other political parties in the 2023 general elections in Oyo State. Nalado said during the campaign flag-off of the Oyo North senatorial district candidate of the party, Shina Abiola Peller on Wednesday in Iseyin, Oyo State. Nalado while addressing the gathering said Accord has become more popular than other political parties in the state. He said the popularity of the party will make it defeat all other political parties in the 2023 general elections.…
The chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Ebonyi State and special security consultant to the state government, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha has said he did not provoke shootings in Ekoli Edda, Afikpo South Local Government Area of the state. InfoStride News recalls that the alleged shooting in the area resulted in the killing of his younger brother and his houses and vehicles set ablaze by unknown gunmen. A policeman and a youth leader were also killed when the thugs struck. Emegha described, as wicked, false and mischievous, the reports in some sections of the media that he was blowing sirens…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has mocked his All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart, Bola Tinubu, over President Muhammadu Buhari’s absence at his campaign rallies. Atiku said Buhari’s absence from APC presidential campaign rallies was an indication that he lacked confidence in Tinubu’s ability to win next month’s election. He made the remark while reacting to Tinubu’s claim that he lacked the integrity to rule Nigeria. Atiku spoke through the spokesman of the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation, Kola Ologbondiyan. In a statement by Ologbondiyan, Atiku said Tinubu is talking about integrity when there are several…
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom says the G5 governors are committed members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and are working round the clock to ensure that the party wins all elections in their respective states. Governor Ortom stated this Thursday, 5th January 2023 in Ibadan, Oyo State, during the PDP State gubernatorial campaign flag-off. He said the G5 governors and other members of the party working with them in the integrity group are “committed members of the PDP in their various states” and would work to ensure that candidates of the party in their states were elected in the…
A former National Vice President of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Comrade Anya S. Anya, has taken a swipe at the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, over the deteriorating insecurity challenges ravaging many parts of the state. Anya, who currently doubles as the Southeast Coordinator of Coalition of Saraki Advocates for Atiku (COSAA), was baring his minds in a statement on Thursday, against the backdrops of a recent repeated onslaught on Aku Ihube and Umulolo local communities in Okigwe Local Government Area of the state by suspected operatives of Ebubeagu…
The coast is now clear for the House of Assembly candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State to take part in the 2023 general elections. This comes after an Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt set aside the judgment of Federal High Court in Port Harcourt which sacked 16 House of Assembly candidates of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State. Justice Turaki Muhammed of the Federal High Court had in a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party against APC House of Assembly candidates, sacked 16 candidates of the party for alleged Non-compliance with Electoral Act…
The presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on Wednesday urged the people of Delta State to support and vote for the party in the forthcoming 2023 elections. Kwankwaso made the call during a remark shortly after he commissioned the campaign office of Hon. Onochie Anthony Ochie in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. He said the NNPP is a national party to beat in the whole of Nigeria. Kwankwaso also called on all NNPP candidates to work towards ensuring the victory of the party at the polls. Kwakwaso promised to build 500 classrooms in three years,…
The United States stands with the women of Afghanistan and strongly condemns the recent Taliban move regarding restrictions on girls’ education in the country, the White House said on Tuesday. “We stand with Afghan women and condemn the Taliban’s indefensible decision to restrict women’s education and their rights. So, as we have made clear, these actions by the Taliban will further alienate them from the international community and deny them the legitimacy that they so desire,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at her daily news conference. “We remain in touch with our partners and allies on this…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP has tackled the All Progressive Congress APC’s administration over the recently revised registration fees for undergraduate students by Universities. NNPP gubernatorial candidate in Jigawa State, Malam Aminu Ibrahim Ringim stated this on Tuesday after presenting flags to the candidates of the Jigawa North West Senatorial zone at Gumel. He said the APC administration had made life miserable for Nigerian citizens by creating unnecessary poverty through its impoverished policies and programs. According to him” Universities have increased their registration fees, making it difficult for the poor families to send their children to universities or complete…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo said Governor Seyi Makinde and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will be defeated in March. A statement on Tuesday by Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare accused the PDP of spreading unsubstantiated claims. The spokesperson said a purported APC chieftain Bashir Adeola, who attacked the party in favour of the PDP, is non-existent. Sadare declared the name fictitious and that it was formed to attack the APC due to its political fireworks in recent months. “We have painstakingly checked our party membership register and found no member by the name Bashiru Adeola. “We wonder where…
Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has appealed to youths to shun thuggery during the 2023 election. The governor told them that anyone invited to partake in violence should ask such politicians to use their children. The Director-General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) spoke at separate party rallies on Tuesday. Tambuwal declared that Atiku Abubakar is the only presidential candidate that can change Nigeria’s political fortune positively. “Atiku has designed workable strategies to end banditry, fight corruption, unemployment, address infrastructural decay and boost the economy,” he noted. Tambuwal charged Nigerians to keep their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from those who…
Fireworks in the Nigerian polity have heightened in the past few days following the endorsement of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, by former president Olusegun Obasanjo and the former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark. InfoStride News reported that Obasanjo had in a New Year message to Nigerians endorsed Obi ahead of other presidential candidates for the 2023 election, citing a track record of ability and performance. The former President also said age, physical and mental disposition favour Obi more than other frontline candidates. “We need selfless, courageous, honest, patriotic, in…