A former presidential aspirant of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Orefo Nnamdi Onochie, has insisted that increasing the minimum wage will not solve the problems of the higher cost of living and inflation. He was baring his mind in a statement issued on Friday against the backdrops of the current state of economic affairs in Nigeria, especially the recent outcries by average citizens on problems of high inflation in the country. Onochie, who was also a former Nigerian envoy to Algeria and the Philippines, opined that the Federal Government and critical stakeholders must fashion out a strident and diligent policy…
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The People Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State has said it is ready to kick start its campaign for the 2023 general elections, saying it will flag off its campaign rally on Sunday, January 15, 2023. This was disclosed by the Acting State chairman of the party, Muktar Lugga during a media chat on Saturday with members of the correspondents’ chapel in Gusau, the State capital. “We will give the campaign rally 24 hours to get in touch with their supporters in every part of the state”, Lugga said. ” I want to tell you that the ruling APC has…
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has urged politicians to embrace peaceful electioneering strategies as the nation prepares for the February general elections. Adeleke made this known while receiving leaders of thought from Osun state, Friday evening. Adeleke who condemned the increasingly disruptive nature of campaigns in some areas of the state, particularly the vandalization of billboards and posters also openly condemned revolt against state authorities. According to a statement signed by Olawale Rasheed, the Spokesperson of the governor, “Violent activities including vandalization of campaign posters and billboards increased in the last five days after former Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s return…
Prof. Pat Utomi on Friday in Lagos, raised the alarm over growing incivility and intolerance weeks to the 2023 general elections. The Convener of BIG-TENT, a coalition of Political Parties, Social Movements and Civil Society Organisations for Peter Obi-Baba-Ahmed Datti, addressed a news conference. The economist said Nigeria’s democracy faces threat, accusing some state governments of denying opposition parties the use of public facilities. “The experience of many participating in current elections suggest a significant level of a collapse of civility, growing fascism and polarisation of the country by politicians”, NAN quoted him. Utomi noted that analysis by scholars and…
Barely 49 days to the 2023 general elections, a group of Civil Society Organisations on Friday, expressed concerns over the reports of missing Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs and the challenge of locating them. The CSOs worried President Muhammadu Buhari must be prepared to conduct a free and fair election. The organisations expressed their views during a press conference by the Focal Person of the Coalition of Nigerian Youth Groups, Maximilian Tashilani; the Convener of Coalition of Civil Society For Good Governance, Okpanachi Jacob; and chairman of Arewa Transformational Leaders, Yusuf Ibrahim. They also raised concerns over the voter education carried…
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has urged the new Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) board to move away from the norm by not giving projects to political contractors but to those with competence and track records. Wike gave the advice when the new NDDC’s board members, led by its Chairman, Lauretta Onochie, paid a courtesy visit to him at Government House, Port Harcourt, on Friday, contained in a statement by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Kelvin Ebiri. He said, “There are what we call regional developmental projects that can link up two states. “Those are the kind of things…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba has said his party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu could convert “black yahoo talent into white chips producing talent.” Garba’s statement was contained in a post via his verified Twitter handle. Recall that Tinubu had said he would create technology hubs for Yahoo boys if elected president. Tinubu made the statement at a political rally in Benin, Edo State. “I will convert Yahoo boys and make them useful by converting their talents and intellects to produce chips for industries,” Tinubu said. Garba said it takes exceptional talent to be a Yahoo…
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has charged the leadership and entire membership of the Imo Elders Council to speak to political detractors and the opposition and interrogate their consciences over what they are doing and how it will help Imo State to either grow or develop. He appealed to members of the council to wade into the matters affecting the progress and development of the State, particularly, insecurity. Uzodinma stated this on Friday when he met with the leadership of the Imo Elders Council at the new Executive Council Chambers, Owerri. Welcoming the elders led by their chairman, HRH…
Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi said youths will no longer need to leave Nigeria (japa) under his presidency. He promised to implement policies that would secure the future of young citizens. Obi made the pledge on Thursday at the party’s campaign rally in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti capital. The former Anambra State governor vowed to end poverty, corruption and insecurity. Obi said he would pay attention to unemployment to ensure graduates get paid jobs. “My administration will move this country from consumption to production “Our youths will be properly taken care of and will no longer be travelling out…
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…
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…