Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has dissociated himself from a purported photograph of him canvassing for votes for the Peoples Democratic Party Governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. Atiku, in a press statement signed by his media office on Friday, said that the circulation of a photograph showing him carrying a banner asking for votes for the PDP candidate was a fraud done out of malice. According to the statement, the banner in question was the banner the former vice president held in canvassing for votes for the Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, during the last governorship…
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Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has advised the 19 All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the State House of Assembly to stop acting like jesters, following speculations that they are set to commence impeachment proceedings against him. “The script being acted by the APC is a failed one because no one, no matter how highly placed, will be allowed to test the will of Ekiti people”, Fayose said. The governor, who described the purported impeachment notice posted online by the APC lawmakers as “joke of the century”, pointed out that the authentic speaker of the state legislature is Hon…
A former speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Agunwa Anaekwe, has expressed confidence that with the emergence of Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) as President-elect, corruption will soon become a thing of the past in the country. Speaking with LEADERSHIP Weekend yesterday in Abuja, Anaekwe, who was Speaker in the short lived third republic, noted that corruption has done an incalculable damage to the country’s system in the last 16 years of PDP rule. “I know that Gen Muhammadu Buhari as the president, Nigeria will change in the area of corruption. This is because corruption has done a lot of…
Governor of Rivers State and Director- General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organization, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has described the emergence of General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), as the handiwork of God to effect change in the leadership of the country. Amaechi stated this on arrival at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, on Thursday, where he was warmly welcomed by State APC chieftains and Party stalwarts. The governor expressed appreciation to Nigerians and APC faithful for their collective efforts in voting Buhari and assured that the president-elect will run a transparent and accountable government that will move…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerians to come together, irrespective of the fault lines separating them, for a national rebirth, in the spirit of Easter, which is being celebrated in the country and around the world. The party, which is still basking in the euphoria of its recent electoral victory, in a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said this year’s Easter celebrations could not have come at a better time, hence the lessons must not be lost on Nigerians. “At the core of Easter, which celebrates the resurrection of…
Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has come under fire from the Arewa Consultative Forum and the Yoruba Unity Forum, for threatening to return to the creeks with his people following the defeat of his kinsman, President Goodluck Jonathan, in last Saturday’s election. Asari-Dokubo, who was rooting for Jonathan’s re-election, said with Muhammadu Buhari’s emergence as President-elect, militants might be forced to return to the creeks because the president’s defeat was a result of gang up against the South-South and South-East by the North and South-West geo-political zones. In a statement by his spokesperson, Rex…
Comrade Shehu Sani, Senator-elect for Kaduna North, on Friday advised the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to unfold a six months emergency action plan to stem corruption and insurgency in the country. Sani, who is also a civil rights activist, gave the advice in a statement made available in Kaduna. He said that it was important to confront the challenges head on, and warned against “political appeasement and settlement” in addressing issues. “The Buhari government must focus its attention in revamping the pillaged economy and spreading prosperity to millions of the teeming masses who voted for him on the 28th of March.…
As Christians in the country join their counterparts all over the world to celebrate this year’s Easter, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged Nigerians to use the period to pray for peace and end to insurgency. In a statement Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, the ruling party urged Nigerians to pray for the nation for the sustenance of the peace and understanding inspired by President Goodluck Jonathan. In the Easter message, PDP asked the people to “use the period to imbibe the spirit of love, forgiveness and good neighbourliness especially given the success already achieved by the PDP…
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), has congratulated the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), calling on him to prioritize the clean-up of Ogoniland as recommended by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). MOSOP, which also commended President Goodluck Jonathan for accepting the outcome of last Saturday’s presidential election, reminded the president-elect that he promised during his visit to Ogoniland as part of his campaign that he would ensure the implementation of the UNEP report. MOSOP, in a statement issued on Friday, pointed out that the non-implementation of the UNEP recommendations on the oil pollution in the…
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State on Thursday dedicated his election to the National Assembly as Senator representing Plateau North, to the entire state. The out-going governor, who is completing his second four year tenure in office, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, defeated the All Progressives Congress candidate, Eunice Sambo, to the senatorial seat. Speaking through his Director of Press and Public Affairs, James Mannock, the governor attributed his victory at the polls to the will of God, and called on aggrieved persons to accept the verdict as an act of God. He also sued for peace…
BENUE DEP. GOVERNOR, STEVEN LAWANI The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State is fast losing its appeal among people of the state following the overwhelming victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last Saturday presidential and national assembly election. This much was attested to by no more a personality than a former youth director for the Suswam campaign organisation, Chief John Akperashi Gum, who has already fixed a date, 7th April, 2015 – four days before the governorship and state assembly elections – for his defection ceremony. This is just as a former Minister of Justice, Mike…
Seven persons were last night murdered by gunmen who stormed the residence of Chief Christopher Adube in Obrikom community, Ogba, Egbema, Ndoni local government area in Rivers State. A community source told the Vanguard that the gunmen shot everybody they found in the residence, including Chief Adube. “They shot everybody in sight at the compound. I can confirm that he is dead. I heard some were rushed to the hospital. I don’t know if all the others were his children or family members,” the source said. According to him, the late Chief Adube was a former Caretaker Committee Chairman of…
Presidential candidate of the United Democratic Party (UDP), who was part of the 13 beaten by Muhammadu Buhari in last Saturday’s election, Godson Okoye, has tasked the president-elect on improvement in the areas of education, security, power and agriculture in his administration. Okoye, who doubles as the National Chairman of UDP, insisted that the only way Buhari can win the hearts of Nigerians still skeptical about his presidency, is to give priority to the development of health, education, agriculture, power and security sectors of the country. “If I am to set an agenda for him, security, power and education should…
While a section of Nigerians continues to bicker over the outcome of last weekend’s presidential election, Presidential Goodluck Jonathan, Friday hosted the president-elect, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The unannounced meeting was held behind closed doors. Although Jonathan had called Buhari to congratulate him on his election victory when it became clear that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had won, yesterday’s meeting would be the first time both men were seeing each other physically after the election. Jonathan also attended a Good Friday service at the Aso Villa Chapel, Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday, where…
Ijaw youths will tomorrow meet to take a definite stand on President Goodluck Jonathan’s election loss to Muhammadu Buhari. According to the spokesperson for the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Eric Omare, the group was not satisfied with the outcome of the polls and would seek a new direction for the struggle for resource control. “The IYC has resolved to call for a national congress of all Ijaw youths on Sunday, 5th April at Tuomo Community in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, where all the Ijaw youth of the Niger-Delta region would meet to review the outcome of the…
Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has appealed to everyone that was offended by his conduct during the presidential election in the state to forgive him. He claimed that his actions were in the interest of the state. In a pre-election broadcast, yesterday, in Port Harcourt, Amaechi also urged the people of the state to shun violence during the coming governorship election. “As we prepare for that election, we have a little time to reflect on the issues at stake. It must be about Rivers state. It must be about its progress and the prosperity of all who live here and…
Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has described the defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in last Saturday’s presidential election as an expression of the collective wish of Nigerians which, he said, must be respected. However, he said that the PDP had the capacity to put its house in order and bounce back soon. Speaking to State House correspondents, on Friday, after a visit to President Goodluck Jonathan at his official residence, Lamido advised the PDP to work hard in the coming governorship election in order to stave off a bandwagon effect following…
In a move to maintain their political relevance following the sweeping victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the presidential election and the National Assembly elections, ten immediate past Local government Chairmen in Niger state have left the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Among those who left the PDP for the APC, yesterday, were Jibril Kallamu from Tafa local government area, Hon. Dauda Umar from Magama local government, Hon. Musa N. Tessan, from Lavun local government, and Hon. Ibrahim Isah, from Rafi local government area. Others are Hajia Zainab Waziri former Caretaker/chairman Borgu local government, ASP Yerima Abdullahi Rtd, from…
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A former Governor of Anambra State and leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has appealed to the Igbos in the South-East to support the incoming administration of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. Mr. Onu made the call Wednesday during a rally organised by the South-East APC in Owerri, Imo State, to celebrate Mr. Buhari’s victory in Saturday’s presidential election. He noted that the “new direction” which Nigeria now faced following the historic victory of the opposition APC, necessitated the call, therefore, the people of the South-East must not be left out. He also stated that the Peoples…