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2023: PDP replies Folarin, Adelabu, says Makinde best governor in Oyo
By Richard Thomas, Ibadan Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Dayo Ogungbenro has faulted the statements credited to Senator Teslim Folarin and Oloye Adebayo Adelabu rating Governor Seyi Makinde’ s administration as poor in performance. He said no governor has performed like Governor Makinde in the history of the state. Ogungbenro stated this during an interview with journalists at the party’s…
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Bukola Saraki formally joins presidential race, seeks PDP ticket
Former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki has formally declared for the presidency on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 elections. Saraki officially declared for the nation’s number one seat in Abuja on Thursday. According to Saraki, his experience in governance in Nigeria makes him the best for the job as Nigeria’s president. “My portfolio…
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Ambode’s man, Oluwo submits guber forms, challenges Sanwo-Olu for Lagos APC ticket
Wale Oluwo has submitted his All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination and expression of interest forms for the 2023 governorship election in Lagos State. Oluwo, who is an associate of former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode submitted his forms at the International Conference Centre, Abuja . He vowed to defeat incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the party’s primaries. “Lagos must be…
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Okunnu-Lamidi submits SDP presidential nomination form ahead of party primaries
A presidential aspirant, Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi took the next step in her aspirations for a more equitable, more inclusive, more progressive and viable Nigeria when she submitted her presidential nomination form ahead of Social Democratic Party (SDP) primaries at the party’s secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday. The nomination form was received by the National Chairman of the Party, Alhaji Shehu Gabam…
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Kassim Afegbua carpets Ayu, alleges PDP national chairman is working for Atiku
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Kassim Afegbua has carpeted National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu and the National Working Committing (NWC)for jettisoning zoning in the 2023 presidential election. In a statement he signed on Thursday, Afegbua accused Ayu of secretly working for the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s…
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Tinubu in Gombe, promises improved livelihood for farmers
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has promised farmers in the country an improved livelihood if elected president. Tinubu was speaking when he visited the party’s delegates and stakeholders in Gombe State. In a statement by his media office, the former Lagos State governor said farmers play a pivotal role in providing food security for…
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Orji Kalu calls Edwin Clark hypocrite, says South East wiser
Former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu has accused Ijaw Leader, Edwin Clark of hypocrisy in his support for a president from the South East. Clark had accused Kalu of betraying the South East by declaring his support for Senate President, Ahmed Lawan. But in a statement he signed, Kalu wondered why Clark didn’t call other politicians from the…
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South West has no moral obligation to support Igbo presidency – Olu Falae
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olu Falae says the South West has no moral obligation to support zoning the presidency to the South East. In an interview with The PUNCH, Falae who was the Alliance for Democracy presidential candidate in the 1999 presidential election said the South East did not also concede to the South West to…
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Tinubu will win APC primaries even with 1 million contestants – Babachir Lawal
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has said National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is not bothered about the number of aspirants contesting for the party’s presidential ticket with him. Speaking after submitting Tinubu’s nomination and expression of interest forms on Wednesday, Lawal said even if there are one million aspirants,…
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Emir of Bauchi denies endorsing Osinbajo, calls news fake
The Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwan Suleiman Adamu has denied reports that he endorsed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for the 2023 presidential election. The vice president’s aides through a statement had credited the Emir as saying if he was not a traditional ruler, he would have been the Bauchi State Coordinator of Osinbajo Campaign Group. But the monarch in a…
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