Welcome to Nollywood Times

---

• Don't Allow Obasanjo To Escape, Close All Borders - Oba Tells Buhari
• APC Chairman Attacked By Suspected Assassins, Orderly Shot
• See The Prophecy Of Fashawe’s Mum On Atiku
• What Joe Igbokwe, Osita Okechukwu Replied Fashola Over 2023 Igbo Presidency
• See What Saraki, Atiku, Secondus, Obi, PDP Chieftains Currently Plotting Agaist Buhari In Dubai
• REVEALED: See List of States APC May Lose In 2019
• 2019 Presidency: What Keyamo Told Senate; Why He Called Atiku Corrupt
• WAEC CERTIFICATE: My Credentials Are With The Military, Like Buhari – Al-Mustapha Tells INEC
• See The Prayer For President Buhari And APC By Dele Momodu
• Atiku Reacts To Prediction Of 2019 Election By UK Magazine

Don't Allow Obasanjo To Escape, Close All Borders - Oba Tells Buhari Posted: 27 Oct 2018 10:27 PM PDT Oba Akiolu, Obasanjo and President Buhari The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu says Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), will be justified if he is angry over the affairs of the state. Tinubu had rejected the reelection bid of Akinwunmi Ambode, governor of Lagos state, throwing his weight behind Jide Sanwo-Olu who eventually emerged the APC governorship candidate. In an interview with newsmen, Akiolu said he has asked Ambode to leave it (the primary election) to God. He said no evil will befall Ambode. "I know he's a good person," the oba said. "No evil will befall him and God still has great plans for him (Ambode). When the breeze blows, we will all see what the chicken is hiding underneath. "The truth is that if Bola Ahmed Tinubu is angry, he's justified. No evil will befall the three of them. They know my stance on the issue and it's not a secret. "Better people should come into politics, because majority of them there are liars and that is the truth. As time goes on, we will continue to de-emphasise the import of money in our election. "On the other hand, concerning Ambode, if you have charm but you don't have the antidote or another charm that can counter it, then you don't have anything. I won't say more than that. May God help all of us. "So, I didn't talk because they are both my children and it will get better." 'BUHARI SHOULD CLOSE THE BORDER TO PREVENT OBASANJO FROM ESCAPING' Akiolu advised President Muhammadu Buhari to prevent former President Olusegun Obasanjo from "escaping" if he wins reelection in 2019. "The moment he wins the election, he should close the border so that Obasanjo won't escape," the Oba said. "Obasanjo should change his ways. An adage says that a deity that we try every possible thing to put in a place of honour that defies all such gestures would expose itself to ridicule at the end of the day." Related Topics: #Obasanjo #ObaAkiolu #Tinubu #Ambode #Buhari Sharing is caring. Share this story

APC Chairman Attacked By Suspected Assassins, Orderly Shot Posted: 27 Oct 2018 10:03 PM PDT APC Chairman, Police orderly The All Progressives Congress, APC, Chairman, in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye was in the early hours of Saturday attacked by gunmen. According to a DAILY POST report, the suspected assassins invaded Nwoye's Enugu residence around 2 a.m. His police orderly, Gerald Eke, who was shot by the gunmen, is currently at the Orthopaedic Hospital, Enugu. Nwoye said that the attack was political. The Chairman told DAILY POST that "It is only God that saved my life. It all happened between 2.15 to 2.20 a.m. "I heard banging on the gate, it persisted for 10 or more minutes. It was followed by gun shots for a long time, the next thing was that Gerald Eke, one of the policemen attached to me started screaming that he has been hit. "It happened within 5 to 10 minutes, I came out and saw blood gushing from his head. At this point, I was calling the CP, calling DCP operations, he picked and I I told him what was going on. The policeman's gun was taken. You can see bullet shots in the wall. "They took him to Parklane from where he was referred him to Orthopaedic Hospital." Nwoye while blaming the crisis within his party for the attack, said "It is a shame; this is a politically calculated attempt on my life, I hope they are tracked and made to face the law. "By now my body would have been deposited in the morgue and life goes on. But my death will not make them to get the positions they are looking for, even if they succeed, it won't make any difference. "But I'm not scared, my worry is that an innocent policeman, whose wife is about to give birth is now lying at the hospital bed and I don't know his fate." Meanwhile, the police say they were working hard to get to the root of the matter. Spokesman of the Enugu State Police Command, SP Ebere Amaraizu, who confirmed the incident to DAILY POST said "we are handling the matter." Related Topics: #APCChairmanEnuguState #BenNwoye #GeraldEke Sharing is caring. Share this story

See The Prophecy Of Fashawe’s Mum On Atiku Posted: 27 Oct 2018 03:43 PM PDT Alhaji Atiku Abubaka The emergence of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as the Presidential Candidate for the PDP has compelled me to re-read a book on him by a colleague Onukaba Adinoyi Ojo (1960-2017). The 338 page book was published in 2006 by Africana Legacy Press. An autographed copy of the book was given to me by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on November 8, 2013. Mr. Onukaba Adinoyi Ojo died in a motor accident along Ife/Akure road on March 5, 2017. The book appears to be the most authoritative book on the P.D.P. Presidential Candidate. For, according to Onukuba himself, he produced the book with the assistance of Amina Titi Abubakar, Ladi Atiku Abubakar, Princess Rukiya Atiku Abubakar, Jamila Atiku Abubakar, Adamu Atiku Abubakar, Governor Boni Haruna, Senator Jonathan Zwingina, Hamman Ahmed Kojoli, Yahaya Bala, Peter Okocha, Yomi Edu, Umar Ardo, Abdullahi Nyako, Chris Mammah and Nath Yaduma. Others who helped him in producing the book includes Otunba Oyewole Fashawe, Sola Akanmode, Patrick Adaba, Tokunbo Adeola, Jamilu Lamido, Mohammed Shata, Ambassador M.G. Samanki, Ahmadu Bode, Sa'ad Abubakar, Justice Abubakar Alkali Abba, Boss Mustapha, Maxwell Gidado, Onyeama Ugochukwu, Garba Abdullahi, Chubado Jada, Idris Yusuf, Chigbo Anichebe, Tunde Olusunle, Babalele Abdullahi, Muyiwa Oyekan, Chuks Anyanso, Garba Shehu, Adeola Akande, Shima Ayati, Jauro Sidiq and Koko Olugbesan. As far as those close to Atiku Abubakar, those mentioned are his core advisers. The narrative in the book is interesting. On page 31 of the book we were told of how Atiku Abubakar lost his father at eleven. READ ALSO: See What Saraki, Atiku, Secondus, Obi, PDP Chieftains Currently Plotting Agaist Buhari In Dubai Otunba Oyewole Fashawe is the best friend of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He is a Muslim. He is the Asiwaju of Owo in Ondo state. Interestingly, he is also Atiku Abubakar's best friend. It is still a mystery how the man has been able to maintain his friendship with the two men even when they were fighting each other. On page 138 of the book, we were told that "Otunba Oyewole Fashawe was also eking out a living as a clearing and forwarding agent at Apapa Ports when Atiku met him. They had known each other as far back as Idi Iroko and Gamboru border post in the Northeast. "Whenever he was on duty, any clearing and forwarding agent who was not sure of himself would not go near him. He was strict and firm. He did not like agents who tried to cheat the government of its revenue. You know importers always try to cut corners to be able to pay lower duty. Importers put a lot of pressure on us agents. We had to be very careful with Atiku because he was a no-nonsense officer", Fashawe remembered. One day at Apapa, Atiku was on tour of Customs' facilities at the ports when he ran into Fashawe. He asked if Fashawe had set up his own licensed clearing and forwarding agency. Atiku had often advised Fashawe to set up his own company. Fashawe said he was yet to own a license. Atiku advised him to register a company and then apply for a Customs license so that he could operate legally. Fashawe registered Bako Services and Atiku assisted him in getting a license. "He assisted me without compromising his position", Fashawe remembered. Bako Services would later become a multi-million Naira business with interests in many sectors of the economy". Working under Bello Mohammed, the man Babangida gave the Directorship of Customs, turned out to be the most frustrating for Atiku. Mohammed was not comfortable having around him someone who had competed with him for the same job. He felt he could never trust Atiku and Atiku would not be loyal and committed to his success in the job. He wanted Atiku gone. Thrice he recommended him for retirement, but Shagaya (the then Minister of Internal Affairs) turned it down. Atiku went to see Shagaya and told him that he would like to leave service voluntarily because he did not want to be disgraced out of office. Shagaya advised him not to quit. Atiku had at least 10 more years to go in the service and Shagaya felt he could still head the agency before his retirement. But Atiku's soul was no longer in the Customs. He needed to move on. He had always wanted to work for himself anyway. He asked for his annual leave and it was approved. He left for the lesser hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. READ ALSO: REVEALED: See List of States APC May Lose In 2019 Before his departure, Atiku had written his resignation letter, put it in an envelope, sealed and given it to his friend, Adamu Yaro, to hand it personally to Bello Mohammed, his boss. Adamu Yaro did not know the content of the letter. He simply did as his friend had told him. The Director was not happy to seeAtiku go voluntarily. He briefed Shagaya about it and the Internal Affairs Minister advised him to accept the resignation. Atiku had packed out of his Reeve Road official flat in Ikoyi and moved into a spacious, furnished guest house owned by NICOTES (his oil services company) on Bourdillon Road in Ikoyi. When he joined the Customs 20 years earlier, he had drawn a graph anticipating his career progression from Cadet to Director of Customs by age 40. "I told myself that if by the time I was 40 years old I did not head the organization, I would quit. Well, I almost did, I retired at 43 as a Deputy Director", Atiku said. One of those Atiku consulted about his planned resignation was his old friend from Apapa Ports, Fashawe. He visited Fashawe at Owo, his hometown. Like most of his friends, Fashawe advised him not to rush out of Customs until he had served as Director. But Mrs Lydia Ijamolayemi, Fashawe's mother, had a different opinion. She advised Atiku to leave the Customs and embark on the journey God had destined for him. Five years earlier, she had visited Atiku in his office in Lagos and predicted that Atiku would be presiding over the affairs of Nigeria by age 52 to 55 years. The matriarch of the Fashawe family was well known all over Owo and beyond as an extraordinarily gifted seer". READ ALSO: WAEC CERTIFICATE: My Credentials Are With The Military, Like Buhari – Al-Mustapha Tells INEC On how Atiku entered politics. Adinoyi Ojo Onikaba wrote, "Look, you are good, you relate well with people. I think you will make a good politician. Why don't you join me in politics". Shehu Musa Yar'Adua told Atiku during one of their meetings. Atiku consulted his family and friends such as Adamu Bello, Adamu Yaro, Oyewole Fashawe and Magdiel Samanki. Some family members and friends advised him against it. They had wanted him to reach the peak of his career as Director of Customs before bowing out. Some felt that Nigerian politics was too messy, expensive, treacherous and dangerous to rush into. They urged him to reconsider his plan. Atiku likes to take his time before taking a decision as weighty as his next career move. But once he makes up his mind, he stands by it no matter the pressure on him to reconsider it. He can be quite stubborn. After mauling over the matter for sometimes, Atiku finally decided to quit Customs and go into politics. By 1988, Atiku had started attending regular meeting at Yar'Adua's Ikoyi home. The retired General had brought together an eclectic group of old and new politicians, progressives and radicals, intellectuals and the semi-educated ones, Muslims and Christians, Southerners and Northerners, and rich and poor. He invited as many political leaders as were willing to come. He did not discriminate. For example, when some people protested against the invitation of Lamidi Adedibu, a controversial politician from Ibadan whose name had been associated with thuggery in the past, Yar'Adua overruled them, arguing that the group would someday need the Adedibus of Nigerian politics. Besides Adedibu, others invited to the new political association included M.S. Buhari, Yomi Edu, Chuba Okadigbo, Farouk Abdul Azeez, Patrick Dele Cole, S.M. Afolabi, Yahaya Kwande, Dapo Sarumi, Bode Ajewole, Babalola Borishade, Deji Fashina, Ishola Filani, Ango Abdullahi, Garba Abdulkadir, Tunde Oyeleke, Titi Ajanaku, Babagana Kingigbe, Tony Anenih, Akin Omoboriowo and Atiku Abubakar. Atiku knew some of them personally but there were others he was meeting for the first time. "Strange bedfellows", was how some people described members of the political family that came to be known as the Yar'Adua Group. They were held together by Yar'Adua's vision and determination to radically alter the politics of Nigeria by building a strong and popular party". Related Topics: #Atiku #Fashawe #OnukabaAdinoyiOjo #Yaradua Sharing is caring. Share this story

What Joe Igbokwe, Osita Okechukwu Replied Fashola Over 2023 Igbo Presidency Posted: 27 Oct 2018 01:07 PM PDT Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola Some All Progressives Congress politicians from the South-East have responded to a statement by the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, that the 2023 presidential ticket of the ruling party would be zoned to the South-West. Joe Igbokwe and Osita Okechukwu, both leading Igbo voices in the APC, said Mr Fashola's comment was a wake up call that the South-East must turn out to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. Mr Fashola said at a town hall event in Lagos on Thursday that the people of South-West should vote for Mr Buhari in order to get the presidency back to the region. "A vote for Buhari in 2019, means a return of power to the South-west in 2023. I am sure you will vote wisely," Mr Fashola said, News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports. Mr Fashola's comments contradicted repeated claims by Messrs Igbokwe and Okechukwu that the party's ticket will go to the South East in 2023. But in separate interviews Friday, they told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr Fashola's comments should not be seen as offensive but only logical and political. "It is okay for the minister to say what he said because this is politics," Mr Igbokwe said. "It is now left to the Igbo to see whether they would take this seriously and compete well in 2019." "What the Igbo need to do now is to massively vote for the president in 2019 so that by 2023 the party would see that we have the numbers and zone the presidency to us," Mr Igbokwe added. Mr Okechukwu, director-general of state-owned Voice of Nigeria, said the APC would be ready to toe the path of equity and justice by zoning presidential ticket to the South-East in 2023, but warned that it would not come on a platter. "You have to fight for it to get it. We have to show that we deserve the ticket in 2023 by voting heavily for the president at the upcoming elections," Mr Okechukwu said. "The APC I know would consider how the South-East has not produced president since 1999 and, therefore, zone the ticket to us on the principle of equity and natural justice," he said. The two politicians have often added their voices to the call for Nigerians of Igbo extraction to embrace the APC as a political party, but this has largely been rebuffed. Joe Igbokwe -Photo credit: Concise News While the South-West is considered a swing region, the South-East is predominantly against the APC, overwhelmingly embracing Peoples Democratic Party, the major opposition party that was Nigeria's ruling party from 1999 to 2015. Rochas Okorocha, the only APC governor in the South-East region of five states, has repeatedly urged the Igbo to embrace Mr Buhari in order to realise their 2023 presidential prospects. Osita Okechukwu -APC Chieftain  The South-East APC politicians have repeatedly claimed that they have assurances of the president and his top administration officials, like Boss Mustapha, that the region would produce a presidential candidate in 2023. Related Topics: #Fashola #JoeIgbokwe #OsitaOkechukwu #IgboPresidency2023 Related Topics: #Sharing is caring. Share this story

See What Saraki, Atiku, Secondus, Obi, PDP Chieftains Currently Plotting Agaist Buhari In Dubai Posted: 27 Oct 2018 12:30 PM PDT President Muhammadu Buhari The major opposition party in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chieftains are currently in Dubai, fine tuning their strategies for the 2019 general elections. Determined to oust President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2019 presidential election, Senate President Bukola Saraki; presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; and the National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, are leading a host of other chieftains of the opposition party in a meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to fine-tune their campaign strategy ahead of the November 18 commencement date. The special strategy session, which started on Thursday in the Middle East city, is meant to put finishing touches to some of the PDP's plans aimed at defeating Buhari at the next poll. According to sources close to the meeting, Atiku is also using the forum to perfect his comprehensive policy document, detailing how he intends to improve Nigeria. It was learnt that the PDP presidential candidate's road-map for Nigeria's development would be unveiled to Nigerians in the next few weeks. Investigation by Saturday PUNCH revealed that Atiku, who had been in Dubai earlier, was joined by Saraki, Secondus and a host of other PDP chieftains on Wednesday night. It was also gathered that Atiku's running mate and former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, was also attending the meeting. The Director-General of the Atiku Campaign Organisation, Gbenga Daniel, who is a former Governor of Ogun State, is also present at the meeting, according to party stalwarts who spoke to Saturday PUNCH under the condition of anonymity. A top source in the PDP told Saturday PUNCH that the meeting was important for the party to fine-tune its strategy ahead of electioneering. "All of them, including Atiku, Saraki, Obi and Daniel are meeting in Dubai now; the essence is to strategise ahead of the campaign," the source said. As of the time of filing this report, our correspondents could not ascertain how long in terms of the number of days the strategy session would last but it was learnt that Saraki, Atiku, Secondus and other leaders in the meeting were determined to perfect most of their plans ahead of the presidential campaign scheduled to begin on November 18. According to INEC's timetable and schedule of activities issued by the commission, campaigns for presidential and National Assembly elections will commence on November 18, while campaigns for governorship and state assembly elections will start on December 1. Confirming the meeting in Dubai, the spokesperson for the Atiku Campaign Organisation, Mr. Segun Sowunmi, said there was a need for Atiku to meet with critical stakeholders ahead of the presidential, governorship and other campaigns scheduled to begin soon. He said, "The appropriate response is that the former Vice-President, who is now the presidential candidate of the PDP, after a very gruelling and rigorous campaign during the primaries, has taken a couple of days for a deserved rest. "As a matter of fact, the quantum of work needed to be done in Nigeria is such that the rest is almost turning out to be a working rest. "He has been engaging quite a lot of critical stakeholders who have flown all the way there to have conversations with him, share ideas and rob minds with him, while others are there to felicitate with him on his victory. "As soon as he returns to the country, the entire machinery for his presidential campaign will be ready and all Nigerians can look forward to a glorious era so that the change to the change presently in place happens." Asked to mention all the stakeholders in the meeting, he said, "I'm sure it's not an inventory-like meeting where I will say who is there or who is not there. Frankly, I don't have a list of the people who are there, but I know a lot of high-ranking people are around the former VP because of his goodwill which he has gathered over the years." On the party's readiness for campaigns for the 2019 general elections, he said, "We are extremely prepared because Nigerians are also ready. In going round the country, Nigerians have now keyed into the agenda of 'let's keep Nigeria working again'. "Young people, businessmen and everyone else have been affected by the poor economic policies of the present administration. Nobody has been spared. Some people have felt it most deeply because they lost their lives. "People are ready to use their Permanent Voter Cards to exercise their franchise in the 2019 general elections, which we believe should be free, fair and credible." Related Topics: #PDP #Atiku #Saraki #UcheSecondus #DubaiMeeting Sharing is caring. Share this story

REVEALED: See List of States APC May Lose In 2019 Posted: 27 Oct 2018 09:23 AM PDT APC The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) faces a litmus-test in next year's general elections after enjoying what looked like an easy ride in 2015 as it appears set to lose grip of some states. After the conduct of the presidential, governorship and legislative primaries, the ruling party is facing some challenges as the number of aggrieved aspirants and stakeholders surge ahead of the general elections coming up in less than four months. Across the states, aggrieved APC members and aspirants have been protesting alleged imposition of candidates, automatic tickets as well as lack of justice and internal democracy in the just concluded Primaries. The development has led to the sudden movement of party members to other political parties to seek either re-election or work against the ruling party. As a result, there is the likelihood that some states currently being held by the APC may fall into the hands of opposition political parties in 2019, unless urgent and concerted efforts are made to address the discontentment, Daily Trust reports. How Lagos may slip out of APC control In Lagos State, chances of the ruling APC to retain the governorship seat had not been in doubt until now. Its machinery, which has been instituted since 1998,had since been piloted by the party's National Leader and former Lagos governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. It has been winning repeated elections from the old Alliance for Democracy (AD) in 1999 and 2003, to the Action Congress (AC) in 2007, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in 2011 and the APC in 2015. However, for many political observers, at no time in all those years had the winning machinery of Tinubu been challenged like it was in the last few months when a political battle of survival and confidence broke out between the incumbent governor, AkinwunmiAmbode and Tinubu in one hand, and the governor and the party leadership on the otherhand. At the end, Ambode's hope of earning a return ticket for second term was dashed as one of his aides and a former commissioner, BabajideSanwo-Olu, propped by Tinubu and other chieftains,defeated Ambode in the party's gubernatorial primary. Although Ambode has since conceded victory and announced his intention to work for Sanwo-Olu's success at the poll, the fractures and bruises left in the hearts of many teeming supporters of the governor, especially those believed to have been recently wooed by the party,are feared as the major basis for disloyalty that may reverberate next year. Already, speculation is rife on the governor's alleged plot to starve the APC of financial assistance that may enhance its victory, though this is subject to verification. There has also been an allegation that the governor is working in connivance with a major opposition party candidate to undermine his party. If any of these should be proven, pundits are saying that the party's chances of retaining Lagos will suffer. As if that is not enough, the major opposition candidate, Jimi Agbaje, is a well-known figure and respected technocrat. Having lost out as a standard bearer in two previous occasions under the platforms of the Progressive Party Alliance (PPA) in 2007 and PDP in 2015, many are placing their bets on Agbaje. Indeed, Agbaje is not known to be a push-over. In all the five gubernatorial elections so far conducted in the state since 1999, only on two occasions did Tinubu's political machinery fail to defeat the candidate of the major opposition party with less than 200,000 votes. The first was in 2003 when Tinubu himself defeated the late Funsho Williams of the PDP with a margin of 171,107 votes and in the 2015 general election when Ambode defeated Agbaje with 152,206 votes – that was the closest ever. For bookmakers, Agbaje's impressive record in 2015 only requires a little fine-tuning in 2019 to earn him victory and with the right alliances and expansion of base, it is assumed that he may succeed in his quest after all in and fair contest. Amosun's action may affect APC in Ogun For keen watchers of the unfolding political events in Ogun State, especially in the ruling APC, winning the next governorship election may be a difficult task, if not impossible. A similar crisis which culminated in the defeat of the then ruling PDP in the state is playing out in the APC. Who flies the APC governorship ticket? The response to this poser has left the APC ranks in disarray. Adekunle Akinlade, the anointed candidate of the outgoing governor, Ibikunle Amosun and an oil magnate, DapoAbiodun, have been laying claims to the APC gubernatorial ticket in the state. However, Abiodun, who is allegedly being backed by some political forces within and outside the state, had his candidature ratified by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC. Yet, Amosun remains adamant, saying Akinlade is the "official candidate." In the past three weeks, the governor had made frantic efforts to reverse the decision having met President MuhammaduBuharimore than three times. Yet, the coast seems not clear. In 2011, the then outgoing governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, had anointed GboyegaNasiruIsiaka (GNI) as the PDP candidate but his alleged imposition met stiff opposition from party leaders, especially former president OlusegunObasanjo who equally backed another candidate, TunjiOlurin, a retired military officer. Eventually, Obasanjo had his way. GNI, as he was popularly called, pulled out of the party and joined the People's Party of Nigeria (PPN) where he contested and lost. Although, Daniel stayed put in the PDP, he allegedly masterminded the defection and bankrolled his candidate's campaign. Amosun, who had run on the platform of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), benefited from the PDP crisis as he won the governorship seat. Just last week, there were reports that Amosun had concluded plans to dump the APC for another party. The governor, however, denied this. He equally stood his ground on his anointed candidate, saying, "I hand over the reins of governance of our great state to the popular choice of majority of our people, Hon. Abdulkabir Adekunle Akinlade." However, candidates from other parties like Isiaka, the two-time governorship candidate and now the flag bearer of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), are warming up to unseat the incumbent party next year if the party fails to resolve the crisis before the election. For instance, Isiaka came second in the final governorship election results released by INEC. Amosun polled 306,988 votes to return elected. Isiaka, who contested under the PDP, had 201,440 votes. Apart from Isiaka, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, who is the governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) and the PDPcandidate, LadiAdebutu, whose candidature is shrouded in controversy and litigation, are ready to pull the rug off the foot of the ruling party in 2019. Ajimobi may scuttle chances in Oyo The fallout of domestic primary elections of the APC in Oyo State which appears not to have been managed well, may affect the chances of the ruling party in the elections. The withdrawal of a former governor, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, from the primary and his defection to the Action Democratic Party (ADP) to contest the governorship election may have negative consequences for the party. Aside Akala, an aspirant of the party, Chief Niyi Akintola (SAN), also announced at the venue of the primary that he had quit partisan politics as a result of what he perceived to be imposition. Others who have left the party are the senators representing Oyo Central, Monsuratu Sumonu, Oyo central, Soji Akanbi, 14 members of the House of Representatives from the state and a reasonable number of the members of the state House of Assembly. The candidate of the party and a former deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Chief Bayo Adelabu who is new in the political terrain may find it difficult to battle the likes of former governor Akala. In 2015, Ajimobi defeated other contestants with about 35 percent of the total votes cast which may be difficult to gather in 2019 because of the current personalities involved in the race to Agodi Government House. According to a recent report circulating across the state via social media, Adelabu is yet to reach out to his co-contenders to solicit their support. Instead, he has maximized every opportunity to further detach himself from the people that should rally forces with him. Already, those spoken to disclosed that the former CBN chief is already conducting himself as an awaiting governor even ahead of the election. Adelabu is confident that his closeness to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his last-minute adoption by Ajimobi are enough to get him the seat without support or input from party chieftains and former aspirants. Just recently, Adelabu was allegedly reported to have lambasted a local government chairman from Oke-Ogun and disparaged other party supporters at a get-together organized in his honour where he accused them of planning to reap where they did not sow. These factors, political observers say, could affect the ruling party even though the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is battling with the scourge of imposition by the leadership of the party. But the Director of Media, Research, Strategies and Publicity, Secretary of the party, Dr. AbdulAzeez Olatunde, said the party's chances are not in doubt regardless of the defections. With the towering influence of Senator RashidiLadoja, a former governor in the ADC which has received members of the PDP, the political sagacity of the PDP candidate, SeyiMakinde, and the ambition of Alao-Akala, the APC may lose in 2019 if it fails to embark on genuine reconciliation. Not yet uhuru in Kaduna The attitude of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State may affect the chances of the ruling APC in his state next year, political analysts say. El-Rufai's posture has finally led to the defection of Senator ShehuSani to the PRP. Before Shehu's defection, Sen. Suleiman Hunkuyi had returned to the PDP. Pundits say with the current strength of the PDP in Kaduna State, the APC needs to work extra hard to retain the governorship seat as any gang-up against the governor will not affect the chances of President MuhammaduBuhari. An analyst, Tony James, says the PDP seems to have the upper hand in 12 of the 23 local government areas in the state. According to him, the PDP may secure victory in two of the eight LGAs in Zone 1, especially Makarfi, where former governor Ahmed Makarfi hails from and Kudan, which is the domain of both the PDP governorship candidate and Senator Hunkuyi. James said in Zone 2 that has seven LGAs, the PDP may control Kaduna South, Chikun and Kajuru whose representatives in the National Assembly are not from the APC. He said Zone 3 with eight LGAs is a predominantly PDP-dominated area as the all the current representatives in the National Assembly were elected on the PDP platform. Coast not clear in Benue In Benue State, despite many misgivings against the party, it does not appear clear if the APC will lose next year as the current situation depicts that the pendulum could swing to any direction. The APC and the PDP still remain the dominant parties, but new parties such as the SDP, PRP and APGA can't be taken for granted following the primary elections. There are existing sharp divisions among people in the state over which party to support in the election as a result of many issues of concern that border on famers/herders crises, political cross-carpeting and performances. The argument among aggrieved minds has always been on poor handling of the famers/herders crises by the federal government. So, pundits believe that if nothing is done to douse these grievances or rebuild their confidence before the election, the party might lose the state, and this seems serious. Other opinions hold that the unpaid salaries would likely be a factor as it did in 2015 unless the current administration does something urgent. For a political observer, Kenneth Eche, "If Governor Samuel Ortom was still in the APC, I can confidently say another party will win the state. But now that he has moved to the PDP, we don't know what will happen. "People can use so many ways to win election because politicking is quite different from winning election. This means that people are not happy with his performance so far but it is not enough to say he wouldn't win the election. This game is full of surprises. "On the other hand, what APC as a party has done to Ortom, how are we sure it won't do same thing to Emmanuel Jime (APC flag bearer)? People have lost confidence in the APC. Because of Ortom, they may also not want to vote for the PDP. And as at today, SDP doesn't have structure on ground across the state. So, that is the dilemma. If PDP wins the election, it might be through a slim margin," Eche said. INEC's stand may give Zamfara to opposition Since the current political dispensation in the country in 1999, the defunct All Peoples Party (APP) later All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP), ruled Zamfara for about 12 years largely during the eight-year tenure of Senator Ahmad Sani Yarima and later Governor Abdulaziz Yari. Although the PDP ruled Zamfara for about three years when Mahmuda Aliyu Shinkafi, who was elected on the platform of the ANPP in 2007, defected to the PDP in 2008, he could not win the governorship re-election bid in 2011 as the ANPP reclaimed the state when he was defeated by Governor Yari. Despite the popularity of the APC in Zamfara, being a state with a seemingly weak opposition, if the current crisis rocking the party is not properly managed, the party could lose the state. INEC recently hammered the APC for not being able to conduct governorship and legislative primaries before the October 7, 2018 deadline. INEC said the APC in Zamfara would not be able to field candidates in 2019 because it failed to conduct primaries. The crisis in the state APC stemmed from the endorsement of the Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Mukthar ShehuIdris, as the governorship candidate by Governor Yari Abubakar, which was rejected by eight other aspirants led by Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa, the senator representing Zamfara Central. The rejection led the APC's National Working Committee (NWC) to order the state APC to adopt Direct Primaries to elect it governorship and legislative flag bearers, a move opposed by Yari which led to fragmentation of the APC, thereby hurting efforts to conduct the primaries. So, the on-going tussle within the APC in Zamfara and the party's NWC regarding the stand of the electoral umpire not to allow the ruling party to participate in the 2019 elections may become an added advantage for the opposition in the state. The obstacleto opposition victories in 2019 is only if the court which could grant the APC permission to participate in the elections. But if the court upholds INEC's stand, then opposition parties could take the state. Amaechi-Abe feud threatens APC in Rivers The political tussle between the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi and Senator Magnus Abe is threatening the chances of the APC in Rivers State. Analysts say the APC can't take the lingering feud to challenge the incumbent Governor NyesomWike, who is seeking re-election. Amaechi is sponsoring Arch. Tonye Cole who is the APC flag-bearer. But Abe believes that he is the APC governorship candidate produced by the Peter Odike-led faction. Amaechi and Abe who had enjoyed good relationship were locked in a fierce political battle when the permutation on who flies the party's ticket began. Abe had in 2015 positioned himself for the ticket but that was not to be as Amaechi succeeded in installing his closest ally, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, who emerged as the party's governorship flag bearer. Dakuku's emergence does not go down well with critical stakeholders of the party. The matter was resolved but the aggrieved members were said to have worked against the interest of the party, a development that led to the party's defeat in 2015. Peterside was defeated by Governor Nyesom Wike with over one million votes. Abe settled with the Rivers South east senatorial district seat in the National Assembly. The issue of who flies the party's ticket dominated the political space again in May this year when the party conducted its primaries. Abe alleged that all his supporters that bought forms for the primaries were disenfranchised. The senator headed to a Port Harcourt High Court which nullified all the congresses. The court ruled that the statusquo be maintained while all the congresses as well as those elected were nullified. The matter lingered untilthe Supreme Court last week upheld the decision of the High Court that all the congresses conducted remained invalid. Amaechi raised tension in the party when he told APC stakeholders in Lagos that he had in mind a Lagos-based businessman, Dele Tonye Cole, as the party's governorship flag bearer. Amaechi's decision did not go down well with some leaders of the party but he eventually had his way. APC held parallel congresses that produced both Abe and Cole as the party's governorship flag bearers. But with last week's ruling of the apex court, APC may end up without a governorship candidate in 2019. Protest votes may affect APC in Imo Imo State has been described as one of states on the cliff hanger for the APC following the inability of the state chapter of the party to resolve the issue of who flies the party's flag in 2019. Since last year, when Governor Rochas Okorocha indicated his interest to have his son-in-law, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu, to succeed him, things have continued to worsen for the party. The unrelenting effort of the Imo APC Coalition to stop him has made the struggle very tense. Okorocha has not had an easy sail in his Uche Nwosu project. Since the May 5 ward congress, where the coalition appeared to have taken away the party structure from him, the governor has been trying to win back the control of the structure without success. As it is, the battle has been narrowed to Senator Hope Uzodinma and Ugwumba UcheNwosu. While Uzodinma is the product of the Ahmed Gulak governorship primary election committee which conducted the October 1 election, Nwosu on the other hand emerged after the Ibrahim Agbabiaka-led panel which conducted its own primary on October 6. The emergence of Uzodinma, who is the senator representing Imo West, was as a result of the inability of the coalition to agree on a consensus candidate from eight out of the nine governorship aspirants in the party. In Sokoto, votes split may affect APC In Sokoto State, there is a shift of loyalty among APC members following the movement of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal to the PDP. With Tambuwal's movement, members of the House of Assembly are divided as some defected to the PDP with the governor while others remained in the APC. The development has pitched the governor against his benefactor and a former governor of the state, Senator Alhaji Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, the leader of the APC in the state. Pundits say the latest political development in the state will definitely have negative influence on the voting pattern in 2019 as Tambuwal and Wamakko have continued to exchange banters ahead of the elections. In 2015, Tambuwal, the then APC governorship candidate, polled 647,609 votes to defeat the PDP's candidate, Sen. Abdallah Wali who scored 269,074, winning in all 23 local government areas. In 2019, Tambuwal will lock horns with the deputy governor, Ahmed Aliyu, who emerged the APC governorship candidate. Related Topics: #APC #2019Election Sharing is caring. Share this story

2019 Presidency: What Keyamo Told Senate; Why He Called Atiku Corrupt Posted: 27 Oct 2018 07:44 AM PDT Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, the spokesperson of Buhari Campaign Organisation,  has explained why he said the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDD, Atiku Abubakar was corrupt. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, gave the explanation to the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financing Institutions during his screening as a nominee into the board of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC. Senator Rafiu Ibrahim (PDP Kwara South), who is the Chairman of the Committee,  had reminded Keyamo of his recent comment that Atiku Abubakar is corrupt, Daily Post reports. But the committee chairman was called to order by Senators on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, who threatened to vote against him. This brought a sharp disagreement between lawmaker of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and APC. Senator Ibrahim while trying to drill Keyamo on the comment had said "I want to refer to your words when you said the presidential candidate of the PDP is corrupt. I think you may have to wait until you're done with the job before you can sit on the board. This is something that I saw myself. You just have to educate us properly on how you can balance the two." However, APC members of the committee like Danjuma Goje ( Gombe Central), Umar Kurfi ( Katsina Central), Fatimah Raji Rasaki ( Ekiti Central) etc, disagreed with Senator Ibrahim by warning him not to mix politics with the screening exercise. Senator Goje in his reaction said, "I want to observe and caution the chairman that in as much as we belong to different political parties, we shouldn't bring too much politics on this matter. In fact, we have more APC members here, so if we want to vote, we can vote against you. Our government is doing a lot and we're doing everything possible to see that things are done well." Also reacting, Senator Raji Rasaki said, "I thing what we're doing should have nothing to do with politics. I believe Mr Keyamo if cleared will be a very good assets for the NDIC while Kurfi submitted that Keyamo is an asset that must be allowed to serve on the NDIC board." Explaining why he called Atiku corrupt, Keyamo said, "When the Senate of the United States came out to say that somebody brought slush fund into the US and as such the person is corrupt, we can call the person corrupt. That's what we relied on. But we can't call such person a convict". Related Topics: #FestusKeyamo #Senate #Atiku Sharing is caring. Share this story

WAEC CERTIFICATE: My Credentials Are With The Military, Like Buhari – Al-Mustapha Tells INEC Posted: 27 Oct 2018 07:07 AM PDT Hamza Al-Mustapha The Presidential candidate of  Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN), Hamza Al-Mustapha, did not submit his academic credentials to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). All the aspirants seeking elective positions in the country ought to submit certain documents, including their academic credentials, to the commission. But Al-Mustapha, a retired major in the Nigerian army, told the commission his documents are in possession of the military, PoliticsNGR reports. Al-Mustapha said the military has "refused" to release his academic certificates, despite court orders asking them to do so. The PPN Presidential flag bearer said: "I was a victim of persecution for 15 years over deliberate trump of charges. I was, however, exonerated and freed of the wanton charges vide court of appeal ruling on 12 July, 2013. "My entire personal documents including my certificates and awards were taken by the then government in 1998. "Formal complaints were registered before high court of Lagos (2000 – 2001) and Federal High Court, Lagos Division, (2004 – 2007) but government refused to obey court orders till today. "However, Nigeria army (my employer – 1983 – 2013) is in custody of the certificates this application is asking of." Mustapha, has however, disclosed that he attended Hausari Primary School, from 1967 to 1974; Government Secondary School, Nguru, YBS, from 1974 to 1979; and Nigeria Defence Academy, from 1980 to 1983. Recall that, President Muhammadu Buhari also has failed to submit his academic credentials, saying they are with the military. Related Topics: #HamzaAlMustapha #Credentials #INEC #2019Election Sharing is caring. Share this story

See The Prayer For President Buhari And APC By Dele Momodu Posted: 27 Oct 2018 06:20 AM PDT President Muhammadu Buhari Fellow Nigerians, I don't know about you but I'm truly worried that our dear beloved country may have fallen into the hands of those who do not see unity and nation-building as a priority.  Before I go on, let me tell a true life story. In 2014, I was on a bus ride with the current Minister of Transport, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and a few others. We were on our way to view a suitable office for the Muhammadu Buhari Presidential Campaign office in Abuja. As always, discussions dovetailed from one topic to another. The one I will never forget was when the then Governor of Rivers State, Amaechi, suddenly turned to me and asked my opinion on whether Buhari should drop the title 'General' from his name. Amaechi did not say what was behind that thought, but I suspected that many people felt it could be an albatross being a sad reminder of his days as a military dictator. Some young folks in the bus had apparently suggested this to the Governor as brand consultants but I responded by disagreeing vehemently. "Why would a man drop his greatest achievement in life?" I asked rhetorically, with a straight poker face. There was pin drop silence. I fired on "so what do you now want to call Buhari, Mister, Chief, Dr. or what? I think the title 'General' can even be funkified by us by referring to him as "the People's General…" I humbly suggested. There was general excitement and consensus, thereafter. That day, it was clear that we were all very happy and delighted to be working for the victory of a man we believed had learnt his lessons after being unceremoniously sacked in a military coup 30 years earlier. For the sake of those who do not know what happened between 1983 and 1985, let me summarise the history and story of that period. On December 31, 1983, a military coup was heralded by a certain Colonel Sani Abacha. I had never heard his name before then, and I'm sure not many Nigerians did. The coup brought an abrupt end to the President Shehu Shagari government and its reckless and profligate ruling party, the National Party of Nigeria (NPN). A general election held barely months to the coup had been heavily rigged by the NPN and such unheard of adjectives like "landslide and moonslide" were used to describe the outcome. Nigerians were shocked to their marrow, but the government of the day could not be bothered. Therefore, it was not a big surprise when the stern-faced Abacha made his announcement on the last day of 1983 and a Brigadier Muhammadu Buhari was soon declared as the new Military Head of State. The Buhari regime immediately made a "war against corruption and indiscipline" its signature mantra. Draconian Decrees were promulgated. Military tribunals were set up and pronto, politicians, businessmen and journalists were thrown into detention, summarily prosecuted and convicted. Huge sentences were manufactured and handed out like popcorn or confetti. Many Nigerians initially welcomed this Messiah, Buhari, and his deputy, Angel Brigadier Tunde Idiagbon, who had come to rescue Nigeria from political demons and other prodigal children. Everyone screamed "crucify them…" It was such a sweet refrain, but the honeymoon period was soon over, and Nigerians started groaning under the yoke of repressive laws, squalid and degrading detention camps, atrocious sentences, unjustifiable double standards, myopic and visionless economic policies, beggarly supplies, rationing of essential commodities, a mindless clampdown on the Press, and so on. Buhari and his deputy, Idiagbon were on rampage, out of supposed righteous indignation at the way Nigerians and Nigeria had been defiled and desecrated by the political class and businessmen. They studiously ignored all entreaties to temper justice with mercy. To cut a long story short, Nigerians groaned and moaned and cried for deliverance from this bitter, brash and brutish government. This was the opportunity Ibrahim Babangida and company needed to strike and they took full advantage, sacked the Buhari government almost effortlessly in a palace coup. Upon learning of the cataclysmic fall of that government, Nigerians spilled into the streets in wild jubilation. History would record many reasons the government failed woefully. Let me briefly mention a few. The discipline it sought to instil was lopsided and discriminatory. In a country that is totally neurotic about ethnicity and religion, President Shagari was placed under house arrest, but his Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, and many other Southern politicians were kept in prison under the most excruciating conditions, in a most bizarre act of man's inhumanity to man. Many of the prisoners, like Governor Bisi Onabanjo of Ogun State, became human skeletons and walking corpses. Some, such as Governor Ambrose Alli of Bendel State, suffered irreparable or even fatal damages to their health. Laws were made in typical Orwellian fashion, in which all animals were supposed to be equal, but some were more equal than others. The Big Brother kept watch over the animals, but allowed some to enjoy unbelievable privileges, including, allegedly, the Emir of Gwandu, who contrived to bring in 53 suitcases into the country without being searched, contrary to Buhari's law at the time, because his son was the Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to Buhari. Fela, the legendary musician was jailed under the flimsiest of pretexs. Two journalists, Tunde Thompson and Nduka Irabor were jailed as warning to other would be troublemakers. The list of atrocities was long and endless. The government ran a voodoo economic misadventure and the economy nosedived and collapsed with debilitating consequences. It was a policy of "do as I say and not as I do…" Babangida crept in and dismantled the unfriendliness of that government. In fact, Babangida's attraction was being the opposite of what Buhari represented. Babangida assembled the most cerebral Nigerians and ran a government of intellectuals who could challenge him, policy for policy. Even known critics were attracted to work for their countrt. Back to Buhari, the regime went into oblivion and a sad place in our history, or so it seemed. Babangida's government itself ended tragically by overstaying its welcome. Perhaps, had Babangida allowed the 1993 elections to hold in peace, and not in pieces, Nigeria won't be in this mess today. Over-tinkering with the political process led to endless conflagration. It is not known at what point Buhari started nursing his ambition to run back to power. He probably suffered from withdrawal syndrome like other Generals who at different times attempted to return to the hallowed corridors of power. For example, Major-General Shehu Musa Yar'Adua (died without realising his dream), General Olusegun Obasanjo (returned by the conspiracy of the military Mafiosi and almost bagged a third term, in the kitty), General Ibrahim Babangida (couldn't muster enough support from Obasanjo, the capo di tutti capi, and others, so quickly beat a hasty retreat), Lt. General Aliyu Gusau (silent power house, highly regarded in intelligence circles). In the event, General Buhari contested a record four times and eventually won in 2015. It is ironic that a man who was brusquely booted out of power 30 years earlier was brought back in a haze of glory. His triumphant re-entry into the Nigerian political sphere and space will remain one of the most mysterious miracles of this century. The best way to describe it would be that Nigerians were victims of mass hypnotism and "collective amnesia". Please, let me succinctly explain, again. Today is a day for going down memory lane. The People's Democratic Party (PDP) handed power on a platter of gold to Buhari. Some of us had written all the English in the lexicon warning of the danger ahead if the ruling party did not reduce its profligacy and pugnacity. Just as the Party went on a binge and wasted resources, it also suffered another calamity by not keeping its house in order. Nigerians got increasingly frustrated and desperately wanted a terminal end to a ruling Party that boasted it would rule eternally. It was this desperation that catapulted Buhari back to power, warts and all. I remember some of our deliberations after Amaechi and company stormed out of the PDP. That was the beginning of the end. PDP, in its state of cockiness did not envisage the catastrophe that awaited it in the near future. Amaechi and friends tactically aligned with a few other parties like ACN, ANPP and CPC to form APC. I will forever salute the total commitment of two people in particular, Amaechi and Dr Bukola Saraki, the current Senate President. The combination of both was lethal. I was honoured to participate in a few of their meetings. They were responsible for attracting a lot of the younger folk to Buhari. Many of the questions people asked about Buhari included: does he have intellectual capacity to run a modern government?; what business did he run in the last 30 years?; will he discriminate or seek revenge against supposed enemies?; has he purged himself of dictatorial tendencies?; will he be an ethnic bigot?; a religious fanatic coming to Islamise Nigeria?; etc,. We devised a general and standard response to the myriad of thought-provoking queries – "General Buhari is a born-again democrat…" – and we stuck to our guns, even if not totally assured or convinced about the true nature and status of the last saint standing. We were driven by our blind faith and the hope that Baba must have learnt useful lessons in 30 years and had had time to reflect on the things he did wrong in the past and what he plans to do right in the future. The clincher for many of us was the invitation and inclusion of Professor Yemi Osinbajo, a renowned scholar, legal luminary, seasoned administrator and revered priest of the Christian faith. To every known or imagined defect in Buhari, we found a foil, an antithesis, and counter-solution in Osinbajo. We assumed their relationship was going to pan out like that of the symbiotic relationship of Buhari and Idiagbon, and that Osinbajo would be the guiding spirit and stabilising force of the government. No one reckoned with a hidden cabal while Amaechi, Tinubu, Saraki and others sweated profusely to make Buhari President. Not that we were not warned by those who should know because they were close to him, once upon a time. Anyway, the rest is now history. Baba realised his ambition and we were all elated. But as in the proverbial death of the elephant, no sooner did Baba assume office than everyone, including strangers to the party, surfaced with knives and plates to cut their portions. I was stunned when, systematically, even Amaechi was being blocked by some of those who used to loiter in his corridor begging for mobilisation. A new power block suddenly emerged. On several occasions, I approached Amaechi and sympathised with his gradual and steady banishment from the inner caucus, but my man had, and still has, incurable faith in Buhari. The President is his hero who could do no wrong, so he ignored all the other distractions. The tragedy of APC was in alienating most of the powerful forces that brought it to fruition. Things fell apart too quickly. Ill-health also slowed Baba down and threw up some over-zealous and ambitious people who seized upon the lacuna to govern by proxy. I also suspect the existence of a fifth columnist within government who programmed everything to fail. The many fractious and fracticidal wars that broke out were totally unnecessary. Again, the battle against corruption could have been fought differently. Before the election, there was a tacit understanding that the Change government was going to tackle the scourge of corruption differently, that it was not going to be selective and that the priority would be on recovering the loot across board, irrespective of party affiliations. Punitive measures were only going to be unleashed on those who refuse to give back a substantial chunk of their loot. Baba was going to demonstrate his new avowed embrace of democratic and nationalistic credentials in order to dispel the fears of those who believe a leopard can never change its spots. It is strange and inexplicable how the massive goodwill was frittered away in no time. Today, the President and his Party are merely struggling to put up an appearance. Even his most fastidious supporters admit in private that only a miracle and unprecedented rigging can bring them back to power in 2019. The objective ones agree that those who did not vote for Buhari in 2015 will never vote for him in 2019, while many of those who did will no longer do so next year. The ruling Party has been shattered into smithereens. Not even PDP was this divided in its journey towards Golgotha. I don't know, since I'm not God, what game plan APC has for the rest of its first-term, but these are perilous times for a Party that willy-nilly blew its humongous chances on the altar of intolerance, vengefulness, selfishness and disregard for the rule of Law, such that very few now seem to care about the giant strides and major achievements of the government. Nigerians need nationalists, democrats and performers, not ethnic jingoists, vengeful autocrats and struggling performers. It is not impossible for this administration to draw back from the precipice and the Buhari administration still has a few months to woo Nigerians again. Those who can still pray should intercede on its behalf. As for me and my house, we shall offer The Lord's Prayer… Source: The Boss Newspapers Related Topics: #DeleMomoduPrayers #Buhari #APC #2019Election Sharing is caring. Share this story

Atiku Reacts To Prediction Of 2019 Election By UK Magazine Posted: 27 Oct 2018 03:10 AM PDT Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, PDP Presidential candidate for 2019 Election., Credit:PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP A UK Business Magazine has predicted the 2019 Election in Nigeria and said Atiku will defeat Buhari in the election. Read full report below as published by Guardian Newspaper below: Atiku Abubakar's Presidential campaign Organisation has reacted to the research unit of The Economist Magazine prediction that Abubakar will unseat President Muhammadu Buhari 2019. The London-based magazine made the prediction in its latest country report on Nigeria, less than two months after it had predicted that Buhari would lose the forthcoming 2019 election. However, the People's Democratic Party presidential candidate's Campaign organisation's spokesman Segun Sowunmi in statement on Friday said the report has vindicated Abubakar of all allegations. "The latest endorsement of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar, by the Economist Magazine, puts to lies the recent ridiculous claims made by Alhaji Lai Mohammed,that the international media is askance of the candidature of Mr. Abubakar," Sowunmi said. "As the Economist rightly states, the issues in 2019 are 'popular frustration over the rise in joblessness and poverty (two of the biggest voter concerns) on Mr. Buhari's watch, as well as growing insecurity in central Nigeria,'" he added. Sowunmi further stated that "No other candidate has the capacity to address these challenges, like Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, under whose watch as Chairman of the National Council on Privatisation, Nigeria had her highest growth in job numbers." He noted that Abubakar will translate the significant success he has made in his private business empire to the public sector. While stating the former Vice President's achievement the campaign spokesman said " Abubakar has traversed the length and breadth of Nigeria, selling his plans, vision and policies to Nigerians." Sowunmi, however, affirmed that "The All Progressive Congress has focused on negative campaigning by slandering Mr. Abubakar's past." Atiku has been widely accused of being a part of a corruption scandal that prevents him from entering into the United States. While the allegation has been debunked by the Atiku, there are still speculations that the former vice president could be arrested if he sets foot in America. Sowunmi said: "We are not surprised by their actions. When a man's future intimidates people, they focus on lying about his past because they cannot compete in the present. However, we thank The Economist for proving that no matter how far and fast falsehood has travelled, it must eventually be overtaken by truth." Related Topics: #Atiku #EconomistMagazine #2019Presidency Sharing is caring. Share this story

You are subscribed to email updates from No.1 News, Entertainment, Sports, Politics, Fashion,Movies in Lagos Nigeria | Nollywood Times. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States

• Tweet
• Share
• Share
• Share
• Share

About Admin MC3

This is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Accordingly, it is difficult to figure out when to end it. But then, this is dummy text. It is not meant to be read. Period.

Related Post