Category: Politics

Osun LG Election: Oyetola casts vote, says process peaceful, rancour-free

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Osun state Governor ,Adegboyega Oyetola has expressed optimism on the political future of Nigeria, saying against all odds, democracy is thriving in the country.   Oyetola spoke shortly after casting his ballot alongside his wife, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola in the ongoing local government election in the State.   The Governor who voted at his polling unit, Ward 1 Unit 002, Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area, described the entire electoral process as peaceful, orderly and rancour-free. According to him, this is an indication that the nation’s democracy is thriving and progressing…

Osun Tribunal concludes Pre-hearing, commences hearing October 26 ….. As Panel suspends ruling on PDP, INEC’s Applications

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Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal will on October 26 begin full hearing of the petition filed by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the declaration of Senator Ademola Adeleke as Governor-elect.   The Tribunal made this pronouncement after concluding pre-hearing session on Thursday.   This is just as the tribunal was asked to dismiss the applications of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral commission (INEC), seeking the discontinuation of the petition brought to it by Governor Oyetola.   Counsel for Oyetola…

2023: Osogbo agog as Osun APC youths storm streets for Tinubu/Shettima … I’ve absolute confidence in judiciary to reclaim my mandate – Oyetola

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As part of efforts to victory for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 Presidential Election, the Osun Youth Wing of the party on Thursday stormed major streets of Osogbo to rally support for the party’s Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima.   The ecstatic youths, in their thousands, matched and sang solidarity and victory songs to register their unalloyed support for the party and candidature of Tinubu.   This was even as Governor Adegboyega Oyetola reaffirmed his confidence in the…

Labour Party to unveil Presidential Campaign Council tomorrow

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LThe Presidential Campaign Organisation of Labour Party Candidate, Peter Obi, has announced a plan to present its list of council nominees to Nigerians on Wednesday.   This was disclosed in an invitation card shared by the Director General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe.   Okupe said the unveiling ceremony, tagged “Pre-Campaign World Press Conference”, will take place at Chelsea Hotel in Central Area of Abuja by 12.00 noon on Wednesday.

PDP BoT rules out Ayu’s removal …submits report this week

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The reconciliation committee set up by the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party to meet with aggrieved party members, especially Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his allies, may submit its report this week, Sunday PUNCH has learnt. It was, however, gathered that the committee ruled out the possibility of removing the National Chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, as demanded by Wike as a precursor to further negotiations.   One of our correspondents learnt that due to the timing, especially with the commencement of campaigns, the…

2023: Choose between campaigning for Tinubu publicly or resign-APC tells Ngige, others

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The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka, has asked the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, and other appointees to campaign openly for the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu or resign their appointments. On Friday, October 7, 2022, Ngige while featuring on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television said he will not disclose his preferred presidential candidate in the 2023 elections. When asked whether he would endorse Bola Tinubu, his party’s presidential candidate, or back Peter Obi, the…

Yobe North: I’ve no plan to appeal Court judgement – Lawan

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan has again said that he had no plan to appeal Court judgment on Yobe North APC 2023 Senatorial primary which favored his co-,contender, Bashir Sheriff Machina. This was contained in a statement signed by Special Adviser(Media)to President of the Senate,Ola Awoniyi, while reacting to a report circulating online by the Sahara Reporters. The report claimed that the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, made a u-turn on his earlier decision not to appeal the judgement of the Federal High Court, Damaturu in Yobe State…

Buhari,Osinbajo to spend N3.34b on local, foreign trips

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The Presidency has proposed the sum N3.34 billion for the local and foreign travels of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in the 2023 appropriation bill submitted to a joint session of the National Assembly on Friday.   The breakdown of N2.49bn set aside for the president’s trips has N862,076,448 for local travel and transport, while international travel and transport is N1,633,464,208.   The breakdown of the N846,607,097 budget estimate for Osinbajo’s tour has N330,320,396 for local travel and transport, as well as N516, 286,701 for international travel…

Gov Sani Bello redeploys Commissioners in minor cabinet reshuffle

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The Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle involving two Commissioners to re-energize governance in the State.   A statement by Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Ahmed Ibrahim Matane disclosed that Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has directed the redeployment of Hon. Yusuf Suleiman Liman from the Ministry of Water Resources and Dams Development to the Ministry of Youth and Sports while Hon. Mamman Musa moved from the Ministry of Youth and Sports to the Ministry of Water Resources and Dams Development.   The…

Senate President proffers solutions to budget deficit ….. as Buhari presents 2023 Budget

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The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has proffered suggestions on how to reverse the increasing trend of deficits in the nation’s budget.   Lawan made the suggestions on Friday in his welcome address at the 2023 budget presentation by President Muhammadu Buhari.   The Senate President told Buhari shortly before he presented the 2023 budget proposals to a joint session of the National Assembly that “our economy is still challenged by dearth of revenues.   “The main source of revenue to the Nigerian Government is Oil and Gas. We…