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2023: Tinubu ‘ll be the best Nigeria President – Senator Orji Kalu

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By Michael Agbaji     Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has said that the ability of the Presidential flag bearer of the All Progressive’s Congress (APC) , Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu to delegate responsibilities to competent persons in Authority will be beneficial for the country when eventually elected. Shedding more light, the former Abia Governor noted that Tinubu’s skill to assign responsibilities was in line with the contemporary requirements of modern democracy, noting that the era of leaders single handedly conceiving and executing policies was over.…

2023: Labour Party charges Nigerians to vote Peter Obi as President

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Labour Party charges Nigerians to vote Peter Obi as President in 2023 The National Secretary of Labour Party (LP), Mr Umar Ibrahim, has said that Peter Obi remained the Party’s presidential flag-bearer, saying there was no faction in the party. Ibrahim made the declaration while addressing newsmen on Friday in Kaduna. It will be recalled that Festus Okoye, the INEC Commissioner for Information, declared Peter Obi as winner of the LP presidential primary, which took place on May 30 in Asaba, Delta state. Ibrahim asserted that that there was no…

Why I want to be president — Tinubu

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All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday said he wanted the party’s presidential ticket because he had what it takes to lead the nation to a brighter future.   Addressing delegates at the APC Presidential Convention in Abuja, he said the party must come out of the convention stronger and better, poised for victory.   Tinubu said he had the experience, having led Lagos to being the fifth largest economy in Africa today.   “I will use the experience and it will benefit all Nigerians,” Tinubu…

2023 : Tinubu meets Gov Sani Bello,Niger APC Delegates …. Says Nigeria needs an Intellectual as President

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said Nigeria need an intellectual president to rebuild the nation to its desired dream.   Tinubu stated this when he met with Niger State APC delegates at the Government House Minna, to seek their support to pick the ticket of the party at the Primaries towards the upcoming 2023 General elections.   He said the country was looking for a thinker who will provide the desired leadership for the prosperity of the country.   The former Lagos State…

Senate amends Electoral Act to allow President, NASS Members, Govs, others vote at party congresses, primaries

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The Senate, on Tuesday, amended the Electoral Act, 2022, to allow ‘statutory delegates’ all those elected to participate and vote in the conventions, congresses or meetings of political parties.   This followed the expeditious consideration of a bill during plenary which scaled first, second and third readings, respectively, and was passed during plenary by the chamber after consideration by the Committee of the Whole.   Those identified as ‘statutory delegates’ include the President, Vice President, Members of the National Assembly, Governors and their deputies, Members of the State Houses of…

Senate passes bill to empower NASS, State Assemblies to summon President, Govs over security concerns …. turns down proposal for special seats for women in legislature …. rejects VAT inclusion in Exclusive list …. okays possible conviction as penalty for failure to honour summons

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The Senate, on Tuesday, passed a bill to empower the National Assembly and State Assemblies to summon the President and State Governors to answer questions bothering on security or any other issues on which the National and State Houses of Assembly have powers to make laws.   The bill seek alteration to Section 67 of the Principal Act by inserting after subsection (3), a new subsection (4).   The new subsection (4) provides: “Nothing in this section shall preclude the National Assembly from summoning the President of the Federal Republic…

INSTABILITY IN TOGO MAY HAVE DEVASTATING REGIONAL CONSEQUENCES – PRESIDENTS BUHARI, OUATTARA WARN

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President Muhammadu Buhari and his Ivorian counterpart, Alassane Ouattara on Wednesday expressed concern that political instability in Togo, if not averted, could have regional consequences. Both leaders expressed the view during a bilateral meeting in Abidjan on the margins of the 5th AU-EU Summit. “We must have a solution in Togo. The friends of the opposition and authorities must talk to them on the steps to jointly take to achieve stability. They must work towards gaining the trust of each other. ‘‘There will be regional consequences for instability in Togo…