Latest Political News In Nigeria For Today, Wednesday, 13th July, 2022
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Atiku Cannot Be The Option For Today’s Nigeria – Adegboruwa Blasts PDP
Popular lawyer, Ebun Adegbowura (SAN) has urged Nigerians not to vote for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 elections.
He submitted that the Atiku presidency is not what Nigeria needs at the moment as the former Vice President has shown too much desperation for power.
He accused the PDP of ‘throwing away’ its constitution and decency in order to accommodate the ambition of Atiku.
The lawyer said both the PDP and Atiku showed disregard for the plurality of Nigeria by picking a candidate from the same region and religion as President Muhammadu Buhari who will be completing his 8-year-tenure in 2023.
Adegboruwa said the decision of Atiku to reject the popular decision of the PDP Committee set up to select his Vice-Presidential candidate has shown him to be an incurable dictator, who may be worse than Buhari if trusted with power.
Speaking further in an article shared on his Facebook page on Wednesday, the senior lawyer said Nigerians should “reject PDP and its leprous ticket.”
Tinubu, APC’s Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Suicide For Nigeria’s Unity – Taraba PDP
Taraba state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, said, the Muslim-Muslim ticket decision of the All progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate Bola Tinubu, is a suicide for the unity of Nigeria and her democracy.
Mr. Andeta’rang Irammae, the state publicity secretary of the PDP who spoke on behalf of the party with our correspondent in Jalingo, explained that the APC decision was against the Constitution of Nigeria that holds the unity of the citizens democratically wise.
He expressed that the idea was purely a plan to divide the country since Nigerians would not accept to be Islamized.
Peter Obi: Baba-Ahmed Under Attack Over Comment On Religion, Being A Northerner
Some northern Muslims have asked Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, the running mate to Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to look elsewhere for supporters ahead of the 2023 presidential election, Naija News learnt.
The citizens said they may not vote for Obi following Baba-Ahmed’s comment over being a Muslim and a northerner.
Baba-Ahmed who represented Kaduna-North in the previous senate was alleged to have said that he won’t like to be called a Muslim or northerner.
Daily Post claimed in a report that it interviewed some citizens of Zamfara State and they lampooned the politician for being ‘ungrateful’ to Allah for his religion, Islam, and also not proud to be called a northerner.
One of the citizens it reportedly interviewed who revealed his name as Yusuf Abubakar, said Baba-Ahmed does not deserve support from the north since he is not proud of his religion and tribe.
“The Spirit Of Hope 93 Died With MKO” – Adegboruwa Tackles Tinubu, APC Over Muslim-Muslim Ticket, Lists 10 Implications
Human rights activist and senior lawyer, Ebun Adegboruwa (SAN) has again rejected the idea of a Muslim-Muslim ticket being sponsored by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 presidential election.
The lawyer said the combination of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima portends grave implications for Nigeria.
Adegboruwa in a post via his Facebook page on Wednesday listed 10 grave implications of a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket.
His position comes after the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu on Sunday unveiled former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima as his running mate.
One of the statements made by Tinubu in defence of his choice despite opposition from Nigerians is that “the spirit of 1993 is upon us again in 2023.”
However, Adegboruwa while faulting the move said the spirit of Hope 93 died with MKO and went ahead to outline the grave implications of APC’s Muslim Muslim Ticket.
Flashback: APC In Lagos Is Like A Mafia Organization — Tinubu’s Ex-Deputy Governor
A throwback video has emerged online where Senator Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, the former deputy governor to Bola Tinubu described the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State as Mafia Organisation.
Bucknor-Akerele stated this during an interview with Seun Okinbaloye in 2018 while reacting to the decision of the party to drop former Governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode ahead of the 2019 governorship election.
There were claims that the ruling party dumped Ambode for Babajide Sanwo-Olu who eventually emerged as governor because of his differences with Tinubu.
Steps were taken by Governors elected on the platform of APC to plead with Tinubu, but the National Leader stood his ground to drop Ambode.
Bucknor-Akerele in her reaction to how Ambode could not get the return ticket of the APC described it as disgraceful.
She further stated that the whole idea of the Lagos State chapter of APC is for everyone to be serving one man and if you are not ready to serve that one man, you are out.
The former Deputy Governor said that one man decides who takes a political position and everyone worships him.
Osun 2022: Oyetola To Know Fate In Disqualification Suit On Thursday
The Governor of Osun State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the July 16th governorship election, Gboyega Oyetola will know his fate on Thursday in a disqualification suit filed against him before the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Justice Inyang Ekwo on Wednesday fixed the case for Thursday after counsel for the parties adopted their processes and presented their arguments in the matter.
A chieftain of the party, Moshood Adeoti, through his legal team led by Chiesonu Okpoko (SAN), had filed the suit against Oyetola.
Adeoti on the 19th of February lost the APC governorship ticket to the state Governor.
The governorship aspirant in the summon, prayed the court to nullify Oyetola’s candidacy because the governor contested in the poll as a member of the party’s Caretaker Extraordinary and Convention Planning Committee (CECPC).
The plaintiff said the act contravened the provisions of Section 222 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) and Article 31(iii) of the APC, October 2014 (as amended).
According to him, the second defendant (Oyetola) ought to have resigned his membership of the APC’s CECPC and leave office as an officer of APC at least 30 days before the date of the Osun State primary election, to qualify for participation in the governorship primary.
Tinubu-Shettima: Why Imo APC Members Won’t Resign Over Muslim-Muslim Ticket – Duke
The spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Cajethan Duke, has assured that members won’t dump the party in the state over the Muslim-Muslim presidential candidate for the 2023 presidential elections.
He assured that the Imo State chapter of the APC is fully behind the choice of Kashim Shettima as the running mate to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
According to Duke, the Imo APC members are not ready to be dethroned as the ruling party, hence nobody will resign or dump the party.
Naija News understands his submission comes as a reaction to reports that some members have dumped or planning to dump the APC in Imo State over the emergence of Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate for the 2023 presidential election.
Trouble In Rivers APC As Magnus Abe Vows Not To Support Party Guber Candidate, Tonye Cole
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State is in fresh trouble as one of the party’s chieftains, Magnus Abe has declared he won’t support Tonye Cole, the party’s governorship candidate.
According to Abe, he doesn’t recognize Cole as the Rivers APC governorship candidate and he believes his own name will be on the ballot.
This declaration is coming at a time several loyalists of former Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi are dumping the APC in Rivers State.
Abe, a former Senator who represented Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the National Assembly stressed further that there is no way he would support Cole even though he has no intention of dumping the APC.
Naija News understands he made his views known during an interview on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm.
According to him, Cole has not contributed anything meaningful to the party and has corruption allegations hanging on his neck so is not fit to be the APC candidate for the election.
2023: PDP Charge Wike’s Godfather, Others To Plead With Him – Source
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken steps to stop the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike from dumping the party ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The presidential candidate of PDP, Atiku Abubakar is all out to end the differences between him and the Rivers State Governor.
A source disclosed that the main opposition party has enlisted Wike’s godfather, former governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili and others to meet with him.
According to The Nation, others involved in the reconciliation move include two former Presidents of the Senate, Sen. David Mark and Bukola Saraki; the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of PDP, Sen. Walid Jibril, ex-governors and current governors especially Samuel Ortom and Seyi Makinde.
Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Ganduje, Others Trying To Islamise Nigeria – Babachir Lawal
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal has accused Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and some Northern Governors of attempting to Islamise Nigeria.
Babachir made the accusation in a lengthy article on Tuesday night while reacting to the decision of the APC Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to pick the former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate.
In the article, the former SGF claimed that Ganduje was part of the Northern Governors and Northern Moslem elites who persuaded Tinubu to pick a Muslim as his running mate.
Babachir stated that the APC Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket is just a pointer to the alleged Islamization agenda of the country, adding that Ganduje had already confirmed that Tinubu would settle for the controversial ticket.
The former SGF claimed that Ganduje is in total support of the Muslim-Muslim ticket because he runs a foundation aimed at converting Christians to Muslims.
Lawal warned Tinubu not to allow himself to be converted into an Islamic fanatic religious bigot in his desperation to rule Nigeria, saying that such a step would be disastrous to his presidential ambition.
2022: Why Buhari Failed To Attend Osun APC Rally – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has disclosed the reason President Muhammadu Buhari was not at the election rally of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola held in Osogbo on Tuesday.
Naija News reports that the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, his running mate, Kashim Shettima and governors elected on the platform of the party attended the rally to canvass votes for Oyetola ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.
In a statement on Tuesday by its caretaker chairman, Akindele Adekunle, the PDP said the President was not at the rally because he refused to support any attempt to rig the governorship election.
The party said Buhari does not want to associate himself with rigging in order not to ruin his legacy after leaving office in 2023.
The PDP, however, called on the security agencies to take a cue from that and reject unlawful directive to rig Saturday’s poll.
How Tambuwal Betrayed Me – Femi Gbajabiamila
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has narrated how the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal betrayed him in his earlier aspiration of becoming the Speaker.
Gbajabiamila disclosed this in a recent book, ‘Mr Speaker: The Legislative Life, Service And Resilience of Femi Gbajabiamila, which was written by two of his aides, Dr Charles Omole and Musa Abdullahi Krishi.
The speaker recalled how Tambuwal whom he supported to emerge Speaker of the House in 2011 turned his back on him when it was his turn.
According to Gbajabiamila, he was disappointed when Tambuwal failed to support him only to line behind Yakubu Dogara in 2015.
He further stated that Tambuwal made sure that he was defeated by Dogara in his quest for Speaker in 2015.
Why Aregbesola Shunned Osun APC Rally
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Tuesday, shunned the All Progressives Congress (APC) Mega Rally in his home state, Osun ahead of the state election scheduled for 16th July.
APC chieftains including the presidential candidate of the party Bola Tinubu, were in Osun State to show support for Aregbesola’s successor, Governor Gboyega Oyetola, who is seeking a second term in office.
Giving reasons for Aregbesola’s absence, his Media Adviser, Sola Fasure, in a statement disclosed the minister paid a visit to the Kirikiri Maximum and Minimum Security Custodial Centres in Lagos State.
The minister during the visit said there are over 61,000 suspected terrorists in the custody of the correctional services.
He assured Nigerians that the current administration would rise above the challenges of insecurity and emerge stronger and more resilient.
Action Of Peter Obi And Kwankwaso Irritate Me – Deji Adeyanju
Nigerian activist, Deji Adeyanju has expressed his frustration over the failed alliance between Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Speaking via his verified Facebook account, Adeyanju stated that he could not understand the reason both presidential candidates could not put aside their differences and merge their parties.
He insisted that it was a very selfish act and it was beyond him to understand the reason for running two different campaigns.
He wrote: I’m just sincerely angry with Nigerian politicians. Very selfish people. I can’t understand why Obi & Kwankwaso can’t agree to work together. If they can’t beg Atiku to work with them, will understand but these 2 running futile individual campaigns is something I can’t ever understand. Completely irritated!
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