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Presidential Poll: Atiku, Obi head to court as Tinubu pledges fairness to all
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, said they will seek redress in court.
They all spoke Sunday after the declaration of Tinubu as president-elect on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The PDP described Tinubu’s victory as “a grave injustice which will not stand.”
Senator Dino Melaye, spokesman and Director Public Affairs of the PDP Presidential Campaign Committee, in a terse statement on Wednesday evening, said there will be no going back on the battle to retrieve the mandate which he called a “stolen one.”
Melaye said: “A clarion call on all Atiku’s supporters all over the world not to be perturbed. Weeping may tarry till night but joy cometh in the morning.
“This grave injustice shall not stand. The battle to retrieve our stolen mandate is a battle of no retreat, no surrender. We shall overcome,” he said.
We’ll contest defeat through legal means – Obi
Obi on the other hand, has said he would contest Tinubu’s victory through legal and peaceful means.
He said this on Wednesday in Abuja at a press conference addressed by his running mate, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed.
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“On behalf of our presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, I address you all and indeed all Nigerians on the current situation in the country following the announcement of the purported result of the presidential election held on Saturday, February 25th 2023.
“Please be assured of our determination to fight the injustice that has been perpetrated on Nigerians through all legal and peaceful means. It is our position that the purported result did not meet the minimum criteria of a transparent, free and fair election,” Baba-Ahmed said.
He, however, thanked all Nigerians for their belief in them and for coming out en masse to vote for the Labour Party and for the cause they believed in, which he said was the birth of a new Nigeria.
Cancel presidential poll—NNPP
At a press conference yesterday, the National Chairman of NNPP, Rufai Alkali, said with the way it conducted the election, INEC had taken the country back to the pre-2015 era.
“We are deeply concerned that going by what had happened on election day, the election umpire has taken our country back to the pre-2015 era of election where everything goes: where voters were deliberately and systematically disenfranchised; where ballot box snatching and ballot box stuffing was the norm; where voter suppression was widespread; where violence and vote-buying were the main deciding factors of the outcome of elections; where security agents openly take side with the ruling party and participate actively in rigging elections,” he said.
Alkali said his party observed that “INEC deliberately undermined the NNPP in the process, allowed campaign on election day by the president and others; voter suppression, vote-buying, BVAS failure and over-voting, lying about IReV sever and election marred by unprecedented violence.”
He, on behalf of the NNPP, therefore, we demand the cancellation of the poll.
I’ll be fair to all – Tinubu
But while the major contenders in the election were expressing their grievances, President-elect Tinubu has pledged to be fair to all Nigerians irrespective of political or religious differences.
He made the pledge yesterday in Abuja after receiving his certificate of return alongside his running mate, Kashim Shettima, from INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.
Yakubu, in the early hours of Wednesday, declared Tinubu and Shettima victorious.
He said Tinubu polled a total of 8,794,726 votes to defeat his main rival, Atiku who recorded 6,984,520 votes and Obi who polled 6,101,533 votes to come second and third respectively.
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Abure-led LP threatens Peter Obi with severe sanction
Abure-led LP threatens Peter Obi with severe sanction
National Executive Council of the Labour Party on Monday threatened to sanction the party’s former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, with “stiffer penalty.”
The NEC led by National Chairman, Julius Abure warned that Obi would be sanctioned if he participates in any action that undermines the party’s peace, unity, and integrity.
It was part of the resolution adopted during LP’s NEC meeting held on Monday at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja.
The statement signed by Abure read in part, “NEC in session in exercise of its duties, hereby caution the former presidential candidate of our great party not to participate in any action capable of undermining the peace unity, and integrity of the party as the NEC will not hesitate to issue stiffer penalty if found culpable.
“NEC in session reviewed the activities of the House of Representatives Caucus leader, Honourable Victor Adam Ogene and wishes to note as follow: That the voice of the current leadership of the party is not being heard in the hallowed lower chambers; that there is a lack of cohesion amongst our members in the House; that the leadership appears to be compromised; and that the ideology and programs of the party are not well represented.
“NEC in session, as result of the aforementioned decided to relieve Honourable Ogene of that leadership role for dereliction of duty.
“Consequently Hon. Barrister Ben Etanabene has been appointed by the NEC in session as the Labour Party’s Caucus Leader in the House of Representatives. NEC mandated the NWC to communicate the decision to relevant authorities.
“He is to hand over all the party’s properties in his possession, particularly all the financial contributions made so far by other Labour Party lawmakers which are in his possession to the party, and render proper account to the party with immediate effect.
“The party will go to any length to retrieve all its belongings, including monies that belong to it which Hon. Ogene is holding tight to.
“NEC in session assured all Nigerians of a good leadership under the current leadership of the Labour Party. Labour Party is willing to provide Nigerians good governance, security, economic growth and development, infrastructure development, robust electoral system, free and independent judiciary, if given the opportunity and mandate by Nigerians to provide leaders for the country.
“We therefore assure all Nigerians of a political party that is different, and that has internal party democracy.”
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APC governors visit Buhari in Kaduna
APC governors visit Buhari in Kaduna
Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have paid a visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari at his Kaduna residence.
The governors were led on the visit by Governor of Imo State Hope Uzodinma, who is also chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF).
Addressing journalists after the visit, Uzodimma said the group came to extend warm Sallah greetings to Buhari and also to congratulate him on the completion of the Ramadan fast.
“This visit is symbolic and deeply rooted in respect, loyalty, and continued appreciation for the statesmanship, leadership, and legacy of President Muhammadu Buhari,” he noted.
This is contained in a statement from the Director-General (Press Affairs), Gombe Government House Ismaila Misilli.
“As a party, we remain united and committed to the ideals of good governance which he championed during his tenure,” the statement said.
According to the Imo governor, the visit was also an opportunity to wish the ex-president well as he settles into his newly renovated Kaduna home.
The statement read in part, “Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, alongside his counterparts in the All Progressives Congress (APC), have paid a courtesy visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Kaduna.
“The visit, which was carried out under the auspices of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), was led by the Forum’s Chairman and Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma.
“The governors present at the event were Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe and Hope Uzodimma. The governors of Kaduna, Kwara, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Kebbi, Edo, Kogi, Ondo, Ekiti, and Benue States were also in attendance. Others present were the deputy governor of Jigawa State and the Minister of Budget and National Planning, among other dignitaries.”
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BREAKING: Nickolas Ukachukwu defeats Ozigbo to win Anambra APC gov ticket
BREAKING: Nickolas Ukachukwu defeats Ozigbo to win Anambra APC gov ticket
Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu has emerged as the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Anambra State.
Ukachukwu secured the party’s ticket with a landslide victory, polling 1,455 votes in the keenly contested election that began on Saturday and lasted until 4:19 a.m. on Sunday.
Valentine Ozigbo came a distant second with 67 votes, followed by Johnbosco Onunkwo with 26 votes. Edozie Madu trailed with 8 votes, while 27 votes were declared invalid.
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Announcing the results in the early hours of Sunday, the APC returning officer and Governor of Cross River State, Bassey Otu, declared Ukachukwu as the party’s flag bearer and described him as “the lion of APC in Anambra State.”
Ukachukwu will face off against the incumbent Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), in the November 8 governorship election.
He said, ” by the power conferred on me as the chief returning officer, I hereby declare him the winner of the APC primaries in Anambra state”
Otu, however, commended the security agencies for maintaining law and order, while also, thanking the contestants for their doggedness and maturity
“Power belongs to God. There’s no victor, no vanquished in today’s election. Our party had already decided that whoever that emerges victorious would be supported by all” the governor said
The total number of delegates was 1630, but1582 were accredited, while the remaining others were did not come
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