“He has taken you there once, why do you want to go there again? Me I won’t go oo,” she stated.
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Atiku unpatriotic, desperately seeking Nigeria’s failure under Tinubu – APC
Atiku unpatriotic, desperately seeking Nigeria’s failure under Tinubu – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has attacked former vice-president Atiku Abubakar over his comment appraising one year in office of President Bola Tinubu.
In a statement on Tuesday, Abubakar, who was presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, said the nation’s economy had worsened under Tinubu.
The former vice-president said despite high hopes when Tinubu took over as Nigeria’s president in May last year, the country is worse off.
Abubakar said Tinubu had “embarked on a cocktail of policies” with no real plans to achieve the transformation of the economy that he promised during electioneering.
Reacting in a statement, Felix Morka, APC spokesperson, said the former vice-president’s comment belittling Tinubu’s policies showed “primordial political envy and crass desperation for power”.
Morka said Atiku was “willfully blind to the pace of progress” of the country under Tinubu’s administration.
The APC spokesperson said Tinubu’s administration had “attracted over $20 billion into the economy” in the last one year.
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The statement read in part, “Atiku’s self-serving efforts to minimise the bold, genuine and metamorphic policies and interventions of the present administration only smacks of primordial political envy and crass desperation for the power that Nigerians have so wisely denied him.
“The former Vice President lives in an alternate reality of prejudice and unpatriotic desire for Nigeria’s failure so he may scavenge his way to an even more elusive presidency.
“Quite contrary to Atiku’s claim, President Bola Tinubu’s administration has, in its first year in office, attracted over $20 billion into the economy while the stock exchange has ballooned from N18.12 billion in Q1 of 2023 to N93.37 billion in Q1 of 2024, representing an increase of over 400 per cent with an annual economic growth rate leaping from 2.5 percent to 3.46 percent.
“Key sectors of manufacturing, telecommunications, oil and gas, solid minerals, e-commerce and fintech have continued to attract increased and ceaseless flow of foreign direct investments (FDIs). Yet, Atiku remains willfully blind to the pace of progress that is so self-evident.
“President Tinubu set an audacious target of building a $1 trillion economy in the next few years and has put together a bevy of experts and professionals, and introduced far-reaching policies and programmes to drive the actualization of this desirable economic target.
“The President needs the support and encouragement of Nigerians, not the bile-filled pessimism of partisan Atikus.
“Atiku’s false alarm of an imminent food scarcity boldface ignores the widely acknowledged proactive measures already introduced by President Tinubu to guarantee food security in the country.
“In December 2023, the federal government set a target for the cultivation of 500,000 hectares of land across the federation.
“Cultivation of rice, maize, wheat and cassava on over 246,231 hectares of land in 30 states of the federation is in progress in addition to approving massive grants and other incentives to farmers.”
Atiku unpatriotic, desperately seeking Nigeria’s failure under Tinubu – APC
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Food Security: Saudi Arabia plans farm equipment manufacturing plants in Nigeria
Food Security: Saudi Arabia plans farm equipment manufacturing plants in Nigeria
Senator Abubakar Kyari, the Minister of Agriculture, announced that Saudi Arabia has shown interest in establishing manufacturing plants in Nigeria for farming equipment.
Kyari disclosed this in a statement on his Twitter account on Saturday following a meeting with stakeholders from the Middle Eastern state. He highlighted that the objective is to enhance Nigeria’s agricultural sector through mechanization by locating these plants within the country.
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Additionally, Kyari mentioned that Saudi Arabia has committed to purchasing 200,000 metric tons of red meat annually from Nigeria and one million tons of soya. He emphasized that this initiative will bolster the agricultural sector and the nation’s production capacity.
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Release Nnamdi Kanu now, Peter Obi urges FG
Release Nnamdi Kanu now, Peter Obi urges FG
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last general election, Peter Obi, has called on the Federal government to release Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Speaking to journalists at his residence in Onitsha, Anambra State, Obi described Nigeria as being on the brink of failure and emphasized the importance of upholding the rule of law. He called on the Federal government to release Nnamdi Kanu promptly, citing court rulings that granted him bail.
“My take on Nnamdi Kanu is that I don’t see any reason for his continued detention, especially as the courts have granted him bail. The government must obey the court. The rule of law is an intricate asset that we must cherish and live with. I use this same opportunity to plead with the federal government to ensure that all those who are in similar conditions are released and discussed. We are in a democracy, and we should not be doing things that are arbitrary and not within the law.
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I want to use this opportunity to say that all those who are being held because of one protest or the other should be released. Whether it is freedom fighters, End Sars protesters, or even because of freedom of speech, be it journalists, let them all be released immediately.
We are a democratic country, and people have rights under the constitution to express themselves freely. They also have the right to peaceful protest, and we must listen to them. We must listen to those who say they are not happy, that is why it is a democracy. We should stop acting dictatorial and behave as if this is not a democratic country.” he said
Release Nnamdi Kanu now, Peter Obi urges FG
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I won’t return to Presidential Villa again, Nigeria’s stress too much – Patience Jonathan
I won’t return to Presidential Villa again, Nigeria’s stress too much – Patience Jonathan
Nigeria’s former First Lady, Patience Jonathan says she has no desire to return to the Presidential Villa, citing the immense stress of being in the spotlight.
She spoke at a public event on Friday.
Jonathan in a video said if anybody called him now to go to the Villa, she would not go as she is now old.
According to her, there is so much stress at the presidential villa.
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