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‘Tinubu most suitable to succeed Buhari’ – TSN

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A group, Tinubu/Shettima Network (TSN), says Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) is most suitable to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.

Its National Chairman, Dr Kailani Muhammad, said this on Thursday at the inauguration of its National Officers and National Headquarters in Abuja.

Muhammad said that all the candidates in the presidential poll had their credibility and antecedents but none was comparable to Tinubu.

“APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is a man of vision. He’s charismatic. He has the with and political network across the country.

“That’s why electing him to become the next President of the country would be good for all and will eventually open doors for greater things to happen in the country,’’ he said.

He recalled that when Tinubu was governor of Lagos State, he had a think-tank through which he was able to develop a long-term vision for the state.

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“Tinubu ran an all-inclusive government that reflected a mini-Nigeria,” he said.
Muhammad added: “He has turned around the state internal revenue to a more robust and result driven that has placed the state as a financially independent one among the 36 states of the federation.

“Lagos State had survived without recourse to the Federal Government monthly grant.

“The then President, President Olusegun Obasanjo withheld the state’s grants for too long but Asiwaju Bola Tinubu remained creative by making the state an epicenter for development.’’

According to Muhammad, Tinubu has turned so many people into prominent personalities and has the capacity to identify talents that can work positively in attaining his target as a leader.

“In fact, Tinubu is a candidate that has all it requires to be the president of Nigeria. He has more strategy and intellectual capacity than his opponents. He remains the best to succeed President Buhari.

“This is not about playing politics of convenience, it is about playing politics of principles and what is suitable for a plural country to succeed,’’ he said.

According to him, TSN is a rebirth of the voters guard and awareness, which through the years 2003, 2007, 2011 and eventually, in 2015 and 2019 ensured success for Buhari with about 12 million votes.

“We are happy that even though the journey was rough and tough the landscape loaded with landmines, yet we were able to weather the storm and our minimal effort and inputs yielded positive results at the end of it all.

“The TSN structure presently is deeply grass rooted in all the 36 states of the federation and the FCT, senatorial district, local government areas and wards across the country.

“We are assuring this gathering and Nigerians that we are strategically positioned for a vibrant result – oriented outcome, more than we recorded in 2015 and 2019.

“By the special grace of God Almighty, our efforts will not be in vain. We shall put in every effort and ensure that all hands are on deck to register election success,” he said.

“And ensure that Sen. Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima are sworn in as President and Commander Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and Vice President respectively come 2023″.

In his remarks, the Director-General, One Nation Asiwaju/Shettima Ticket Support Group, Alhaji Muhammadu Etsugale, said the inauguration of TSN was apt and commendable.

Etsugale said that in a democratic process, the group was imperative in marketing the APC and Tinubu/Shettima ticket to all Nigerians.

According to him, the duo has the desired pedigree, courage, competence, knowledge, political will, competence and determination to govern the country.

“All Nigerians can attest to using the candidates’ past public service records as a reference material,’’ he said. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

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6 Labour Party lawmakers defect to PDP

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6 Labour Party lawmakers defect to PDP

Six Labour Party (LP) members of the Enugu State House of Assembly have officially defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

They made their defection known on Thursday in Enugu in a letter read by the Speaker, Chief Uche Ugwu, during plenary.

The defectors include the Majority Leader, Mr Johnson Ani (Enugu North); the Chief Whip, Mr Ejike Eze, (Igbo-Eze North 1); and the Deputy Chief Whip, Ms Princess Ugwu (Enugu South Rural).

Others are Mr Pius Ezugwu (Nsukka East); Mr Williams Amuka (Igbo-Etiti West); and Mr Osita Eze (Oji River).

The defectors, in the letters, said their defection was as a result of the existence of irreconcilable division, incessant crisis within the labour party at the national level and across all the state chapters.

They regretted that the party had evolved into perpetual discord with various factions embroiled in legal battles, which undermine its ability to effectively serve the interest of the people.

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According to them, the Labour Party, once considered a beacon of hope for progressive ideas, have regrettably become synonymous with internal squabbles, thereby reducing its capacity to fulfil the aspirations of electorates.

They cited the cases of Mr Julius Abure and Mr Limido Apapa factions as well as the national treasurer as some of the divisions within the party.

They expressed the hope that the PDP would give them the platform to continue to serve the interests of their people and thanked the leaderships of Labour Party for their supports.

The defectors also acknowledge that the letters were sent to the office of the Speaker by themselves, adding that they would work wholeheartedly for the progress of their new party in Enugu State.

In his remark, the Speaker welcomed the defectors into the PDP and promised that they would be carried along in the legislative activities of the House.

With the defection, the PDP now had the majority in the House with 17 members while LP had only six members.

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More drama at LP as BoT announces takeover

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More drama at LP as BoT announces takeover

  • NLC rejects Abure re-election
  • INEC disowns national convention

The Board of Trustees at the Labour Party says it has taken over the administration of the party, indicating a fresh trouble in the LP’s internal crisis.

This was announced on Thursday in a statement issued in Abuja by the party’s BoT Chairman, Sylvester Ejiofor.

He said the takeover of the party came after the expiration of Julius Abure’s tenure as LP’s national chairman

Abure was re-elected as chairman t the party’s national convention held in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Wednesday, amid leadership crisis.

All members of the National Working Committee were returned at the convention.

But the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described Abure’s re-election as “an illegality”.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) also disowned the exercise on the grounds that it did not monitor the national convention.

INEC spoke through Rotimi Oyekanmi, media aide to INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

The BoT’s statement read in part, “Following the expiration of the tenure in office of the immediate past National Working Committee of the LP headed by Mr. Julius Abure, the BoT, in line with the party’s constitution, has stepped in to steer the affairs of the LP.

“This step is to avoid any leadership vacuum in the LP.

“Furthermore, the BoT of the LP, in consultation with major stakeholders in the party, will soon communicate the processes for the conduct of an all-inclusive and expansive national convention of the LP.

“This is in line with the March 20, 2018 Federal High Court consent judgment delivered by Justice Gabriel Kolawole which recognised the Nigeria Labour Congress as the owners of the LP and mandated that an all-inclusive and expansive national convention of the LP be held.

“The decision of the BoT is also in furtherance of the agreement signed between the former national chairman of the LP, Mr. Julius Abure, and the NLC and the Trade Union Congress on June 27, 2022, which was mediated by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

“Unlike the charade that took place today in Nnewi and in tandem with the principles of popular democracy, the all-inclusive national convention will start with grassroots congresses at ward, local government, state and ultimately at the national level.

“This process will not leave any genuine member of LP out and will be held in the full view of the Independent National Electoral Commission, media, civil society, security agents, and the general public.”

The Abure-led executive of the party had not responded to the new development as noon on Thursday.

 

A chieftain of the party was quoted in a report by The PUNCH as saying it was a hatchet job.

“Since many of you journalists have been covering this party, have you heard anything about LP Board of Trustees before? It is non-existent.

“How can one Sylvester Ejiofor wake up one day, tag himself as BoT chairman, and issue a statement that he has taken over the affairs of the party? Let him come over to the secretariat and take over then.

“Too many people and mercenaries are just bent on causing conflict in the party,” he said.

 

 

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BREAKING: LP Re-elects Julius Abure As National Chairman

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Julius Abure, the national chairman of the Labour Party

BREAKING: LP Re-elects Julius Abure As National Chairman

The Labour Party (LP) has re-elected Julius Abure as its National Chairman for a second term in office.

Abure was re-elected by a unanimous affirmation of delegates at the party’s National Convention in Nnewi, Anambra State.

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The Chairman of the National Convention and Deputy Governor of Abia State, Ikechukwu Emetu declared him the winner during the event attended by party leaders and members.

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