Tag: 2023 Election

Judgment Day: “Tinubu convinced he defeated Atiku, Obi; won’t threaten judiciary” – Presidency says, on PEPC ruling

Aminu Imam

Ahead of the presidential election petitions tribunal ruling, the Presidency says President Bola Tinubu does not need to threaten the judiciary because the ex-Lagos governor is convinced he defeated opposition candidates, Atiku Abubakar (of the Peoples Democratic Party) and Peter Obi (of the Labour Party) in the February 25 presidential election. Barring any unforeseen circumstance, the presidential election tribunal is expected to deliver judgment today, Wednesday. Asked in an interview during a television programme on Monday, if President Tinubu was worried about the tribunal’s ruling, his media aide Ajuri Ngelale…

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“Peter Obi will win at tribunal” – Labour Party counters Tinubu’s claims

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The Labour Party (LP) has countered the Presidency’s assertion that President Bola Tinubu is not worried about the outcome of the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, which is set to be delivered today, Wednesday. The party declared that its Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, will win in the election. The Presidency’s claim was made by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, who said that Tinubu is not losing sleep over the verdict because he won the February 25 presidential poll. However, LP spokesman, Obiora Ifoh, said the…

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‘Tinubu is legitimate President as declared by INEC’ – NBA

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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) said it was wrong to refer to President Bola Tinubu as an illegal president since no court has set aside his declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). The body of lawyers submitted that as of today, “there is only one President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces in the person of President Bola Tinubu.” President of the NBA, Yakubu Maikyau made the assertion during the weekend, at a public presentation of the communique issued at the 63rd Annual General Conference of the association,…

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“67% of our reports signify that 2023 election was satisfactory – NBA

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President, Nigeria Bar Association, (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), has said that in the NBA report, 20 percent of those who turned in their report said the 2023 election was excellent, and also 67 percent of those who turned in their report said that the election was satisfactory. Yakubu Maikyau made the statement in an interview on a television programme, when he was told that some people question how he is leading the NBA with respect to his comments and assessment of the 2023 election, comparing it with election union observer…

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‘Despite litigations, 2023 election most credible in Nigeria’s history’, says Tinubu

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President Bola Tinubu has described the 2023 General Elections which he won, as Nigeria’s most credible. This, he said, was without prejudice to the ongoing litigations before the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC). Tinubu stated this while addressing leaders and stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), at the first National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, which he is attending as elected President. He said, “Yes, we are facing challenges in the court but I think, this is the most credible election in Nigeria. So, we must congratulate ourselves. As…

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2023 Election: ‘Obi, Atiku had more dubious followers on Twitter than Tinubu’ – EU Report

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The European Union, (EU) has listed Atiku Abubakar, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Peter Obi, of the Labour Party; Rabiu Kwankwaso, of New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) and Bola Tinubu, of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) as the four leading presidential candidates in the 2023 election with suspicious followers on social media “used to create a false impression of support”. The EU, in its final report on the 2023 presidential poll titled: ‘Election Observation Mission Nigeria 2023’, said of sampled Twitter accounts, Kwankwaso had 80 percent dubious followers, Atiku had…

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2023 Election: “There might be re-run, or entire election may be re-conducted” – Primate Elijah Ayodele

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Leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has in his prophecies predicted the end of the ongoing 2023 presidential election result trials at the tribunal, and concluded that there are chances of a rerun of the February 25 election, an entire new election, or they would leave the result the way it is. The spiritual leader made this prophecies while responding to questions by newsmen during the launch of his book of annual prophecies in Lagos. He first mentioned that he foresees the tribunal losing the image…

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El-Rufa’i makes U-turn, finally denies accusing Tinubu of using religion to win election

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Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, says claims that he said President Bola Tinubu used religion to win the presidential election, are manufactured falsehoods. In June, a Twitter user, Will. E, had posted a video where el-Rufa’i, flanked by Uba Sani, his successor, was seen addressing a group of Muslims in Hausa, shortly after Tinubu was declared winner of the election. Will. E translated the video and accused el-Rufa’i and the APC of using religion to win the election. The video sparked angry reactions on the social media platform. The…

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2023 Polls: IPAC to appraise EU report for democratic practices

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The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), has said that it would appraise the report presented by the European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM), the outcome of the 2023 general polls to improve democratic practices in Nigeria. It could be recalled that the Chief Observer of the Mission and member of the European Parliament, Barry Andrews, in the report claimed that there were violence in Rivers, Lagos, Imo, and Abia States during the campaigns and on election days. The IPAC National Chairman, Yabagi Sani, disclosed this in Abuja, at the press…

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Tinubu’s Victory: “Order presidential election rerun”, Primate Ayodele to tribunal

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Leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has advised the presidential election petition tribunal to consider a rerun or another presidential election. Ayodele, who disclosed this in his 2023 edition of prophecies, titled: ‘Warnings to the Nations’, stated that a rerun or new presidential election would restore Nigeria’s electoral system’s credibility. According to Primate Ayodele, the best options are to order a rematch between the two leading candidates or to hold another presidential election. He stated that the current government will thwart any attempt by the election…

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