Igali revealed that most of the power plants in the country have been linked to the gas pipelines and were consciously increasing power generation
Author: Folorunso Smith
The vote of no confidence was sequel to Edebiri’s campaign that Benin people should not vote for President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term in office, contrary to the position and direction of His Royal Majesty, the Omo N’oba Erediauwa
The group, in a statement issued by its National Coordinator, Comrade Ahmed Usman Garba, stated that the copying of the PIN numbers of Permanent Voter Cards with a view to reproducing them before the March 28 and April 11 elections has exposed the APC as a party desperate to win the election at all costs
In a statement by its Head of Public Affairs Unit, Ofoyeju Mitchell, the NDLEA said the suspect was arrested following the interception of the drug at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport during pre-shipment examination
The party said that It is of the considered opinion that no matter the provocation, a
statesmanly disposition from a person of Chief Obasanjo’s status could have encouraged the citizens and help in stabilizing system
Similarly, a member of the PDP Board of Trustees and former Minister of Transport, Chief Ebenezer Babatope, has described the reported resignation of Obasanjo from PDP as a welcome development
Towards achieving this, Buhari promised that his APC-led government “will insist on and cut out wastages and run a lean and efficient administration in order to have funds available for capital and development projects that will assure prosperity for all Nigerians”
Muazu, who acknowledged that shifting the date for the general election affected the programme of the PDP, sees no reason not to retain the confidence he has on Jega, especially as President Goodluck Jonathan, who appointed him, has said he does not intend to remove him and members of his team in INEC
The AGF warned, therefore, that the arrangement should not be promoted by well- meaning Nigerians under any guise or circumstance
The PDP National Chairman, nonetheless, expressed the firm belief that his party will emerge victorious at the general election rescheduled for March 28 and April 11this year
The leadership of the NLC and the delegates are currently locked in a meeting with a view to seeing how the election crisis could be resolved
The said statements, the PDP further said, are aimed at denigrating the esteemed position of the military in maintaining the unity of Nigeria
The Deputy Senate President, according to a statement by his Media Adviser, Uche Anichukwu, made the appeal during a civic reception organised in his honour by the Ngwo community in Ngwo, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State
The APC senators, in a statement by their spokesperson, Senator Babafemi Ojudu (Ekiti Central Senatorial District), further tagged the postponement as a “tele-guided plot” by the Peoples Democratic Party to derail democracy in Nigeria
The party, in a press statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, declared that it is in support of the reasons offered by INEC in shifting the polls, which bother mainly on security concerns in the North East zone
The PDP, while describing Amaechi’s claim as false, also challenged him to reveal the identities of the eight PDP governors that are holding talks with the APC and its presidential flag bearer, General Muhammadu Buhari, with a view to joining the opposition party
The protesters, in specific term, demanded for the postponement of the February 14presidential and National Assembly elections as well as the February 28Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections
Similarly, the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation faulted the claim by the APC that the Federal Government was not ready for the scheduled February 14 and 28 general elections
Both Abubakar and Onaiyekan gave the warning on Monday in Abuja at a joint press conference organised by the Interfaith Initiative for Peace, a pan-peace NGO co-chaired by them
This was even as the Commission revealed that as at January 31, it had recorded 42.7 million PVC distribution, which represents 65 per cent national average