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The PDP chieftain said this when he spoke on a Channels Television programme: “The 2023 Verdict,” on Wednesday.

The gunmen also killed five of his supporters and later burnt to death a driver in a campaign convoy in the same area.

The peace past was organised and coordinated by the National Accord for Peace under the chairmanship of former Head of State, retired Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar.

The President, who witnessed the signing of the Second Peace Accord for the 2023 Presidential elections at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, reminded the political class and their supporters that INEC is the agency empowered by law to announce the results.

NSCDC Commandant in Rivers State, Michael Ogar told a news conference in Port Harcourt that the deployment followed directives by NSCDC’s Commandant-General, Dr Ahmed Abubakar to state commandants.

NAC noted that except for a few cases of smear campaigns by some political parties and their candidates, the campaigns were largely robust and issue-based especially

The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje, confirmed this to journalists at the Central Bank of Nigeria office, Lagos on Wednesday, where the materials were kept.

Co-Chairmen of IDFP, Rev. Amos Kiri and Dr Yusuf Arrigasiyyu, who made the call at a news briefing in Abuja Wednesday, also called for protection of INEC officials at polling units and collation centres.

Speaking Wednesday at a press conference to round off its campaigns, the Special Adviser on Media and Strategic Communication to APC PCC, Dele Alake, the APC Chieftain declared that the polls lacked evidence and reality on ground anywhere in Nigeria as far as the presidential election is concerned that support “Obi winning this election”. 

Speaking at the distribution exercise Wednesday in Lafia, Resident Commissioner of INEC in the state, Dr Uthman Ajidagba said the items were for the February 25, presidential election.

It was gathered that the meeting with all the security chiefs in attendance was meant to review the security developments across the country ahead of the February 25 and March 11, 2023 general elections.

At the resumed hearing of the matter on Wednesday, counsel for the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Ummukulthum Muazu, told the court that she would serve her processes on the plaintiffs before the end of the day.

Sen. Bent, who is the National Coordinator, Stakeholders Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, made the call in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa while addressing women groups from Adamawa Southern Zone on Wednesday.

The group urged Nigerians to ignore the distracting voices of insignificant few and selfish elites in the South East region who appear to be against Peter Obi’s candidacy.

Ikpeazu, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, made his position known when he spoke with newsmen.

Akeredolu spoke at the inauguration of the third edition of the book titled,”Bola Tinubu: Treading the path of our founding fathers”.

The party’s presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, confirmed the death of the House of Representatives candidate.

He spoke at the APC national secretariat in Abuja after submitting his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms.

Wike said this following his failure to name a candidate to vote for in the presidential poll as he earlier promised.

This was contained in a statement on Tuesday in Lokoja by Kingsley Fanwo, the state Commissioner for Information.