The electoral umpire offered the explanation in response to news reports that it was planning to create 30,000 addition polling units ahead of the 2019 elections, a move that has been described as tending towards helping President Muhammadu Buhari by some, including the Peoples Democratic Party
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Onaiyekan stated this at the inauguration of the Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa Peace Committee, which was organised by Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, on Thursday in Abuja.
Buhari gave the assurance when the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, met him in Abuja, according to a note by the UN issued from New York
The National Chairman of the party, Uche Secondus, made the party’s position known while receiving a delegation of the United Nations, led by Mohamed Ibn Chambas in Abuja.
Adedayo made this known in a lecture he delivered at the Seminar Series of the Ibadan Anglican Church Diocese, held at the Comfort Akinfenwa Events Hall, Molete, Ibadan on Tuesday, with the Bishop of Ibadan Anglican Diocese, Most Revd Joseph Akinfenwa, in attendance.
A statement by his Special Adviser (Media), Uche Anichukwu, in Abuja, said that Ekweremadu made the call at the Parliament of the United Kingdom in London
According to the timetable, campaign for the presidential and National Assembly election will start on November 18, while the campaign for the governorship will begin on November 2.
Bindow said this on Saturday at the presentation of a book on his administration, titled: “Performance Based Politics: The Bindow Model,” written by Dr. Agoso Bamaiyi, the Principal Special Assistant to the governor.
The dormer governor, who stated this while speaking on the 57th independence anniversary of Nigeria, said he is going to be in the Senate for life.
The authentic leadership of the party under Senator Ahmed Makarfi, the Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee, must be commended for its patience perseverance and magnanimity. It will be recalled that after the post judgment meetings of the National Caucus, Board of Trustees and National Executive Committee, Makarfi declared forgiveness and amnesty for everyone and anyone considered to have engaged in acts that hurt the party before the judgment. But he also insisted that anyone found engaging in such acts after the judgment must face disciplinary action for the offence, if proven. That was why he set up both the reconciliation committee and the disciplinary committee simultaneously. These are significant bold steps aimed at reestablishing the party on solid ground.
The Commissioner of Information, Jonathan Vatsa, in a statement in Minna reaffirmed that the Governor and the entire government of Niger State are dissociating themselves from such outright contraventions that are not in the character of the administration in the state
Despite his decisive tone, Buhari will struggle to organize financial resources to stabilize the economy and recover political allies. Nigeria is deeply dependent on energy exports, and should oil prices remain low in 2017, revenue will continue to be constrained and economic growth muted. Even if prices rise, production will still be volatile in the energy-rich Niger Delta because of continued militancy and uncertain political relations between the region and the government in Abuja