“But what you should talk about Atiku joining APC is the fact that such an eminent Nigerian, one time vice president of a ruling party, can find comfort in leaving the party to join the alternative platform
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On the denial by the Presidency that President Goodluck Jonathan was not culpable in the crisis rocking Rivers State, Abubakar said the contrary was the case
Abubakar, during the visit to the governor in Benin City on Wednesday, said the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, led by Alhaji Mohammadu Buhari; the Interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande; the National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and other chieftains of the party visited and urged him to return to the party
In a New Year message by his Media Office in Abuja, Abubakar thanked God for keeping Nigeria together despite its myriad of security, political and socio-economic challenges
It was gathered that the meeting, which was conveyed at the instance of the APC leaders, was aimed at wooing Abubakar to the party
In a birthday message to Atiku, who turned 67 on Monday, New PDP in a statement by its spokesman, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze observed that “although Nigeria is usually said not to have heroes, people like Atiku who have sacrificed a lot for the oneness and development of the country deserve to be celebrated and held up as models for the younger generation
“Considering the fact that sickle cell anaemia remains the number two killer of children after malaria, it is important that the whole society rises in unison to confront the danger that sickle cell poses to our society,” Abubakar said
“For us to rapidly develop this country and improve the living standards of our people, we must focus on human capital development, that is education
The FCTA said that the Lodge was being used for political activities as the New PDP has moved its secretariat there following the sealing up, by the police, of its original secretariat
Those absent included former President Olusegun Obasanjo; the President of the Senate, David Mark; and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal
This was the position of Justice E. S. Chukwu on Friday when he delivered a ruling in a suit brought by Tukur before the Federal High Court, Abuja
Presidency sources at the meeting, attended by 16 governors elected on the platform of the PDP, said the two former leaders said this was the worst period for Nigeria in terms of division along ethnic and religious divides
Tukur, who addressed a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, while taking on the faction of the PDP under the leadership of Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje as National Chairman, said anyone elected on the platform of the party who recognizes any other leadership apart from his would also be removed from his seat
The 57 House of Representatives members, including the Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Hon. Zakari Mohammed, said there were more members who could not sign the paper before it was released
The former vice president made the assertion on Monday at the showcase session of Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference in Calabar, Cross River State
Both in Nigeria and overseas, the name Atiku Abubakar has become a brand in the area of philanthropy – directly or indirectly – touching lives of millions of people in every corners of the world
AUN is training young Africans to assume the leadership of their societies through a dynamic development process that is based on the enduring values of Africa’s vibrant cultures and rich past
The International Relations Round Table of the ALA recognized AUN for “transitioning towards a more cost-effective digital library from a traditional library which has greatly increased the resources available to students and faculty”
vice president personally conveyed his profound sympathy to the Chief of Ganye, Alhaji Umaru Adamu Sanda, over the tragic loss of lives and property that accompanied the terrorist attacks
Not being a political scientist, I cannot claim expertise on the topic of internal party democracy. However, I am a practicing politician, who has played prominent roles in the formation, development and management of political parties in Nigeria since 1992