Browsing: Alhaji Atiku Abubakar

A press statement released by his media office in Abuja on Sunday and signed by his Media Adviser, Mazi Paul Ibe, said Abubakaris embarrassed by the deliberate falsehoods being spread against him by political opponents who are bent on causing distraction for President Buhari at a time all energies should be channelled into helping the President actualise his change agenda

The men – Salihu Jibrin, Aliyu Adamu and Abubakar Suleiman – who spoke to newsmen on Saturday in Yola, said since their arrival they have been unable to see their mentor, Abubakar, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress

In a press statement issued by his media office in Abuja on Friday and signed by Mazi Paul Ibe, the Turaki Adamawa described the 80 years sojourn on earth of the veteran journalist, publisher and businessman as “a milestone and a testimony to the life of moderation, discipline, kindness and contentment that he has lived”

Thus it is obvious that,in the process of governance,there are linkages between the Party and elected officials, including those in the Legislature and the Executive. And do not forget the judiciary because whatever you do in the exercise of your constitutional mandate must be within the ambit of the law, and it is the judiciary which has the responsibility to interpret the law

Buhari said the deceased will always be remembered for these rare virtues among Nigerian politicians, adding that other leaders should emulate his selflessness. The President-elect also extended his condolences to the family of the late Senator, the government and the people of Borno State

General Muhammadu Buhari in a condolence message made available to the media in Abuja yesterday said that “with the demise of Chukwuma Azikiwe, a gentleman has left a turbulent world. Ambassador Azikiwe was a thorough –bred Nigerian citizen who chose a private life after a distinguished diplomatic career in Nigeria’s Foreign Service. There is no doubt that it was Ambassador Azikiwe’s humane and refined qualities that made it possible for him to step into the big traditional shoes of his great father – Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe as the Owelle of Onitsha

The former Vice President, who was reacting to the death of the mother of Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State in a statement by his media office in Abuja on Saturday, said he received the news with profound shock and grief