Wike, who lost the primaries to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, made this known at a book launch in Abuja.
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A statement signed by Olu Onemola by his media office said it was necessary to set the record straight following misrepresentation of facts about Saraki’s speech at the occasion of his interaction with the youth.
Gbenga Arowolo, his Chief Press Secretary, announced this in a statement on Tuesday.
NDN, an association of Nigerians living abroad, made its plan known in a statement by its Director of Publicity, Akintunde Ademola, in Abuja.
LASIEC Chairman, Retired Justice Ayotunde Philips, in the guidelines issued on Saturday, said the commission had fixed N150, 000, N100, 000 and N75, 000 as nomination forms fees for the chairmanship, vice-chairmanship and councillorship candidates, respectively.
This was just as the upper chamber held a minute silence in honour of the victims.
Femi Solaja, Chairman, Lagos SWAN 2021 Electoral Committee, said in a statement that completed forms were expected to be submitted by March 12 with bank teller and attached attestation letter duly signed and stamped by the candidate’s media organization.
The election was held on Saturday, with the result announced on Sunday.
The gunshots were fired on Thursday amid allegations of vote buying at the convention meant to produce new set of leaders for the students body.
Some of the electorate who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in separate interviews on Saturday, said that the conduct was well organised.
The other contestants, who are from Kenya, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and the UK, on Friday advanced to the next round of voting after six days of confidential consultation with members.
No Nigerian politician understands this secret of success than the boy from Jada, who has grown to be the man for Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar. God Almighty gives perseverance to very few of his chosen servants. I daresay that Atiku is one of those few chosen and lucky servants of God. He has grasped this special gift and uses it in his political struggles to his advantage.
This came less than 24 hours after the Jude Anyadufu-led electoral committee set up late May concluded its task on August 2 with a virtual election, which returned Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, the incumbent Chairman, for second term.
A key concept in this elegant yet very intriguing brand of politics is the notion of primus inter pares, which underpins the entire parliamentary system of government wherein the British Prime Minister is the primus inter pares – first amongst other ministers who are seen as equals.
The communique was signed by Samuel Kappo, NANS Zone D Coordinator; Mohammed Kachinga, Zone A Coordinator; Friday Offongekpe, Zone B Coordinator; and Mahmud Abubakar, President, National Association of Nigerian Colleges of Education Students.
Ehindero, who was reacting to the June 4 Isanlu robbery, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Ilorin, Kwara State on Monday that the election was characterised by terror and hooliganism.
Dike, also the Head of Publicity Subcommittee, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Awka on Sunday.
Former US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is projected to win the Democratic primary held in Illinois on Tuesday, Fox News reported.
The National Industrial Court on Tuesday struck out a suit filed by some aggrieved members of the Ogun State Council of National Union of Road Transport Workers for lack of jurisdiction.
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State on Monday swore in Prof. Mkpa A. Mkpa as Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, urging him to discharge his duty without fear or favour.