Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), disclosed this in a statement signed by his Spokesperson, Uwa Sulaimon.
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The development is contained in a statement issued by kind Bashar Abubakar, the Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North) on Wednesday.
Oyewo stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan Wednesday while enumerating the areas which the incoming administration should focus on.
INEC had fixed February 25, for Presidential and National Assembly elections, as well as March 11, for the governorship and state house of assembly elections.
The BBC’s Global Disinformation Team has spoken to whistle-blowers working for two of Nigeria’s political parties, and prominent influencers who have described it as “an industry”.
Forensic audit report set up by Governor AbdulRaman Abdulrazaq alleged about N11.9 billion of public funds were carted away from the treasury of the state between 2011 and 2019 without any lawful tie to any project or programme.
The General Purpose Committee (GPC) of the organization made the resolution in its 6th meeting held recently at the Ibadan headquarters of MUSWEN.
Aya, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna on Wednesday, said that the women would contest under different political parties.
It is often said that the man already has at least 12 million votes waiting for him in different parts of the country before the first ballot is cast in general elections.
The President gave the warning at the presentation of Letters of Credence by the Ambassadors of Czech Republic, Zdenek Krejci; Italy, Stephano De Leo; Spain, Juan Ignacio Sell Sanz; and Israel, Michael Shual Freeman at the State House, Abuja on Thursday.
Receiving Letters of Credence at State House from the Ambassadors of Japan, European Union, Burundi, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Cape Verde, France, Qatar; and High Commissioners of Sierra Leone and Ghana, the President told them that they were assuming diplomatic responsibilities in Nigeria at a very interesting political period.
The decision of the Senate was sequel to the re-commital of amended clauses of Electoral Act which was sponsored by Senate Leader, Senator Abdullahi Yayaha.
The club owner shared his thoughts alongside a photo on his Instagram page, which was sighted by The Eagle Online.
Ortom made the clarification in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase on Monday in Makurdi.
Running mostly on the platform of the Democratic Party, the candidates are bidding for different offices at the federal, state and local levels.
The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has commended the Supreme Court judgement which nullified the elections of all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara in the last general elections.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday accused some defeated politicians in the just concluded general elections of being responsible for the current heightened situation in parts of the country.
The history of modern politics in Nigeria, especially since the return to civil rule in 1999, cannot be written without generous space devoted to the personality of Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi. Amaechi is currently the Minister of Transportation and in the last general elections, was the Director General of the President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation, a position he also held successfully in the 2015 presidential poll.
The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of replacing all the servers in its headquarters and its state offices to conceal alleged rigging in the just concluded general elections.
Thousands of Rivers State women, including traders, took to the streets of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Thursday in a peaceful protest to declare that the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Ubo Effanga, who conducted the 2019 General Elections in the State, must remain and should not be transferred out of the State.