It described as provocative and ill-intentioned the statement credited to the Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Prof. Rufai Alkali, that the APC should talk less and plan more for the nation, and that the party (APC) is seeking to stampede the President out of office
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President Jonathan also commiserated with members of the family of the late cleric who greatly inspired his followers with his exemplary lifestyle, moral conduct and teachings.
Akpabio, who spoke in response to the position of the people of Oruk Anam dissociating themselves from the position of one of their leaders and a chieftain of the PDP, Chief Don Etiebet, who backed the opposition All Progressives Congress for the general election, said it was disappointing that someone of Etiebet’s status could betray the PDP
“In this regard I will like to commend the maturity and sportsmanship disclosed by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan who willingly conceded defeat and congratulated the president elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari, even before the Independent National Electoral Commission announced the result.
Until his appointment, Dr. Adepoju was the Rector of the Federal College of Forestry, Jos, Plateau State
President Jonathan utterly condemned the deliberate targeting of innocent persons, schools and other soft targets by terrorists as such atrocious, despicable and barbaric acts of violence ought to have no place in any civilized society
Hammond said in the message: “I congratulate Muhammadu Buhari on his election victory as the next President of Nigeria and also President Goodluck Jonathan for the statesmanship he has shown in delivering free and fair elections and accepting the result
Oritsejafor also saluted Nigerians for a peaceful election and prayed for a prosperous future for the country
While Senator Joshua Dariye won PlateauCentral Senatorial District with 189,150 votes, General Jeremiah Useni polled 126,154 votes to emerge the winner of the Senate seat for southern senatorial zone and GovernorJonah Jang scored 234,455 to emerge winner for the northern zone
The INEC Presidential Returning Officer for Niger State, Prof. Abduganiyu Ambali, who is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, while announcing the votes counted so far, said in Lavun LGA, the APC scored 25,741 and PDP 6,631
He defeated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, President Goodluck Jonathan
The results from the 16 local government areas of the state, collated on Monday morning and announced by the Returning Officer, Prof. Musbau Akanji, showed Buhari polled 302,146 votes to defeat Jonathan who garnered 132,602 votes
While Jonathan scored 553,003 votes, Buhari coasted home with a paltry 14,157 votes.
Buhari defeated his Peoples Democratic Party contender, President Goodluck Jonathan in all the local government areas in the state
In the official figures for the election released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, Jonathan won in seven out of the 13 local government areas of the state
Prince Yemi Emiko, the Delta South Senatorial District candidate of the APC categorically said: “We are in this business to win the election as our party (APC) and the people have clamoured enough for change
In an electronic mail signed by its Secretary General, Bayo Oluwasanmi, and made available to journalists in Ado Ekiti on Thursday, the group said it would be a great disservice to the country if Jonathan failed to adhere strictly to the peace accord signed by all presidential candidates in Abuja
A a terse statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the President of Tarayyar Masihiyawan Nijeria (Hausa, Fulani and Kanuri Christians), General Ishaku Ahmed Dikko (rtd), and the Director of National Issues of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Sunny Oibe, entitled: “Presidential Elections 2015: Signs of what to expect,” called on security agencies to act fast to avoid violence in the area
The President said Aba, the commercial nerve centre of Abia State, is a key city and industrial hub, which needs the support of the Federal Government to grow, adding that the job will be made easier when proven candidates are given to him to work with
The lawmaker, a member of the All Progressives Congress, stated this while addressing his supporters at a campaign for his re-election to the National Assembly in communities in the Ikole and Oye local government areas that constitute the Federal constituency