The president made the declaration on Sunday in Abuja in a statement issued by his media aide, Ajuri Ngelale.
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He also said that if the trend continued, it might happen that the nation’s presidential could become off-cycle one day, adding that in 2007, the election that brought the late President Umaru Yar’Adua and himself into office as President and Vice President was nearly nullified at the Supreme Court, with four Justices ruling in favour of the election and three against. He described the practice as “odd” and “not a global best practice” for elections.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party emerged winner of Saturday’s off-cycle election in Bayelsa State.
The former President made this known to State House Correspondents on Friday after a meeting with Tinubu.
Diri gave the admonition on Saturday, during the solemnization of holy matrimony of the couple at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Otuoke, Bayelsa.
Fayemi said this in his keynote address delivered at a national dialogue organised to celebrate the 60th birthday celebration of the founding National Secretary of Alliance for Democracy and Fellow, Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Professor Udenta Udenta in Abuja.
Dr. Jonathan stated this when he paid a condolence visit to the Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, on Wednesday.
The Inspector General of Police IGP, Usman Alkali Baba gave the advice Wednesday afternoon in his goodwill message at the Signing of National Peace Accord, at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
Boko Haram’s violent extremism was at its worst. Life on the streets, schools, and home was insecure.
The request was contained in a letter read by Ahmad Lawan, Senate President, on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday
Somebody drew the attention of a small group to what Omo-Agege said and did around 2014 when he was questing to be governor
Zulum defeated three other nominees, including: Governors David Umahi of Ebonyi, Nyesom Wike of Rivers and Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to emerge winner in a 14-day public online voting by Nigerians.
APC would hold its presidential screening for two days, starting today.
YNNU Chairman, Ibrahim Saiki, gave the ultimatum Wednesday at a rally in Abuja to urge Jonathan to join the presidential race on the platform of the ruling APC.
Aluko, the senior pastor of the Resurrected Assembly (GROM), made the prophetic declaration on Tuesday in Abuja.
Recall that the APC on Wednesday announced that its presidential nomination form has been pegged at N100 million.
He had also declared support for a former Anambra State Governor, Dr Peter Obi.
Okowa could be the dark horse of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He does not come off as someone with an expansive courage to dip into the turbulence of Nigeria’s presidency. But we are in a time of shockers – the unexpected should be expected.
One is even amazed that these bandits or terrorists can easily take human lives without batting an eyelid.
Jephthah was kidnapped on January 24 in front of his residence at Biogbolo-Epie suburb of Yenagoa, the state capital.