NEF had in a communique signed by former Vice-Chancellor of the Plateau State University, Prof. Doknan Danjuma Shenni, titled: “2023 Presidency: Northern Elders Kick against Zoning” among other issues stated that the “2023 presidential contest should be left open to every region of the country for the best candidate to emerge”.
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It rounded up aspirants who were jostling for its executive positions and told them, at gunpoint, that it was time to try something new: consensus.
By 2015, the forces of elite conspiracy and ethno-religious myopism, organised an acidic campaign against the Jonathan Presidency and got him out of office.
President Muhammadu Buhari has done what Napoleon couldn’t do. Again and again. The Bill had defied Olusegun Obasanjo who introduced it, got the better of Umaru Musa Yar’Adua (God rest his soul), worsted Goodluck Jonathan, but has finally been subdued by Buhari. The man has proven to be adept at concluding things that had long trounced and vanquished many leaders before him.
It was my first return, not to the Villa itself, but to the President’s Residence since President Jonathan was driven out of that environment on May 29, 2015. As I walked from the parking lot in the Residence as we call it, I took in the familiar surroundings. I recalled I used to walk along the same paths, on a daily basis, as frequently as duty demanded. One day, we all followed our principal out of the Main Gate.
At a time of uncertainty, insecurity, civil unrest and injustice, one must commend those who are brave enough to speak up loudly and clearly. That was what Zubaida, a young Fulani woman from Northern Nigeria, did eloquently and courageously with her article.
The 14-member committee, headed by Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, had recommended that the presidential ticket of the party be thrown open to all regions instead of resorting to a zoning arrangement, a position which has greatly angered Southern stakeholders in the party.
Addressing the newsmen, the Leader of the Caucus, Sahabi Alhaji Yau, explained that since amnesty could work for militants in the Nigerian Delta, the same programme can also work for repentant bandits in the North West.
In the course of his stay in Daura, Buhari is expected to, among other engagements, participate in the All Progressives Congress membership registration and revalidation exercise
Former Vice President of Nigeria and Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, has paid tribute to late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua on the 10th year anniversary of his passing away.
This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement
The judgment was delivered on Friday by Justice Chuka Austine Obiozor, a Professor of Law, following a Freedom of Information suit number FHC/L/CS/105/19 brought by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project.
Jonathan, who served with Yar’Adua as Vice President and later became president after his death, described him as a selfless leader.
On May 5, 2010, Nigeria lost a man of peace and a leader with a vision in the person of President Umaru Musa Yar’adua.
Those are some of the words with which former Ghanaian President John Mahama introduces the long-awaited and much-anticipated book by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
The report also revealed that the divestment of assets by international oil companies has not translated into commensurate increase in revenue arriving in the Nigerian Government’s coffers from taxes.
SERAP made the call in a statement by its Executive Director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, on Wednesday.
The president was in Daura to commiserate with members of his extended family, who were bereaved recently.
In a statement on Wednesday by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Timothy Adewale, the organization said: “SERAP can confirm that the ICC is now considering our petition. We have received communication from Mark P. Dillon, Head of Information and Evidence Unit of the ICC indicating that the court will give due consideration to our petition.”
The judgment was delivered on Friday by Justice M.B. Idris following a Freedom of Information suit no: FHC/IKJ/CS/248/2011 brought by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project