Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he does not have any affiliations with a group sharing materials branded for his alleged 2023 presidential campaign.In a statement issued by Tunde Rahman, his spokesman, Tinubu denied any knowledge of the group, named “Asiwaju Reloaded Ambassadors”, which branded shirts, caps and leaflets bearing his name.The former Lagos [...]
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Adeseye Ogunlewe, former minister of works, says Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is the "ideal person to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari".In an interview with The Sun, the former member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said Tinubu has paid his dues and he deserves all the support he needs to get to the number [...]
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says he owes no one any apology over his comments on how to end godfatherism in Lagos state.El-Rufai, had said he knew how to end “godfatherism” in the politics of Lagos.The governor said having retired the four political godfathers in Kaduna, he was confident that the feat could be achieved anywhere else.But speaking with [...]
Fulani elders under the platform of concerned Fulani leaders forum (CFLF), have called Bello Bodejo, president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a "fraudster," who lacked the mandate and credibility to speak on behalf of the ethnic group.The CFLF’s censure comes on the back of a statement by Bodejo, during an interview with Saturday Sun, where he dismissed the possibility of [...]
Senate President Bukola Saraki has challenged Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to provide proofs of how the leadership of the national assembly padded budgets. The senate president’s statement is coming barely a day after Tinubu claimed that budgets were hijacked under him and Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives.“Just look at the way [...]
Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says party discipline would be upheld in addressing the leadership tussle of the 9th national assembly.Addressing journalists in Lagos on Friday, Tinubu said the party's choice must be respected and whoever is against such should leave.According to NAN, the APC leader warned against what the APC suffered in 2015 [...]
Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has advised the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to work in a way that would grow the nation's economy.Delivering his speech at the colloquium held in commemoration of his 67th birthday, Tinubu said the "Next Level" is not a phrase that should quickly be discarded once victory has been [...]
Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has advised the federal government not to increase value added tax (VAT).Speaking at the colloquium held in commemoration of his 67th birthday, the APC leader said such action could lead to hardship among Nigerians.He counselled the government to widen the tax net."I must say this to Prof Osinbajo [...]
President Muhammadu Buhari is absent at the colloquium of Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC).The colloquium holds annually to mark the birthday of the former Lagos governor.This year's colloquium, which has the theme "Next Level: Work For People", is ongoing at the International Conference Center (ICC), Abuja .It is not clear why the president [...]
A pro-Muhammadu Buhari group under the aegis of Women for Buhari and Osinbajo, wants Ajayi Boroffice, lawmaker representing Ondo north senatorial district as deputy senate president.In a statement, Fatima Adams, national coordinator of the group, said the prefer Boroffice to other lawmakers eyeing the position.The group said its aim is to make sure that governance goes smoothly in the country from [...]
Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says his moral authority and skills as a veteran politician are his only tools for influencing elections.He spoke while reacting to the allegation by a political group that he is planning to influence the governorship rerun election in Sokoto state.The Sokoto State Coalition of PDP Supporters had accused Tinubu, Adams Oshiomhole, [...]
Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says his relationship with Abiola Ajimobi, governor of Oyo state, is solid.Tinubu was reacting to a report that he was making moves to ban Ajimobi from leading APC campaigns in Oyo.Tunde Rahman, Tinubu's media adviser, denied the report saying the national leader was only lending his support to the governor [...]
Chike Oti, spokesperson of the Lagos command of the Nigeria Police Force, says its operatives barricaded a political rally in Lagos on Thursday to prevent hoodlums from hijacking the programme.Oti said the action by the police had no political undertone as the officers only responded to a distress call that hoodlums were coming to disrupt the event.Heavily armed policemen had [...]
Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says though Atiku Abubakar is his friend, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will retire from politics on Saturday.In a statement on Thursday, Tinubu said he could not find much good in the policies and programmes of the PDP to warrant being voted back into power.He [...]
Senate President Bukola Saraki says Bola Tinubu is angry with him because he opposed Tinubu's ambition for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to field a Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2015 presidential election.It was believed that Tinubu wanted to be running mate to President Muhammadu Buhari but that would have presented an all-Muslim ticket thought to be politically insensitive.Saraki said this in [...]
The Presidential Campaign Organisation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate, as a consummate democrat.Kola Ologbondiyan, director, media and publicity of the organisation, said this in a statement issued on Tuesday.He was reacting to a statement credited to Bola Tinubu, national leader of the APC.Tinubu had described Abubakar as an "undemocratic element" over [...]
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