Tag: Atiku Abubakar

Oshiomhole Allowed ‘Hate, Fear’ of Atiku to Consume Him, Former Aide Claims

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s media assistant Paul Ibe has responded to Senator Adams Oshiomhole of Edo North about his recent remarks. Tinubu’s choice to travel to Plateau State to attend the mother’s funeral of Nentawe Yilwatda, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, was denounced by Atiku on Saturday. He claimed that rather of visiting victims and offering comfort to towns devastated by insecurity, Tinubu went to a social gathering in the North-Central state. But after Atiku criticised President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Plateau State, Oshiomhole attacked him…

Independence Day: Tinubu ‘Unmoved’ by Hunger, Insecurity, Says Atiku

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Atiku Abubakar, a former vice president and presidential candidate, has called President Bola Tinubu’s administration “unmoved and uncaring” for failing to address Nigeria’s growing hunger and insecurity. In a statement on his X platform to commemorate Nigeria’s 65th anniversary of independence, Atiku bemoaned the fact that, in spite of the nation’s wealth in material and human resources, millions of Nigerians had been degraded to the status of refugees and beggars. Atiku remarked, “It is tragic that millions of our people have been reduced to refugees and beggars in their fatherland…

ADC’s Demand: Atiku Must Get Membership Card by Deadline

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Babachir Lawal, and other high-profile members of the African Democratic Congress have been given a deadline by the party to register in their respective wards by the end of the year or risk losing their membership status. Shehu Yohanna, the Adamawa State Chairman of the ADC, stated in an exclusive interview that the party has released its membership list and emphasised that only individuals with current membership cards would be recognised. Babachir should register in his ward…

Atiku’s Ally Sowunmi: “I’m Still in PDP, Not Defecting to APC

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Segun Sowunmi, a former spokesperson for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has denied rumors that he intends to switch to the All Progressives Congress. The clarification was provided by Sowunmi, a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday. In response to speculation that his June 8 visit and meeting with President Bola Tinubu at his Lagos home marked a change in political affiliation, Sowunmi reaffirmed his commitment to his party. “I would have decamped to the APC if I had wanted to, but…

2027: Coalition pushes for single-term candidate

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As coalition talks to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections gain traction, northern stakeholders are pushing for southern aspirants to commit to a single-term agreement. A source involved in the coalition negotiations, who requested anonymity due to lack of authorisation to speak on the issue, stated  that northern stakeholders are urging former Vice President Atiku Abubakar not to run. The source added that most stakeholders believe that if all coalition leaders unite behind a southern candidate, President Tinubu can be defeated. On March 20, the 2023 presidential candidate…

Atiku condemns Tinubu’s silence on Lagos assembly crisis

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticsed President Bola Tinubu for his silence over the crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly. He described it as a tacit endorsement of anti-democratic tactics aimed at subverting the will of lawmakers. Atiku, in a statement signed by his media aide, Paul Ibe, on Thursday, condemned what he called “backdoor tactics” and the use of state-backed security forces to reverse the removal of former Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, despite his ousting by an overwhelming majority of Assembly members. Obasa had stormed the Lagos…

Why Peter Obi, Wike And I Left PDP – Kwankwaso Reveals

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Why Peter Obi, Wike And I Left PDP - Kwankwaso Reveals

Rabiu Kwankwaso, the National leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has revealed why he, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and others left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Kwankwaso, who was refuting claims of an agreement with the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi ahead of the 2027 general elections, said lies and deceit were the reason they all left the opposition party. It is worth noting, however, that despite being controversial, Wike has not…