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My Government Responsible For Curbing Vote-Buying – Buhari

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1 week ago

March 19, 2023

My Government Responsible For Curbing Vote-Buying - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed that the scarcity of naira notes caused by his government has reduced the prevalence of vote-buying.

After voting in Daura, Katsina State, the President advised Nigerians not to accept money from vote-buyers and instead vote their conscience.

Several Nigerians lamented their inability to purchase goods or travel because of the national crisis brought on by the currency shortage.

The initiative, which many deemed to be badly timed and handled, had earned the Central Bank of Nigeria harsh criticism.

After casting his ballot at Ward A, Sarkin Yara Polling Unit, 003 in Katsina, Buhari spoke to the media on how to handle vote-buying;

“I am aware that the money is not there like before for people to sway voters like they used to do. And if they bring out money, the people should pocket it and still vote their conscience.”

In a statement on Saturday, Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, made this information known. President Buhari said in the statement, “Nigerians know we mean what we say, and they will vote for us again.”

According to the President, his administration has “diminished” the practice of purchasing votes. He bragged that the All Progressives Congress will win the national elections for governor and state assembly.

The President declared that the outcome of the presidential election, in which Bola Tinubu was declared the winner, did not surprise him. He praised APC for its meticulous and precise marketing.

He noted that the APC picked a party chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, who had served as a two-term governor in Nasarawa State and a member of the Senate, with experience that would aid the party.

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Until his appointment, Damagum was the PDP national deputy chairman (north).

Debo Ologunagba, the PDP spokesperson, made the announcement on Tuesday at a press conference in Abuja.

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OBIdient Movement Is Not Tribal – Peter Obi

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1 day ago

March 27, 2023

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OBIdient Movement Is Not Tribal - Peter Obi

The second runner-up of the concluded presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Peter Obi has dismissed claims that the OBIdient movement is fueled by tribe, ethnicity, and religion.

According to the Labour Partyman in a statement from his official social media handle, the movement is the arrowhead in the take-back Nigeria mission, and saving of democracy.

He wrote; “In the life of every nation, there is a turning point. For Nigeria, that time is now; a time to save Nigeria, save our democracy, and give the Nigerian youths hope. The OBIdient Movement has been the arrowhead in the take-back Nigeria mission.”

The former governor of Anambra claims that his position in the Movement is that of a focal point, emphasizing the fact that Nigeria is still a secular nation.

As a result, the movement is neither about tribe nor faith, nor is there any attempt to Christianize Nigeria or further Igbo interests.

Peter Obi continued by expressing his desire for a brand-new Nigeria in which the progeny of nobody will rise to prominence.

A country where the interests of the whole youth from the six geopolitical zones are prioritized over the interests of any particular group; one where national interests, rather than those of any particular group, are the driving force.

“No one should ascribe ethnic or religious coloration to the OBIdient Movement. Nigeria is one and my ambition is to become the President of a United and Indivisible Nigeria,” he added.

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INEC Budgets Over N3bn To Defend Election Results

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1 day ago

March 27, 2023

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INEC Budgets Over N3bn To Defend Election Results

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has budgeted over N3bn to defend the results of the February 25 presidential and national assembly election and the March 18 governorship and state assembly polls.

It was gathered that several candidates who lost in the elections have filed petitions at the presidential and state election petition tribunals to challenge the outcome of the polls.

So far, over 100 election petitions have been filed by aggrieved candidates and their parties across the country.

The presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; the Labour Party, Peter Obi; the Action Alliance, Solomon Okangbuan; Allied People’s Movement, Chichi Ojei, have also filed petitions for the nullification of the presidential election results.

INEC had on March 1 declared the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, as the winner of the February 25 presidential election, but the five candidates filed petitions seeking the nullification of the poll.

Also, election petition tribunals in over 12 states have equally received petitions from National Assembly candidates who are not satisfied with the results of the just concluded elections.

The states where the petitions had been received included Edo, Plateau, Ondo, Kwara, Ogun, Bayelsa, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Bauchi, Lagos and Niger states.