As a follow-up on their resolution to zone the All Progressives Congress Presidential ticket to the south, the Northern APC Governors have forwarded the names of five southern aspirants to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) for consideration as a consensus candidate. Aspirants from the South dominated the list obtained by The PUNCH on Tuesday. Those shortlisted are the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu; Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi; former Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi; and Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State. The Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon…
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Following the attack on Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo by gunmen, Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has declared a seven-day mourning in the State. In honor of the victims of the Sunday terror assault, Akeredolu ordered all public buildings, facilities, and official residences in the State to fly flags at half-mast for seven days. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, the Governor said, “We will not be deterred in responding appropriately to this dastardly act. “In honor of the victims of this unfortunate attack, I hereby direct that all flags be flown at half-mast for seven…
Abuja is agog as no fewer than 2,322 delegates from 36 states, and the FCT converged on the Federal Capital Territory to elect a presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general elections. The ruling party has been in turmoil as President Muhammadu Buhari vacillated over imposing a consensus candidate on the party and, at the same time, washed his hands off the idea. Amidst Mr Buhari’s vacillation, at least 11 northern APC governors announced their decision to zone the presidency to the South. While calm seemed to have returned, APC national chairman Abdullahi Adamu raised the…
All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors have proposed five presidential aspirants to participate at today’s primary. Plateau Governor Simon Lilongwe, who confirmed the proposal to reporters in Abuja, said it was done based on the reality on ground and without bias and sentiments. The five, who are from the South, are: Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chibuike Amaechi, Prof Yemi Osinbajo , Dave Umahi and Kayode Fayemi. That they are from the South attested the commitment of the Governors to zoning to the region. Lalong said their names were listed in alphabetical order. The Governor explained that President Muhammadu Buhari had asked…
Ondo State Governor and Chairman of Southern Governors Forum has flayed the alleged pronouncement of the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan as the consensus presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress. The governor in a statement personally issued by him said such endorsement is nothing but a joke. According to him, the expensive joke was purportedly enacted by the National Chairman of APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. He added that speculation is rife that the Chairman took a flight of fancy and decided to make a pronouncement beyond his competence. He added “He has allegedly, made public his preferred choice as the…
Ondo State Youths representative and a renowned brand and lifestyle influencer, Oluyemi Fasipe has expressed concern that concerted efforts must be made to guide against the reoccurrence of the unfortunate Owo incident in any other area of Ondo State, especially in the Alagbaka area of Akure, the state capital. Yemie Fash expressed this concern in a statement issued on Monday in Akure, the Ondo State capital. He stated in the statement that perpetrators of the Owo catholic church massacre may be likely to make the Alagbaka area of Akure their next target. However, Yemie Fash further stated that he…
CONTRARY to the position of most Northern Governors on power shift to the South National Chairman of thee All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullah I Adamu has announced Senate president Ahmad Lawan as APC consensus presidential candidate. Adamu, Vanguard gathered announced this at the meeting of theNational Working Committee, NWC, on Monday, in Abuja. However, some members of the NWC, sources said, kicked against the move and insisted that other Presidential aspirants which include Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Engr. David Umahi must be allowed to contest the primary election at tomorrow’s convention scheduled at the…
President Muhammadu Buhari rejected suggestions to cancel a lavish dinner with members of his party at the State House on Sunday night, saying horrific massacres like the one witnessed on Sunday morning at a Catholic parish in Ondo occur every day in Nigeria across its diverse regions, according to one official who was directly involved in the discussion. Another official who heard that the discussion took place but did not participate directly offered corroboration to Peoples Gazette in the early hours of Monday. “Mr President was told that some party leaders are asking whether they should still come to the…
Owo Massacre: We Are Tired Of Writing Condolences, Governemnt Must Act Now The unfortunate and sad event that took the lives of worshippers who left their various houses to commune with God at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa, Owo was another sign that Nigeria is drifting towards being a failed state, and government at all levels must rise to salvage the horrible and recurring decimal before citizens resort to self-help. The horrible scene of the event as seen in pictures and the report that the attack couldn’t be resisted by security agents due to lack of vehicles to mobilize their…
Suspected bandits have reportedly attacked Genuine Estate after EFAB Queens in Gwarinpa, an estate in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It was learnt they carried out the attack in the early hours of Monday armed with bows, arrows and machetes. An unconfirmed number of residents were said to have been kidnapped from the estate. The attack is coming barely hours after many worshippers were killed in a Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. When contacted, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh told The Nation there is an unconfirmed incident at Galadimawa area of the FCT and not…