DUTSE, (JIGAWA) — Senate President, Dr. Ahmed Lawan has said that he intends to build on the legacies of President Muhammadu Buhari in tackling insecurity if elected the next president in 2023. Lawan said this while addressing the delegates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Dutse, Jigawa State, on Saturday ahead of the party’s presidential primaries. While Lawan maintained that the present administration had done so much in respect of economic policies and provision...

Former Minister of Transportation and presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, has said he’s a better candidate to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 because he understands the sufferings of poor Nigerians. Amaechi made the statement during his consultative meeting with the Governor and delegates of the APC in Niger State on Thursday ahead of the party’s primary elections. The former minister stated that his humble...

KADUNA — The Governor of Ekiti State and Presidential aspirant on the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s platform, Kayode Fayemi, has told Kaduna State delegates of the party that Nigeria’s presidency is not for “moneybags”. Fayemi said this on Thursday while soliciting the support of Kaduna APC delegates on his presidential bid. He said if elected president, he will address insecurity and tackle issues of poverty and inequality. “Inequality, poverty, economic undertones of security challenges are...

Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary election, Prophet Godfrey Gbujie has predicted that former Anambra governor, Mr. Peter Obi, will emerge as the party’s flagbearer. Gbujie, the ministerial leader of the World Zionist Union in the South-East, made the revelation at a media conference in Awka, the Anambra State capital on Wednesday. According to him, he got the divine revelation during an intercessory prayer session for the party primaries. “I started praying...

The immediate past President of the Senate and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Bukola Saraki, has unveiled plans to tackle the country’s challenges. Saraki, whose campaign theme is #FixNigeria released a 53-page policy document titled “My Social Contract with Nigerians”, a blueprint for his first four years in office, over the weekend. According to a statement released by his Head of Digital Media, Olu Onemola, the policy plan...

A group, the Igbo Leadership Development Foundation (ILDF) has warned of the consequences of the decision of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to throw its presidential ticket open. The leading opposition party had announced its decision not to zone its presidential ticket on May 11. The party’s decision was taken after a meeting of the national executive committee (NEC) meeting at the party’s headquarters in Abuja. Speaking on the development in a statement issued on...

Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has withdrawn from the presidential race and has expressed willingness to continue working as a minister. Ngige announced his withdrawal in a statement on Friday in Abuja following a valedictory session held at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in the nation’s capital, in honour of ministers seeking elective offices in the 2023 general elections. Recall that President Buhari, at the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting...