Tinubu Won’t Be Sworn In As President On May 29 – Ex Anambra Gov, Ezeife

March 4, 2023

Former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has said that the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will not be sworn in as Nigeria’s President on May 29.

Ezeife, who accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of manipulating the electoral process and rigging the Presidential and National Assembly elections in favour of Tinubu, said that it was obvious that Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) won the presidential election across the country.

Ezeife told Arise TV Morning Show that the presidential election revealed so many things to Nigerians, saying: ”I thank all the foreign bodies who commented and condemned the integrity of the election and thank all Nigerians for the way they treated the Labour Party.

“In fact, I’m happy with the result the Labour Party got from the election not the ones announced by the INEC. Of course, we know that one is fake. But what we saw was the Labour Party winning Lagos and across the country.

“Some people who do not believe in the oneness of the country are now thinking otherwise. And the future of Nigeria is now brighter. I do not believe that Tinubu, my friend, would be sworn in as President.

“If that is done it’d be a disaster but I think this thing has opened the eyes of Nigerians. We thank the Yorubas, we thank the Hausas and every group in Nigeria for this openness. Don’t mind the manipulation that made Peter Obi third.

“Everybody knows it is impossible, especially with the controversies surrounding the Muslim-Muslim ticket.

“One must distinguish between the election as conducted and the election as reported. Tinubu will not be President of Nigeria. I don’t see him being sworn in.”

Source: Persecondnews.

Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, 4 Others Withdraw Suit Challenging Tinubu’s victory

Editorial staff

March 3, 2023

Six state governments controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have withdrawn the suit challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections.

The states confirmed the development in a Notice of Discontinuance signed by their lawyer, Mr. Mike Ozekhome (SAN) today, March 3.

It read: “Take notice that the plaintiffs do hereby wholly discontinue this suit against the defendant herein.”

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on Wednesday declared Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 election after polling 8,794,726 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and 15 other candidates in the exercise.

The Attorneys-General of Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Sokoto States had on Friday morning dragged the Federal Government before the apex court on the conduct, collation, and announcement of the elections’ results.

The plaintiffs in the originating summons marked: SC/CV/354/2023, asked the apex court to order a review of all results so far announced by INEC.

They alleged that the collation and announcement of the results were carried out contrary to the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022, the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections, 2022; and the INEC Manual for Election Officials.

The states argued that the collation of the election results from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory did not comply with the provisions of relevant sections of the Electoral Act, 2022.

They insisted that INEC officials failed to transmit the collated results as prescribed by the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022, and the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections 2022.

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, was listed as the sole respondent in the suit.

PDP, APC, LP Were Involved In Electoral Malpractices – SDP Presidential Candidate

Editorial staff

March 3, 2023

The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adebayo Adewole, has accused the Labour Party (LP); the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of being part of the electoral malpractices in the last Saturday, February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections.

Adewole alleged that all the political parties, including those that are complaining after the election, cheated through different means, especially vote-buying.

Speaking when he appeared on Arise Television’s The Morning Show today, March 3, the Presidential candidate accused the Labour Party of sharing dollars to the electorate in his own polling unit in Ondo State during the polls.

“A victim cannot be blaming other victims. I never said nothing is wrong with the election. Everything is wrong with the election. Anyone who wants to go and challenge the election should do so because everything is wrong with the election.

“But it’s not only what happened that day that was wrong with the election. People (political parties] cheated. Many of those who are complaining now cheated in the election. In the polling unit where I voted, Labour Party cheated, PDP cheated and the APC cheated more because vote buying is cheating.

“APC used recharge cards to cheat, the Labour Party brought dollars and PDP shared money. Why will I not complain? Atiku Abubakar cheated me of my vote in Katsina and Adamawa State, he was buying votes with N200. What I’m saying is that the election is flawed. It’s not an honest process.”

Source: Voiceof Niaja.ng

Legal Battle Begins: Appeal Court Okays Obi, Atiku Inspecting Election Results

Editorial staff

March 3, 2023

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, has granted the request of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and that of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, to inspect the election materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the Saturday, February 25 Presidential election.

The court granted the request of the two presidential candidates today, March 3, after both parties approached the court to seek permission for the inspection of election materials used during last Saturday’s poll.

The Justice Joseph Ikyegh-led panel of the appellate court, which will also sit as the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, granted the request after it heard two separate ex-parte applications brought by Atiku, Obi and their political parties.

The electoral umpire, Tinubu and APC were cited as Respondents in the matter.

Both applications were predicated on Section146 (1) of the Electoral Act 2022, Paragraph 47 (1, 2 &3) of the First Schedule of the Electoral Act of 2022, as well as under the inherent jurisdiction of the Court as referenced by Section 6 (6) A & B of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.

Obi, in his application that was moved by his team of lawyers led by Mr Alex Ejesieme, SAN, sought six principal reliefs.

Atiku’s lawyer, Adedamola Faloku, sought seven prayers from the tribunal.

Specifically, the applicants urged the court to compel INEC to allow them to obtain documents in its custody that were used for the presidential election.

They maintained that the requested documents would aid their petition against the outcome of the presidential contest that was declared in favour of Tinubu.

Voiceofnaija.ng had reported that the two top contenders in the February 25 presidential election, refused to concede defeat and also vowed to recover their mandate in court.

The two candidates rebuffed the gesture of conciliation made by the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, who in his acceptance speech after he was declared the winner of the poll on Wednesday, asked them to support him in the task of building the nation.

Source: Voiceof Niger.ng

Gov Wike Of PDP Thanks Nigerians For Manifesting Power Shift By Voting Tinubu

Editorial staff

March 3, 2023

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, has thanked Nigerians for supporting the return of power to the Southern part of Nigeria as part of the unwritten agreement, through the election of Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25 presidential election in the country.

He said that the issue of rotational presidency has been settled for good with the emergence of Tinubu, who is from the southern region of the country.

Governor Wike spoke today, March 3, when he joined his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde to commission the Oyo State 5,000,000-litre Aviation Fuel Dispensing Depot at the Ibadan Airport in the Alakia area of the state.

The Rivers Governor expressed delight that Makinde is one of those that backed power shift to the south after the eight-year tenure of the incumbent Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari who is from Katsina State in the North-West geopolitical zone.

“I am happy he (Makinde) is one of those that made history by making sure that power shifted to the south.

“I have told people that those who fight for change, who fight for revolution may not be direct beneficiaries of that fight but today, history has it that all of us now are aware that when power finishes from the south, it will go to the north; when it finishes from the north, it will come to the south.”

“So, it does not need to be written in the constitution at all before it is implemented. And I thank Nigerians for standing firm to see that this issue materialise.”

PDP Governors Scared Peter Obi Out Of The Party – Atiku

Editorial staff

March 3, 2023

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 election in the country, Atiku Abubakar has said that his counterpart in the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi ran away from the PDP at the time the governors in the party vowed to choose one of them for the Presidency.

According to him, at meetings of the leaders of the party last year when preparation for the primary was in top gear, the governors insisted that they would produce amongst themselves, Presidential, Vice Presidential candidates and the post of Chief of Staff.

Atiku, who was answering reporters’ questions at the world press conference on the outcome of the Presidential election, said: “Peter Obi, seeing that he would have nothing to fall back on after the 2023 elections, ran away to join the Labour Party.

“But I remained in the party and fought the governors to win the primary of the party, ahead of the 2023 Presidential election.”

The PDP flag bearer said that if Obi had remained like him, he would probably have picked him as running mate with plan to fully supporting him to succeed him after his tenure.

He said that he picked Igbos as his running mates in the two previous contests he ran, adding that he had always looked for a chance to create workable opportunity for Igbo to be President in no distant future.

Atiku agreed that Peter Obi wounded his ambition in the 2023 election by taking over the Southeast and South South votes that were traditionally his, but insisted that the two of them would have been winners now, if they had combined forces.

Supreme Court Describes Buhari’s Action On Redesigned Naira Notes As Autocracy

Greenbarge Reporters

March 3, 2023

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has described the President Muhammadu Buhari’s broadcast of February 16, 2023 on the redesigned Naira notes as autocracy.
It said that for the President to say in that broadcast that only N200 notes should remain legal tender was a threat to democracy, “which risked replacing democracy with autocracy.”
The apex Court, which ruled today, March 3, reversing the President’s directive and the policy of Cashless economy introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), directed that the old N1,000 and N500 notes should continue to exist along with the new notes as legal tenders.
In a unanimous decision, a seven-member panel of the court, led by Justice John Okoro directed that the CBN must continue to receive the old notes from Nigerians.
The court held that the directive of President Buhari for the redesign of the new notes and withdrawal of the old notes without due consultation is invalid.
The lead judgement was read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, who also criticized the President’s disobedience of the court’s earlier order that the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes should continue to circulate alongside the new ones.
The Supreme Court’s ruling means that the CBN will be required to continue to issue and circulate the old N1,000 and N500 notes.
The court’s decision also means that the CBN will need to revisit its plans for a redesign and consult more widely with stakeholders before introducing any new notes.
The CBN had announced plans to redesign the naira notes and introduce new ones, with a deadline of January 31, 2023, for the phasing out of the old notes. However, the move was met with widespread criticism and legal challenges from various quarters.
The Supreme Court’s ruling was the result of a case filed by some State Governments challenging the CBN’s decision to phase out the old notes. The plaintiffs argued that the move would cause undue hardship to the public, especially those in rural areas who may not have easy access to the new notes.
The court also cited concerns about the potential impact on the economy and the public.
The court’s decision is seen as a major victory for the plaintiffs and a blow to the CBN’s efforts to introduce a new naira design.

The CBN had argued that the redesigning of the naira notes was necessary to address issues of counterfeiting, terrorism, kidnapping and money laundering.
The court’s decision has been met with mixed reactions, with some hailing it as a victory for democracy, while others expressed concern about its impact on the economy.

Votes From Southeast, South South Cannot Make Peter Obi President – Atiku

Greenbarge Reporters

March 3, 2023

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has expressed pain over the loss of the Southeast and South South votes in the last Saturday, February 25 Presidential election.
He accused the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi of taking away from him, the region that had been his traditional catchment area before this year’s election.
Answering reporters’ questions yesterday at the world press conference in Abuja, Atiku reminded Peter Obi that he can ever be President even if he wins the whole Southeast and South South.
“Winning election in the Southeast and the South South cannot make Peter Obi President.

“To be president of Nigeria, you need to win election across the country: Northeast, Northwest, North Central, as well as South South, Southwest, South South and Southeast.”
He complained that Peter Obi left PDP and joined Labour Part with no traceable unpleasant reason other than the fact that he wanted to be President of Nigeria.
Atiku said that with the Presidential election over, his doors and that of the PDP are opened for possible talk of alliance with Obi and his party to challenge the electoral process that brought in Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as President-elect under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Nigeria Zooms Into Final Of The FIFA Under-20 World Cup

Greenbarge Reporters

March 3, 2023

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles has beaten Uganda by a lone goal in Ismailia in the second quarter-final to teach the final in the 17th Africa U20 Cup of Nations in Egypt.

As early as the 10th minute, Goalkeeper Chijioke Aniagboso, had to enact a reflex save to stop a bullet header from a corner kick.

Both teams continued to frisk for opportunities with Nigeria’s Ibrahim Muhammad and Haliru Sarki probing deep but undone mostly by inaccurate passes and poor ball-holding in the final quarter.

However, on the dot of half hour, Ibrahim Muhammad, who scored one of the goals that sank Mozambique on the final day of Group A attrition, latched onto a long ball from the defence, controlled well and fired.

His effort saw the ball hit the upright, and in his confusion, defender Ibrahim Juma helped the ball into his own net for the only goal of the match.

Muhammad should have made it two to purchase a cruise for Nigeria only four minutes after the restart, but he put too much power behind his turn and shot.

On the hour mark and seven minutes after, Aniagboso saved point-blank efforts that sustained Nigeria’s lead, and in the 80th minute, Samson Lawal spun the ball away from goal from a 22 -yard free-kick.

Victory earned Nigeria a slot in Monday’s semi-finals as well as a ticket to Indonesia.

The Flying Eagles will take on the winner of the clash between Congo and Tunisia, happening at the Cairo International Stadium tomorrow, March 3..

Presidential Poll: Fayose Asks Atiku, PDP To Accept Defeat, Resigns From Party

Editorial staff

March 2, 2023

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has asked the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Saturday, February 25 Presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, to accept defeat at the election that had just been concluded.

Fayose also announced his resignation from the party during an interview on ARISE TV, accusing Atiku and the PDP of sponsoring protests against the outcome of the election.

Fayose said: “from today, I stay off PDP. Let me put it this way, in party politics. Because there are certain facts. I am 62. I say it here from today; I step aside because I must be talking like a leader in this country.

He added, “This Ayu was the one who led Atiku to the gutters. They took him to the gutters. You see when a man cannot come out. At 80 what does he want to do after?”

“I had issued on my Twitter handle even in the month of January or December, I warned the PDP about this problem. if not resolved (it) will consume this party. I told them there is danger ahead. Watch it.

“I was invited by His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar, to a hotel in Lagos. I told him four things; that there were four demands they made of you. One, you are 76 as of last year. The G-5 said, you are already a candidate, you can’t abort a child that has been given birth to.

“But let us go back and tell the Southerners that you will spend four years so that it would not look like it will be eight years back to back for the North because Buhari is leaving and he is representing the North irrespective of the party.

“They told his Excellency to make his official announcement, not that he should hand it over to any member of the G-5; that you are going to spend four years and at that time you will be 80 years. All the people surrounding him disagree that they can’t say such (and that) when he becomes President he will say it. Who does that?”

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