Special press statement By Olusegun Obasanjo Since we are still in the month of January, it is appropriate to wish all Nigerians Happy 2018. I am constrained to issue this special statement at this time considering the situation of the country. Some of you may be asking, “What has brought about this special occasion of Obasanjo issuing a Special Statement?” ...

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019. Obasanjo, in a 13-page special press statement entitled, “The Way Out: A Clarion Call for Coalition for Nigeria Movement” said Buhari has performed far below expectation and should honourably “dismount from the horse” to join the league of the country’s former leaders whose “experience, ...

The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has said that Nigerians now view the election of President Muhammadu Buhari as a mistake. He told journalists that Buhari was making the 2019 presidential race easy for the opposition with his actions and policies. Secondus stated that Buhari was taking Nigerians for a ride and was busy “testing ...

The Borno state chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Ali Dalori, has described the national publicity secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbodiyan, as a man functioning below his professional training as a journalist and one who can be easily fooled. Dalori, who made this statement, in reaction to the statement credited to the PDP spokesman, who ...

Ekiti State will choose it’s next governor on July 14. And the incumbent Deputy-Governor, Kolapo Olusola has started appealing to the people for their vote. Olusola has asked the electorate to vote massively for the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for continuity of the developmental projects being executed by the administration of Governor Ayodele Fayose. Kolapo, who is also the ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ward six, Kaduna South, has faulted the endorsement of Uba Sani to replace Shehu Sani in the Senate for the Kaduna Central Senatorial District, come 2019. Reportedly, the Chairmen of six wards of the Kaduna Central Senatorial District endorsed Uba Sani for Senator Sani’ seat. A communique was issued to effect by the party ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the President of Court of Appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, to help address delays in serving the commission full judgments from election tribunals. The Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, made the appeal when he led national commissioners and management operatives of the commission on a courtesy visit to Bulkachuwa, on Monday, in Abuja. He ...

The Presidency has appealed to the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba, to change his perception of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Na’Abba, who at the weekend, vowed not to support Buhari’s re-election, in 2019, because “he has not added any value to democracy,” since 2015, also accused the president of side-lining the party and running ...

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC),Charles Udeogaranya, has described those calling for a second term for President Muhammadu Buhari as enemies of Nigeria. Udeogaranya, said that Nigeria cannot survive another four years with Buhari at the helm. Udeogaranya said that,“Divisions, hatred, back-biting, grinding economic conditions, hopelessness and insecurity among Nigerians has hit the limit and, therefore, it would ...

Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido on Monday, said that he was not desperate for the position of Nigeria’s president in the 2019 general elections. Lamido said this in Abakaliki when he led his campaign team on a courtesy visit to Governor David Umahi. The former governor said he would accept the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) decision on its ...