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2023: APC Plotting To Attack INEC Facilities, Hack BVAS — PDP

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has been accused of plotting to attack some equipment of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the elections.
The allegation was made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
According to PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, some members of the ruling party have allegedly mobilized thugs to launch fresh attacks on INEC offices and its facilities.
It also claimed that the APC has orchestrated the plan to hack the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) to frustrate INEC’s ability to conduct the elections.
The PDP, therefore, asked security agencies to protect the facilities and equipment of the electoral body and ensure that the forthcoming polls are free, fair, and credible.
The statement reads: “Ahead of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections, the PDP charges security agencies to beef up security around the offices and facilities of INEC from any attacks by the sinking APC.
The PDP’s position is coming against the background of apprehensions in the public space of alleged plots by certain APC interests to launch a coordinated attack on INEC offices and facilities in various parts of the country to destroy the Commission’s BVAS machines to cripple INEC’s ability to conduct the elections.
“Credible information available to our Party indicates that the said APC interests which are bent on scuttling the elections to avoid a humiliating defeat are allegedly mobilizing thugs to launch fresh attacks on INEC offices and its facilities where BVAS machines are located.
“Some prominent APC leaders including certain APC governors, having failed in their designs to have the elections postponed and having also been resisted in their plot to use their orchestrated cash scarcity to destabilize the nation, are now allegedly plotting to cripple INEC’s ability to conduct the elections by destroying the BVAS machines.
“These APC leaders and their apologists have evidently revealed themselves as a clear and present threat not only to the electoral process but also to our corporate existence as a nation and must be resisted by all.
“The PDP, therefore, charges the security agencies to take all necessary steps to provide adequate protection for INEC facilities, equipment, and personnel before, during, and after the elections.”
The PDP asked President Muhammadu Buhari to put all measures in place for free, fair, transparent, and credible elections in keeping with his assurances to Nigerians and the international community.
It added that Tinubu must realize that Nigerians will never be deterred from their resolve to vote for its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to rebuild the nation.
“The APC and the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign must accept the fact that Nigerians will never be deterred from their resolve to vote in the Presidential Candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, to rebuild our nation from the disastrous misrule of the APC,” the PDP added.
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BREAKING: House Of Reps Candidate Dies 4 Days To Election

Alhaji Kamilu Ado Isa, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate in Wudil/Garko Constituency of the House of Representatives, has died.

Isa, a former Assistant Comptroller General of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), died after a brief illness on Monday.

His death occurred four days to the presidential, senatorial and House of Representatives elections.

In a condolence message to his family, Presidential candidate of the NNPP, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, described his demise as a huge vacuum that cannot be replaced.

He said the candidate dedicated his time, wealth and energy to the success of the party and his immediate community, praying for God Almighty to forgive his shortcomings.

“I am saddened by the loss of Hon. Kamilu Ado Isah, the NNPP House of Representatives Candidate for Wudil/Garko constituency.

“May the Almighty Allah forgive his shortcomings and grant him eternal peace. My condolence to his family, friends and the NNPP Kano Chapter,” he said.

The deceased has been buried according to Islamic rites.

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New Naira: Ganduje Condemns PDP, NNPP’s Support For CBN

Abdullahi Ganduje, the Governor of Kano State has condemned the support of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party and the New Nigeria Peoples Party for the Central Bank of Nigeria’s naira redesign policy, The PUNCH reports.

A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Abba Anwar, said the governor made the remark on Monday while launching the distribution of palliatives to ease the hardships caused by the scarcity of naira notes, which was held at the Open Theatre, Government House.

“To our surprise, opposition parties took the situation to court supporting and protecting the CBN in this ill-timed and anti-people policy. That was not done in the most appropriate way and time. Governors of Bayelsa and Edo are all PDP states and are in the forefront in this blunder.

“So also the NNPP came out and said what the governor of Kano State said in rejecting the CBN’s naira swap was wrong, according to them.

“I wonder what is wrong in speaking the truth that all Nigerians are seriously suffering because of this anti-human and ill-advised phenomenon,” Ganduje asked.

He added, “What the PDP and the NNPP want is for people to continue wallowing in poverty. We will not stop blaming the CBN for this economic blunder. We love our people. Therefore, anything that will disturb their wellbeing must be rejected, till proper channel and good time are put forth.”

Ganduje then disclosed that the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, had promised Nigerians that he would end the current hardships caused by the CBN, if elected.

On the palliatives distribution, the governor said the state government was distributing the items in order to cushion the effects of the hardships caused to deliberately disturb the wellbeing of Nigerians.

“We didn’t invite this situation, neither did we pray for it. And therefore, we don’t welcome it at all. We gave similar palliatives during the COVID-19 days.

“And today our citizens are being faced with COVID-23 caused by the CBN. We earlier thought it was a simple disease, but unfortunately, it turned out to be a very serious virus going viral,” he lamented.

He further stated that, “…the virus coming from the CBN has affected all our commercial banks, our POS, our ATMs […] and all other things associated with this. Being the most populous state in the country, we are most affected by this unfortunate development.”

The governor said beneficiaries of the palliatives would come from all the 44 local government areas of the state.

“Today’s event is just to launch the distribution. It will continue from today, as we continue providing free buses for our people, just to cushion the effects of the CBN’s virus, COVID-23,” he added.

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Governor Wike Finally Opens Up After Being Accused Of Secretly Planning to Join APC

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has finally reacted to claims that he’s secretly planning to join the All Progressives Congress.
Reacting, Wike denied the allegation.
Speaking at the 114th Quarterly General Meeting of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers in Port Harcourt on Monday, February 20, Wike said he remains an unrepentant member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite being impressed by APC’s support for power shift to the south.
He said;
“I am not a member of APC and will not be. But, they have made me to recognise that they are the heroes of this country. APC governors came out to say for the unity of this country, presidency should go to the south.
 
“They said they want the unity of this country and therefore, the presidency should go to the south. They could have as well said no, it doesn’t matter. As governors we have the number. We can still say it should remain where it should remain. But they didn’t do that.
 
“They said the way we are seeing this country we want everybody to be together. Let no one say because I have the population, therefore, you will continue to dominate. In dominating you need peace, without peace you cannot govern.
 
“We are all Nigerians and we want unity of this country, want Nigeria to move forward as a united country. Rivers has always been in support of one Nigeria and we’ll continue to support one Nigeria. But in doing that, we believe in equity, justice and fairness. As governor of this State, I will vote for the unity of this country. I will vote for anything that will unite Nigeria.
 
“I will not support anything that will divide Nigeria. And that is what necessitated the principle of live and let’s live. If only one person continues to live, things will not be good. It’s not about party, it is about Nigeria. I am a member of PDP, unrepentant who in fact built this party when people ran away.”
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Shehu Sani Sends Strong Warning To Nigerians Ahead Of 2023 Elections

Shehu Sani, a former Nigerian lawmaker, has warned Nigerians ahead of the forthcoming general elections.

He warned that electing a wrong leader would plunge the country into another four years of darkness.

Sani also called on Nigerians to be guided by their conscience and experience and elect a competent leader.

His statement was contained in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday.

Sani, also a social critic, urged Nigerians not to allow religious leaders to mislead them.

“On Saturday, this country has a date with history. Don’t vote for a candidate because your mosques or churches asked you to do so. Be guided by your conscience and experience & elect a competent leader. A wrong choice is another 4 years of journey into darkness,” he tweeted.

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Only Corrupt People Are Against Peter Obi — LP National Vice Chairman, Reuben

The National Vice Chairman, South South of the Labour Party (LP), Favour Reuben has revealed why some politicians are against the presidential candidate of the party, Peter Obi.
According to him, only people who are against the progress of Nigeria are against Obi’s presidency.
Reuben was reacting to the recent move by the LP in the North Western part of the country, who collapsed their structure to support the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu.
He said the people against the candidacy of Obi are those who have the structure of criminality and corruption.
 
“As I’m talking to you, even the northerners are endorsing him, everybody is endorsing him.
 
“The only people that cannot endorse Peter Obi are people who are corrupt, people who have decided to destroy this country, people who have decided that suffering should be the way of this country. That’s the only people who cannot endorse Peter Obi,” he said.
The LP in the North Western part of the country, had on Sunday, collapsed their party structure to support Tinubu.
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BREAKING: Terrorists Bomb Kogi LG Offices Days To Election

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have attacked and blown off the administrative offices of the Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State, less than four days to the February general election.

DAILY POST reports that the incident occurred on Monday night when the assailants invaded the area with some explosives.

When contacted by DAILY POST, the Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, William Ovye Aya, confirmed the incident.

According to him, the command had commenced an investigation to unravel the cause of the attack.

Recall that the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, had claimed responsibility for a car bomb explosion that killed about four people and injured several others in the Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State in January.

More to follow…

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I’m Ready To Sacrifice My Senatorial Ambition For Peter Obi To Win – Ortom

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has vowed that he’s ready to sacrifice his senatorial ambition to see that the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi wins Saturday’s presidential election.
Channels Television made the revelation on Monday during an interview.
Ortom, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is contesting the election in the Benue North-West senatorial district.
His January endorsement of Obi came after months of refusal to support the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, whose emergence in May 2022 was viewed by several high-ranking party members as unfair.
The Benue governor reiterated his support for the former Anambra State governor while addressing members of the Igbo community in the state on Monday.
“For me, it’s not even that I’m contesting an election. Yes, the form was bought for me by the people of Benue State. I’ve gone round; they have accepted that they will vote [for] me,” he said.
“But if I’m to sacrifice my senatorial ambition for Peter Obi to win, so shall it be,” he said to loud cheers from the crowd.
He added, “I know that if [any group of] people are connected in this world, they are the Igbo. This is the opportunity you have to say that an Igbo man from the South-East is president.”
 
Ortom identified with those who believed in the unity of Nigeria and working together, saying it was for this reason that he accommodates everybody.
“So, let us not miss this opportunity that God himself is providing. The youth have told me, my own people have told me – stakeholders here, traditional rulers, party people across party lines. Obi’s matter is not about APC or PDP or SDP or any other party. It’s about Nigeria.”
Speaking to the crowd, he told them that they have the population, adding that they should thank God for “what is unfolding”.
 
He described Obi as a species that is not bound by ethnicity.
“That is why when I hear some prominent Igbo personalities castigating Peter Obi for contesting the election – is it not you people that have been saying you have been marginalised since after the war?
 
“The opportunity has come today and you’re still complaining. What do you want?! What are you looking for?  
 
“The whole country – North, South, East, and West – are saying Peter Obi, and you hear some people say, ‘We don’t want it.’ Haba! Those people should be outcasts.”
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INEC Reassures Nigerians, International Community Of Free, Fair Elections

Nigerians and the international community have been assured of free, fair and credible elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the reassurance when he received Commonwealth Election Observer Mission to Nigeria, led by former South Africa President, Thabo Mbeki, at INEC headquarters in Abuja on Monday.

”INEC understands the enormous benefits of conducting credible elections, not just in Nigeria but the African continent.

“Election in Nigeria is huge and we understand. As I said, the responsibility rests on our shoulders.

“We also understand the benefits of credible elections. It will not only bring peace and good governance to our country but the positive effects on our sub-region.

“I want to assure you that we will never let Nigeria and the international community down,’’ Yakubu said.

Yakubu also commended the Commonwealth Observer Mission’s contributions to the development of Nigeria’s electoral system.

He said that Nigeria had benefited a lot from the Commonwealth through the implementation of recommendations in its reports on Nigeria’s previous elections.

“We have benefited from your previous election observation reports. So many of the innovations introduced over time are benefited from your observation reports.

“We don’t take your observations lightly.,” he said.

He said that INEC looked forward again to the mission’s robust reports on the 2023 general elections.

Earlier in his remarks, Mbeki said the mission was in Nigeria to observe the country’s election and in the end make it report.

Mbeki expressed confidence that Nigeria would achieve credible and successful elections.

“This is the seventh election since independence. Nigeria is a very important country with huge impacts on itself and on the continent.

“So, it is always very important that as commonwealth we should come and be with you as you hold these important elections and to observe same.

“Of course, we come very hopeful and very confident that we will have successful elections, peaceful elections and intrusive elections and at the end hopefully there will be no complaints,” Mbeki said.

He said the mission was at the INEC headquarters to listen to the level of preparations and render assistance for the commission to achieve its mandate.

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Messi, Mbappe, Nadal, Others Nominees For Laureus World Sportsman Of The Year Award

Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi, both forwards for Paris Saint-Germain, have been nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award.

The Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year is an annual award honouring the achievements of individual men from the world of sports.

Both Messi and Mbappe have been impressive for both club and country over the last.

Here is a full list of the nominees;

Messi – World Cup, CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions, Trophée des Champions

Mbappe – World Cup runner-up, Ligue 1, Trophée des Champions

Stephen Curry – NBA Championship

Max Verstappen – F1 Drivers Championship

Rafael Nadal – Australian Open, French Open champion, won 22 Grand Slams.

Armand Duplantis – Sweden Athletics World Championships pole vault champion and broke the world record.

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