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Presidential Transition Council Prepares For Buhari’s Handover To Successor

The Presidential Transition Council has begun its work, reports have shown.

The council has commenced preparations ahead of the transfer of power by President Muhammadu Buhari to his successor.

The President-elect is Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, whose victory is being challenged by Labour Party’s Peter Obi and Peoples Democratic Party’s Atiku Abubakar.

On Friday, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Dr. Ibrahim Kana said the council would make governance comfortable for the incoming president.

Kana gave the assurance at a joint briefing between the officials of the ministry and members of the Transition Technical Task Team, TTTT.

The official confirmed the roadmap had already been drawn for the next leader for a quick start of his administration.

“The council is to look at the nine priority areas of the current administration in drafting the template. Security is among the areas,” he disclosed.

Kana added that his ministry has the responsibility of the mandate and has already set up a ministerial transition task team.

The transition council was inaugurated by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha on February 14.

The council is in charge of security of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect and will coordinate briefings on the security matters post- elections.

It will organise facilities including fully furnished office and personnel for the President-elect and his/her transition team.

The body will coordinate the briefings of the President-elect by relevant public officers, and facilitate communication between the outgoing President and the President-elect.

The council is also in charge of organising the swearing-in ceremony, usually done at the Eagle Square in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.

Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Dr. Habiba Lawal is Secretary of the Presidential Transition Council.

In line with Executive Order No. 14 of 2023, the senior official, appointed in August 2022, will be known as Federal Transition Coordinator.

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Tinubu’s Victory: Accept Defeat – Lawmaker Begs Obi, Atiku

A lawmaker in Ondo State, Mr Sunday Olajide begged former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and his Labour Party counterpart, Mr Peter Obi, to accept defeat.
This is as the duo are contesting the result of the Feb. 25 Presidential election in which INEC declared Bola Tinubu as winner.
Olajide, representing Akure South Constituency 2 in the Ondo State House of Assembly, on Wednesday in Akure, said that though every Nigerian had the constitutional right to seek redress of an injury in court, it would be statesmanship if the duo could let go.
“The duo of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi should accept the outcome of the election.
 
“Going to the court will amount to a mere academic exercise and will achieve nothing.
 
“Sen. Bola Tinubu won the election fair and square, and the results of the presidential election were a true reflection of Nigerians’ sincere votes,” he stated.
Olajide said that Nigerians had elected Tinubu and Sen. Kashim Shettima as their most preferred leaders for the next administration.
The lawmaker also congratulated the President-elect and the Vice President-elect for the hard-fought victory at the just concluded presidential elections.
“The duo has demonstrated once more that they are dogged fighters in our quest for the establishment of a just and egalitarian society.
 
“I have no doubt that you will ride on the crest of the momentum of this triumph to lead our motherland to greatness and prosperity,” Olajide said.
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Bola Tinubu requests court order to obtain INEC materials for defence

The president-elect, Bola Tinubu has sought a court order to obtain materials from INEC to defend himself in court.

Bola Tinubu has urged the Court of Appeals to order the International National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release to him some sensitive materials used during the 2023 elections.

This appeal from Bola Tinubu came after the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi sued INEC, Bola Tinubu and the APC for rigging the elections.

Speaking through his lawyer, Mr. Akintola Makinde, on Tuesday, March 7, Tinubu said: “The materials will be relevant in helping us to prepare our defense and also make comparison with the information contained in INEC’s back-end server.”

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Election Result: Allow Cameras At Hearing – Joe Keshi Charges Supreme Court

A retired Nigerian ambassador, Joe Keshi, has made an appeal to the Supreme Court.

He appealed to the Supreme Court to allow cameras into the court for the first time when the hearing for the Presidential election commences.

The Labour Party, LP; the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; and the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP; have all vowed to approach the court following the outcome of February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was declared winner of the election amid outcry of rigging, suppression and manipulation of votes by politicians across the country.

Keshi, who had been ambassador to many countries, including Togo, Ethiopia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Namibia, Sierra Leone and the United States, said the Supreme Court should endeavour to make the process transparent this time.

“The Supreme Court should do the right thing and for the Supreme Court to do the right thing, for their own sake,” he said on Arise Television’s The Morning Show.

“For goodness sake, let them allow cameras into the court for the first time so that Nigerian people could follow the process so that at the end of the day whatever judgement they gave, Nigerians would be satisfied that they followed their process and followed all the evidence.

“I’m appealing to the judges to allow cameras into the court for the first time to witness so that Nigerians can listen to the evidence and be convinced that the judges are credible as we want them to be.”

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INEC’s Certificate of Return is like ‘World Cup’ trophy to me — Tinubu

During a visit to the palace of Rilwan Akinolu, the Oba of Lagos, Nigeria’s President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, described the certificate of return presented to him by INEC as a “World Cup” trophy.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had announced Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the presidential election held on February 25, with a total of 8,794,726 votes, while his closest rivals, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), secured 6,984,520 and 6,101,533 votes, respectively.

Tinubu promised the monarchies that he would not let Nigerians down.

“To all the monarchies seated, may God provide you with strong health for you. God will not allow our country to perish. We will not be used as a tool to disgr@ce you. I will not let you down,” he said. “The journey that we embarked upon and we have returned home with a certificate — it is like our own World Cup — and I thank you all for the effort,” Tinubu stated.

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Tinubu Appreciates World Leaders, Says Nigerian Eagle Shall Fly

President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday, appreciated world leaders who felicitated with him after he was declared winner of the February 25 presidential election.

Tinubu commended them for extending arms of friendship, as he also pledged to reciprocate this by working with them, saying, “The Nigerian Eagle shall fly.”

Congratulatory messages have been pouring in for Tinubu from world leaders including the United States, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, among others.

Tinubu won 8,794,726 votes under the All Progressives Congress to defeat Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party who had 6,984,520 votes and Peter Obi of the Labour Party who had 6,101,533 votes.

In a tweet on Sunday, Tinubu said the support and assurance received from the international community were a reminder of the important role Nigeria had in the world and an encouraging sign that the rest of the world remained interested in constructive and beneficial cooperation with Nigeria.

“As President-elect of this great nation, I say thank you. To those who have extended the arm of friendship, I offer mine in return.”

He said he was “particularly grateful to many world leaders from our African neighbours, our friends in The Commonwealth, and from the other parts of the world who welcomed my election with heartwarming messages. This a good time to believe in the Nigerian dream; a good time to believe in our renewed hope. The Nigerian Eagle shall fly high.”

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Presidential Polls: I Stood For Justice And Equity – Gov Makinde Reveals Why Tinubu Won In Oyo

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has disclosed why the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu won the state during the polls.

The governor expressed happiness to be part of the process that “redrew the electoral map of Nigeria.”

Makinde, who spoke on Saturday when he was featured on Splash FM’s State Affairs with Desmond Obilo, said he stood for equity and fairness.

Tinubu polled 449,884 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party who polled 182,977 votes in Oyo.

“I supported fairness, justice and equity. I supported a united Nigeria, a Nigeria that gives opportunity to every part of this country,” Makinde said.

When he was told that he delivered his ward to Tinubu, Makinde said, “He (Tinubu) defeated me out there. How do you deliver your ward?”

He said democracy was about people expressing themselves through the ballot, saying a lot of people in Oyo voted who they wanted. “That is what they decide to do.”

“You know, you allow people to express themselves. A lot of our people, that is what they decided to do. They decided that, look, we want after eight years of presidency in the North, they want it to come to the South and this place being South-West, one of theirs was a candidate, so they supported one of their own.”

The governor says when one goes into a contest, he or she has to situate things appropriately, adding, “We had a survey before that election; we knew that a lot of our people are agitating for a country where there is fairness, equity and justice. I pointed it out to our party.”

“I am glad that I am a part of a process that redrew the electoral map of Nigeria. That arrogance, I believe with the result of last Saturday’s election, is basically behind us. Now we know that people will have to seek alignment. If you want to rule this country, you are not just going to say oh, because I am from a certain part of this country, then that is the only qualification I require to rule this country. Now, you have to build bridges, reach out to others.”

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If you want to support BAT, do it with full chest-Toke Makinwa gets dragged as she likens Peter Obi’s supporters to election thugs

Actress, Media perosnality cum TV host, Toke Makinwa has gotten into trouble with her fans as she vents out over cyber bullying.

The Toke Moments podcast host, via her Instagram page, aired her displeasure in how people bully others on social media for not supporting their choiced candidate. There is no doubt that Toke Makinwa is referring to Peter Obi’s supporters, who have furiously attacked anyone who doesn’t campaign for Peter Obi.

Toke Makinwa also made mentioned of how thugs bully people on the streets if they don’t vote for their candidate.

Noting the similarity between the two, Toke Makinwa admonished social media users to stop complaining about election violence because they could also be on the streets.

She added that the only difference between the two is education.

“You bully people on Twitter if they vote for a candidate you don’t like.

Thugs bully people on the streets if those people vote for a candidate they don’t like.

Stop complaining about election violence then because you sef for dey street.

Na education separate una”.

Taking to her comment section, some of her fans carpeted her for trying to prove a point.

One Utchay wrote, “If you want to support BAT, do it with full chest and stop with the unrealistic meaningless, baseless epistles. Nobody will beat you

One Winnie Fred wrote, “Are you seriously comparing Twitter warriors to those people on the street that harass people and are ready to take lives?? Chelsea come on now?? Chelsea come on now

One Red glamourose wrote, “Her mumu don too much. Support your papa abeg no carry your ignorance near us

One Okinedo felicity elo wrote, “You call what Happened online bullying Ha. People are tired when you see someone telling you he is voting bcos it’s his tribal person not bcos he can do anything. When you see people insult you and when you throw yrs that over power theirs it become bully. Aunty fear God

One Pg global enterprise wrote, “Support BAT with your full chest and big back auntie. Nobody will bite you, tweets dirt cause injuries, thugs do.

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Election: I’m Not In Alliance With PDP – Peter Obi

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, (LP) Peter Obi has clarified that the party is not in alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Obi made this known in reaction to the declaration of the presidential election results during the media briefing in Abuja on Thursday.
The former Anambra state governor said he would deploy all legal and peaceful means to challenge the results that brought Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the President-elect.
When asked if he was in alliance with PDP on any other party, the Labour party candidate said, “I’m not in alliance with PDP.”
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US Congratulates Tinubu On His Win At The 2023 Presidential Election

The United States of America has congratulated the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his win at the presidential polls.

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday March 1, declared Bola Tinubu, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of February 25 presidential elections, over main opposition candidates, Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and Peter Obi of LP.

A statement released by United States Department spokesman, Ned Price, read;

“The United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, president-elect Tinubu and all the political leaders.”

“This competitive election represents a new period for Nigerian politics and democracy.”

Price also acknowledged the discontent among some Nigerians over the validity of the results.

“We understand that many Nigerians and some of the parties have expressed frustration about the manner in which the process was conducted,” he said.

“Nigerians are clearly within their rights to have such concerns and should have high expectations for their electoral process.”

“We call on all parties to refrain from violence or inflammatory rhetoric at this critical time,” Price added.