Month: April 2023

It was Martin Luther King Jr. who famously and succinctly declared that “we must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” It is therefore in tandem with the above declaration of Dr. King that I want to most sincerely commend the dogged and laudable intervention of Hon. James Faleke, the outstanding lawmaker representing the good people of Ikeja federal constituency of Lagos state and the Secretary of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Council, for his firm, unwavering support and his initiative to mobilize Nigerians and lovers of democracy to defend the…

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…says Nigerians need dividends of democracy Some Bola Tinubu support groups have thrown their weight behind the Chairman of, the House Committee on Appropriations, Hon Aliyu Muktar Betara for the position of Speaker in the 10th National Assembly. The pro-President-Elect groups, under the aegis of the Coalition of Asiwaju Groups in Northern Nigeria, made their position known at a press conference on Saturday in Abuja. In his address, Comrade Abdullahi Bilal, the Convener of the groups said Betara flaunts a rich resume, best known for his competence, excellence, and knack…

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Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the North Central, National Assembly caucus as well as other party leaders from the region, have been urged to adopt Hon Yusuf Gagdi as their consensus candidate for Speaker. The North Central APC Progressive Leaders’ Forum made this appeal in a statement signed by its president Hon Moses Onuh on Tuesday. Onuh said they also met with other groups across the country to discuss the possibility of supporting the North Central to produce the next Speaker. As critical stakeholders in the region,…

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About 1,000 pro-democracy groups in Nigeria have thrown their weight behind Hon Muktar Aliyu Betara for the position of Speaker in the 10th National Assembly. As a sign of their support for the Borno lawmaker, the groups led by the Parliament Watch Advocates (PWA) said they will hold a rally on Tuesday, May 2 in Abuja. According to a statement signed by PWA’s president, Ms Uju Nwachukwu, the peaceful walk will comprise key stakeholders, students, party faithful, the media, and well-meaning Nigerians. Nwachukwu said the objective is to create more…

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Over 100 civil society groups have asked the Progressives Governors Forum and other lobby groups to back popular candidates who are accepted by the members-elect to emerge as Speaker of the House of Representatives. The groups, under the aegis of the National Democratic Coalition, said that Nigeria’s democracy is evolving and any contrary move will truncate it. In a statement signed by Dr. Ben Amodu, the CSOs said Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged as President-elect because he was the popular choice of the masses across ethnic and religious lines, hence…

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