The wait is over as Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo has picked the All Progressive Congress, APC, nomination and expression of interest forms ahead of the party’s primaries.
A top member of his campaign team, Senator Kabiru Gaya picked up the forms on behalf of the nation’s number two citizen on Thursday, May 5, Naija News reports.
Recall that the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) made known his presidential ambition last month.
Osinbajo has been touring the country to consult delegates ahead of the primaries which will hold at the end of this month.
Osinbajo’s most recent tour was on Wednesday when he visited Adamawa State and met with delegates from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Naija News reports the VP met with the APC delegates behind closed doors at the multi-purpose Hall of the Muna Hotel in Yola, the state capital.
Though journalists were not allowed into the venue of the meeting, the Vice President spoke briefly with newsmen after he met with the party delegates.
Describing the deliberations as fruitful, Osinbajo said the purpose of his visit was to consult with the APC delegates from the state about his 2023 presidential ambition.
He said: “I came here to discuss with our delegates. We have very useful and robust discussions.
“All of it was directed at various ways by which we can do great things for our country and how we can make progress. A lot was said and done here today and I can say that the future is very bright.”
The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday made ten promises to Nigerians if elected the next President in 2023.
He made the promises in his presidential declaration speech read to his supporters and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Hilton Hotel in Abuja.
Below are the ten promises made by Governor Fayemi.
1. Programmatically, as the standard-bearer of the All Progressives Congress, I will be leading the implementation of a holistic and integrated response to the multifaceted security crises confronting us. To this end, the retooling of our armed forces, intelligence agencies, and border guards will be pursued in tandem with an overhaul of our policing system and the phasing in of bold universal social policies that will enable us decisively tackle poverty and upgrade human capital and security.
2. To give full effect to concrete programmes of action that will be launched in priority areas which will allow for a revamping of the credibility of the Nigerian state, the promotion and fulfilment of an enhanced social contract, and the rebirth of the national identity.
3. The adoption of broad socio-economic measures that enhance our capacity to fight insecurity must be done at the same time as investments in reinforcing the deterrent capacity of the state through its armed forces, security agencies, and police authorities. Authority and legitimacy coupled with deterrence and rapid response go hand in hand, just as we must better design and interface economic policies with broad social objectives and goals of political inclusivity towards a well-defined outcome, namely, sustained peace, stability, and progress of our country.
4. Let there be no doubt: For the economy to serve broader social and political purposes that enhance human and state security, stem poverty, and promote national prosperity, my agenda for Nigeria encompasses attention to questions of productivity, diversification, domestic value addition, investments in and incentives for research, development, and innovation, and the expansion of domestic revenue mobilisation, among others.
5. Considerable work is already ongoing on the upgrading and expansion of our infrastructure and one of my prime objectives would be to accelerate this both through public investments and partnerships with the private sector whilst simultaneously ensuring that we enforce accountability and get much greater value for money.
6. By the same token, a major rescue and investment programme for the education sector, the health system, the civil service, and the local government system will be launched to re-orient each of them for the task of overall national development, and progress and prosperity.
7. I fully understand that we cannot secure our prosperity without ensuring that our agricultural sector is able to deliver self-sufficiency in critical food markets, feed our efforts at agro-allied industrialisation and thus meaningfully enable the transformation of the unemployed into gainful employment, reinvigorate the rural areas, foster the coordinated expansion of commodity exchanges, and boost the flow of foreign exchange into the economy.
8. No vision of national prosperity however impeccable or programme of national transformation however comprehensive can deliver the outcomes desired without attention to the planning system of government writ large. We must build on recent successes in restoring our national planning system and statistical capacity in order to open new, forward-looking approaches to development management that are research and data-driven.
9. As part of this commitment, a holistic approach to decentralisation will be embraced and institutionalised so that government and its services are brought closer to the people. Our programme of decentralisation will also feed into the goals of a stronger, more united, and stable Nigeria, outcomes which are not only good for our domestic prospects but which will also benefit West Africa, the rest of the African continent, and a troubled international multilateral system.
10. In the course of this campaign, I will adhere to the highest standards of decorum, decency, and respect that Nigerians expect of their leaders. Also, I pledged to bring to full fruition his promises to the pride of all Nigerians and the admiration of the world.
Veteran comic Yoruba Nollywood actor Olaniyi Afonja popularly known as Sanyeri has wowed many Nigerians with videos of his children that surfaced online.
Sanyeri is a household name in the Yoruba genre of Nollywood and has left many lovers of indigenous movies glued to him due to his funny character.
Unarguably, Sanyeri’s level of education is a major hindrance in his career, as it restricts him from taking up major English-speaking roles.
However, a video of Sanyeri’s children that surfaced online shows they are currently living outside Nigeria.
For someone who had faced some limitations because of his education, Sanyeri decided to change the narrative and many Nigerians were left speechless with the video of his children.
The video captured the kids of the veteran. actor pleading with fans to support their father by subscribing to his Youtube Channel
Reacting to the video, many Nigerians claimed that Sanyeri married a beautiful wife to produce such cute children and every kid deserve a better life than the parents.
rich___kinging wrote: “He changed the generation”.
unified_wale wrote: “He actually married a very beautiful wife”.
naimafit_ wrote: “Woooow your kids deserve better lives _ because you struggled don’t mean you treat them with comparison or allow them go through the same . It’s was your decision to BIRTH THEM so TAKE CARE OF THEM WELL … I’m impressed”.
pappyfaiithgram wrote: “Aww I’m so happy for this man , Daddy didn’t fine but Him Pinkin like am”.
The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi on Tuesday visited his counterpart, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State as part of his consultation in order to emerge as the President of Nigeria in 2023.
Naija News had earlier reported that the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum declared his intention to contest under the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023.
Fayemi in a post on his Facebook account on Wednesday revealed that he visited Governor Ganduje and the Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule on Tuesday.
According to the Ekiti State Governor, he visited the APC Governors for further consultations regarding the APC Presidential Primary election.
Fayemi also met the former Governor of Benue State and Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, George Akume.
He said, “The meetings provided an avenue to listen to and exchange ideas on the best approaches to advance the frontiers of the national agenda.”
Fayemi would be hoping to clinch the presidential ticket of the ruling party ahead of the likes of the National Leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello and several other aspirants in the party.
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has opined that Nigeria needs men and women of integrity to improve the country’s economy.
Obasanjo stated this on Tuesday at the global crusade of the Deeper Life Bible Church in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
According to Obasanjo Nigeria and the entire world needs God’s help and urged everyone to seek divine intervention.
The former Head of State said Noah stood out, as well as Job, whom God described as a man of great integrity.
“Nigeria needs such men of integrity at this present moment”.
Olusegun Obasanjo added that despite the current situation in Nigeria, everything will be well.
He said: “If you consider what is going on in our States, our country, West Africa, our continent and indeed our globe, our world requires a crusade of this nature”.
“I believe that because of men and women of such virtue in Nigeria, God will open his eyes and have mercy on this country”.
Meanwhile ahead of the 2023 election notable chieftains of the All Progressive Congress Party including the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu have declared their intentions.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night met with the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The duo as at the time of filing in this report are meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Although the reason for the meeting was not made know, this online newspaper understands that it may not be unconnected to Tinubu’s 2023 presidential ambition.
The APC leader was the first presidential aspirant in the ruling party to consult the sitting president about his political ambition.
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived Nigeria for a bilateral meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, religious leaders and private sector to discuss impact of the Russia/Ukraine war.
The UN office in Nigeria announced his arrival in a tweet on Tuesday, adding that he will also travel to Maiduguri to see those displaced by terrorism.
“UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives Nigeria, meets with Borno State Governor, ProfZulum and IDPs in #Maiduguri. He will have an audience with @NGRPresident , Vice President, religious leaders, women, and the private sector representatives, among others,” the UN tweeted.
Before Guterres’ visit to Africa, he had travelled to Russia and Ukraine in a bid to convince both parties to stop the war which began on February 22.
Part of the reasons he presented before the Russia Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov was that African countries are witnessing unusual increase in prices in food and energy.
“We are interested in everything that can be done to minimize the impact ( of the war) in different parts of the world.
“I will be going to Africa after this visit, we are witnessing the dramatic impacts of the war in the situations that we have in countries that already face the covid, that face the uneven access to resources after the covid in very unfair way that international financial system works and now with the increase of prices. I have a deep interest to end the war,” he had said.
Nigeria is the third country he is visiting after Niger Republic and Senegal.
A late night fire incident has reportedly ravaged valuable materials and properties at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Zamfara State.
Naija News learnt that the office of the electoral body located at the Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of the state gutted fire at about 9 pm on Monday (yesterday).
There was, however, no report of any casualty from the incident.
The PUNCH reports that officials of the state fire service responded to the incident immediately but could not put out the raging fire due to the lack of water in their firetruck.
INEC authorities in the region and the national level are yet to make an official statement about the happening at the time this report is given, Naija News reports.
Also, the Zamfara State Police Command is yet to confirm the incident.
The Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Leo Irabor, has lamented the rising number of military personnel assisting and abetting terrorists and bandits in the country.
The commanders of various operations were also instructed by the general to sensitize their officers on the implications of collaborating with terrorists in a letter.
“Recent happenings in various TOOs reveal an increase in cases of aiding and abetting by personnel. This development was revealed in different reports of arrests of military personnel within a short period of time,” the letter signed on behalf of the CDS by one CE Oji read.
“It would be recalled that a soldier was arrested by a covert intelligence Team for conniving with a confirmed terrorists informant known as Babagana Kura in Bama LGA, Borno State.
“The arrests of these personnel are indicative of inside action that has continued to aid the adversary, pertinently with immediate or potential impact on operations.”
Recall, a Nigerian Army battalion instructor, Lance Corporal Abdullahi Jibrin, in Geidam, Yobe State, committed suicide after being apprehended for conspiring with terrorists who recently attacked Yobe communities.
Jibrin, who had vanished from his post, was seen among the Boko Haram insurgents who had stormed Geidam town earlier.
The soldier was tracked by army intelligence and discovered in Gashua, hundreds of kilometres away from his service station, according to military authorities.
Kingsley ‘Kanunta’ Kanu, brother of Nnamdi Kanu, founder of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday, told the international community that the Nigerian Government has been “misleading” them.
Kingsley was reacting to the non-stop mindless killings being witnessed in the southeast region, particularly Imo and Anambra states.
Many people were left shocked this week when assailants recently killed two soldiers at an unknown location in Imo State, a policeman, two brothers and two others in Anambra State.
Although security agents often allege that those behind the senseless killings are members of the secessionist group, IPOB, and its security arm, Eastern Security Network (ESN), IPOB has always denied being responsible for the attacks.
“Everything #IPOB is accusing @HQNigerianArmy, @PoliceNG and #DSS of doing is verifiable. The epicenter of these crimes are Imo state, where @Govhopeuzodinma is governing. @StateDept @FCDOGovUK @EU_Commission @CanadianPM @LeahHardingAJE @JohnKingCNN, @GovNigeria is misleading you,” Kingsley wrote on his known Twitter handle.
