Bola Ahmed Tinubu Archives - Page 29 of 35

Apr

09

2023

Asari Dokubo declares it’ll be difficult for Christian to become president of Nigeria

Opinion, Politics2023, Asari Dokubo, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Former Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo, has suggested why it would be difficult for a Christian to become Nigeria’s president. Dokubo said politicians who have promoted religion more are Christians, hence it would be difficult for them to produce Nigeria’s president in the nearest future. Speaking on Facebook live, Dokubo said the President-elect, Bola Tinubu can’t change anything. “Today, it will be very difficult for a Christian to become president of Nigeria because Tinubu cannot change anything – like what he did in Lagos. “Muslim-Muslim ticket has come to stand. There is nothing you can do. “You don’t start a…

Apr

05

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Tinubu rejects govt of national unity, says only competent people will work with him

Economy, Opinion, Politics2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

By Kalu Idika. Mr Bola Tinubu, the president-elect has ruled out the possibility of forming a Government of National Unity, saying “my aim is higher than that”. The former Lagos governor said this in a statement he personally issued on Thursday. Tinubu, who described himself as the servant of a larger purpose, said his team and himself have been daily engaged in discussions and meetings refining solutions so that his administration could begin actively working toward the common good the first day he assumes office. He said: As your incoming president, I accept the task before me. There has been…

Mar

24

2023

By Kalu Odinakachi

Appeal court grants Peter Obi’s request to serve petition on Tinubu

Politics2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Peter Obi, Politics

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, granted permission to Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to serve his petition challenging the February 25, 2023, Presidential election. Obi is challenging the victory of Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, on 1 March, declared Tinubu Nigeria’s president-elect after he reportedly polled 8.8 million votes. But Obi who was announced third in the presidential contest, filed a petition at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, seeking to upturn Tinubu’s victory. Obi and the Labour…

Mar

24

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Opinion: Atiku’s irreversible blunders – Abiodun Komolafe

Opinion, PoliticsAtiku Abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

There is a Yoruba adage, which says that ‘ogbon odun yii, were emii ni.’ (The wisdom of this year is foolishness in the course of time). Talking philosophically, when one relies on an older matrix to work in the present, one’s failure is likely to be like Atiku Abubakar’s. Why? The dynamics of the present may certainly not be exactly the same as the past. In fairness to posterity, the mindset of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and, of course, its presidential candidate – as Nigeria approached the last presidential election – was that the North was still the (typical) North and that the…

Mar

22

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

You’re daydreaming to believe you can unseat Tinubu – Fayose to Atiku, Obi over 2023 election

Opinion, Politics2023, Atiku Abubakar, Ayo Fayose, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has said that anyone who believes they can unseat President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is daydreaming. Fayose stated this while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday. Recall that the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi, headed to the courts to challenge Tinubu’s victory. Tinubu was declared the winner of the February 25 Presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, after beating the likes of Atiku and Obi. However, Fayose believes the election is already done and…