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Emirate Tussle: NNPP, Not Tinubu Will Suffer Election Loss In 2027 — APC

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6 months ago

July 9, 2024

By Kayode Sanni-Arewa

Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said in view of the prevailing dispute over the Kano Emirates, the ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) will suffer re-election in 2027, and not President Bola Tinubu as speculated in some quarters.

The State Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Abbas, said in a statement that the party is now more united, popular and will deliver triple of what it got in the last presidential election in Kano State due to failures of the current NNPP administration in the state.

Abbas said contrary to a media report credited to the Kano State NNPP Chairman, Hashimu Dungurawa, it is the ruling party in the state and its national leader, Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso that will suffer the consequences of the ongoing Emirship tussle negatively.

The Kano NNPP Chairman had said the lingering Emirship tussle may negatively work against President Tinubu’s second term ambition in 2027.

But the Kano APC Chairman said the claim by the NNPP’s state chairman was an indication of the party’s frustration in the state and the nation’s political scene.

He added that the crisis of confidence rocking the factionalised opposition NNPP and its embattled leader, Senator Kwankwaso is embarrassingly exposing its dismal failure, even as it is boasting of clinching the nation’s presidency comes 2027.

According to Abbas, Kwankwaso’s presidential debut in 2023 was deliberately intended to test his national outlook, relevance in the scheme of things, manipulate the way for his son in-law to have his way and also to reclaim Kano from the APC.

“Kwankwaso got 1,454,649 total votes, representing only 6.23 per cent, and most of them from Kano. In fact, media post-election analysis showed that Kwankwaso did not get up to 100,000 votes elsewhere aside from Kano,” he said.

Abbas pointed out that Kwankwaso got 1.2 million or 19 per cent of the total votes in the North-west, his geo political zone, and almost nothing in other regions of the country.

“How come Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the opposition Labour Party from far away South East bested Kwankwaso in 13 northern states of Kaduna, Taraba, Borno, Gombe, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Plateau, Adamawa and Benue,” he queried.

The APC Chairman said the people of Kano and leaders of thought in the Northern Nigeria understood that the only interest of the Federal Government in the lingering Emirate crisis in Kano is to ensure that the rule of law prevail for peace and tranquility in the largest populated state.

He reminded the NNPP Chairman and his group how they were roundly beaten in 2019 and narrowly escaped in 2023 based on votes statistics despite having a presidential candidate from Kano State.

Abbas said, “Aside widely acknowledged poor performance of Governor Abba Yusuf-led NNPP government in Kano State in the last one year, the party’s penchant for causing and sponsoring crisis in a peaceful state he inherited and some of his anti-people’s policies are factors voters will consider in the next election.

“It is a public knowledge that while other state governors were commissioning one project or the other to mark their one year in office, the NNPP Kano State government was busy distracting the good people of Kano from his obvious failures through the contentious Emirate law as a tactic from his inadequacies in office.”

He added that in 2027, the people of Kano State whose houses were demolished and rendered homeless will not forget in a hurry, those whose sources of economic survival and businesses were destroyed and will not vote NNPP again, among many other categories of people already badly affected by the “current misfit government in Kano.”

Abbas stated that bringing up the issue of 2027 presidential election by the Kano NNPP chairman in the face of an apparent failure of the government was not only diversionary, but an indication of a plan to plunder the resources of the state in the name of candidature.

The APC chairman maintained that Kwankwaso would continue to lose the presidential election because he still does not have the national outlook to contest the nation’s coveted seat.

Abbas added that since his debut into the political scene, to him, everything has to be about him and nothing else, and that the process also had to be manipulated.

“When Kwankwaso contested the gubernatorial primaries in 1999 on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, alongside Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Mukthari Zimit and Alhaji Kabiru Rabi’u, he didn’t win the election. He had to rig the election in Gabasawa with only 86 votes, which Ganduje vehemently rejected. But the party leadership had to prevail on him to let it go,” he said.

The APC Chairman stated that the NNPP government in Kano State started on a wrong footing by going against the very essence of governance, which is the people, and always wants to distract the people from its apparent failure.

“We are using this medium to assure our able and capable President, including the party’s national leadership that Kano State APC is now more united, popular and is daily attracting politically valuable people into our fold. We are ready and will deliver more than triple of the votes we got in 2023 presidential election,” he boasted.

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Budget defense: Senators hammer ministers, top civil servants

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5 hours ago

January 9, 2025

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Top shots in the executive arm of government, like the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, the Director General of National Orientation Agency ( NOA) Mallam Lanre Issa – Onilu and his counterpart in the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) , Ali Mohammed Ali , were separately put under fire in the Senate during 2025 budget defence sessions .

While the Minister of Finance , Wale Edun and the Minister of Budget and Economic planning , Senator Atiku Bagudu were put on hot seats by the Senate Committee on Appropriation, the DG of NOA and that of NAN , had very tough encounters with the Senate committee on Information and National Orientation .

Trouble came the way of the Minister of Finance when barrage of questions were fired at him by some members of the Appropriation committee on state of implementation of the 2024 budget , particularly the capital component .

Specifically , Senator Abdul Ningi ( PDP Baichi Central) , in the barrage of questions fired at the Minister , asked him to explain how proceeds from fuel subsidy removal were expended in the 2024 fiscal year .

” What is the budget performance achieved so far , for 2024 fiscal year , particularly in terms of the capital expenditure.

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We haven’t heard from the Minister how much has been saved from the removal of fuel subsidy and how much has been expended .

“We also haven’t heard from the Ministers about the debt servicing. How much have we actually used to service our debt in 2004?

” How much are we expecting to service the debt in 2005? Finally ,will the Minister of Finance guarantee that the extension of the capital component of the 2024 budget to June 30, 2025 will give the desired results in terms of implementation that has a very low percentage now ? ”

Apparently unsettled by the question , the Minister hurriedly requested the committee to accord him a close door session for detailed response to the question .

” Are we in a closed door session ? If we are not in a closed door session , i will humbly seek for that for detailed explanations on the questions asked “, he said .

The Committee Chairman , Senator Solomon Olamilekan ( APC Ogun West ) , according asked journalists to excuse them for the closed door session.

Earlier at the budget defence session the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation had with agencies under its purview , the Director General of National Orientation Agency ( NOA) , Mallam Issa – Onilu and his counterpart in the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) Ali Mohammed Ali , were ordered to re – draft and re – present their budgetary proposals for 2025 fiscal year .

The committee chaired by Senator kenneth Eze ( APC Ebonyi Central), tackled the NOA DG on the National Identity Project being implemented by the Agency by saying the project is not known to Nigerians , particularly, those residing at the grassroots .

But the NOA DG , held his ground by telling the committee members that the project is very necessary in putting in place , the right value system .

” The challenge we have about value system is about National Identity which is very necessary at galvanising Nigerians for Nation building , national development and growth “, he said .

The Committee however insisted that he should go back for re – drafting programmes of the agency to be captured and appropriated for , in the 2025 fiscal year .

Similar fate also befell the Director General of News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) , who was told to go and reconcile disnointed figures presented in the 2024 budget implementation before coming for appropriation of projected figures for 2025 fiscal years .

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Teacher remanded in prison for assaulting 3-year-old child

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5 hours ago

January 9, 2025

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An Ogba Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos State has ordered that a 45-year-old primary school teacher, Stella Nwadiggbo, be remanded at a correctional facility for allegedly assaulting a three year old primary school pupil in the Ikorodu area of the state.
The teacher was caught on camera slapping the three year old child in class. The video of the teacher assaulting the child had gone viral.

She was consequently arrested and detained by the Family Support Unit (FSU) of Ikorodu Police Division.

The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the latest twist stated that Stella Nwadigbo, aged 45, was arraigned on the orders of the State Commissioner of Police, Olanrewaju Ishola, for indecent treatment and assault of a child.

Hundeyin stated that the accused was arraigned, on Thursday, at a Magistrate’s Court 1, Ogba.

He stated that the accused had been captured in a viral video indecently treating and assaulting a three-year-old pupil of a primary school in Ikorodu area of Lagos State.

“Following receipt of the video, the Family Support Unit (FSU) of Ikorodu Police Division promptly arrested the suspect on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 and transferred her to the Gender Unit of the Command Headquarters same day after preliminary investigations. The victim was taken to a medical facility for adequate medical attention.”

“The suspect has since been remanded to Kirikiri Correctional facility till February 18, 2025 when the case comes up for continuation of hearing” he added.

Hundeyin further stated that the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, commended Nigerians for promptly alerting the police to the situation also, assured them of the ever-readiness of the Command to respond quickly and appropriately to situations towards ensuring the safety and security of resident and visitors to Lagos State.

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VIDEO; Nigeria’s foreign relations: So far, Tinubu has showcased good salesmanship-Dr Nwambu

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6 hours ago

January 9, 2025

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… but we’re yet to feel the impact now

Director General of Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness CCLCA, Dr Gabriel Nwambu has said President Bola Tinubu has showcased excellent salesmanship globally but Nigerians are yet to feel the impact.

Nwambu disclosed this in a chat with TVC where he outlined Tinubu’s moves so far in international relations.

Watch video below: