Re: The Way Out: A Clarion Call For Coalition For Nigeria Movement, By Former President Olusegun Obasanjo The All Progressives Congress (APC) notes the statement credited to former President Olusegun Obasanjo which has been widely-reported in the media and titled: “The Way out: a clarion call for coalition for Nigeria movement”. While we do not
The governing All Progressives Congress has released the statement below in response to Tuesday’s wide-ranging rebuke of President Muhammadu Buhari by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Ex-President Obasanjo had on Tuesday released a special statement critical of President Buhari and his government. The APC, which initially declined comment on the matter on Tuesday, has now responded,
The Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, has warned residents to stop drinking ‘raw garri’ as three persons were confirmed dead in the state as a result of Lassa fever. The killer disease is rapidly spreading across many parts of the country. Seven cases of Lassa fever patients were also confirmed in the state. Mr. Okorocha,
The house of representatives has proposed a phased ban on importation of fish and fish products in the country. At its plenary session on Wednesday, the house proposed that a framework should be put in place to make Nigeria self-sufficient in fish production in the next two years. A motion on the matter was introduced
President Muhammadu Buhari during his meeting with Senator Bola Tinubu and Chief Bisi Akande in Aso Rock on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. Two chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Chief Bisi Akande, on Tuesday in Abuja met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of
By Olusegun Obasanjo Since we are still in the month of January, it is appropriate to wish all Nigerians Happy 2018. I am constrained to issue this special statement at this time considering the situation of the country. Some of you may be asking, “What has brought about this special occasion of Obasanjo issuing a
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo calling on President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek a second term, saying that the position is a vindication of what the PDP had stood for all along. However, the leading opposition party rejected the call by Obasanjo for a third
Just back from Liberia, former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday threw another bombshell and asked President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019. In a special press statement entitled, “The Way Out: A Clarion Call for Coalition for Nigeria Movement”, Obasanjo claimed Buhari has performed far below expectation and should honourably “dismount from the
MINISTER of Education, Adamu Adamu, has attributed the rising incidence of drug abuse, juvenile delinquency, examination malpractice, cultism, armed robbery, human trafficking, kidnapping, communal clashes and terrorism to mass illiteracy in Nigeria. He stated this in his address at the opening of a five-day literacy conference organised by the Department of Adult Education, University of
NATIONAL Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu has expressed concern over conflicting judgment emanating from the judiciary, particularly from courts of coordinate jurisdiction in the country. Professor Yakubu raised the alarm on Tuesday at a meeting with the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court Abuja, Justice Abdul-Kafarati. The INEC