Month: October 2022

2023: Withdraw from Presidential race, apologize to Nigerians — Prince Uthman Shodipe-Dosunmu tells Atiku.

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By Mandy Park National Coordinator of The Patriots Roundtable, Prince Uthman Shodipe-Dosunmu, has called on the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to immediately withdraw from the race for asking the North to vote only a northern candidate and disregard any candidate coming from the south. Atiku committed the blunder while showcasing his manifesto at a meeting in Arewa House with Northern elders. Shodipe-Dosunmu, in a statement, described the PDP candidate’s remarks as outrageous, “a nasty faux pas of the worst order.” The statement reads:…

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Obi promises equal representation between the Rich and poor
……vows to tackle gender inhibitions

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By Omocho Kalu Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi has assured that if elected ithe President of Nigeria in 2023, he will recreate a nation where the rich and the poor are equitably and fairly represented.And where Citizens’ interests will supersede political interests and the existing trust gap between the government and the governed will be reduced to the barest minimum. Obi made the promise in the remarks he made at the weekend at Queen’s College Lagos Old Girls Association during it’s marking of her 95th anniversary of…

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Activists, African Communities Raise Voices Against Water Privatisation

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By Mandy Park Activists across Africa as well as communities negatively impacted and those under threat of water privatisation have called on African governments to jettison the water privatisation idea as they vowed to resist it. Rather, they asked all African government’s already involved in privatisation to return privatised water systems to localities for affordable and equitable management. This was the position of the Africa water week 2022 stakeholders which kicked off on Tuesday, October 11, with the theme ” Africa Week of Action Against Water Privatisation. From Nigerian, Mozambique,…

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Obajana Cement imbroglio: Bring Acquistion Proof —Kogi govt tells Dangote mgt.

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… Orders Plant Shut By Mandy Park The ownership imbroglio between the Kogi State government and Dangote Group over Obajana Cement Company has taken a new twist as the state government has asked the group’s management to bring along acquisition documents. This is as the State Governor, Yahaya Bello has ordered that the company remains shut within the next two days. The past few days have witnessed the Kogi State government and Dangote Cement, a subsidiary of the Dangote Group, at loggerheads over the ownership of the cement plant. The…

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MC Oluomo holds ‘five-million-man walk’ for Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu in Lagos

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By Mandy Park Transport union leader, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, yesterday, Sunday, 9th, held a solidarity walk for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The rally saw MC Oluomo, who is the chairman of Lagos State Parks and Garages Management Committee, and other APC supporters of Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu march from Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere to Oshodi. This is the second major political rally in Lagos State for Tinubu as the first was held on Monday,…

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Slow distribution of PVCs worrisome says Dr. Yunusa Tanko, L P, Spokesman

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By Mandy Park Labour Party (LP) spokesperson, Dr. Yunusa Tanko has expressed dissatisfaction over the slow pace of distribution of Permanent Voters’ Card (PVC), by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He said the development has raised serious doubts about INEC’s preparedness to deliver credible elections in 2023.In a tweet from his verified handle @YunusaTanko, he called on all Nigerians to demand for the provision of the PVC’S to save the nation’s democracy and the actualisation of the 2023 general election. He declared yesterday, Sunday 9, Operation demand for your…

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Be true to your promises to Nigerians—-Activist Aisha Yesufu, tells Obi

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By Mandy Park Human rights activist and co-convener of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, Aisha Yesufu, has advised Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to stay true to his promises to Nigerians if he finally becomes the president in 2023. Yesufu is one of the most vociferous supporters of the Labour Party candidate especially on social media, where she has been using her voice to promote Obi’s candidature. But, Yesufu did not mince words to caution Obi that if he goes off the course, Nigerians, and she in particular, will not hesitate…

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Joseph Evah warns INEC: Abandon electronic transfer of results and see hell

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Comrade Joseph Evah is the National leader, Ijaw Monitoring Group (IMG). The courageous activist in this exclusive chat with Sunday Sun, speaks on the danger of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) abandoning BVAS and electronic transfer of results, the president Nigeria needs, poll predictions and what the Southeast needs to do in their quest for the presidential, slot among other critical issues. Excerpt: Campaigns officially started on Wednesday, September 28. What do you see so far in your assessment, what are the issues? Of course, we know the issues…

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ABIA STATE: Promises unfulfilled

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By: Chinweuba Wachukwu Integrity is said to be a virtue not acquired through education, positioning or wealth, but rather by sheer strength of Character. Most at times we have seen highly placed educated men and women from noble backgrounds whom we look upto in the society display such characters that falls short of any atom of nobleness that one begins to wonder if actually he/she deserves the position he/she occupies. As the Governorship campaign is about to kick start in Abia State, I advise all the gubernatorial candidates to make…

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Journalists for environment makes case on deepening circular economy conversation

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…waste management is everybody’s problem—Amb. Obuesi Phillips By Mandy Park The Statewide Waste and Environmental Education Foundation in collaboration with a coalition of Nigeria’s circular economy practitioners and environment-friendly journalists have launched ‘Journalists for the Environment group. This is as President, SWEEP Foundation, Ambassador’ Obuesi Phillips charged Nigerian’s to rise to the challenge of the environment, stressing that waste management is everybody’s problem. The media parley was to create more awareness and to popularise habits that support reuse, recycling, and reduction of plastic waste. With more actors joining the ecosystem…

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