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Atiku 2019: S/East group warns opposition to Peter Obi’s choice, says antic will be counterproductive

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A pan-Igbo sociopolitical pressure group, the South East Revival Group (SERG) has challenged some leaders in the region who are allegedly in opposition to the emergence of former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi as the running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, describing the purported move as “selfish […]
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Atiku and rise of Peter Obi

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Shortly after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar became the flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on October 6, party members and other stakeholders began to recommend running mates for him and a short list began to feature on the front pages of Nigerian newspapers. Some of the names that were mentioned included former Governor […]
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Obasanjo lobbying US authorities to withdraw Atiku’s ban – APC

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of lobbying the United States government to withdraw the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate in the 2019 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s entry ban to the country. The APC in a statement released by its spokesman, Yekini Nabena, on Friday, said that the […]
Opinion

Atiku on the march again

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After much horse-trading and intense competition over People’s Democratic Party (PDP’s) hotly contested primaries, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar emerged the party’s flagbearer last Sunday. For a man who has been in the spotlight for over 20 years, almost everything is known or has been written about him. From the archives, I retrieved my column […]
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Buhari, APC are hypocrites- Atiku campaign team

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The Atiku Campaign Organisation has described both President Muhammad Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as hypocrites for disparaging Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Buhari and the APC were said to have several times in the past praised Atiku as an exemplary Nigerian as against recent uncultured habit […]
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Who Will Vote For Buhari Or Atiku?

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Soon after the results of the presidential primaries of the two major parties were announced on Sunday, a friend called me sounding despondent. He had voted for President Muhammadu Buhari since 2003, and was ecstatic when Buhari finally won at his fourth attempt in 2015. Three years on, however, he is struggling to give Buhari […]
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2019: Atiku vs. Buhari

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There has been some clarity about Nigeria’s 2019 Presidential election, with the end of the October 7 deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of party primaries at all levels. On Saturday, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at its convention held in Abuja, ratified the choice of incumbent President […]
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2019: Lagos PDP congratulates Atiku

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The Lagos State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday congratulated Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on his emergence as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2019 general elections. The state Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Taofik Gani, in congratulatory message in Lagos, described the victory of the former Vice-President as well-deserved. He also […]