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Presidency: Atiku envious of Tinubu’s position, misunderstands Nigeria’s current realities

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2024 0

.Says Ex-VP has shown more interest in undermining President than in addressing his party’s internal crises The Presidency says former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, is envious of President Bola Tinubu’s position, an office the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2023 election has

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Nigeria Has Moved Beyond You, Group Slams Atiku

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 6 November 2024 0

The Proactive Coalition of Nigerians (PROCON) has condemned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s persistent interference in Nigeria’s democratic process. According to PROCON, Atiku’s recent policy advice to President Bola Tinubu is a desperate attempt to revive his failed campaign. In a statement signed by its national president David Onuh, PROCON

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Tinubu’s response to my proposals uncharitable – Atiku

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 5 November 2024 0

.Says Tinubu hasty ascent to power, incoherent plan brings Nigerians pain By Tunde Opalana Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described as uncharitable response by the administration of President Bola Tinubu to his proposal to resolve some of the problems facing the country. He bemoaned the Tinubu government for its indifference to constructive criticism and […]

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State of the nation: What we would have done differently – Atiku

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 4 November 2024 0

.Offers Tinubu solutions to Nigeria’s problems .Atiku’s economic proposals would have worsened Nigeria’s situation, Presidency replies By Tunde Opalana Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, said he would have been a better president to address the myriad of challenges besetting the country. He also listed what he would have done differently as advice to the

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Atiku to Judiciary: Don’t set Rivers on fire

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 31 October 2024 0

.As Court stops CBN from releasing monthly financial allocations to Rivers Govt By Tunde Opalana & Andrew Orolua Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned the Judiciary against setting Rivers State on fire in the wake of the Wednesday judgment wherein a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria […]

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Rivers LG polls dissipates political intimidation, judicial chicanery – Atiku

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 7 October 2024 0

…commends Rivers people for rejecting political oppression By Tunde Opalana Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has commended the successful conduct of local government election in River State at the weekend. He described the conduct of the election despite all anti- democratic forces meant to frustrate it, as dissipating political intimidation as well as judicial

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At 64 Nigerian lacks political inclusivity, free, fair election – Atiku

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2024 0

…urges united endeavours to elevate nation to envisioned greatness By Tunde Opalana Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has bemoaned lack of political inclusivity, free and fair electoral process in Nigeria’s 64 years of nationhood. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election while commending Nigerians for

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Ajaero: Oppression under Tinubu worse than military dictatorship — Atiku

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 11 September 2024 0

BY OKEY OSIEGBU Reactions have continued to trail the recent arrest of NLC President, Joe Ajaero by men of the Department State Security, DSS. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says the “oppressive control” by President Bola Tinubu’s administration “surpasses even the harshest days of military dictatorship”. According to him in a Tuesday post on X, […]

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Planned VAT increase: Tinubu’s Govt will completely set Nigerians on fire – Atiku

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 9 September 2024 0

.Urges President, his advisers to redirect efforts towards “crafting sustainable solutions to systemic shocks afflicting the economy” By Tunde Opalaba Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, berated the Tinubu administration for insensitivity in formulation of policies without recourse to the plight of the citizenry. He bemoaned the

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Atiku to FG: Implement provisions of PIA, list NNPCL on stock exchange

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 September 2024 0

.Says anything short of listing NNPCL on the stock exchange nothing but cosmetic development .Questions feasibility of NNPC’s latest plan to hand over Warri, Kaduna refineries to private operators By Tunde Opalana Former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar has demanded the immediate listing of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) on the stock

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Atiku to FG: Explain Why Oando got accelerated approval in AGIP/ENI purchase

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 August 2024 0

…slams Tinubu over subsidy scam, rights abuse …demands release of detained whistleblower, Bristol Tamunobiefiri By Tunde Opalana Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has asked the Federal Government to explain why Oando Plc owned by the President’s nephew, got an accelerated approval to buy the onshore assets of AGIP and ENI while other transactions […]

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Atiku to FG: Explain why Oando got accelerated approval in AGIP/ENI purchase

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 August 2024 0

.Slams Tinubu over subsidy scam, rights abuse .Demands release of detained whistleblower, Bristol Tamunobiefiri By Tunde Opalana Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has asked the Federal Government to explain why Oando Plc owned by the President’s nephew got an accelerated approval to buy the onshore assets of AGIP and ENI while other transactions […]

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Tinubu, family has mortgaged future of Nigerians – Atiku

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 22 August 2024 0

..Says Nigeria rapidly transforming into a government of Tinubu, by Tinubu, and for Tinubu By Tunde Opalana Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has asserted that the future of Nigerians has been effectively mortgaged to President Bola Tinubu, his family, and associates. He expressed fear that even after Tinubu leaves office, it will be […]

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Atiku Linked to Alleged Gunrunner Bashir Hadeija, Accused of Fueling Endbadgovernance Protests

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 19 August 2024 0

Former Vice-President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has been reportedly linked to Bashir Hadeija, who was recently arrested for alleged gunrunning and smuggling of large caches of weapons. Hadeija was nabbed over the weekend by a combined team of police and State Security Services and is accused of multiple crimes, including money laundering, transnational crimes, and aiding

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Salary fixing allegation: Akpabio’s NASS undermines RMFAC- Atiku

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 August 2024 0

.Says Nigerians are hungry, poor, insecure By Tunde Opalana The dust raised over allegation of salary fixing by members of the National Assembly is yet to settle as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Godswill Akpabio – led legislative arm of government of undermining the roles of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal […]

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Atiku accuses Tinubu’s govt of exhibiting despotic traits

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 19 July 2024 0

…says National Assembly is enabler of executive recklessness By Tunde Opalana Former vice president on Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has bemoaned what he described as high handedness of the government of President Bola Tinubu while stressing that the government is already exhibiting traits of despotism. According to him, while in the evolution of systems of […]

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Atiku flays Police for violation of citizens’ rights, disregard for court order

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 7 July 2024 0

…says Nigeria is a nation of law and order By Tunde Opalana Former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has slammed the Police for their blatant breach of citizens’ rights and disregard for court orders. Atiku’s outrage follows the arrest and transportation […]

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Tinubu actually benefited from Atiku’s goodwill – Aide

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 10 June 2024 0

…says Shettima goofed By Tunde Opalana Vice President Kashim Shettima has been carpeted over his comment on political benevolence between President Bola Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Paul Ibe, Media Adviser to the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said Shettima goofed by claiming that Atiku Abubakar benefited from

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Tinubu’s son on Chagoury’s board, a conflict of interest – Atiku

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 6 May 2024 0

…says investors can’t come to Nigeria through propaganda By Tunde Opalana The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar said the fact that President Bola Tinubu’s son and his surrogates are on the board of companies owned by Gilbert Chagoury clearly constitutes a conflict of interest. This […]

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Lagos-Calabar Highway project, another of Tinubu’s shady deals – Atiku

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 8 April 2024 0

By Tunde Opalana Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has carpeted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the 700km Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project by his administration. He said there are unwholesome dealings surrounding the approval of the project by the Tinubu administration which he said attests to the president’s “penchant for dubious and shady