A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State, Mr Segun Osinnkolu has described the victory of the president-elect, Major Gen Muhammadu Buhari as an eye-opener to Nigerian leaders that selfless service is rewarding . Osinkolu declared that the victory would certainly correct the
Arc. Muyiwa Ige, Son of the late Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Bola Ige has said the victory of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari will bring back the nation’s lost glory. Ige, who is the ‎immediate past State of Osun Commissioner For Lands, Physical planning and Urban Development said this in his […]
Governor Willie Obiano has congratulated the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari for his electoral victory at the polls and the President Goodluck Jonathan for his display of statesmanship in conceding defeat. In a broadcast yesterday at the government house Awka, Obiano also condemned what he called “acts of brigandage and lawlessness displayed by People’s Democracy
Ekiti state Governor Ayo Fayose has lifted the dawn to dusk curfew imposed on the state in the wake of the declaration of the results of the last presidential election won by Maj Gen Mohammed Buhari of the APC. Fayose in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Idowu Adelusi on Thursday said the curfew […]
This is an article written by Charly boy; I must first congratulate Mr. President, Goodluck Joanatan for his maturity, magnanimity and statesmanship by being the first to congratulate General Muhammadu Buhari on his win at the polls, e no easy sha. Accepting defeat. This is a sign of a shift in the right direction. Nigerians […]
Prominent female politician and former Special Adviser on National Assembly Matters to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, has congratulated President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari on his victory but urges political leaders to emulate President Goodluck Jonathan’s statemanship and magnanimity. In a statement she signed and made available to
Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has praised President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari for displaying true sportsmanship and statesmanship in the presidential election. Agbaje also commended Lagosians for voting massively for PDP in the presidential, Senatorial and House of Representatives
Constitutional lawyer, Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), on Thursday advocated for balanced voting in Nigeria’s elections in order to deepen the nation’s democracy. Agbakoba made this known while briefing newsmen in Lagos. He noted that a critical appraisal of the just concluded presidential and parliamentary elections showed that some Nigerians were still voting on
President Goodluck Jonathan has been described as a true democrat and peace-loving statesman by his acceptance of the outcome of the just concluded presidential election as declared by the Chairman of the National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega. Describing the act as a rare show of honour and respect for the rule of law, […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC), in Ondo State, has described the emergence of General Muhammadu Buhari and his running mate, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, in last Saturday’s election, as a victory for a new Nigeria. The party, in a statement issued by its state Publicity Secretary, Omo’ba Abayomi Adesanya, to journalists in Akure, said the emergence […]
• President-elect renews pledge to tackle corruption AT exactly 2.35pm on Tuesday, the Presidentelect, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), was formally presented with his certificate of return by the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega. General Buhari was accompanied to the podium by the Vice-
The council of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Wednesday rose from an extraordinary meeting to congratulate key actors in the just concluded presidential polls and also itemised the key expectations for the incoming president. Under the Chairmanship of its President, Alhaji Remi Bello, the LCCI council deliberated on the outcome of the […]
Judging from the past antecedents of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the Chairman, Board of Trustees, Importers Association of Nigeria, Chief Gilbert Bravo Obi, has urged the president-elect to carry all Nigerians along in the discharge of his constitutional functions. Obi, who spoke to reporters in Onitsha, said that Buhari’s victory was a triumph for democracy, stressing […]
The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan on Wednesday congratulated the wife of the President-elect, Hajia Aishat Buhari on the victory of her husband, Major General Muhammadu Buhari in last weekend’s elections. In a statement signed by her media assistant, Ayo Adewuyi, the First Lady appealed to Nigerian women to give Hajia Buhari maximum support to make […]
With Muhammadu Buhari’s emergence as the president-elect of Nigeria, the spirit of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo will be rejoicing in his grave, says Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. It would be recalled that Awolowo had, before his death, predicted that a time would come when people would unite to fight corruption, among other challenges. […]
Form Unity Govt, fight corruption, fix Nigeria, implement confab report Barely 24 hours after the declaration of General Muhammadu Buhari as President- elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), prominent Nigerians across the country have been presenting an agenda on what they expect him to do to fix Nigeria. Top on their agenda […]
World leaders have continued to send congratulatory messages to President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari over his victory in last Saturday’s presidential election. They have also commended President Goodluck Jonathan and Nigerians for the peaceful conduct of the polls. The leaders included United States President, Barrack Obama and United Kingdom Prime Minister, David
A former National Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has described the victory of Major- General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) as a huge victory for democracy and for all Nigerians. Prince Oyinlola, now a member of the Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said […]
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) have congratulated the president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) and All Progressives Congress (APC), for emerging victorious at the March 28 presidential election. The NGF, in a statement on Wednesday by its Director General, Dr. Asishana Okaru, also congratulated Peoples
Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed has Gen. Muhammadu Buhari as the President-elect as the beginning of a new dawn for national development and integration in the country. Governor Ahmed said this in a congratulatory message to the President – elect soon after Gen. Buhari was declared as the winner of last weekend presidential election by the Independent
