The general elections would remain a watershed in the annals of the nation. The taking-over of leadership mantle by the President-elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the incumbent President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) brings
The United States Vice President, Joe Bidden on Monday commended President Goodluck Jonathan for his leadership role in the recent peaceful elections in Nigeria. Biden also urged President Jonathan to remain engaged and play a leadership role in global issues. In a statement by the U.S Embassy in Abuja, Biden also congratulated the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, […]
Buhari cannot ignore confab recommendations, must restructure Nigeria- Uranta Executive Secretary, Nigeria National Summit Group (NNSG), Mr. Tony Uranta, in this interview praised President Goodluck Jonathan for accepting the result of the presidential election and sets agenda for the President–elect, General Muhammadu Buhari among other salient issues. Deputy Political
Tears dripped from my eyes as I watched President Goodluck Jonathan’s nationally televised address. His speech was short but momentous. He conceded defeat, and accepted the electoral victory of his political opponent, Mohammadu Buhari. In the lawless and unprincipled milieu of Nigerian politics, that concession of defeat by an incumbent president was unparalleled, almost,
President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday, expressed sadness over the death of Senator Uche Chukwumerije. His Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, said in a statement, that Jonathan expressed heartfelt condolences to the government and people of Abia State on the death of the senator. Jonathan also commiserated with the Senate over the […]
President Alhassan Ouattara of Côte d’ Ivoirehas commended President Goodluck Jonathan over the way and manner he handled the aftermath of the March 28 election. In an interaction with State House Correspondents, after aclosed-door meeting with the President Jonathan in the State House, Ouattara said the way Jonathan quickly accepted defeat, even before the
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the President Goodluck Jonathan led federal government to “urgently take legal action against the South African government before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to seek effective remedies, including adequate compensation, for Nigerian victims of xenophobic attacks in
Director, Media and Communication of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, (APCPCC), Garba Shehu, has described the transition committee, set up by President Goodluck Jonathan, as trickish. The committee set up by Jonathan, who lost the March 28 presidential election, is expected to meet with that of the President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari
Chief Richard Akinjide, is one of the founding fathers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A former Minister in the first and second Republics, he spoke on the party’s defeat in the last Presidential election. Excerpts: In January in an interview with the Daily Times, when you spoke about the then forthcoming elections, you predicted […]
The Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on public affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, on Saturday said that the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls from Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno state on April 14, 2014, was to present the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan as incompetent. In a message posted on his personal […]
President Goodluck Jonathan will before May 29 commission completed power projects across the country under the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP). Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State and Minister of Power, Mr Chinedu Nebo made this known at the end of the last meeting of the Board of Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Ltd chaired by […]
President Goodluck Jonathan is set to commission new power facilities across the country under the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP). This was disclosed by the Minister of Power, Prof Chinedu Nebo and the Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam who briefed State House Correspondents at the end of the last meeting of the Board of Niger Delta Power Holding Company
A Civil Society Coalition in Lagos on Friday urged President Goodluck Jonathan to make good his administration’s promise of returning the abducted Chibok girls before May 29. President Goodluck Jonathan had promise to ensure that the girls were released before his handover date of May 28. Similarly, Nigeria’s President- Elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari had promised
Nigeria’s President-Elect. Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to avoid former president Olusegun Obasanjo if he intends to succeed in leading Nigeria. Former Chief Whip of Senate, Senator Rowland Owie, gave the advice to the president-elect in a press statement released in Benin on Wednesday. According to Owie, Obasanjo is one bad leader that fights a […]
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for conducting free, fair, credible, acceptable and violence-free elections. The state Chairman of the party, Mr. Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, awarded Jonathan pass mark, while appearing on Radio Nigeria’s Harmony FM, ‘Idofian Live’ programme, titled: “PDP on the Move.”
“Democracy has to be nurtured to grow. Strong democratic institutions are the backbone and future of our democracy. They must be protected and nurtured. As for me, as a matter of principle, it is always the nation first.” With those words, President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday explained his decision to concede defeat to Major General […]
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Rules and Business, Sen. Ita Enang, has applauded President Goodluck Jonathan over his refusal to assent to the proposed Constitution Amendment Bill 2015 describing the president’s decision as another act of statesmanship. Enang was reacting to the president’s decision not to assent the amendment in an interview with newsmen on […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has given reasons why he withheld assent to the Constitution Amendment Bill 2015 sent to him by the National Assembly. The president in a letter addressed to Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, which the speaker read at plenary on Wednesday, noted that it was unconstitutional for him to […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has concluded plans to hand over power to his successor, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), at a dinner ceremony on the May 28, 2015, a day before the official take-off of the new administration. Jonathan has, therefore, given April 20 deadline for Ministries, Departments and Agencies to submit their handover notes to the […]
Nigeria’s President-Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, will on May 28, receive the reins of the affairs of the nation from President Goodluck Jonathan, 24 hours before his inauguration as President. This arrangement was disclosed to State House correspondents on Wednesday by the Minister of Information, Senator Patricia Akwashiki, at the end of the Federal Executive
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