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A Chibok parent, John Bassa, has claimed that Boko Haram is still in control of some towns in the Northeast were the war against the terrorists are still being waged.

The federal government headed by President Muhammadu Buhari has repeatedly said there were no areas in the country being controlled by Boko Haram terrorists.

Mr Buhari, while granting a special interview to the National Television Authority (NTA) on Monday, repeated the claim which top officials of his administration has been making at any given opportunity.

However, on Tuesday, Mr Bassa while featuring on a town hall meeting organised by Channels Television, said the claims of the government officials are untrue.

“Of course,” the Chibok parent answered when asked if he is sure the terrorists were still in control of some territories in the Northeast geo-political zone.

“Out of 52 towns in Gwoza, its only three right now that you can freely live within. (that is, Limankara, Gwoza town and Pulka).

“Gwoza town was liberated by our former President Goodluck, one week before election then in 2015 and the new administration liberated Limankara and Pulka so, 49 towns are still empty with nobody apart from the Boko Haram.

“They are the ones enjoying those areas and you dare not go there,” Bassa added.

The presidency, reacting, said there is difference between infestation and actually controlling of a place.

Read More: https://politicstimesng.com/presidency-reacts-as-chibok-parent-insists-boko-haram-still-controls-49-towns/

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister has mocked Adams Oshiomhole, the national chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) over calls for the latter to resign his position.

The national deputy chairman of the ruling party, Lawali Shuaibu, had called on Mr Oshiomhole to step aside from piloting the affairs of the party, accusing the top official of incompetence.

“It is my honest opinion that your ability to ensure this party flourishes is deficient as you lack the necessary composure and you also don’t posses the capabilities and the requisite experience to run a political party,” part of Mr Shuaibu’s six-page letter read.

Reacting to the call for Oshiomhole’s resignation, the former minister mocked the former governor of Edo State.

“When your Deputy publicly calls for you to step down you know that someone powerful and strategic is behind it,” Fani-Kayode said in a tweet on Tuesday.

He advised the former governor to henceforth watch his back.

Read More: https://politicstimesng.com/you-are-about-to-be-dumped-after-being-used-fani-kayode-tells-oshiomhole/

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President Muhammadu Buhari has said those who refer to him as ‘baba go slow’ will see wether he is slow or not during his second term.

Mr Buhari stated this on Monday while granting a special interview to the National Television Authority (NTA).

The president was first adjudged to be slow when he did not immediately appoint ministers in 2015 when he took over power.

His action was said to have shattered the economy of the country which latter went into recession.

His electoral victory at the time was the first time an opposition candidate will unseat a sitting president.

Addressing issues of insecurity during the interview, Buhari said he intends to tackle security at the grassroot level by overseeing that the Nigeria Police is reorganised to ensure maximum security.

He also expressed displeasure over the slow pace of the judiciary in prosecuting alleged corrupt individuals, saying the third tier of government will be restructured in areas of prosecution to move faster when he is sworn in.

“I will try to make the police and the judiciary much more efficient,” Buhari said when asked what he will do differently when he begins his second term.

“I don’t know what you make of me but all those who call me baba go slow will see wether I’m slow or fast,” he said.

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When queried for more clarification, he said: “It means that I will fast forward the police and the judiciary to be hard.

“And where I uncover that they are not hard, I will try and trace who is responsible for the slowness, in terms of commanders of police from DPO upward,” he added.

The president urged Nigerians to henceforth expose the criminals in their neighborhoods to help the government provide adequate security which will inturn attract foreign entrepreneurs to come and invest in the country, create factories and employ those without jobs.

Source: https://politicstimesng.com/those-who-call-me-baba-go-slow-will-see-buhari/

Rochas Okorocha, outgoing governor of Imo State has said he is leaving behind a total of N42billion for his successor.

Mr Okorocha, who was declared winner of Imo West senatorial election but yet to collect his certificate, stated this on Monday while swearing-in 11 permanent secretaries including a new accountant-general for the state.



The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) refused to issue the All Progressive Congress (APC) senator-elect his certificate, saying the declaration of results that produced the governor as a winner was made under duress.

The outgoing governor said his decision to save the aforementioned money is to ensure Emeka Ihedioha, the state’s governor-elect do not complain when he takes over the mantle of leadership next tomorrow.



Mr Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defeated his opponents including the son-in-law of the governor, Uche Nwosu, of the Action Alliance (AA).

“Imo State government has kept aside a total of N42.5b for the in-coming government, and for that reason, I will set up a sub-committee to make sure that the projects they are attached to, come to fruition even when I am out of office or when I will not be available because government is a continuum,” Okorocha said.

Continue reading: https://politicstimesng.com/im-leaving-behind-n42bn-for-my-successor-okorocha/

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Orji Kalu, senator-elect of Abia North has withdrawn from the presidential race of the incoming 9th Senate.

Mr Kalu had threatened to vie for Senate President if his party, the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) fails to zone the deputy Senate President to the South East where he hails from.

The APC was later reported to have handed the position to the South South region where Adams Oshiomhole, the national chairman of the party hails from.

However, while playing host to Ahmed Lawan, the preferred candidate of the ruling party at his Abuja home, the former Abia State governor said he has chosen to endorse the candidature of the current Senate leader.

ALSO READ: What Senators use the monthly paid N13.5m for - Senate Leader

“Today, I endorsed Senator Ahmed Lawan at my Abuja residence,” Kalu said in a tweet on Sunday.

“Aside us being former class/room mates for a over a year at the University of Maiduguri, I also believe our party’s decision will ensure a smooth cohesion between the 9th NASS & the Executive for the best of Nigerians,” he added.

The ambition of Lawan to succeed Bukola Saraki, outgoing Senate President, is still been threatened as members of his party are not backing down from clinching the position, despite being warned of expulsion by the party.

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is also warning up to thwart the wish of the APC does not manifest at the both chambers of the National Assembly.

Source: https://www.google.com/amp/s/politicstimesng.com/senate-presidency-kalu-withdraws-from-race-endorses-lawan/amp/

The Nigerian Senate explained what members of the upper legislative chamber uses the monthly 13.5million paid to each of its members for.

Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central, had revealed that each lawmaker at the red chamber gets 13.5million monthly aside what they are being paid.

Described as jumbo pay by critics, Ahmed Lawan who is the Senate leader said the money is meant to enable lawmakers discharge their duties properly as senators.

Mr Lawan made the clarification while addressing newsmen on Saturday in Abuja.

Read More: https://politicstimesng.com/what-senators-use-the-monthly-paid-n13m-for-senate-leader/

Senator Shehu Sani lawmaker representing Kaduna Central at the Senate has reacted to alleged 273billion missing from the coffers of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR).

Investigation by a national daily, Daily Trust, reported that the aforementioned money is missing from the account of the DPR.

The news medium said a report from an audit of revenue accounts of the organisation revealed a total sum of US$759, 387,755.10 (N273,379, 591,837.00) was illegally withdrawn from the Signature Bonus Accounts belonging to the DPR.

It said the audit was carried out by a team of auditors on periodic checks from the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation (OAGF) for the period of January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017.

Read More: https://politicstimesng.com/shehu-sani-reacts-as-273billion-disappears-from-dprs-account/

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Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said he will accept defeat if the presidential election for next month is adjudged to be free and fair.

Mr Abubakar, a former vice president popularly known as Atiku stated this on Wednesday night while featuring at a town hall meeting titled TheCandidates.

Atiku and his running mate, Peter Obi, were are the gathering listing and defending their manifestos.

“If the elections are adjudged to be free and fair, I will accept defeat,” the PDP candidate said while responding to a question from the host of the programme, Kadaria Ahmed.

The PDP flag-bearer also listed three reasons why Nigerians should elect him president for the next four years.

A similar question was thrown to President Muhammadu Buhari when he featured at the event weeks ago.

The president who didn’t give a straight answer said he is confident of winning the election slated for february 16.

Source: https://politicstimesng.com/i-will-accept-defeat-if-election-is-adjudged-to-be-free-atiku/

Atiku Abubakar, the 2019 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated reasons why he wants Nigerians should elect him president.

The presidential election is slated for February 16 and Mr Abubakar is one of the major contenders challenging the re-election bid of Muhammadu Buhari, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the All Progressive Congress, (APC).

Mr Abubakar, a former vice president popularly known as Atiku listed three reasons why he wants Nigerians to place him at the exalted office.

“I am bringing a lot to the table,” Atiku said while featuring in a town hall meeting titled TheCandidates on Wednesday. The programme is currently being monitored by POLITICS TIMES.

His second and third reasons are listed below.

“Amongst the candidates, I am the most experienced. I am bringing my business experience and I am a candidate for the future because I bridge the future and the present generations,” he added.

More details later…

Source: https://politicstimesng.com/atiku-3-reasons-why-nigerians-should-elect-me-president/

This is a save facing feat, truly this administration is as corrupt like Obasanjo.

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Olusegun Obasanjo, former president has said he decided to forgive Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who served him as vice president because he is a practising christian.

Messrs Obasanjo and Abubakar served as President and Vice President respectively from 1999 to 2007 which shows the duo served two terms of four year each as stipulated in the constitution.

An alleged bid by the former president to secure a third term was thwarted by the former vice president and the duo became political enemies since then until last year when Obasanjo forgave and endorsed the former number two citizen popularly known as Atiku, to slug it out with President Muhammadu Buhari, who is seeking a second term in office.

The former president had once claimed God will not forgive him should he forgive the former vice president and endorsing the political ambition of the latter to become president.

Months after he made the comments, Obasanjo backtracked and forgave Atiku who went with religious and traditional leaders to seek forgiveness from his former principal.

Stating why he forgave the 2019 flag-bearer of the PDP, the former president who made reference to the Bible said the development was because he is a practising christian.

“Atiku accepts responsibility for his mistakes, shows remorse and seeks forgiveness from his political party and subsequently from Nigerians,” Obasanjo said in a statement on Wednesday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Lagos Island Club.

“He asks for forgiveness from me and as a believer, a Christian as such, I forgave him in accordance with the teaching and instruction of my Saviour, “For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins (Matt 6:14-15 NIV).

“If anybody blames me for forgiving Atiku, I leave such a person with God Almighty, especially as both Christian and Islamic clerics joined Atiku to visit me to seek forgiveness. Anybody who does not forgive when forgiveness is sought with contrite heart cannot be a true believer and should not expect the forgiveness of God,” he said.

Obasanjo also said some people quoted him out of contest when he said Atiku was not the “expected Messiah.”

“Atiku never claimed to be a saint and I never described him as such. I will never so describe any human being alive let alone calling him a Messiah,” the former president said.

“On an occasion in the past when I said that someone was not a Messiah, some Nigerians out of bad belle were up in arms.

“For me, as a Christian, the only Messiah I know and have is Jesus Christ and even then, the man aspect of Him was imperfect while the divine aspect of Him was perfectly messianic,” he added.

Source: https://politicstimesng.com/forgave-atiku-christian-obasanjo/

Shehu Sani, lawmaker representing Kaduna Central at the Senate has revealed why two socio-cultural groups in the southern region are giving conflicting endorsements to presidential candidates.

While Afenifere represents the Yoruba race of the South-West region, Ohanaeze stands in for the Igbo of the South-East geo-political zone.

The two groups are factionalised with each arm from the camps endorsing either Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or Muhammadu Buhari, the flag-bearer of the All Progressive Congress (APC) who seeks a second term in office.

For Kaduna lawmaker, the developments could be traced to the conflicting promises made to the two regions by the current administration. He said this is responsible for the contradictory endorsement.

He had earlier advised the zones to demand a written agreement so as to consolidate on the promise being made.

“While the ruling party is giving conflicting promises of power to the south East and the south west in 2023;the socio cultural groups from the two zones too are also giving conflicting endorsements to the ruling party and the opposition presidential candidates,” Sani said in a tweet on Wednesday, adding that: “Wayo meets wayo.”

Top officials of Buhari’s government, in a bid to persuade their people to re-elect their principal, promised that the president will hand over power to them should they re-elect him for a second term in office.

Source: https://politicstimesng.com/why-afenifere-ohanaeze-factions-are-endorsing-buhari-atiku-shehu-sani/

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The fight against corruption in Nigeria has slightly improved under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, Transparency International (TI) has said.

The global anti-corruption watchdog, ranked Nigeria to have moved up to 144th position from the 148th the country was in its 2017 report.

Checks by POLITICS TIMES showed Nigeria, according to the CPI, scored 27 out 100 in its latest ranking.

The 2018 CPI draws on 13 surveys and expert assessments to measure public sector corruption in 180 countries and territories, giving each a score from zero (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).

In the 2016 rankings, Nigeria scored 28. In 2015, it scored 26. The year before that, it scored 25. In 2014, the country scored 27 and 25 in 2013.

In 2012, the country’s score was 27 out of 100. According to TI, higher levels of corruption are common in countries where there is media and civil society repression.

Source: https://politicstimesng.com/nigeria-improves-corruption-fight-ranks-144th-transparency-international/

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Wonders shall never end.

Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s President, has reportedly said his party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) won last year’s governorship election in Osun with the help of remote control.

Mr President is quoted as making the above statement on Saturday when he visited traditional rulers in the state seeking their endorsement for his re-election.

The governorship election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in September was won by the APC although the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took early lead.

A rerun election which was later conducted in the areas believed to be the stronghold of Senator Iyiola Omisore, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) saw the ruling party leading the opposition party.

Mr Omisore, POLITICS TIMES recalls, had entered into alliance with the APC to deliver his stronghold to the party. This was after he met a delegation of the PDP seeking similar help from him.

“I know how much trouble we had in the last election here,” Buhari was quoted by TheGuardian as saying while addressing the traditional rulers at the banquet hall of Osun State Government House.

“I know by remote control through so many sources how we managed to maintain the party (APC) in power in this state,” he added.

The president at the meeting did not elucidate clearly what he meant by remote control.

The monarchs were led by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan.

Since the start of his campaign, Buhari has been caught severally goofing at campaign ground.

The most recently is when he addressed a governorship candidate of the party as the governortorial candidate after being corrected from “presidential candidate” and “senatorial candidate” proclamation he had bestowed on the party’s flag-bearer earlier.

Source: https://politicstimesng.com/apc-won-osun-governorship-election-with-remote-control-buhari/

When you support the Government that you so like to violate the constitution in the present,You have also approved of the Government you may not like to violate the constitution in the future.

When you support the Government that you so like to violate the constitution in the present,You have also approved of the Government you may not like to violate the constitution in the future. - Shehu Sani