As part of the ongoing consultations, @PeterObi and #YDBA arrived Kano this evening. High level consultations with critical national stakeholders envisaged.
Daniel Bwala: Wike playing God — PDP will survive if he leaves
Daniel Bwala, a spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, has accused Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, of playing the role of God in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Bwala spoke on Friday during an interview with Channels Television.
Over the past weeks, the PDP has been enmeshed in internal wrangling as the Wike and his allies are calling for the resignation of Iyorchia Ayu, the party’s national chairman.
The crisis in the party took a new turn on Friday when Wike, during a media chat, claimed that Ayu received N1 billion from one of the presidential hopefuls in the party.
Reacting to Wike’s comments, Bwala said the Rivers governor usually describes those who refuse to agree with him as “betrayers”.
The lawyer, who recently joined the PDP, accused Wike of frustrating the zoning of the party’s presidential ticket to the south-east because he wanted to contest the presidency.
“In the past, he mentioned people like the entire governors of the south-south, when he said his own brothers betrayed him,” he said.
“Before then, he had also said governors in the south-east betrayed him at some point.
“He had in the past said David Umahi and Ben Ayade who left the party for APC betrayed him. It appears to me that everybody around him has betrayed him as long as he does not have his way.
“If I take you back memory lane, you will agree with me that all the past chairmen, at least three or four, he brought them and there were times when he had a problem with them, he insisted that they had to go. So, why is it that everybody is betraying you in life?
“Political party is a party for everyone. Let me tell you something about life, because he is a Christian. I will probably have the luxury of quoting the scripture, otherwise, I will consider the sensitivity.
“You know the scripture says God gives power to whosoever he will. It is good to be rich and to be helpful, but the one thing that God doesn’t share is when you begin to take His place.
“How do you take the place of God? When nothing moves except you are in it, except you direct it? I will give you an example. He talks about equity, fairness and justice that has become the cliche and the hallmark of his campaign.
“In his state, the chairman of the party and the governorship candidate are from the same senatorial district. In his state, the very individual that decided to pick a form to run for senate when he had not given the approval, what happened to the person? He was held in custody.
“At every material time that the party took decisions, at least in the last few times that we know, they were decisions that were taken in the belief that Wike should have his way. That is why I said it is not good to play God.”
Bwala added that the PDP will survive if Wike leaves the party.
“From the look of things, it is just Wike. The flagbearer has never said anything and has said nobody should insult him. Ayu and Atiku are founding members of the party. Even though they left, they still had to come back,” he added.
“Let me tell you why you cannot play God. Atiku left the party, it survived; Ayu left the party, it survived; if Wike leaves, the party will survive.”
A group of women known as the Asiwaju Super Women have paid a courtesy visit to the All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the Tinubu-Shettima Campaign Office in Abuja and declared their support for his Presidential ambition.
They say they are ready to back the Tinubu-Shettima ticket.
These women are politicians, technocrats, entrepreneurs and business owners across the country. They are here to visit the APC Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
They are Led by Senator Florence Ita Giwa, a prominent female political figure in the country.
The women say their mission is to openly declare their commitment, support and solidarity for Asiwaju Tinubu and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima.
They gave an assurance of their willingness to work for the actualisation of the presidential aspiration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2023 elections.
Speaker of the house of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole both admit that Asiwaju Tinubu is the man with the best political credential to develop Nigeria.
The APC Presidential Candidate the group of his determination and political will to propel Nigeria to greatness.
The Asiwaju Super Women say they are ready to use their political network and strength to work for the victory of the Tinubu-Shettima presidential ticket at the polls next year.
#UPDATE:The dismissed police officer who shot & killed #KoladeJohnson has been sentenced to life imprisonment for manslaughter. He was sentenced yesterday through a judgement delivered by the Hon Justice Adenike of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja. Justice indeed has prevailed.
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service is mitigating an incident of a Diesel spillage which incidentally resulted from a collapse surface storage tank of a commercial bank on Lagos - Abeokuta Expressway, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos
The content of the 9,000 litres tank, which had spilled into the surroundings is being prevented from resulting into a secondary incident, away from the public scooping of the product.
The residents are however, assured of their safety and enjoined to go about their normal endeavours without any fear .
There has been no record of casualty as necessary update will follow as situation demands.
Adeseye Margaret Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service September 22, 2022
Earlier today at a lively, productive and amiable meeting with a delegation representing the Pentecostal Bishops Forum of Northern Nigeria, we discussed important issues of national significance as well as my determination to deliver unity, harmony and lasting peace to Nigeria.
Happening Now: Honorable Minister of Information & Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed Addressing a Press Conference to Announce Programme of Activities for the 62nd Independence Anniversary of our dear Country, Nigeria. #NigeriaAt62
TEXT OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND CULTURE, ALHAJI LAI MOHAMMED, ON THE ACTIVITIES LINED UP FOR NIGERIA'S 62ND INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY IN ABUJA ON THURSDAY, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2022 #NigeriaAt62
Gentlemen, welcome to this press conference, which we have called to announce the programme of activities for the 62nd Independence Anniversary of our dear country.
2. This press conference kickstarts the programmes lined up to commemorate the 62nd Independence Anniversary.
3. Let me now reel out other activities for the anniversary:
- There will be a Church Service on Sunday, September 25th, 2022 at the National Christian Centre, Central Business District, Abuja at 3:00pm
- This will be followed by a Public Lecture focused on National Unity on Thursday September 29th, 2022 at the State House Conference Hall at 10am
- On Friday, September 30th 2022, there will be a Special Juma’at Prayers at the National Mosque, Central Business District, in Abuja
- On Saturday, Oct. 1st 2022, there will be a Presidential Broadcast at 7 am. Later on the same day, there will be a Military Parade at the Eagle Square, Central Business District, Abuja, starting at 10am
4. Please permit me to use this opportunity to announce that the award of National Honours will be held as part of the 62nd Independence Anniv. on Oct. 11th 2022 in Abuja. The Honourable Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs will give the full details later.
5. Gentlemen, celebrating our independence anniversary is a reminder that in spite of the challenges we have faced as a nation, Nigerians have remained resilient and committed to the unity of our country.
Let me also reiterate the commitment of this administration to promoting the unity, security and stability of our country.
6. I wish us all a Happy Independence Anniversary.
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