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Mummiesboy:
Tinubu is going no where near Aso-rock.
An slowpoke can never rule Nigeria. Maybe he can rule over urchins in Lagos or Irabiji

Solocoin:
APC definitely know that Buhari is on a mission to deliver fair and credible election and El-Rufai know without vote buying APC can't win. The reason he's fighting dirty but Buhari will still disobey this supreme Court as always.

Dshocker:
I suggest that the CBN should tighten the release of the new naira, so that the election would be free and fair.

And all internet and mobile banking should also be shot down on the day of the election.

So that a candidate will emerge by merit.

raumdeuter:
Just seeing this thread

Chiefwhip001:
He is a betrayal,he betrayed the south by campaigning against GEJ. He does not deserve a single vote from the south south.
Any reasonable and sane Nigerian will not vote for a man that betrayed the south.
Emilokan is just too desperate for power,too proud and insultive.

ChangetheChange:
All these mushrooms political parties sponsored by Tinubu.
They should go ahead, election is between Atiku and Peter Obi

chudez0147:
BREAKING: Tinubu behind widespread hoarding of cash by Nigerian bankers thereby starving Nigerians for his own selfish vote buying.

PS712:
Mallam Nasir El rufai should have been specific, was President Buhari shocked because Sen. Ahmed Lawan was said to be the chosen one or he was shocked because it's alleged he has chosen someone which he didn't?

While PMB might have been shocked at the announcement of Lawan as the consensus candidate when probably he wasn't, PMB couldn't have been shocked that it's alleged he had a preferred candidate, why so? Because he made it plain his request That the Governors supported (allowed) him in choice of candidate for the Presidential flag bearer of the party (APC) just as he allowed them choose theirs in their respective states (references in national dailies abound in relation to this request, even on The Nation Newspaper too).
The questions now are:
1. could the present flag bearer of the party (Bola Tinubu) have been that PMB's preferred candidate? Events unfolding suggest not.
2. Did the governors disregard the plea of the president?
3. Hasn't the president been showing enough support by attending the rallies of the party and presenting the flag bearer to the people?
4. What has stopped the progressive governors running back to the president to brief him and make their appeal?

nameo:
There are actually lots of Ondo residents/indigenes that support Obi.

Apart from Lagos(which Obi may likely win slightly), he may get his next highest vote from Ondo.

Obi has really penetrated Yorubas. This is the main reason APC guys became afraid of Obi.

Tinubu may still the SW but there will be no block votes for him.

President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigeria has become one of the first African countries to hit 100% broadband penetration.

The President disclosed this on Tuesday at the Digital Economy Conference tagged ‘Promoting a Vibrant Digital Economy, A Catalyst for Economic Growth in Nigeria’, where he was represented by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isah Patami.

He noted that the earlier figure of 43% broadband penetration is now obsolete, citing investments made into the sector.

Outstanding connection: The President noted that broadband penetration in Nigeria is 100 percent as investors have acknowledged the growth in the space. He said:

“One of the richest persons in the world announced that Nigeria out of the 54 African countries has outstanding broadband. As I speak to you today the broadband penetration in Nigeria is 100 percent.”

The progress made so far: He added that FG has performed in its plan to boost broadband connectivity for all Nigerians, citing progress from 23 percent coverage in 2019, he noted his administration increased the broadband to 77 percent in 2022 and 100 percent in 2023, adding:

“As of today, broadband can be accessed everywhere in the country whether in the urban area, rural area, or desert. We are the first African country to attain this and the only one so far.”

High Ratings: President Buhari also acknowledged that the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy had been rated very high by an independent assessment.

“70 percent is the distinction and the digital sector has surpassed it. We delivered excellently in all eight priority areas in the sector. For instance, in pillar number one, which is broadband penetration, we achieved 134 percent, in pillar number two, which is 4G penetration we achieved 127 percent.

“Furthermore, we delivered 99 percent on the third pillar, the fourth pillar, which has to do with national Identity we achieved 94 percent. On the fifth pillar which is quarterly revenue generation, we moved from generating N51 billion in three months to N408 billion in three months.”

What you should know: Nigeria’s broadband goals received a major boost recently as Elon Musk’s StarLink slashed the costs of its hardware and subscription plan to N274,098 and N19,260 per month, respectively.

Recall that Nairametrics earlier reported that Starlink had fixed $600 and $43 as the cost of its hardware and monthly subscription, respectively, amounting to about N438,000 and N31,000 at the parallel market rate.

Some Nigerians who pre-ordered the hardware last year paid the initial amount in dollars. But the company’s prices are now quoted in naira, which means that Nigerians can make payments using their naira debit card.

AllTheWayUp:

Tinubu said he is a kingmaker, he should go and make himself king.

Deputy1111:
https://dailytrust.com/i-would-have-put-my-life-on-the-line-for-osinbajo-najatu-muhammad-speaks-on-apc-presidential-ticket/

Neduzze5:
The deadline must not be shifted.

We stick to the deadline.

Vote Peter Obi for President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria come February!!!

franktech:
I this man win Nigerian stock market will crash further from where buhari left it. If LP and you already invested like 10 million in stock, trust me before the end of this year you will be worth nothing less than 30 million. On the first week of LP win the stock will jump to more than 50%. Vote baba blue and the reverse will be the case

The Abuja division of the Federal High Court, has dismissed the suit filed by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’ seeking the disqualification of Sen. Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), and his vice, Mr Kassim Shettima, for the 2023 general elections.

In his judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo, dismissed the suit on the ground that the PDP lacked locus standi to institute the suit.

Justice Ekwo, who held that the case was caught by the principle of issue estoppel, described the suit as an abuse of court process.

PDP had in its originating summons marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1734/2022, sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), APC, Tinubu and Shettima as 1st to 4th defendants respectively.

In the suit filed on July 28, 2022, the party challenged the validity of Sen. Tinubu to contest for the 2023 presidential election as APC candidate on the ground that Mr Shettima’s nomination as his running mate was in breach of the provisions of Sections 29(1), 33, 35 and 84{1)}(2)} of the Electoral Act, 2022 (as amended).

It argued that Shettima’s nomination to contest the position of vice president and Borno Central Senatorial seat contravened the law.

The PDP, which sought an order disqualifying the APC, Tinubu and Shettima from contesting the presidential election scheduled for Feb. 25, also sought an order nullifying their candidacy.

It further sought an order compelling INEC to remove their names from its list of nominated or sponsored candidates eligible to contest the poll.

But the defendants, in their preliminary objection filed by Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, urged the court to dismiss the suit for want of jurisdiction.

They argued that the plaintiff (PDP) lacked the locus standi (legal right) to file the case, which invariably was challenging the political party’s decision and its nomination of candidates for the polls.

They further submitted that such act was an internal affairs of APC which they argued was non-justiciable.

Justice Ekwo in his judgment agreed with the defendants that the PDP had no locus standi to file the matter.

According to him,.where there is no locus, the court has no jurisdiction.
He said the court found that the action was incompetent for lack of locus standi.
Ekwo held that that matter bordered on the internal affairs of the APC in which the PDP lacked locus to file the case.

On argument about non-disclosure of cause of action against the respondents, the judge said that there was a nexus between locus standi and a cause of action.
He, therefore, said that since the PDP had no locus standi, it also did not have any cause of action against the defendants.

Justice Ekwo also agreed with the defendants that the suit was an abuse of court process.

“It is express in the provision of Section 29 (5) of the Electoral Act, 2022 that the right of action on the matter for which the applicant/respondent (PDP) has filed this action is given to ‘any aspirant who participated in the primaries of his political party’,” he said.

The judge said that it had been established that the PDP was not an aspirant of the APC.

“Therefore, there is no iota of law which support this action. It is on this ground that I find that this case is an abuse of process and I so hold,” he said.
Justice Ekwo, consequently, dismissed the suit for constituting an abuse of court process.