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kettykin:
This is the highest form of disloyalty, I can now see what Buhari must have suffered in the hands of this people for 8 years
Buhari is a real officer, officers don't complain, he must have endured so much for 8 years but God is bigger than his enemies.

Enemyofpeace:
BREAKING: SULTAN OF SOKOTO WRITES;

Hold me responsible if Peter Obi didn't perform well, the problem of the North is from the north, not Peter Obi or an Igbo man, it will be worst and more deadly for the North if Tinubu wins, if they tell you an Igbo man is the problem of Nigeria, tell them Igbo man never rule Nigeria before and north is world poverty capital

Sultan of Sokoto writes to all Hausa and Fulani ahead of election

North has no sense and can't reason far, that's why their life is not regarded as anything, vote for someone who will value you like they value life in Igbo land.

I can't keep calm again, the north is bleeding because of our choice of Presidential candidate, and we must rewrite history by getting it right this time around, voting for someone who Buhari is healthier than, is a legendary stupidity.

Since Fulani has been ruling Nigeria, what has the North achieved, the highest number of beggers still in the North, not the east, all manner of death and killings happen here not in Igbo land while Fulani is in power, this time around let an Igbo man rule Nigeria.

I don't care if after this speech I will be dethroned, but the truth must be spoken, Tinubu can't rule Nigeria, don't ever even dream of it, because the worst will happen, Tinubu is a calamity.

Buhari has failed to endorse him, Obasanjo has failed to endorse him, Johnathan has failed to endorse him.

No past president has endorsed him. Even Osinbajo has not endorsed Tinubu. But it is you, who barely eats a meal a day that is shouting "on your mandate we shall stand".

~Sultan of Sokoto

RuddyFusion:
OBI post has educated me on why we celebrate this day. Well done the INCOMING

sqlPAIN:
Very Good....At least, God has put them out of the missery of living in Nigeria. I wish I could trade places with one of them.

id911:
Peter Obi already said it since year 2020 that
he's no longer willing to run Next UK. He's concentrating on other Next subsidiaries. I don't understand why this old yes is now making front page without telling the people what Obi said in the past.

Fut9ure:
Hey bro

That is the talk of a coward

DennisEche:
Black man. you see that race fear them

Independent National Election Commission INEC, has said it does not have the power to force any candidate contesting in an election to attend a debate.

The commission also declared the Bimodal Voter Registration System, BVAS, as its most important asset and as such, it won’t entrust its storage with any individual or institution.

INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated these on Thursday during the quarterly consultative meeting with media executives in Abuja.

Disclosing that the commission will print about 500 million ballot papers for the over 93 million voters that will participate in the 2023 poll, Yakubu insisted that there is no going back on the use of BVAS for the

“The most sensitive material for the commission now is the BVAS. The device is even more important than the ballot papers and results sheet. INEC takes charge of BVAS and we won’t entrust the devices to anyone”, he stated.

Speaking on making election debate compulsory for candidates, Yakubu observed that debates are democratic rights that can’t be forced on any candidate.

He said: “I am not sure we can compel someone to attend the debate. You cannot do that. Even In most advanced countries, you can’t compel someone to do anything in a democracy. Debate, just like voting is a democratic right. We know debates are to make citizens to be better informed.

“However, there is an unspoken consequence for candidates not participating. I also understand that some candidates prefer not to attend in order to avoid making mistakes that would drive voters from them.

“We are however happy with the job of the Election debate group is doing. The effort of the media in this aspect should be supported but they should also be non-partisan.

“Many political parties have come to complain to us that they are not invited to debate. In 2019, we have over 70 presidential candidates and now we have 18. I know it will be difficult to take all over the along but we should try to accommodate them.”

Yakubu lamented the growing resort to incendiary comments and violence by parties, adding that the establishment of the Electoral Offence Commission will help to curtail the menace.

Speaking on election logistics, the INEC chairman said 1.4 million ad-hoc staff will be required to successfully prosecute the elections.

Already, according to Yakubu, seven million Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) out of 9.8 million had been printed, adding that the distribution of the cards will commence in November.

He added: “The Commission is also working hard to ensure the completion of printing of remaining PVCs for new voters as well as those that applied to transfer or the replacement of their lost or damaged cards.

“In the coming days, we will also inform Nigerians of the detailed plan to ensure a seamless collection of the PVCs. We are aware that Nigerians expect an improvement in the procedure for PVC collection.

“Since the end of the CVR in July this year, we have been working to ensure that citizens have a pleasant experience when they come to collect their cards. The media has a pivotal role to play and we appeal to you for your continuous support.

“As the 2023 General Election approaches, we shall continue to work together to counter disinformation and misinformation. We will remain transparent and provide the required information to combat the triple menace as an antidote to fake news.

“Therefore, there will be a need for more frequent and intense engagements with you ahead of the election. We hope that in spite of your competing activities, you will continue to honour of our invitation.

Racoon:
Aisha Buhari have proven herself to be a bloody hypocrite that cared for this nation.Don't worry! It is a mockery of the same downtrodden and beleaguered Nigerian masses/electorate that you are indirectly mocking?

After apologising over the hardship, pain & anguish your husband's irresponsible, callous and wicked government have imposed upon this nation? You and all the class of 2015-2023 all have your day with history. Karma never forgets or forgives.

Igbo Elders Consultative Forum (IECF), also known as Ime-obi Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has described Igbo delegates, who voted against South-East aspirants in the presidential primaries held recently as serial betrayals and shameless saboteurs.

The elders specifically expressed concern over the monetisation of the presidential primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Secretary of the forum, Prof. Charles Nwekeaku, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, berated the major political parties for their refusal to zone the presidency to the South East and shifting goal post in the middle of the game.

Nwekeaku declared that the Southeast wouldn’t vote for both the APC and PDP in 2023, saying that the parties do not deserve their votes any more.

He said: “We observed with grave concern the unprecedented monetisation of the recent political parties’ primary elections, especially the presidential election at which highest bidders emerged as presidential candidates.

“More worrisome was the failure of the major political parties, the ruling APC, and PDP, to zone the Presidency to the South East in keeping with the Federal Character principle and zoning arrangement as contain in Section 14(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the various political parties constitutions for the sake of justice, equity, fairness, peace and stability of the country.”

“Worse still, the brazen arrogance and bravado that characterised the PDP leadership changing of the goal post at the middle of the game portrays a bleak future for good governance, transparency and accountability for Nigeria as the principles of justice, equity and fairness do not seem to matter again because it is the turn of the South East.

“Equally shocking and saddening was the brazen betrayal and unbridled collusion of some unpatriotic Igbo sons and daughters that shamelessly and unrepentantly joined those who do not mean well for our people to deny President aspirants from the South East their support and votes.

“They worked and voted for Dollar and lucre at the expense of their fellow aspirants from the South East in brazen arrogance and disregard of the demand of the Southern Governors Forum, Southern and Middle Belt Forum, Afenifere, Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEFU, Igbo Elders Consultative Forum, Ohaneze Global, among other credible and vocal stakeholders that demanded that the Presidency be zoned to the South, and further micro zoned to the South East.

“Except Ebonyi State, other delegates from Anambra, Abia, Enugu and Imo states and their sponsors need to explain to Ndi Igbo, who they sold their votes to and at what cost at the expense of our collective interest of producing the President of Nigeria in 2023.”

According to the forum, the serial betrayals and shameless saboteurs would forever regret their unpatriotic actions against the collective interest of the Igbos.

He added that this would not happen again as the Igbo Elders shall provide a new leadership that would strengthen the Ohanaeze leadership in Igbo land, saying, “Those betrayals will retire from politics shamefully and unceremoniously as they will never represent South East in any public service again.”

Nwekeaku appealed to Igbos to remain calm as the forum was studying the development, and would, certainly, take decisive actions against those betrayals and opportunists, no matter their position and calibre, to serve as deterrent for those who are still plotting to betray the Igbos in the planned 2023 general elections.”

He urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the voter registration exercise for three months to enable every eligible Nigerian to register and participate in the next year general elections.

“It is equally important for INEC to resume the online registration in order to decongest the already overcrowded registration centers, thus facilitating the registration of more Nigerians to participate in the democratic process of electing their leaders as it is generally believed that the application of the electronic transmission of votes as contains in the 2022 Electoral Act would make citizens’ votes count in determining the electoral victory in the country.

“For the political parties that denied the Igbos presidential slot, we shall reject them completely in the general elections of 2023, as they do not deserve our votes any more,” he said.