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Corridon:
Trash. The pictures are of recent.

lhordspy:
You just keep recycling this pictures into different defection propaganda news.

Fourteen days after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lifted the ban on public campaigns for the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, three key contenders for the presidency are yet to flag-off their campaigns.

While the trio of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (APC), Peter Obi (LP) and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (NNPP), are yet to formally commence their campaigns for the presidency, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Monday flagged off his campaign in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.

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Daily Trust reports that INEC on September 28 lifted the ban on public campaigns to enable the candidates and their political parties to sell their candidatures to voters ahead of the February 25 elections.

Section 94(1) of the Electoral Act provides that campaigns shall last for 150 days.

APC

The delay in the commencement of the APC campaign is as a result of the crisis within its fold over the composition of the presidential campaign team as stakeholders have been holding various meetings.

In one of the meetings attended by some governors who are members of the APC, the National Working Committee (NWC) and other stakeholders, the party’s national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, said the party would lose the 2023 poll without the input of its governors.

Prior to the opening of campaigns by INEC, the secretary of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, James Faleke, had released a 422-member list of the council.

But the development triggered heavy bashing and resistance from party stakeholders, including the National Working Committee (NWC) and governors who are members of the party, as they claimed they were not carried along in the scheme of things.

Some governors were said to be aggrieved on the grounds that their nominees were not included in the campaign council.

Sequel to the acrimony that greeted the list, the director general of the APC Presidential Campaign Council and Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, in a statement, announced the postponement of their inauguration to pave way for the inclusion of more party stakeholders.

But the spokesman of the APC Presidential Campaign Council and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), told our correspondent yesterday that the final list would be released this week, after which a date for the formal commencement of campaign would be announced.

Responding to an enquiry by our correspondent in a WhatsApp message, the campaign spokesman said, “The other list will be released this week. Then the date (for campaign kick-off) will be announced.”

Labour Party

In Labour Party, a conflict of interests between some stakeholders in the party and the presidential candidate, Peter Obi, might be responsible for the delay in commencing its campaign.

A source told one of our correspondents that, following the growing influence of the presidential candidate, various interests are now fighting to be relevant in the scheme of things.

Reacting to the development, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Comrade Arabambi Abayomi, told Daily Trust that the party has ample time to put its campaigns together, adding that “Labour Party cannot be compared to the two main political parties that will soon go into extinction because Nigerians have rejected them.

He said: “Our campaign council will be holistic, it is going to be all-inclusive, not people that move from APC to PDP at all times. We are the only party that has a manifesto; we have ample time to kick-start our campaign.

“Because of the yearning of the people for positive change, we have to include everyone; that is the reason we have not put together our campaign council. But between now and the next few days, we are going to inaugurate our campaign council. We remain the party to beat,” he said.

NNPP

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) is yet to constitute its presidential campaign council and kick start electioneering rallies even as INEC lifted the ban on campaigns about two weeks ago.

Though the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Dr Agbo Major, had told the Daily Trust that the party’s campaign would be flagged off in one of the North Central states last Wednesday, that did not happen.

A well-placed source in the party, however, told our correspondent that the campaign council will soon be inaugurated and campaigns will kick off.

He said the delay was due to logistics issues as the party was still tidying up the presidential campaign headquarters in Abuja, and once it is fixed properly, it will be open for use, the council will be constituted, and they will start work there.

He said unlike other political parties whose delay to commence campaigns was due to internal wrangling, NNPP has no such crisis and will soon flag off its campaigns.

Campaigns for gov’ship race begin today

Meanwhile, public campaigns for governorship and state houses of assembly will commence today, according to INEC’s timetable for the 2023 general elections.

Daily Trust reports that 837 candidates have been cleared for the governorship race. They are competing for 28 state governorship seats.

It also reports that governorship elections will be held in 28 states. The elections in Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Kogi, Imo, Ekiti, Ondo and Osun states have been pushed out of the general election circles.

fergie001:
He over-played his game before and after the Primaries. He fought too many people and showed his hands too many too often. Politically, there is no way back.

Makinde has no choice, no sitting PDP Senator in his State. 9 of 14 HoR members are APC. He is going up for a second term after Tinubu (a man you should fear politically), will get his own shot first and have the luxury of asking one of Adelabu/Folarin to support each other, with the incline of Adeleke who will then be Gov returning Makinde's favour.

An Ortom who is the most vulnerable PDP Governor today. He is not even sure of the prospects of Titus Uba. He can't even touch Ayu now otherwise he will be on Ground Zero.

With the LP resurgence, it's not yet Uhuru for Ikpeazu.

The only man that's a bit comfortable is Ugwuanyi.

It's a cul-de-sac for them, I don't envy them.

fergie001:
This can only mean one thing!

...Stifle any person coming to the PU to vote internal opposition.


These are the people at the PUs that will tell voters that Senate/HoR is for PDP but President is for ...........

fergie001:
This can only mean one thing?

AllTheWayUp:
[b]If Tinubu loses the North (which will happen),, he automatically loses the election.

Validated:
6000 agbado rush the thread and got disappointed

asanausana91:
Atiku is the next president.

ChangetheChange:

Atiku will even dash Borno State to Tinubu and still will the overall Northern votes convincingly
Borno state is not even part of Atiku electoral map projection to victory in the North.
Tinubu is not popular down here in the North... Tinubu supporters can quote me loud and clear
Atiku will win the Northern votes convincingly and overwhelmingly....

pinkPUSSY:
Una wan kill BAT before his time... ?

This only Boronu state hes hoping to win in the north ?

christistruth01:
https://saharareporters.com/2009/11/13/former-us-congressman-involved-corruption-case-atiku-gets-13-years-jail

Pakute:
Jonathan that has become an errand boy to Aso rock abi Buhari didn't show his wife shege?

Pakute:
OBJ as a sitting President had to beg Atiku for support for his 2nd term when Atiku almost triggered his impeachment through his boys in the national assembly. A sitting President of Nigeria begging Atiku - no be small thing.

Christistruth00:
But Atiku was invited to Court in the US concerning money Laundering with Jennifer his wife and he refused to turn up

Pakute:
Court?.. when he has his stooges in the judiciary, there's no need wasting limited resources on court process. FG will continue to squeeze his balls and seize as much assets that belongs to the country. Remember, FG had cancelled his fraudulent Intel logistics contract at the Port terminal.

Pakute:
Atiku na confirmed thief

Christistruth00:
It is not lies

Why do you think Obasanjo said what Atiku had stolen could feed

Nigeria for 300 years ?

BadRadio:
so Atiku has been sustaining his refineries with stolen oil... hmm

garfield1:
Tinubu was booed and stoned in Ogun.zulum was booed in borno.tinubu will thrash atiku in jigawa,you know nothing of politics boy.swerve

garfield1:
Buhari was booed in Ogun 2019

garfield1:
Yes oh.akwa ibom people will humble him.aks is a state strong in spiritual things,he is finished.nothing for him.cc sionkpo,agboriotejoye