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Reject peanuts, vote buying – APM Chairman tells Nigerians ahead of 2027 election
National Chairman of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, and Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Yusuf Dantalle, has advised Nigerians to elect who they want and reject what he described as “peanut or that evil called vote buying.
According to him, vote buying has become one of Nigeria’s greatest threats to democracy, warning against the exchange of their future for immediate financial inducement.
Dantalle spoke on Monday during an interview on Frontline, a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5 FM, Ilese Ijebu, monitored by our correspondent in Abeokuta.
He said, “Elect who you want. Reject peanuts or that evil called vote buying, if they give you and you are forced to take, take, but do what is right.”
Dantalle said he sympathised with the President, describing Tinubu’s reform agenda as well-intentioned but constrained by systemic inefficiencies and institutional weaknesses.
“I sympathise with the president. He is doing his best to fix Nigeria,” he said, while quickly adding that “Nigerians are suffering in a very terrible way today.”
He argued that the expected benefits of Tinubu’s policy have not fully translated into improved living conditions for citizens, stressing that the economic pressure is directly connected to worsening insecurity across the country.
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When asked whether the APM would reverse key reforms such as subsidy removal and exchange rate unification if it assumed power, Dantalle rejected a simplistic policy reversal approach.
“The APM, my presidential candidate said we will reset Nigeria,” he explained.
According to him, “resetting Nigeria” goes beyond economic adjustments and requires a deep re-evaluation of national values, institutions, and governance culture.
“We have to look at the entire value system. What you are seeing today is insecurity. It is a product of neglect. It is a product of exclusion.
“If Nigerians are made to believe they own Nigeria, nobody would want to destroy what belongs to them,” he stated.
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The camp of African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed allegations of manipulation in the party’s presidential primary made by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, insisting that no credible evidence was presented to support the claims.
In a statement issued on behalf of the former Vice President by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, the Atiku camp described Lawal’s accusations as unsubstantiated and politically motivated.
“Having chosen to malign a democratic process, insult thousands of ADC members nationwide, and make grave allegations without presenting a shred of evidence, it has become necessary to set the record straight,” the statement said.
Lawal had resigned from the ADC on Monday, criticising the outcome of the party’s presidential primary and alleging that the process was influenced. But Atiku’s camp maintained that the exercise was transparent and reflected the will of party members across the country.
Shaibu said the former SGF failed to substantiate his claims. “The truth is straightforward. The ADC presidential primaries were conducted across thousands of wards and produced a clear and decisive outcome. What Mr Lawal has offered Nigerians is not evidence. He has produced no documents, no verifiable facts, no credible witnesses, and no proof whatsoever to support his sensational allegations.”
The statement further questioned Lawal’s consistency, pointing to his acceptance of outcomes in related contests within the party structure. It alleged that he had raised objections only when the outcome did not favour his preferred candidate.
“Mr Lawal has also failed to explain how the very same primary process he now dismisses as fraudulent somehow produced a result he appears perfectly willing to accept in Adamawa State, where his cousin, Omar Suleiman, emerged as the ADC governorship candidate,” Shaibu said.
“Nigerians are entitled to ask whether the process was only credible when it favoured his family and only rigged when it produced a presidential candidate he did not support.”
The Atiku camp also referenced Lawal’s past controversies, including his removal as SGF in 2017 over allegations linked to contract awards in the Presidential Initiative on the North-East, popularly referred to as the “grass-cutting scandal.” Lawal has denied wrongdoing.
According to Shaibu, Lawal’s latest criticisms stem from dissatisfaction with the outcome rather than genuine concerns about internal democracy.
“What appears to have truly unsettled Mr Lawal is not the conduct of the primaries but the outcome. Democracy guarantees participation, not victory. One cannot celebrate democracy when it produces a preferred result and suddenly condemn it as rigged when it does not.”
The statement also condemned what it described as attempts to introduce ethnic or religious sentiments into internal party disputes, warning that such rhetoric was divisive and unhelpful.
Atiku’s camp insisted that the former Vice President remains focused on national issues ahead of the 2027 elections, adding that the ADC presidential contest would ultimately be decided by Nigerians based on governance, economic recovery, and security concerns.
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The Presidency has reacted to the resignation of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, from the African Democratic Congress, ADC, describing it as a setback for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, in a post on X on Monday said Lawal’s resignation amounted to a strong rejection of Atiku and the ADC.
“Babachir David Lawal just handed Atiku Abubakar and his captured ADC a stinging rebuke, along with a bitter divorce,” Onanuga wrote while sharing a post by the former SGF.
DAILY POST reports that the reaction followed Lawal’s announcement on Facebook that he had resigned from the party over alleged irregularities in its recently concluded primaries.
Lawal claimed that the primaries at various levels were manipulated in favour of Atiku and his supporters, alleging that election results were altered and that some winners were replaced by individuals loyal to the former vice president.
The former SGF said he could not remain in a party he accused of operating a “rigging machine” ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He also accused Atiku and his allies of pursuing ethnic and religious interests, arguing that the former vice president’s emergence as a presidential candidate would ultimately strengthen President Bola Tinubu’s chances of securing a second term.
Lawal further criticised northern political leaders and delegates, whom he accused of supporting Atiku’s emergence despite the region’s economic and security challenges.
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The Kano State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it supports the presidential ambition of former President Goodluck Jonathan, adding that it respects decisions taken by the party’s national leadership.
The state PDP chairman, Hon. Yusuf Ado Kibiya, made this known on Monday during a press briefing at the party secretariat in Kano, where he addressed internal party matters and recent political developments.
Kibiya said the state chapter had examined the National Executive Committee’s decision on Jonathan’s candidacy and would continue to adhere to the party’s rules and constitution.
“Kano PDP has reviewed the national executive’s decision regarding the presidential candidacy of former President Goodluck Jonathan,” he said.
He added that the party respects the process that led to the decision and supports the right of the national leadership to determine the party’s direction.
“We acknowledge and respect the processes that led to this decision and affirm our support for their right to determine the party’s national trajectory, within the framework of our constitution and legal guidelines,” Kibiya stated.
He also said the Kano PDP would continue to work with other stakeholders to strengthen the party ahead of future elections.
“Our regional chapter remains aligned with the party’s broad objectives and will engage in constructive dialogue to advance PDP’s mission across Kano and Nigeria,” he added.
Kibiya called on members to remain united, disciplined, and focused on the party’s objectives.
He also assured supporters that, despite recent defections and political changes, the PDP in Kano remains united and committed to providing strong democratic leadership.
According to him, the party remains focused on democratic values, accountability, and public service, and will continue to play an important role in Nigeria’s politics.
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