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2027: Why it does not matter if Tinubu has 36 governors – Peter Obi
The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, says it does not matter if President Bola Tinubu has the entire 36 governors by his side.
Speaking during a recent interview in Washington DC, Obi said he had no governor in the 2023 presidential election, yet he won in 12 states.
He was speaking about the forthcoming 2027 general elections
“For the 2027 election, it doesn’t matter if all 36 governors are with President Tinubu. I didn’t have a single governor in the last election, yet I won 12 states, even after they stole two states from me.
“By making Abuja a state, we now have 37 states because that’s what the judgment of the Supreme Court showed.
“Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso won one state, and that was Kano. The APC, PDP and Labour Party won 12 states each. And it, I lost two by the process of rigging, I would have had 12 states,” he said.
DAILY POST recalls that Obi came third in the 2023 presidential election after polling 6,101,533 votes.
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The senate on Thursday distanced itself from the warrant of arrest issued against Mele Kyari, former group chief executive officer, GCEO, of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited, by its committee on public accounts.
It also distanced itself from comments attributed to Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo North.
Oshiomhole reportedly described the NNPC as a bunch of criminals and thieves during the committee’s hearing on Wednesday.
In response the NNPC said it was not a thief.
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The G-60 Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives on Thursday protested against the failure of the leadership of the House to address the controversy surrounding the position of Minority Leader.
This followed the move to shut out Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere from emerging as the Minority Leader of the House.
DAILY POST reports that the House Wednesday adopted a resolution barring first-time members from occupying principal officers’ positions.
The decision, however, did not go down well with members of the G-60, who stormed the Green chamber during plenary on Thursday, demanding that the leadership of the House address the issue.
According to them, the plenary proceedings are on hold if the House leadership fails to address the crisis.
Reports indicated that the group led by Ikenga Imo-Ugochinyere have thrown their weight behind members representing Sagbama-Ekeremor Federal Constituency of Bayelsa State, Fred Agbedi as Minority Leader and Abdusammad Dasuki as deputy.
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By Gift Chapi-Odekina, Abuja
The House of Representatives on Thursday completed the composition of its minority leadership following the unanimous nomination and endorsement of three lawmakers to fill vacant principal officer positions in the opposition caucus.
The announcement was made on the floor of the House during plenary, where the minority members of the 10th House of Representatives presented a consensus list for the positions of minority leader, deputy minority leader and minority whip.
According to the nomination, Rep. Frederick Agbedi was endorsed as the new minority leader, while Rep. Abdulsamad Dasuki was nominated to serve as deputy minority leader. Rep. Mansur Soro was named Minority Whip.
Presiding over the session, Speaker of the House, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, formally announced the nominations and declared the minority leadership positions filled.
He said the development completed the composition of the House’s principal officers and expressed confidence in the ability of the newly appointed leaders to contribute to the legislative work of the 10th Assembly. “Today, the body of principal officers is complete,” Abbas said.
The Speaker congratulated the three lawmakers on their emergence and assured them of the support and cooperation of the House leadership.
“I want to seize this opportunity, on behalf of the entire House, to congratulate the three persons and wish them all the best in their new positions.
Let them be assured that the leadership of the House will work with them assiduously in ensuring that we achieve the legislative agenda and objectives of this very important 10th Assembly,” he stated.
The appointments followed consultations among opposition parties in the House aimed at filling the vacant positions and ensuring effective representation of the minority caucus in the leadership structure of the chamber.
With the latest nominations, both the majority and minority caucuses now have their full complement of principal officers, a development expected to strengthen legislative coordination and parliamentary oversight in the House.
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