How INEC, Government Officials Changed Tinubu, Peter Obi’s Scores During Presidential Election
An investigation by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on the February 25 Nigeria’s presidential election has found evidence suggesting a lot of results may have been manipulated.
SaharaReporters reported that on March 1, 2023 the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmood Yakubu declared the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu as the winner and declared him as the “president-elect.”
According to the INEC declaration, Tinubu of the APC polled 8,794,726 votes to defeat his contenders – Atiku Abubakar of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 6,984,520 votes, Labour Party’s Peter Obi had 6,101,533 votes to come third and candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso with 1,496,687 votes.
Although, the opposition parties especially the PDP and LP have rejected and are challenging the outcome in election petition Tribunal, the “president-elect” Bola Tinubu is due to be inaugurated on 29 May.
Jonathan hails Umahi for massive transformation in Ebonyi
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday commended Governor David Umahi for exceptional transformation of the State.
Former President gave the commendation while commissioning the Goodluck Jonathan Flyover, Iyere Edda, on Monday.
Also commissioned by the former President were the Amasiri-Owutu-Ebunwana and the Owutu-Amoso roads in Edda Local Government Area.
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Jonathan who was accompanied by the wife, Dame Patience,also applauded Governor Umahi for his zeal to transform the lives of the people positively.
“It is a pleasure for me and my wife to be here in Ebonyi State today, whenever I come to Ebonyi State, I have always seen that His Excellency means well for Ebonyi people.
Buhari Returned To Abuja From London
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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has arrived in Abuja from London, the United Kingdom, where he had been undergoing dental treatment in the past week.
The Gulfstream jet conveying Buhari taxied to the Presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja
On April 30, The PUNCH reports that the President’s NAF 001 carrier had been flown to Boeing’s maintenance, repair and overhaul site in Seattle, USA, for a heavy maintenance visit or D Check.
In the past two weeks, the Nigerian leader has been flown on another aircraft on the Presidential Air Fleet including his trip on May 3, where he joined other world leaders in London for the coronation ceremony of King Charles III and the Queen Consort, Camilla.
Although the trip was scheduled to last five days, the Presidency announced that Buhari’s stay was extended by one week for dental treatment.
He “will remain in London, the United Kingdom, for an additional week, based on the advice of his dentist, who has started attending to him,” a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, revealed late Tuesday, May 9.
Democracy Is A Nightmare In Nigeria, Says CAN
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President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Archbishop Daniel Okoh has said only justice can help democracy to thrive in the country.
He said democracy has become a nightmare in Nigeria due to lack of justice and warned against what he described as persistent ethnic profiling.
Okoh stated this at a church and mission leaders’ summit in Abuja, organised by Gideon and Funmi Para-Mallam Peace Foundation. He said over 250 ethnic nationalities are plagued by religious, ethnic, communal and resource conflict, adding that even the “benefits from oil wealth could not touch the lives of the people equitably.
“Allegiances to ethnic groups come first before the Nigeria state. The rise of separatist groups, bandits and the Boko Haram extremists threatens our corporate existence and growth as an indivisible entity. Unfortunately, in our time, democracy that proves to be the best form of government anywhere in the world is fast turning to a nightmare for us.
“The February and March 2023 polls were characterized by manifest irregularities and a lot of ordinary people are fast losing hope in the democratic system of government in Nigeria. This in itself is a major conflict that will require peacebuilding efforts to persuade the different political parties that participated in that election to embrace peace for the good of the nation.
“If this is not done, it may take a long time to restore the confidence of the majority of Nigerians to keep faith in government institutions again, particularly, the electoral body,” Okoh said, adding that efforts by local and international peace bodies have culminated in the fragile peace Nigeria has today.
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