By Abiodun Asimiyu Ladepo I know the name Bola Ahmed Tinubu grates on some people’s nerves. I will let them continue to stew in their goose for now…if you know what I mean. You are Yoruba and you don’t want him as president in 2023? Fine. It’s your prerogative. But show me your cripple. Show … Read more
By Femi Odere Perhaps one of the perplexing paradoxes about the Nigerian condition is the inordinate, if not pathological fixation of the country’s political elites on politics as the only process that matters in interrogating the “National Question.” It seems the only process they’re adept at in finding enduring solutions to what bedevils us as … Read more
Isa Yuguda, former governor of Bauchi, says Igbo should be allowed to manage the affairs of the country. Speaking during in an interview with THE Sun newspaper, Yaguda said Igbo presidency would strengthen the nation. Yaguda added that, though politics is a game of number, the south-east deserves a shot at the presidency. “I strongly … Read more
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus has said that former President Goodluck Jonathan and other chieftains of the PDP are free to vie for its presidential ticket in the 2023 general election, Eko Hot Blog reports. He made the remarks while addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday. Secondus said the … Read more
Governor of Ekiti State Dr. Kayode Fayemi says that he is not an advocate of zoning. Fayemi’s comment comes on the heels of various calls to have a President of Southeastern extraction. Many from the region have over the years felt marginalized and believe that 2023 is the year for a balance to be achieved … Read more
Kingsley Fanwo, Kogi commissioner for information and communication, says Yahaya Bello, the state governor, is under pressure to contest the 2023 presidential race. Fanwo made this known in a Twitter post on Saturday. Fanwo said Bello’s desire for a better country is in tandem with Nigerians agitation for a great nation. He said “so we … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 9TH NOVEMBER, 2020 A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Garus Gololo, on Sunday, warned former Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan against contesting the 2023 presidential election. Though Gololo admitted that it would be the turn of the South to produce the next President, but he said it would certainly not favour … Read more
The 2023 presidential campaign posters of Rotimi Amaechi, Nigeria’s current Minister of Transport have flooded Abuja, the nation’s capital city. According to the images seen by our correspondent, Ekohotblog reports that the posters also have the photo of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai as Amaechi’s running mate. The caption on the posters has the heading: “It’s time to do … Read more
The Nassiriya Organization in 21 states of the federation has dragged Kaduna state governor, Nasiru El-Rufai to court, seeking to compel him to accept their request for him run for presidency come 2023. Dr. Garkuwa Ibrahim Babuga, National Leader of the Nassiriya Movement and Zonal Vice Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the … Read more
Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo on Sunday said he would consider it a demotion if invited to become Nigeria’s president. Oyedepo, during his sermon, said God specifically, in 1984 asked him if he was interested in going top and that he answered in the affirmative. He said God told him, “Then whatever … Read more
Tinubu is highly experienced and has what it takes to lead the country – Inusa As the scheming for the 2023 presidential election takes shape, actors and gladiators who are aspiring to step into the electoral arena are beginning to draw up plans to rout their opponents in the presidential contest. In light of this, … Read more
Dele Momodu who contested for Presidency in 2011, under the National Conscience Party, said he will never re-contest because he doesn’t have the capacity to do so. A former presidential candidate and Chief Executive Officer, Ovation Media Group, Chief Dele Momodu, has said he will never reconsider contesting the presidency. He said he does not … Read more
I’ve what it takes to become president, says Kalu Senate chief whip, Orji Kalu, says he will turn the fortune of Nigeria economy around if Nigerians make him president in 2023. The former Abia governor, who was recently released from prison after being convicted for embezzling state funds, said he will build a 20th century … Read more
The Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu, on Monday said that he would serve as Nigeria’s President if given the opportunity by the electorate. Kalu made the remark in Minna during a private visit to two former leaders of the country, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (Rtd) and Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd). Read Also: Edo Election: … Read more
By Simon Kolawole Two can play the game. That should sum up the politicking surrounding the disinvitation of Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, for the 2020 annual general conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) where he was to be a guest speaker. If he was “cancelled” simply because of the allegations that … Read more
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says his concern now is to help Nigeria proffer solutions to the myriad of challenges bedevilling it. With power expected to return to the the southern part of the country, Osinbajo has been tipped as one of those who could succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. But responding to a question on the 2023 … Read more
Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), has said president Muhammadu Buhari rode on the popularity and influence of a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, to become the president in 2015 Lawal was sacked as SGF in October 2017 after he was indicted in a N544m … Read more
A former aide to ex-President Shehu Shagari, Tanko Yakassai, has insisted that Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was better than President Muhammadu Buhari. Yakassai, who was a liaison officer to former President Shehu Shagari, said if, given the opportunity, Tinubu would perform better than Buhari. He explained that the efforts … Read more
Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, has said the political arrangement of rotating the presidency between north and south should be maintained. The governor said this on Saturday in an interview with BBC Hausa. The governor said next president of Nigeria should come from the South, adding that he will not be a party to … Read more
A former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Okwesilieze Nwodo, says the elite in the south-east will join Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in the agitation for Biafra Republic if the region does not get the presidency in 2023. Kanu has been in the forefront of the clamour for … Read more