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2023: Hope 23 Women Wing to Embark on Door to Door Campaign

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By Jude Opara, Abuja

In a move to ensure the emergence of their candidate as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Hope 23 Women wing has said it would embark on a day to day campaign to make the aspiration of Governor Yahaya Bello.

Bello who is the governor of Kogi state is among the presidential aspirants struggling to take over from President Muhammmadu Buhari next year.

Director, Women Mobilization of the Hope 23, Yahaya Bello Campaign Organization, Zara Gift Onyinye who spoke after a courtesy call on the National Women Leader, Dr.

Betta Edu said they were at the National Secretariat of the party to congratulate the chairman and the National Women Leader on their election at the national convention of the party last month.

They also said they had come to solicit for support for their  aspirant in the coming presidential race.

Onyinye said they group decided to throw its weight behind Gov. Bello because of his support for women. She added that his chances are very bright because women form a huge part of the delegates that would vote at the primary election.

“They’re just like we’ve been saying and we’ve numerated earlier on, a candidate who supports a woman will definitely stand the chance of winning this election because women form the highest number of voters and across Nigeria and they also know that if they support that person, that person who has shown that he has the women in his heart, he has love for women, he creates enabling environment for women, he gave them that opportunity to sell and that person is Yahaya Bello and all the women have shown that he have indicated interest as the person who supported them, that same person they’re going to support and so that stands him out of all the aspirants going for this election.

“The other one is for the youth. Yahaya Bello is a youth, as we all know, and if you check all his appointees in Kogi state, I can say that 95% of them are all youth of Nigeria, and I know they will support him.

“You can hear the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), working with her governor; she was able to ensure that women were made Directors-General, heads of parastatals and they made a difference. We want to thank you all for your support to the governor. He is a great man.

In her remarks, the National Women Leader of the APC, Dr. Betta Edu said the party would be ready to support any aspirant that emerges as the candidate of the party.

Dr. Edu also expressed confidence that the calibre of aspirants coming from the party all have what it takes to govern the country.

“There is one very beautiful thing I love about APC. The aspirants that are coming out for the presidential ticket in APC are well qualified. They are high above and are far above board. I have not seen one that is not good.

“Now as a party, our party will come together under the leadership of the President, Muhamadu Buhari and of course the national chairman and other leadership structures of our party to decide on whom will be the candidates of our dear party.

“Before that decision is made, something requires time that we must do immediately. If indeed you are supporting a candidate in APC, you are supporting Governor Yahaya Bello, you must go out now and begin the door to door mobilization for registration. Go door to door and begin the campaign for voter registration.

“The APC women’s wing will be coming on out, will be going to states to mobilize women to go and register remember. If they don’t have their voters card our work is useless even if they give any of our aspirants the tickets it will not amount to (victory). So we must take our time now door to door. 

“But one thing is certain APC will not give its ticket to a presidential candidate who will not favour women. We know our President and all the glass ceilings he has broken. You know our party chairman and all the glass ceilings he has broken for women by giving us free forms”.

The National Women Leader also promised to continue to engage all the state governors to appeal to them to encourage more female representatives at the National Assembly.

In her contribution, the SSG, Folashade Arike said they were at the party secretariat to congratulate the National Women Leader and to also assure her of the support of all the women in the Yahaya Bello support group.

“I need to just let you know of the fact that Yahaya Bello loves women, he  gives us a place of honour. In Kogi state as we stand from 2016 to date, I have been the SSG a woman. Not just that, the Head of Service has been a woman. We have a pioneer pension commission, His Excellency say let me put a woman, DG.

“All the 21 local government areas all the vice chairman are women. We have six institutions, three of them (leaders) are women.

“I need to let you know that His Excellency loves to put women in places of honour. He likes to give us relevance”.

The APC is expected to begin the sale of nomination forms after the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting which holds today in Abuja.

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Obaseki Slams Gov Okpebholo Over Alleged N96bn LG Fraud

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By Mike Odiakose, Abuja

Former Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has slammed his Successor, Monday Okpebholo over allegation that  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members benefited from alleged N96 billion local government fraud during his administration.

 

Reacting to the report of a probe panel set up by Governor Okpebholo, Media Adviser to former Governor Godwin Obaseki, Crusoe Osagie, described the fraud allegation as “another desperate effort to justify Okpebholo’s unconstitutional onslaught on duly elected council excos.

Part of the statement reads: “We have read with disdain a statement by Monday Okpebholo alleging that the elected 18 local government chairmen in Edo State mismanaged N96 billion, in another of Okpebholo’s frantic efforts to justify his unconstitutional onslaught on the elected leadership of the third tier of government.

“What is most shocking about the statement is that Okpebholo appears to be completely oblivious of the fact that he does not have supervisory responsibility over the local governments and can therefore not set up any investigation of government officials that are elected into office just like him. 

“As a matter of fact, these local government chairmen have a better claim to their democratic office than he, whose election stands on a knife edge, with the election petition tribunal preparing to deliver justice in the September 21, 2024 election, widely believed to have been rigged.

“Also advertising Okpebholo’s ignorance is his attempt, as usual, to drag His Excellency, Mr. Godwin Obaseki into his propaganda. 

“Okpebholo should kindly note that Obaseki was never obsessed with control of local government funds during his tenure, as Okpebholo has shown himself to be in the last three months. 

“We are forced to, by this statement, inform Okpebholo that there are limits to his powers as governor, and if he believes there are financial infractions in a separate tier of government from his own, he should simply inform the relevant agencies such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) to carry out their constitutional responsibilities. 

“Okpebholo needs to be reminded that he is neither the Inspector General of Police nor the Chairman of the EFCC.

“We urge all Edo people and Nigerians to ignore the lies and falsehood propagated by Okpebholo in his statement and to rest assured that His Excellency Godwin Obaseki, who is clearly the target of Okpebholo’s witch hunt ran the most transparent government in the history of Edo State and had no authority over local government funds at any time during his eight years in office.

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We Never Zoned 2027 Presidential Ticket to S/East – Labour Party

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By Mike Odiakose, Abuja

The leadership of the Labour Party has denied the news making the rounds that it has zoned the 2027 presidential ticket to the South East.

 

In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Obioral Ifoh, the party emphasised that it has not and will not zone any of its positions to any geographical zone or individual.

 

While making reference to a statement released on Sunday titled, “2027: Labour Party still available for Ndigbo to realise presidency – Abure”, Ifoh declared that the party did not at any time said it has zoned the presidency or any of its positions in the coming election.

 

The party was emphatic on its position that though, it made its platform available for the South East to pursue its political aspirations in the 2023 election, it will not close its doors to the zone if it chooses to work with the party in future elections.

According to Ifoh, “the National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure on Saturday while speaking at a gathering of South East members of the party in FCT only advised that Ndigbo can still achieve the presidency if they are more united and are able to reach out to other groups, and that the Labour Party is a veritable platform for their aspiration.”

The Labour Party Spokesman stressed that the LP is a national party and has large followership across the country and therefore the issue of zoning does not arise. 

“In 2023 general elections, the party won seats in the North and across the Southern states and we are working hard to surpass that achievement in future elections. 

“Candidates of every position must emerge through highly competitive and democratic processes as the party constitution does not permi zoning. 

“We therefore regret the misinterpretation of the party’s noble intention by a section of the media. Our party was quoted out of context. 

“However, we are excited by the deluge of concerns raised by the public over the misinformation, it clearly shows the level of love and trust Nigerians have for the Labour Party and how far they are willing to support the party in the task of repositioning Nigeria and ensuring that the democracy works again in our dear country. 

“We seize this opportunity to call on Nigerians to have faith in the Labour Party and to support us for the huge task ahead. We will not fail you. Together, we shall overcome.”

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APC Condemns Alleged Attacks on its Members in Zamfara

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The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned alleged attacks on its members by some sponsored suspected thugs.

This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday by the State APC Publicity Secretary, Malam Yusuf Idris.“The state APC leadership described the incident as uncalled for.
“This is condemnable and unacceptable, we are calling on the security agencies in the state to ensure a thorough investigation of the matter,” Idris said.
He added that the APC as a peace loving party in the state would not accept any obnoxious and unwarranted acts of intimidation and harassment.“The APC will continue to maintain its position as the strongest political party in Zamfara and nobody will intimidate us.
“The State APC chapter is hereby warning politicians in the state who always attack its members and properties especially when the party is organising or carrying out an activity in the state.“Our members were attacked by some suspected political thugs while moving from Gusau to Bungudu town for a function organised by a lawmaker, Abdulmalik Zubairu,” the spokesperson added.According to Idris, the members of the party were moving to attend the official inauguration of over N1billion worth of empowerment projects executed by Rep. Abdulmalik Zubairu for the benefit of his constituents and the state in general.“The political thugs openly and strategically stationed themselves along the Gusau to Bungudu Road to perpetrate the attack.“This led to the destruction of many vehicles and wounding of their occupants simply because they are APC members.“We are therefore calling on the state Police Command and other security agencies to immediately swing into action and arrest the suspected perpetrators,” Idris urged.The State APC leadership also urged its members to remain patient as the party would ensure that justice was done to all those attacked and those who sustained injuries.Idris appealed, “We are also calling on our members to remain calm and not to be discouraged by any intimidation and harassment.” (NAN

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