Peter Obi Hits Tinubu Hard Over Nnamdi Kanu, Four National Budgets
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Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, yesterday, warned President Bola Tinubu against plans to implement four national budgets at the same time, saying it is a recipe for chaos and frivolity.
Obi’s advice came on a day he also called on the President to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, from detention.
Addressing newsmen in Onitsha, Anambra State, the former governor said there was no justification for the continued detention of Kanu, especially when the court had granted him bail.
According to Obi, government must obey the law because it is a valuable asset that must be respected.
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Anambra 2025: APC Says No To Zoning Formula
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State has rejected the zoning formula for the 2025 governorship election.
The party’s Publicity Secretary, Dr. Valentine Iyke-Oliobi, announced in a statement, on Saturday.
According to Iyke-Oliobi, the APC has never been part of any zoning arrangement with any political party in the state.
He emphasized that the party gives every member equal opportunity to vie for its ticket, regardless of their zone.
“The APC in Anambra State has no zoning formula and has never been part of any zoning arrangement with any political party in the state.
Successes against Boko Haram are being cancelled – Atiku
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed concerns over the incidents of terrorism resurfacing in the North East.
He also condemned the bomb attacks, which resulted in the loss of lives and the maiming of other citizens in the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
PUNCH Online reported that deadly bomb attacks killed at least 18 persons and maimed many others on Saturday in Tashan Mararaba, Gwoza town, Borno State.
In a statement on Sunday issued via his X handle, Atiku said the suicide attacks in Borno are sad and condemnable, stressing that ugly incidents are worrisome.
The former Vice President said the achievements recorded in the fight against insurgency are being cancelled by the Tinubu government due to its lacklustre posture towards fighting terrorists.
He wrote, “It is a sad development that the ugly incidents of terrorism are resurfacing and, indeed, metastasising in the North-East.
“The reported attack by suicide bombers at a wedding reception, funeral procession, and a hospital on Saturday stands condemned.
“It is unfortunate that much of the pushback that had been achieved against the Boko Haram terror sect is being cancelled, owing mainly to the government’s lacklustre posture to hold firmly on the frontline.”
WPD: Reps pledge deeper parliamentary diplomacy
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The House of Representatives has reiterated its commitment to deepening parliamentary diplomacy and international cooperation as part of its role in promoting democracy and good governance.
The legislative chamber pledged on Sunday on the occasion of this year’s World Parliament Day.
Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2018 and led by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, World Parliament Day is marked yearly on June 30.
A statement issued by the spokesman for the House, Akin Rotimi on Sunday, read in part, “As we celebrate World Parliament Day, we reaffirm our commitment to parliamentary diplomacy and international cooperation.