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Amaechi urges fans, “Give me money, not a presidential seat.”
While dismissing the thought of running for president in 2023, Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation, requested supporters to give him money rather than the presidency.
Remember that a group called Amaechi Vanguard in the United States of America/Canada pushed the All Progressives Congress to nominate Amaechi as the party’s consensus presidential candidate for 2023, according to The PUNCH.
In the same vein, Governor Nasir El-Rufai said that he would only run for president in 2023 if President Muhammadu Buhari persisted, either as a presidential candidate or as a running partner for Amaechi.
In response to these events, Amaechi said that he merely needed money to exist, not the presidency.
“The folks who want me to run for president in 2023 should simply give me the money,” he remarked on Arise TV. To stay alive, I need money.”
According to sources, Amaechi’s presidential campaign posters were spotted multiple times in Eagle Square in Abuja, where the All Progressive Congress’s National Convention was held.
Other posters were seen, including those of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the former Governor of Lagos State, and David Umahi, the Governor of Ebonyi State.
2023: Any plot to deprive Ndigbo Presidency will fail – Sam Ohuabunwa
Sam Ohuabunwa, a presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, warned on Saturday that any attempt by those powers that be to deny the Ndigbo presidency would fail.
Ohuabunwa announced this in Abakaliki, adding that he has worked more than any other candidate to be qualified to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.
“The scheme is certain to fail. Injustice will not be tolerated by God. I am optimistic that sensible advice will triumph, since the majority of God-fearing Nigerians favor justice. They favor a move to the East, and it will happen by God’s grace.”
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Insinuations that Igbo presidential hopefuls were dropping out of the race were baseless, he said, adding that he would be elected President of the country in 2923.
“It is not true that Igbo Presidential hopefuls have lost their stem and are no longer consulting or campaigning,” he stated. I was in the Southeast the day before yesterday. I was in Delta on Thursday, where I met with the PDP caucus. I’ll be flying to Oyo on Monday and then to Kwara from there. We’re on the go.
“It’s simply that we don’t have the resources that Tinubu does—he has so much money that if he coughs, it’s all over the news.” We, on the other hand, are doing much more than he is. Because we are not yet in the general elections, we are moving towards the delegates. We’re concentrating on PDP delegates right now; we’re not entertaining the general public.
“As a result, we plan our actions carefully. It is not true that Igbo presidential candidates are doing little to pursue their goals. I’m moving and planning if anybody else isn’t. I have to tell you that in the past two or three weeks, I have put in a lot of effort to guarantee that I get the PDP Presidential nomination.
“As a result, I’m taking things seriously.” Of course, I can’t speak for anybody else; I can only speak for myself, and I’m doing a lot. The PDP NEC and members of the Board of Trustees met in Abuja two weeks ago. I was there and had the opportunity to meet everyone. When I saw Chief Onyema Ugochukwu in Umuahia yesterday, he was telling people about how I shook hands with all of the PDP NEC members and that I’m the most dogged and resilient Presidential candidate in Nigeria right now.
“I have proof.” For the first time, I visited 26 states throughout the nation, the most recent of which was Abia, my home state, to which I return often. And throughout any of these travels, I continue to consult and speak with PDP members and others.
“I was with Chief Onyema Ugochukwu, the Chairman of my party, the PDP, in Abia State yesterday. I’m putting in a lot of effort to win. For some reason, you may not be able to see or read me. What matters is that I don’t lose stem.
“I’m doing this because in 2023, I’m going to be President of Nigeria.” It’s not a question of “Shall it be?” It will be, with the grace of God. That is why I am participating in PDP. I’m not going to join any of the minor political parties that are popping up all over the place. PDP is a major company, and that’s where I compete.”
“Tinubu is known to have so much money that he must spend,” he said. Atiku is well-known for having a large sum of money that he must spend. We aren’t recognized for having a lot of cash, but we’re working on a more strategic approach behind the scenes and appealing to others to join us.
“You may be well-known in the media, but it’s pointless if you don’t maintain contact with the public.
“I’ve been to Obasanjo. I’ve visited IBB. I’ve gone to a lot of them. As a result, I’m putting in a lot of effort. I’ve got proof. No one in either the APC or the PDP is undertaking the strategic work I am doing to win. None.
“I went to visit a PDP leader in Adamawa for the second time, and that was the second time we’d meet.” “You are the only candidate who shocks us with your goal and vision for Nigeria,” he remarked. Others arrive with cash; do they believe that cash will suffice? You, on the other hand, arrive with your purpose, vision, and papers.
“That’s what the Adamawa guy said, and I’m going to repeat him.” As a result, I’m putting in a lot of effort. And I want to reassure you that, with God’s grace, I will be President of Nigeria in 2023.
US sanctions six Nigerians for aiding Boko Haram
The guys were found guilty of setting up a cell to gather cash for Boko Haram in the United Arab Emirates.
The Treasury Department said that the US has placed fresh penalties on persons linked to Nigeria’s militant organization Boko Haram.
Six Nigerian citizens have been sanctioned after being found guilty of setting up a Boko Haram cell in the United Arab Emirates to gather cash for Nigerian militants.
On Friday, Under-Secretary of the Treasury Brian Nelson stated, “With this action, the United States joins the UAE in addressing terrorist funding networks of common concern.”
“The Treasury Department continues to pursue financial facilitators of terrorist action across the globe. “We support global efforts against the Boko Haram network to guarantee that it cannot transfer any more monies via the international banking system,” he said.
Abdurrahman Ado Musa, Salihu Yusuf Adamu, Bashir Ali Yusuf, Muhammed Ibrahim Isa, Ibrahim Ali Alhassan, and Surajo Abubakar Muhammad were found guilty in the United Arab Emirates of trying to transfer $782,000 from Dubai to Nigeria.
For breaking UAE anti-terrorism regulations, Adamu and Muhammad were sentenced to life in jail, while Musa, Yusuf, Isa, and Alhassan were sentenced to ten years in prison followed by deportation.
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“All property and interests in property of the individuals named above, and any entities owned, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more by them, individually, or with other blocked persons, that are in the United States or in the possession or control of US persons, must be blocked and reported to OFAC,” according to the Treasury.
In 2013, the US branded Boko Haram as a “foreign terrorist organisation.” The gang is “responsible for many assaults in the country’s northern and northeastern areas, as well as in the Lake Chad Basin in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger that have murdered hundreds of people since 2009,” according to the State Department.
Separately, the Treasury identified five people and five organizations linked to Myanmar’s military. The action occurred after the United States announced that Myanmar’s army had committed genocide and crimes against humanity in its attacks on the Rohingya minority.
APC performed better than PDP: Fashola, Fayemi, Ahmed, Zulum
President Muhammadu Buhari’s All Progressives Congress (APC) government, according to Works Minister Babatunde Fashola, has delivered infrastructure projects better than the previous Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration.
On Friday in Abuja, Mr Fashola declared this at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Pre-Convention Policy Conference.
“When we first got in, our budget for the Ministry of Works, which included all of Nigeria’s roads, was N18 billion. That was less than my state’s budget in 2015.” This reveals the previous administration’s stance on infrastructure.
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“So, if you budget N18 billion for roads and a new government with smaller budgets budgets N500 billion for the same roads, then two parties cannot be the same,” he explained.
The tremendous infrastructure development, according to the minister, distinguishes the APC from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The conference’s topic is “Consolidating Democracy: Scorecard, Impact, and the Road Ahead,” and it will explore the APC’s present and future policy priorities.
The former governor of Lagos State noted that the APC was founded with a clear mission to promote the well-being of Nigerians.
He did agree, though, that the party faced some difficulties that were not insurmountable.
Mr Fashola said that the APC administration’s huge road and rail infrastructure projects across the country were the result of intentional policy.
Mr Buhari, he claimed, ordered this to have an influence on people’s lives.
“We’re dealing with huge infrastructural issues.” Many additional projects include the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, the second Niger Bridge, Boro-Bonny Apapa, Abuja-Kaduna, and others. Until now, all of these routes seemed to defy answers.
“In partnership with state governors, the Buhari APC-led government is facing them, and many of them will be finished this year or before the end of this administration,” he added.
Mr Fashola went on to say that the administration was using infrastructure development projects to redistribute wealth and create employment.
“From start to end, 19 million litres of fuel will be needed for the second Niger Bridge.” Thousands of tons of cement, thousands of tons of steel, and millions of cubic meters of sand.
“Construction businesses don’t make these things,” he explained, “but as soon as a contract is given, it sets in motion a supply and demand cycle.”
While confirming Fashola’s viewpoint, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and Co-Chairman of the APC Pre-Convention Committee stated the PDP, particularly in his state, could not be compared to the APC.
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He said that the PDP and APC were diametrically opposed.
“It irritates me to hear that all political parties are the same. Mr Fayemi stated, “I can tell you from our own experience in Ekiti, and you may see that in other states where the APC is in power.”
Professor Babagana Zulum, the governor of Borno and the committee’s Co-Chairman, also stated that security in the North-East area has substantially improved in comparison to previous levels.
Mr Zulum, on the other hand, emphasized that there was still work to be done to rehabilitate all those displaced by conflict.
Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed, for her part, claimed the APC government’s social investment policy was producing positive outcomes.
She said that Nigeria has emerged as the country with the world’s fastest-growing social investment program.
The minister also stated that Nigeria’s economy has become completely diversified as a result of the Buhari-led APC administration’s various economic intervention plans.
“We’ve increased our revenue and shifted away from reliance on oil revenues to non-oil sources.”
“So, why did we start with oil income accounting for around 70% of our budget, and now we’re at a stage where non-oil revenues account for 5% of our budget, completely diversified today?”
“Our gross domestic product (GDP) from the oil industry is 8%, which implies the non-oil sector accounts for 92% of the economy.”
“What we need to do is increase diversification, extend and strengthen specific industries to achieve more,” she added.
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Domestic income mobilization was a priority for the Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, according to Mrs Ahmed.
She explained that the ministry was getting started by developing a “Strategic Revenue Growth Initiative.”
25 soldiers critically injured in Cross River auto accident
A horrific car accident on the Calabar highway has claimed the lives of up to 25 troops.
The event occurred on Friday evening.
Four others are in a life-threatening situation.
According to eyewitnesses, five female troops were injured in various ways.
Many of them were crushed in the head.
They were sent to the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital in Calabar right away.
They left their 13 Brigade headquarters in Calabar at 4 p.m. to proceed to the Brigadier Ally Army Cantonment in Ogoja, northern Cross River State, according to the findings.
According to a source, the truck driver couldn’t notice a recently installed speed breaker because he was speeding.
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“When he slapped on the brakes, the car swerved off and collided with a Ferrari parked at a car show.”
“The sienna was a saving grace; else, the bus would have wound up inside the gutter that drains water into the Beebosco water channel, which would have been a big disaster,” an auto dealer, Emmanuel Ekpeta, told media.
Aside from the limited visibility, the heavy drain made the paved road slippery, according to Ekpeta.
“The troops that collided with the gutter were the most severely injured, with cracked skulls and foreheads.
“They were dragged out of the sewer unconscious and bathed in blood,” stated an eyewitness.
John Elo, the owner of the Vienna bus, claimed he retained the vehicle for sale and requested that the military assist in replacing the bus.
Dr. Oyi, the chief of the emergency section at the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital where the wounded troops were taken, verified that 25 soldiers were brought to their facility.
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Two were later transferred to the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, he added.
“It was an accident,” army Captain H. I. Audu remarked, “and our main worry today is how to preserve the lives of our men.”
We’ve dealt powerful blows to Russia – Zelensky boasts, reveals number of soldiers killed
Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelensky has claimed that his country’s military has dealt “powerful blows” to Russian forces amid the ongoing war between both Russia and Ukraine.
In a video address on Friday, Zelensky also thanked all those who were helping defend Ukraine, claiming that more than 16,000 Russian soldiers had been killed since the war began.
Zelensky said that the sea would not be calm for Russia even when there was no storm.
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“Over the past week, our heroic armed forces have dealt powerful blows to the enemy [Russia], significant losses,” Zelensky said as quoted by CNN.
“I’m grateful to our defenders who showed the occupiers that the sea will not be calm for them even when there is no storm. Because there will be fire.
“By restraining Russia’s actions, our defenders are leading the Russian leadership to a simple and logical idea: talk is necessary. Meaningful. Urgent. Fair. For the sake of the result, not for the sake of the delay.
“16,000 Russian servicemen have already died. For what? What does it give and to whom?
“Any negotiations with Russia must guarantee Ukraine’s sovereignty and the country’s territorial integrity,” he added.
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The war between Ukraine and Russia started last month and many casualties have already been recorded.
Tunde Fashola: Nigerians aren’t the only ones living in poverty, even Americans steal petrol
Tunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing, said on Friday that growing living costs and economic hardship are not unique to Nigeria. Mr Fashola compares Nigeria’s burning crisis to circumstances in other countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom.
Mr Fashola was confronted with a chart of economic indices during an appearance on ‘Politics Today,’ which showed a 220 percent increase in fertiliser prices between 2020 and 2022, a 59.45 percent depreciation of the naira, and a 129 percent increase in the price of cooking gas during the same period. Mr Fashola says the statistics should not be published in isolation.
“I think it is perhaps not helpful to publish that spreadsheet in isolation. What you should do is to compare it with the rest of the world. Tell me anywhere in the world where the cost of living is not rising, whether it is UK, US,” Mr Fashola told the political magazine programme.
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“Just three days ago, CNN was showing a footage of Americans stealing fuel and they would not be stealing fuel and they would not be stealing if it was cheap; these are very challenging times globally. So this is not an isolated occurrence that affects Nigeria only,” he added.
The minister’s comments come as Nigerians are witnessing increased hardship in several areas, especially fuel shortages and inflation. President Muhammadu Buhari rode to power in 2015 promising to tackle these issues, but analysts said little evidence exists to suggest anything could turn for the better in the remaining one year of the regime’s two terms.
Still, Mr Fashola said the administration is responding to the economic challenges inflicted by the global pandemic and the results are becoming visible.
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“When Covid happened, we responded and put up an economic sustainability committee, and we cushioned the impact of the difficult times on Nigeria through a suite of measures. And the impact and result are now there for us to see,” the former Lagos governor said.
Kayode Ajulo: APC consensus arrangement will be declared illegal if challenged in court
Dr Kayode Ajulo, the former National Secretary of the Labour Party, has warned that if the All Progressives Congress (APCconsensus )’s structure, which is likely to produce its National Chairman, is challenged in court, it will be found unlawful.
He said that any candidate for the party’s National Chairmanship has the “locus” to dispute the consensus on the grounds that their right to a fair election has been violated, and that the court would listen.
The lawyer claimed in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja that the Electoral Act, as modified, does not provide for a consensus arrangement, and thus it is contrary to law, warning that if the APC goes forward with consensus, it will be deemed null.
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“It is no longer news that the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress has been scheduled for (today) Saturday, March 26th, 2022,” he said.
“Several renowned Nigerians, including Gov. Abdulaziz Yari, former Governor of Zamfara State, Mallam Salihu Mustapha, Muhammed Etsu, Senator Sani Musa, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and others, have expressed interest in running for the party’s National Chairmanship.
“In a twist of event, the APC governors and President Muhammadu Buhari, exercising their right of choice have resolved to pick one of the candidate as the Party’s Consensus Candidate for the position of the National Chairman of the Party at the upcoming National Convention.”
According to the statement, the party was not done with consensus for the National Chairmanship, but other positions in the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Party.
He said: “Section 82(3) of the Electoral Act, 2022* provides that:
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“The election of members of the executive committee or other governing body of a political party, including the election to fill a vacant position in any of the aforesaid bodies, shall be conducted democratically and allowing for all members of the party or duly elected delegates to vote in support of a candidate of their choice”.
The National Convention of the APC is currently taking place at Eagle Square, Abuja.
Troops killed 126 terrorists in the North East
In the North-East, troops from the Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) killed 126 Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants.
On Friday in Maiduguri, the Theatre Command Intelligence Coordinator, Col. Obinna Azuikpe, said this while monitoring the status of operations in the North-East.
In the previous three months, he added, the military had achieved progress against the rebels in continuing clearing operations, adding that “10 men had paid the highest price.”
According to Azuikpe, Operation Desert Sanity forces carried out 9,163 patrols, 5,553 ambushes, and 1,006 clearing operations.
He said that rebel strongholds in Afa, Kara, Abullam, Talala Ajigin, Buk Alagarno, Dole, Alafa, Darusalam, Kuraba, Ukuba, and Camp Zero had been evacuated.
According to him, the military also destroyed rebel bomb labs and a significant cell that had 150 hostages.
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During the time under review, the Command also reported roughly 81 Improvised Explosive Device (IED) strikes throughout the area, according to Azuikpe.
In Maiduguri, Malam Fatori, Gamboru Ngala, and Bama, he claimed, roughly eight indirect Motar bomb strikes were documented.
He said that the soldiers also seized artillery pieces, anti-aircraft guns, armored personnel carriers (APCs), gun vehicles, an 18-seater bus, and 60 Commando Mortar bombs, among other weapons and ammunition.
