Tinubu sympathizes with victims of Maiduguri Monday Market inferno
All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has expressed deep sadness over the huge fire that razed the popular Monday Market in Maiduguri, Borno State and
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spoke of his readiness to help in the rebuilding of the market and giving succour to the victims of the inferno.
In a condolence message by his Media Office, signed by Mr. Tunde Rahman, the APC candidate said: "I'm deeply saddened by the news of the fire that razed down the
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Maiduguri Monday Market.
"My prayers and thought are with Governor Babagana Zulum, the government and people of Borno State and the direct victims who lost their wares and life investment to this rather unfortunate inferno that brought down the sprawling market that has
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been part of the social and economic fabric of Maiduguri for decades.
"I am encouraged by the swift response of Governor Zulum who already addressed the people in a statewide broadcast. The announcement of N1billion relief fund by the state government is a very good
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first step in bringing succour to the people and assuring them they are not alone in this very trying and difficult moment.
"I am also with you in prayers that Almighty Allah will recompense the victims in manifold ways so they can quickly get back on their feet.
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"While urging the Federal Government and all emergency and relief agencies, donors and public spirited individuals to extend hands of support to victims, I want to personally pledge that I will contribute handsomely to the rebuilding of the market & relief fund for victims.
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"It is my prayers that God will keep us safe from all evil as I urge all of us to be more safety conscious during this period when winds and high temperature increase risk of fire hazards."
#Thread 1) Text of a Press Conference by former Minister of Works & Elder statesman, Chief Barnabbas Gemade, on former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s call for cancellation of presidential election results
Gentlemen of the press, I warmly welcome you to this important press
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conference. This is a sad moment in the annals of our country’s democracy.
The people who moved against the wish of our people and annulled a free and fair election in the past are at work again.
Gentlemen of the press, I invited you here because of an assault on our
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After 24 years of unbroken democracy, this is not the kind of thing we want to encounter.
Except democracy is no longer about the majority, the tiny minority alleging rigging of this election will be able to impose their will on the rest of us. But if democracy is about the will of the
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majority as expressed by the ballot, then Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has won the presidential election in a free and fair process with the national spread as required by law.
Make no mistake, we will not be apologetic about this win. It is emphatic. It is clear. And we will
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celebrate it to the fullest.
And for those accusing other people of ethnic bigotry because Peter Obi will not win, i hope you will be honest to yourselves when the dust is settled and you can think more clearly.
Peter Obi won in Lagos, Plateau, Delta, Edo and other
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TEXT OF A PRESS CONFERENCE BY MR. DELE ALAKE SPECIAL ADVISER, MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION, ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 27TH, 2023 IN ABUJA
Gentlemen of the press
The APC Presidential Campaign Council and our Presidential Candidate
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, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, are thankful to Nigerians for coming out in large numbers to exercise their civic duty on Saturday, February 25, 2023. It was, yet again, a momentous day in our democratic journey as Nigerians lined up to choose the next set of leaders, especially
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the President and National Assembly members that will direct the affairs of our country for the next four years.
We are glad to note the very convivial atmosphere under which the election was conducted. Domestic and international observers have adjudged the election and the
All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appealed to the people of Lagos State to be calm and eschew any act that can lead to breakdown of law and order.
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Tinubu said the outcome of the election in Lagos where Labour Party won the presidential election should not be a source of provocation saying that the beauty of democracy is that people have a right to vote for the candidate of their choice.
The APC candidate further
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said that as a democrat he is bound to accept the outcome of any election whether favourable or not.
In a statement released Monday by the Presidential Campaign Council signed by Director of Media and Publicity, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu expressed serious concern over
ALLOW INEC PERFORM ITS DUTIES: OPPOSITION PARTIES' ATTEMPT TO DISCREDIT ELECTION WILL FAIL
We have noticed the disingenuous attempts by the opposition parties, spokesmen of their campaign councils and their hired talking heads on Television and
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Radio Stations to discredit the presidential and National Assembly elections conducted nationwide yesterday.
Noteworthy are spokespersons of Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council and that of the Peoples Democratic Party/Atiku Presidential Campaign Council.
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Two persons we consider as respectable citizens, Professor Pat Utomi and Director-General of Peter Obi Campaign Council, Mr. Akin Osuntokun threw caution to the wind by their inciting and incendiary comments on social media and TV stations where they have been making
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Election Results: APC -PCC calls for calm
Since the voting process rounded off in most of the 176,606 polling units across the 774 councils of the federation and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, yesterday, we have continued to monitor developments.
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Reports from our agents on ground across the country point to incidents of technical challenges and man-made issues. At some centres, there was late arrival of voting materials and glitch of BVAS. We note that in locations where these were severe, the INEC National
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Chairman, Professor Yakubu, authorised either the extension of voting time or outright postponement of the exercise to another day.
Also, we received reports of attacks and intimidation of our supporters in some areas by agents of opposition parties. In many areas,