There’s No Possibility Buhari Will Seek Third Term, Says Presidency
The Presidency has debunked reports that it has plans to amend the Constitution regarding the two-term limit for Presidents. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement said although there had been an attempt in the past to change the Constitution to allow for the-then incumbent president to stand for a third term, such attempt was wrong and unconstitutional and will not happen under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He described President Buhari as a democrat who respects the Constitution and would never support any activity aimed at altering it. “President Buhari
Presidency Worries Over Absence of Aisha Buhari In Presidential Villa
Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has been out of Nigeria for about two months now, raising concerns at the PresidentialVilla, Daily Trust reports. According to Daily Trust, multiple sources at the presidential villa said the president’s wife left the country in protest against “certain developments” at the presidency. It reported that the first lady, who left the country early August to Saudi Arabia to perform hajj (Muslim pilgrimage), had not returned to the country. Muslims who participated in the hajj exercise have since returned home, but credible sources at the Villa said the president’s wife has since
I will succeed Buhari as President of Nigeria, nothing can change it – Pastor Bakare
Senior Pastor and founder, Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare has declared himself as the 16th President of Nigeria and successor of President Muhammadu Buhari. Bakare, during his sermon on Sunday, said that nothing could change it because he was born for that purpose to be president. According to him, while Buhari is number 15, he would be the 16th president of Nigeria. The controversial pastor said God had prepared him for this job for more than 30 years. I will succeed Buhari as President of Nigeria, nothing can change it. I am number 16, Buhari is number 15. I
Sowore’s 90-days Detention Ruling Must Be Challenged – Falana
Is it constitutional for a judge to order the detention of a citizen for 90 days as provided under the Terrorism Prevention Act? Activist-lawyer Femi Falana SAN said yesterday that it is time to find out. Falana said the detention of the convener of #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, has provided that opportunity. A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday granted a Department of State Services (DSS) request to further detain Sowore for 45 days pending the conclusion of its investigation. The DSS had applied for a 90-day order, but Justice Taiwo Taiwo exercised his discretion and slashed the period by
Boko Haram new video: More urgency for security agencies – Presidency
The Presidency on Thursday said that the latest Boko Haram video has created urgency for the security agencies, especially the secret services in the efforts to ensuring the release of those on the captivity of the terrorist groups. It also expressed worry over the recent video released by the terrorist group showing some abducted Nigerians. According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, “The Presidency has been briefed by the responsible government agency about the disturbing video showing our citizens, the humanitarian aid workers held captive. “Presidency has been given
State of the nation: Obasanjo is not neutral, says Presidency
Despite his letter on the state of the nation, the Presidency on Friday said ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo is not neutral. It said since Obasanjo’s has a political position, his opinion cannot be taken as the gospel truth any longer. It said political Fulani herdsmen were on rampage to de-market the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He said Nigeria will not break because “it is very solid, it will remain solid.” The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Mr. Femi Adesina, who faulted Obasanjo in an interview with THE CREST online newspaper, said Buhari’s administration is not failing.
Presidency Meets Electricity Distribution Companies Over Power Crisis
As the nation’s power sector remains in crisis mode, the Presidency has met with electricity distribution companies in a bid to resolve some of the issues affecting the electricity supply industry, our correspondent has learnt. According the Punch, It was gathered that the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Abba Kyari, had a meeting with the Discos last week, before the presidential inauguration, and the previous week, with representatives of the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, the Bureau of Public Enterprises and the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Plc in attendance. The Punch learnt that the meetings were aimed
Election Tribunal: All APC candidates will win if we influence Judges ─ Presidency
The Presidency has frowned on what it said was the attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to drag its name into maligning the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, over the court’s decision on the Osun State gubernatorial election It said that if it influences court judges in the country, all candidates of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) will be declared elected. Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) said in a statement in Abuja on Saturday: “If the Presidency had any influence on election petition tribunals, APC candidates wouldn’t
Buhari Jittery Over Confirmation of Existence of INEC Server By Top Official – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that presidency is jittery over the media interview granted by a top official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), confirming the existence of a central election results transmission server in the commission, further exposes its nerviness, as the guilty is always afraid. According to a report by the Vanguard, the PDP says the interview, which has already gone viral, speaks volumes about the reported denial by INEC of the existence of such a server for the 2019 general elections as well as the frenzy by President Muhammadu Buhari’s team to distract the
…Presidency spent billions to stop Atiku’s US trip – PDP
The PDP Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s alleged fixation on the success of its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar’s trip to the United States, as defeatist and smacking of a pre-defeat hallucination. According to Daily Trust, the PPCO in a statement, yesterday, by its Director Media and Publicity, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, said the “Buhari Presidency should hide its face in shame that after spending billions of naira in propaganda” to stop the trip, Atiku, freely travelled to the United States. “President Buhari and the APC were so disturbed about Atiku’s acceptance by the international community that they
