Today's Headlines: Tribunal: Adebayo Advises Obi, Atiku To Prepare For 2027; 2023 Poll: We’ve Learned Lessons – Yakubu
Tribunal: Adebayo advises Obi, Atiku to prepare for 2027
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As Nigerians alongside the presidential candidates of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, await the judgment of the Presidential Elections Tribunal Tribunal (PEPT), the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the February 25 presidential election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has advised the duo of Atiku and Obi as well as other opposition party members to move on with their lives and start preparing for the 2027 presidential elections.
Adebayo, who handed down the advice on X (@Pres_Adebayo) over the weekend, wanted the petitioners, and indeed, Nigerians to move on, and start preparations for the next general elections in 2027 because, according to him, the petitions were the easiest to dispense by the Tribunal judges since the return of democracy in 1999.
He noted that the petitions lacked merit and were poorly presented.
He said: “This year’s election petitions are the easiest to dispense with since 1999. No need for any judicial acrobatics. They fall within clear jurisprudence and well established precedents. Obi/Labour vs Tinubu/INEC will be dismissed in limine; ditto for Atiku/PDP vs Tinubu/INEC. These petitions lack merit and are poorly presented, abysmally unproved and comically argued. The APM’s half-hearted petition is a pre-election mongrel with no pedigree in electoral litigation. The judges are not to blame. All opposition elements should prepare for 2027 elections.”
2023 Poll: We’ve learned lessons — Yakubu
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The National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said lessons have been learned from the 2023 general elections and that there would be an improvement in the forthcoming circle elections in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa states.He added that the commission is satisfied with the feedback it got during the 2023 post-election review organized by the commission.
Speaking during the just concluded three-day review of the 2023 elections in Lagos, the INEC boss disclosed that most of the issues raised and recommendations made to improve the Nation’s elections would be tested in the coming elections in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa.
“We promised Nigerians that we were going to hold the election review meeting and conclude it within one month. We started on the 4th of July, and today is the 4th of August. The response has been overwhelming. Remember, we started with the state-level consultation with the RECs, we had an engagement with the transport unions, we then met with the State collation of the presidential election in Abuja, and then we had engagements with political parties and civil organizations, among others. So overall, we are encouraged by the response of stakeholders across the board and the quality of the contributions they have made.
Asked about the challenges that popped up during the review, he said, The number of challenges that came up, technology for voter accreditation, and result management, have been some of the issues raised, and recommendations made.
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BUA Group Chairman, Rabiu, Visits Buhari In Kastina
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In continuation of an esteemed tradition, the Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, had the privilege of calling upon the former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari in Daura to celebrate his return to Nigeria and sharing in the joy of the recent Sallah festivities.
Echoing the dignified tradition that was extended to Rabiu during Buhari’s leadership, the visit on Saturday stands as a testament to the mutual respect, and reverence deeply rooted in their relationship.According to Rabiu, “The honour of visiting President Buhari during Sallah had always been a privilege accorded me during his Presidency.
Now that he is back in the country, it is once again an honour to be accorded that privilege to felicitate with him in Daura.”
US Consulate Supports First Nigerian Climate Resilience Salon.
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The United States Consulate General, last week, supported the first Nigerian Climate Resilience Salon that brought together women-led organizations, climate-tech entrepreneurs as well as representatives from public and private sectors who are leading efforts to combat climate change in their communities.
The Nigerian Climate Resilience Salon was organized by Shelley Taylor, a Silicon Valley technology veteran and Folawemi Umunna, an alumna of the U.S. Department of State-funded International Visitors Leadership Program, with support from the U.S. Consulate General Lagos.
At the event, the US Consulate Deputy Political and Economic Chief Kenise Hill noted that including women in climate action will help create a more sustainable and equitable future for all. Hill explained that the shared priority of protecting the environment is another example of the close relationship and cooperation that exists between the people of Nigeria and the United States
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