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Atiku, Obi initiate alliance talks ahead of 2027 polls
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Atiku, Obi initiate alliance talks ahead of 2027 polls

by Sopuru Sopuru
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Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, engaged in a private meeting with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and key figures from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja on Monday. Additionally, Obi held separate discussions with former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, fueling speculation about potential collaborations ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Having defected from the PDP to pursue his presidential aspirations with the Labour Party in 2022, Obi’s third-place finish behind Atiku in the February 23 presidential race, won by Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, stirred debates. Atiku attributed his loss to Tinubu partially to Obi’s departure from the PDP.

Analysts suggested that combining Atiku’s 6,984,520 votes and Obi’s 6,101,533 votes could have secured victory over Tinubu, who amassed 8,794,726 votes. This meeting marked the first public encounter between Obi and Atiku since the election.

The circulating images of Obi’s meeting with the PDP leaders sparked discussions online. In the 2019 elections, Atiku and Obi ran on the PDP ticket but were defeated by former President Muhammadu Buhari of the APC. Following internal disputes, Obi, Atiku’s 2019 running mate, departed from the PDP and contested the 2023 presidential race under the Labour Party banner.

Atiku’s media adviser, Paul Ibe, hinted at the possibility of coalition discussions for the 2027 presidential elections. He confirmed Obi and Atiku’s closed-door meeting, lasting approximately 20 minutes, emphasizing that the details of their discussions were not disclosed. This secrecy aligns with their intention to handle such matters privately.

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Meeting Between Organized Labour and Federal Government Scheduled for Today

by Ikem Emmanuel
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A crucial meeting between representatives of organized labour and the federal government has been rescheduled for today. This meeting aims to discuss palliative measures in response to the removal of fuel subsidies and evaluate the implementation of a 15-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by both parties in October 2023.

Originally scheduled for Monday, the rescheduled meeting’s reason remains undisclosed. However, it comes in the wake of a threat by organized labour to boycott any meeting attended by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong. The labour center accused the minister of breaching item 6 of the MoU and ratified agreements by taking sides in addressing the leadership crisis within the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).

Minister Simon Lalong has vehemently denied the allegations, describing them as unfounded. This development underscores the importance of resolving the issues surrounding the fuel subsidy removal and ensuring that agreements are honored to maintain a peaceful and productive industrial atmosphere in Nigeria.

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Senate Resolves Tensions in Closed Session Amidst Ndume’s Exit

by Ikem Emmanuel
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After a tense Senate session that resulted in a closed session, it has been reported that tempers were calmed during the private meeting. This development followed Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s efforts to explain the relevant sections of the Senate rules to provide clarity on the matter in question.

A source with knowledge of the closed-door meeting shared that although the contentious incident was raised by “one or two Senators,” the matter was subsequently resolved after Senators carefully reviewed the provisions of the Senate rule book.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, clarified that the closed session was not coincidental but had been planned to discuss logistics for an upcoming retreat in Uyo, which is scheduled to start following the plenary session.

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In response to inquiries about an executive communication from the President, the source mentioned that it pertained to the confirmation of the Chief Executive of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), emphasizing that this is a routine matter.

The source also dispelled notions of a crisis, pointing out that Senator Ndume, who had briefly left the Senate chambers, returned and participated in the closed session. Furthermore, the source clarified that the Senate rules do not prohibit Senators from leaving the chamber during sittings, for example, to attend to personal matters.

Overall, the closed session served as a platform to discuss and address various issues before they were brought to the public floor during plenary sessions. It appears that the tensions were diffused, and the Senate continued its legislative work without any crisis.

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Senate in Closed-Door Meeting Following Ndume’s Exit

by Ikem Emmanuel
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In a turn of events during a Senate plenary session, Senate President Godswill Akpabio requested an urgent closed-door meeting, leading to an unexpected break in proceedings. The decision followed a ruling that Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume was out of order for raising a point of order regarding alleged errors made during the session.

The dispute began when Senator Ndume raised concerns about a motion brought by Senator Summaila Kawu for debate on the reopening of the Nigerian-Niger border. The issue, as raised by Ndume, was that the motion did not state its title correctly. He invoked order 51 of the Senate standing rules, requesting the Senate President to allow corrections to any errors noticed during the session.

However, Akpabio rejected the request, stating that issues raised and ruled on cannot be revisited. This led to a disagreement between Senators Ndume and Akpabio, with the former seeking to address what he perceived as an error.

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Despite attempts by Senator Sunday Karimi to sustain Ndume’s argument through another point of order, he was ruled out of order as well. In response, Deputy President of the Senate, Jibrin Barau, referred to order 16, which requires a substantive motion to be moved by any Senator for correction or review of previous decisions.

Akpabio sustained Barau’s point of order, which further aggravated Ndume. He raised another point of order, order 54, to seek correction of the perceived error. However, before he could present his argument, the Senate President once again ruled him out of order.

Frustrated by these rulings, Ndume left the chamber in an evident display of displeasure. In response to the situation, the Senate promptly entered into a closed-door session, which was ongoing at the time of this report. The reasons and outcomes of this closed-door meeting remain to be seen.

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WAEC Initiates 76th Nigeria Examinations Committee Meeting to Address 2023 WASSCE Malpractice Cases

by Ikem Emmanuel
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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the commencement of its 76th Nigeria Examinations Committee meeting. The committee will discuss and make decisions regarding cases of malpractice and irregularities stemming from the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates.

This development was shared on WAEC’s official Twitter account on Tuesday.

On Monday, WAEC also appointed Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut as the Head of the Nigeria National Office.

In August, WAEC initially released the results of the 2023 WASSCE, but the results of 262,803 candidates were withheld due to instances of examination malpractice. However, the council has assured affected candidates that they will receive information about their results once the NEC meeting concludes its deliberations.

“The 76th Meeting of the Nigeria Examinations Committee (NEC) to consider and decide on the malpractice/irregularity cases arising from the conduct of WASSCE for School Candidates, 2023 begins today,” the post on WAEC’s official Twitter account stated.

More details will be provided later as the committee conducts its discussions and reaches decisions on these cases.

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PDP Crisis: Governors Divided Into Four Over Party Feud
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Secondus: PDP Fixes Date For NEC Meeting

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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will on Saturday hold its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.

Anaedoonline.ng reports that this was made known by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan.

He disclosed this on Thursday while briefing newsmen after the party National Working Committee meeting, held in Abuja.

He said, among other things, that, “Elder Yemi Akinwonmi was unanimously affirmed as Acting National Chairman.

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“We will be holding our caucus and another NWC meeting tomorrow preparatory to holding our National Executive Council meeting at 12 ‘O’clock on Saturday.“

Anaedoonline.ng reports that the meeting is following the suspension of the PDP national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus by a court.

The Rivers State court had ordered Secondus to stop parading himself as the national chairman or a member of the party.

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Justice O. Gbasam of the State High Court sitting in Degema LGA said that the suspension remains pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction.

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JUST IN: Buhari In Meeting With Service Chiefs (Photos)

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met with the service chiefs at the State House, Abuja, after an 18-day break in London, during which he attended an education summit and did health checks.

The security chiefs have in the past weeks extensively engaged insurgents, bandits, and their ilk, leading to massive surrendering.

The parley is to speed up developments and activate a decisive end to the problem.

This comes, as the Nigerian Army said no fewer than 1,000 Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) members had laid down their arms.

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The military said the repented terrorists would be reintegrated in deference to extant laws.

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JUST IN: President Buhari To Meet All Senators Tonight

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President Muhammadu Buhari will tonight at 8 pm meet with the 109 Senators of the National Assembly.

The scheduled meeting between members of the upper chamber and President Buhari was conveyed in a letter received from the State House and read during plenary by President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan.

The Senate on April 27, 2021, reached a resolution for the leadership of the upper chamber to schedule a meeting with the President to enable all 109 Senators to meet with him to discuss the issue of insecurity in the country.

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The invitation letter for the scheduled meeting between the President and members of the upper chamber reads, “I write to inform the Distinguished President of the Senate, that President Muhammadu Buhari will host a dinner of Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Tuesday, 13th July 2021, at 8 pm 20:00 hrs.

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“The venue is at the State House Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja.”

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MEETING: North-East Governors Arrive Taraba State

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Some Nigerian governors under the auspices of the North-East Governors’ Forum have arrived in Jalingo, Taraba State for a scheduled meeting.

It is understood that the meeting will last for two days.

Attending the meeting is the Chairman of North-East Governors’ Forum, and Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum.

Others are Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State, Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State, and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state.

The governor of Yobe State, Mai-Mala Buni, was represented by his Deputy, Idi Barde.

The meeting which is coming barely 24-hours after a similar meeting by the Southern Governors in Lagos State is expected to dwell on issues touching on regional and national security as well as others.

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Anaedoonline.ng reports the North-East Governors’ Forum last met in Yola, the Adamawa State.

Meanwhile, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) says the Southern Governors Forum (SGF) can’t force their region into conceding the 2023 presidency to them.

This is as NEF argued that the presidency is a democratic office and not a rotational office.

The NEF position comes after Anaedoonline.ng reported that the Southern Governors at the end of their meeting in Lagos on Monday demanded that the presidency should return to the south after President Muhammadu Buhari concludes his tenure in 2023.

But reacting to the position of the Governors, NEF in a statement by its Director of Publicity and Advocacy, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed said the North would not be threatened, intimidated, or blackmailed into giving up its right to a democratic office.

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The NEF argued further that the governors can’t decide Nigeria’s next president based on their own sentiments as only voters have the right to determine who they want to lead them.

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Araraume Denies Meeting Sacked Speaker
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Araraume Denies Meeting Sacked Speaker

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Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Araraume, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disassociated himself from the news circulating through the social media that he had secret meetings with the former Speaker Rt. Hon. Chiji Collins which culminated into removing him from the office.

This was contained in a release by the Media team of the former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria who represented Imo North Senatorial district between 1999 and 2007 and made available to the media.

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Senator Araraume through the release stated that he had no business with the former speaker Chiji Collins even the new Speaker, Rt. Hon. Paul Emeziem.
The statement as it reads in parts:
“Our attention has been drawn to a reckless and crass claim that the impeachment of the former speaker of Imo House of Assembly (IMHA), Rt. Hon Chiji Collins was a consequence of a meeting between him and Distinguished Senator Ifeanyi Araraume”.

“We considered it worthwhile to give attention to this for record purposes which must be put straight so the public won’t run with falsehood. To that effect we wish to state categorically that there was no such meeting anywhere between Rt. Hon Chiji Collins and Distinguished Senator Ifeanyi Araraume”.

“Ever since the lockdown came into effect as a measure to curb the spread of COVID19, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume never stepped out of Abuja for the East except on the 2nd of September 2020 when he came into the state for the APC Imo North Senatorial bye-election primary which took place the following day, 3rd September. He left back for Abuja early morning on the 4th being the day after the primary without seeing any visitor in his house”.

“It could be recalled that on his arrival from Abuja for the said primary, he immediately joined the meeting of the aspirants with the governor which lasted till about 3am the following day. Hence, there was no time for any meeting with any other personality”.

“Araraume has no business with the former speaker, Rt Hon. Chiji Collins. He also has no business whatsoever with the new speaker, Rt. Hon. Paul Emeziem either”

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He admonished the public to disregard this rumour, that it is baseless and unfounded. According to him, “It is the handiwork of mischief makers who think that the best way to ascend to power is by sparking off rumours and to create disaffections against personalities like Araraume”.

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