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Hon Fatimoh Muhammed PDP Candidate boast Akinwunmi’s emergence victory in 2019 General Elections
In politics, like in football game, a weak opponent is a blessing in disguise. This is because it makes the game easier to play. The emergence of Hon Nurrudeen Olaitan Akinwunmi as the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress for the House of Representatives in Ifako Ijaiye Federal Constituency is a delight to the candidate and supporters of the People Democratic Party in Ifako Ijaiye Federal Constituency.
They are of the view that he is an unpopular candidate that can easily be defeated by them come 2019 General Election. According to them, if someone with the entire party mercenary behind him barely had paltry votes of 7000 in the bye-election that brought him into office, then defeating him in the forthcoming General Election will be a child play.
An insider source reported that Hon Fatimoh Aduke Muhammad who happened to be the People Democratic Party candidate and the All Progressives Congress main rival in the election was reported to have said she might have seen the election as a serious contest if the APC has fielded a candidate like Hon Benjamin Olabinjo or Hon Dayo Saka Fafunmi with cult-following followers; since the duo have supporters which cut across Ojokoro and Ifako-Ijaiye.
This source further stated that this might have given their candidate and the party some sleepless nights, but with the emergence of Hon. Akinwunmi, their candidate is sure of clinching the needed victory for the exalted position.
You will recall that Hon. Fatimoh is a candidate with fans and supporters in both Ifako-Ijaiye local government council area and Ojokoro Local Council Development Area which made up the Federal Constituency, having contested severally for the same position. While she is not letting down her guards, she is however more assured of victory than her previous shots at the poll; considering the seemly lack of acceptability of Hon. Akinwunmi by even the All Progressives Congress members, besides the neutral members of the public who have not felt his impacts in the last three years in office.
Though, the choice of Akinwunmi has remained a close guided secret among the top APC faithful in the State, expected to be made known on the last day of the submission of candidate names to the Independent National Electoral Commission; yet it has become an open secret as his loyalists have started bragging across the Constituency of the ticket being given to their person.
While the need to keep the party members in suspense perhaps can be attributed to his poor performance in the primary election conducted on 5th October, 2019 having secured the lowest votes cast; though some are of the view that the election has since being cancelled, while consensus is now being used to pick the flag bearers in Lagos State.
Our further investigation seems to buttress the claim of the People Democratic Party as some of the All Progressives Congress members who confided in our correspondents have promised to cast their votes for another party as a way of expressing their grievances to the party leadership if Hon. Akinwunmi is eventually picked as the party candidate in the General Election.
Meanwhile, we further learnt that Hon. James Adisa Owolabi who was allegedly initially being imposed has filed a petition against the candidate of Hon Akinwunmi at the party secretariat. The copy of the petition made available to us that Hon. James Adisa Owolabi is claiming to have scored 22,000 votes even though party members say all the people that voted in the primary election was less than 20,000.
I have followed recent reports of violence accompanying political events in different parts of the country.
Every form of violence stands condemned. Violence should never have a place in our political campaigns as we move toward the 2027 general elections.
Our campaigns should be about issues, a contestation of ideas that promote the welfare of our people and the progress of our country.
As the leader of this country, I commit myself to a peaceful, free, and fair election, and I urge political leaders and supporters across party lines to conduct themselves responsibly.
I have said that being in different political parties or pursuing different ambitions does not make us enemies.
As Nigerians, we are members of the same household living in different rooms. Therefore, our politics must elevate human conditions and focus on national progress and development.
I want to reiterate my previous directive to the security agencies: be strict and firm against anyone who seeks to test our resolve and will to preserve public order.
Our administration is committed to an orderly and peaceful election, and all political parties and candidates should be protected and free to campaign anywhere in the country without molestation or fear for their safety.
We shall not tolerate any irresponsible conduct by politicians and their supporters.
Security agencies are therefore authorised to confront thuggery and other anti-social and anti-democratic activities with full force.
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The Central Planning Committee for the official unveiling of the book, The Courage to Reform: Architecture of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, Beyond 2027 — Statecraft, Vision for National Renewal, has announced Tuesday, December 1, 2026, as the new date for the highly anticipated ceremony.
The unveiling, which was initially scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2026, at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja, was earlier postponed following adjustments to the official schedule of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, who is the Special Guest of Honour at the occasion.
HON. IMAAN SULAIMAN-IBRAHIM
Honourable Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development
Chairperson, Central Planning Committee
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2027: Tinubu Dares Obi, Atiku to Showcase Their Achievements in Office, Accuses Them of Abandoning Their Responsibilities
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President Bola Tinubu has criticised former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over their political affiliations, questioning their leadership credentials ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Tinubu made the remarks on Friday during his visit to Akwa Ibom State, where he inaugurated projects executed by Governor Umo Eno’s administration and addressed supporters at a political gathering.
Although he did not mention either politician by name, he appeared to refer to Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, and Atiku, who joined the African Democratic Congress after leaving the Peoples Democratic Party.
Referring to Obi’s tenure as Anambra governor, Tinubu accused him of failing to tackle erosion in the state, contrasting it with his own claim of confronting the Atlantic Ocean during his administration as Lagos governor.
“One, who said he is in one party they call NDC, who is running for president. He ran away from erosion. In Anambra State, he could not confront erosion.
“I, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I confronted the Atlantic Ocean. I claim it for you. Umo Eno confronted the erosion in Akwa Ibom and is working for, he is stable,” the President said.
Tinubu also questioned the political loyalty of a former PDP member who moved to another party, in an apparent reference to Atiku’s defection to the ADC.
“If a man that was, once upon a time, was a baby of PDP, became a father of PDP. And because of a little inconvenience, he ran away from that party. And formed a dangerous ADC in another party. Is that a leadership trait? Is that a leadership character? And he wants you to vote for him?” he said.
Obi governed Anambra State between 2006 and 2014, while Atiku served as Nigeria’s Vice-President from 1999 to 2007 under the PDP.
Atiku contested the 2023 presidential election on the PDP platform, finishing second behind Tinubu, while Obi, who contested under the Labour Party, came third.
Obi left the Labour Party for the NDC in May 2026, while Atiku joined the ADC as part of opposition efforts ahead of the 2027 election.
Tinubu’s reference to Anambra’s erosion problem recalls his 2023 presidential campaign promise to tackle the menace in the state.
During a campaign rally in Awka in February 2023, the then APC presidential candidate promised to address gully erosion in Anambra, saying he would handle it in the same way he claimed to have tackled the Atlantic Ocean surge in Lagos.
“I have come here to promise you development. We will industrialise Nigeria and Anambra State. You know me, I am the city boy of Lagos; I caged the Atlantic Ocean in Lagos; the way I handled the Atlantic Ocean in Lagos, I will handle the erosion menace in Anambra State,” he said at the time.
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