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Reports had it that Labour Party LP, and its Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, have reportedly picked Jos, the Plateau State capital, as the tentative venue to commence its 2023 presidential campaign. This online media platform reports that the date set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the start of campaigns, September 28, is already close.   The Labour Party were very impressed by the large followers, they believe the party and the Obi-Datti presidential ticket is enjoying in the state. This, added to the pride of place the state enjoys as a melting pot of a cross-section of Nigerians, informed the choice. A source familiar with the workings of the party told Vanguard: “It’s tentative but Jos is the likely venue. We are aware that the state governor, Simon Lalong, is the Director-General of his party’s campaign but our presence should not be an issue. Every state should and would be open for every party to the campaign.” he said.   When contacted, the party

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has shifted the inauguration of its 422- member Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), earlier scheduled for Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, to Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. The APC PCC, Media Director and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday night, September 25, 2022, in Abuja. “The APC Presidential Campaign Council wishes to inform all members nominated to serve in the various directorates to report at the campaign headquarters on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at 8 a.m. “Nominated members are expected to participate in the special prayer sessions marking the commencement of the 2023 presidential election campaigns,” Onanuga said. He said that there would be a peace walk immediately after the prayers, saying that all nominees would be issued their letters of appointment on the same day. He congratulated members of the campaign council, saying it was a call to serve the party with total commitment and sacrifice. “We know this is a

 By Shabul Mazadu. It was laughable reading a piece from Hon. Yakubu Dati, Plateau State Commissioner of Lands and Survey as well as the Chief of Staff to the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign Director General, Rt. Hon. Simon Lalong, bashing former Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara over his castigation of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muslim - Muslim Presidential ticket.  The piece was more of the popular adage "black kettle calling black pot black." In the piece titled; "Muslim-Muslim ticket: Deconstructing Dogara" Dati attacked Dogara saying he was only attempting to fan the embers of religious crisis which he failed, and that he was self centered and selfish.  First and foremost, let me remind Dati that Dogara was not the only one that described the Muslim+Muslim Presidential ticket of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as unethical.  The member representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Gagdi made the asserti

By Jerry Jatdul Former President Goodluck Jonathan has advised Nigerians to avoid voting for people he termed as “killers” into public offices. Jonathan gave the advise while speaking at the special interdenominational service to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the creation of Akwa Ibom State, on Sunday. “In 2023, you must not make the mistake to vote killers. Those who will carry knives, guns, and all kinds of gadgets to go and kill people because of politics, are the enemies of society. If you kill to become a leader, you will continue to kill to remain a leader. “The people will continue to suffer. Make sure that from the House of Assembly to the House of Representatives to Senate to governor, you vote the right people in Akwa Ibom State.” The former Bayelsa State governor further commended Governor Udom Emmanuel over his developmental strides across the state.

By Jerry Jatdul In its quest to improve health sector in the state and preparation for its national convention, the Dengi Old Students Association DOSA, has donated hospital equipments to the Plateau Specialists Hospital Jos, worth millions of naira as part of its programmes of events for their 2022 National Convention to improve medical services in the state. The event took place on Friday September 23rd, 2022, at the Conference Hall of Robert Garlow House, Plateau State Human Virology Research Centre (PLASVIREC) in the Plateau Specialists Hospital Jos. While presenting the equipments, the National President of Dengi Old Students Association, His Excellency, Professor Abdullahi Shehu Yibaikwal, said, "as you know, this is an old students association, but we are very ambitious and we have a vision. Our vision is to impact lives and we recognize what the government has given us and we felt we have a responsibility to give back to the society what government has given us. &quo

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has claimed that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, offered him a senatorial ticket when they met in London, United Kingdom. Wike revealed this during a media chat on Friday morning. The governor arranged the chat in a bid to address the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party. According to Wike, he contested the presidential primaries because he wanted to be the candidate, so he didn’t buy a senatorial form. “I didn’t contest so I can become a vice presidential candidate. “I am not like others who were not serious and bought senatorial form alongside presidential form, and that’s why when Tinubu offered me senate slot, I didn’t go for it.”

I am honoured and deeply appreciate the privilege to address you.  This is the culmination of my political consultations with groups and individuals. As a former official of BECO, I am proud to be associated with you and commend you for keeping the flag flying. Some may wonder why I should bother to consult on decisions that are personal. While it certainly is true that each person has personal decisions to make concerning political choices, but the decisions we make have impact on others. This is especially so for myself who is privileged to be counted as one of the leaders in our land having held many leadership positions.  My ‘silence’ has been the subject of speculation. I decided that since I belong to a community, I should share my thoughts and concerns with the same community and hear from them. I have consulted widely, met with Elders, women, youths, students, people of all classes and vocations. The feedback I got was that we are at the crossroads and need to think outside the

 (Shabul Mazadu) It is worthy to appreciate the benevolence and kind gestures exhibited to us by others. Though I am supporting Dr. Patrick Dakum the Governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, I sincerely appreciate the excellent support given to my principal by Dr. Nentawe Yilwada's boys on social media who brought out his leadership qualities. They thought they are getting even with me, instead they are bringing out the leadership qualities of my candidate. Thank you so much guys. The boys, instead of tackling issues raised, they tried talking tough by casting aspersions which turned out to promote Dr. Dakum in disguise. For instance, one of them called me Femi Fani Kayode, FFK, fine. Obasanjo said whenever Kayode is well paid he does the biddings of the payer very well. This means that I was paid by Nentawe before being bought by Dr. Patrick Dakum with a higher price. This shows that Dr. Dakum rewards labour greatly. One of them said I am a hungry journalist seeking for f

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its ongoing nationwide strike. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 to press home the demand for improved funding for universities, a review of salaries for lecturers, among other issues. Several meetings between ASUU and the federal government have ended in a deadlock. Consequently, the federal government went to court to challenge the strike. The government through its counsel, James Igwe prayed the court for an interlocutory injunction restraining ASUU from taking further steps as regards the strike, pending the determination of the substantive suit. Details later…

A Federal High Court in Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, has sacked the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the state, Emmanuel Bwacha. Bwacha’s sacking comes after a petition by one of the aspirants, David Sabo Kente. Relying on the evidence before the court that no governorship primary was held in Taraba, Justice Simon Amobeda ordered a fresh primary within 14 days. The judge also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to stop forthwith the recognition of Emmanuel Bwacha as the candidate of the party and that the current senator representing Taraba South in turn should desist from parading himself as the governorship candidate of the APC. He argued that it is not possible for all the primary results to have the same handwriting while the returning officer declared that no primary was held in the state at the police headquarters due to security threats. Justice Amobeda described as inappropriate, the alleged false declaration of results at the Danbaba

...ideally, Muslim-Muslim ticket shouldn’t be an issue •Campaign language now intemperate, inconsequential, Lawan worries •Politicians already violating Electoral Act, Gbajabiamila raises the alarm •NBC warns broadcasters against violence-based electioneering Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah, yesterday, said Nigeria did not need a messiah in 2023, but a true leader who would give the whole country, irrespective of tribe, tongue, or faith, a sense of belonging and proper direction. Kukah said Nigerians could not afford another mistake of pinning their hopes on some messiah-like figure. The priest spoke yesterday in Abuja while delivering a keynote address at a forum on political communication and issue-based campaign in the 2023 general election, organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) and the Kukah Centre. Kukah was joined at the event by Senate President Ahmed Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representative

A church service in Lantang South local government area of Plateau state has been disrupted by masquerades who invaded the premises, flogged the pastor and worshipers. According to reports, the incident happened on Sunday, September 18, 2022, during church service at Shikal village of Langtang South local government council area of the state. It was gathered that beating the people, also vandalised properties belonging to the church. A source who gave his name only as Nanpon, said the masquerades arrived at the church premises while church service was ongoing and started flogging those in attendance while also embarking on the destruction of church properties. Another source said the church members were awe-stricken over the action of the masquerades, adding that members did not do take any counter-offensive action, but gathered to salvage what was left of their properties. Elders of the village are said to be making efforts to get to the root of the matter in order to restore normalcy

PRESS STATEMENT IGNORE BEING DRAGGED INTO UNNECESSARY DEBATE OVER MARGIF It has come to the notice of Dr. Patrick Sunday Dakum's campaign team of the concerted efforts particularly by some forces in the All Progressives Congress, APC, Plateau State chapter, to cause confusion, discourage and drag our colossal followers and supporters into unnecessary debate over Mr. Yohana Margif's saga which is already in court, alleging that he is the authentic Plateau State Labour Party, LP, Governorship candidate for the 2023 general elections. We are calling on our countless supporters to ignore the judicial subjudice and give no slightest and faintest attention to the braying of our futile detractors, as there is no cause for alarm. Our detractors are already in disarray, and grossly scared out of their wits because of the great acceptability, remarkable pedigree and excellent leadership qualities of Dr. Patrick Dakum which are endearing the entire state to him. Their efforts are merely t

By Nangwang Ishaya, Jos.  Dr Patrick Sunday Dakum is the authentic, legal and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recognized Plateau State Governorship Labour Party (LP) candidate.  This is simply because Dakum's name is the duly nominated personalty and submitted by the LP and his name is on the INEC portal,hence Amb Yohanna Yibpwan Margif's originating summons placed Dr Patrick Dakum as the second defendant while the Labour Party is the first defendant and the Independent National Electoral Commission, who supervised the primary election of 5th August, 2022 as the third defendant. Reliable legal sources revealed that before the legitimate Labour Party Governorship primary of the 5th of August, 2022, Amb.Yohanna Yilpwan Margif had voluntarily withdrew from the Governorship race on the 2nd of August, 2022, his letter of withdrawal signed by him and same content related to the LP and the LP wrote to INEC indicating his withdrawal and the need to conduct replacem

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has called for the resignation of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Iyorchia Ayu, for the people of the South to feel a sense of belonging in the party. The governor made this call at the South-West PDP stakeholders meeting with the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, September 14, 2022. Recall, Makinde together with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has been tackling the PDP over the National Chairman of the party and the presidential candidate who are from the North. However, in his welcome address, he described Atiku as “the incoming President of Nigeria in 2023.” Makinde’s description of Atiku elicited a loud applause from the PDP stakeholders at the venue of the meeting. He said, “The truth is that we do not have any issue either with our party or our candidate. If there are challenges they must be tabled. “We are supposed to give hope to our people, we want them to

By Ukandi Odey The Campaign Organization of Patrick Sunday Dakum, Gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party in Plateau State, has accused Governor Simon Lalong and the All Progressives Congress in the State of fomenting crises in the Labour Party as a strategy to undo the popularity and acceptability of its Gubernatorial candidate. In a press release issued in Jos, the organization noted that “the Labour Party in Plateau State has Dr Patrick Sunday Dakum as its only legitimate Gubernatorial candidate and nobody else”. The Campaign Organization said “this clarification has become necessary due to the All Progressives Congress induced crisis as it attempts to sponsor a false candidate on the Party’s platform to whittle down the rising profile of the Labour Party and its rightful candidate, Dr Patrick Sunday Dakum, in the State”. The Campaign group warns that “anyone parading himself as the Party’s candidate other than Dr Patrick Sunday Dakum, is not only an imposter, but a complete fra

By Jatdul Jerry The Executive Chairman of Langtang North Local Government Council, Hon. Bitrus Zulfa Rimven, has been impeached from office by the Legislative Arm of the council. The impeachment was consequent upon a notice of acts of gross misconduct labelled against the erstwhile chairman, which was communicated to him by the Legislative Council a fortnight ago. At a sitting presided over by the Leader of the Council and Councilor representing Pishe--Yashi Ward, Hon. Maina Nanzing, on Tuesday 13th September, 2022 the  Legislative Council voted to ouster the erstwhile chairman. Shortly after role call by the leader of the house, the Councilor representing Jat Ward, Hon. Dashe Yarnap moved a motion for the impeachment of the erstwhile Council Chairman, Bitrus Rimven Zulfa, and was seconded by the Deputy Leader and councilor representing Pajat Ward, Hon. Dindam Longbap Wuyep, after which the leader of the Council, Hon Nanzing Maina, moved for the swearing in of the Deputy Chairperson o

The attention of the APC in Plateau State  has been drawn to a baseless and wild  allegation against our great Party and its governorship candidate, Dr.Nentawe Yilwatda Goshewe by the long drowned Peoples Democratic party in Plateau state.  The allegations that our party in concert with a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission in the state, Mahmoud Umar who heads the ICT directorate have perfected plans to rig the forthcoming elections in the state is not only laughable but totally bereft of substance. The ailing PDP is alleging that Mahmoud Umar who served in the same capacity under Dr Nentawe while he was INEC  Commissioner in Benue State has been redeployed to Plateau State ahead of next year's election to rig the election in favour of the APC.   We would have ignored the allegation as one of the daliy rantings and lamentation by the wailing PDP in the state but have to put the records straight because this is a dangerous insinuation which is capable of casting d

Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of terrorism over the arrest of Tukur Mamu. Desert Mamu, who is the Publisher of Desert Herald Newspaper in Kaduna, was until recently negotiated the release of some of the hostages in the March 2022 train abduction in Kaduna. He was arrested on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at Cairo International Airport, Egypt alongside his family. After he was repatriated on Wednesday, the DSS alerted the general public that Mamu was in their custody, stating that the spokesman to Gumi has questions to answer on the terrorism ravaging the nation. However, during a sermon at the Sultan Bello Mosque, Gumi demanded immediate action from the DSS, asking the service to either release the suspect or quickly charge him to court. The outspoken cleric said the Nigerian constitution provides that anyone arrested over an alleged crime must be taken to court for trial within 24 hours. Reacting to how the suspect was arrested and

The Management of Plateau State University, Bokkos, has declared a `no-work, no-pay’ policy on its striking workers. This is contained in a memo signed by the Registrar of the university, Mr Yakubu Ayuba, in Jos on Friday. According to him, the decision of the management followed the directive by the Governing Council of the university at the end of its 50th meeting held on Sept. 7. The registrar said that the issues that led to the declaration of strike by both the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) of the university in Dec. 2021, had been resolved. He explained that government had signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with ASUU on Aug. 9, saying that the eight issues that led to the declaration of strike by SSANU had also been resolved. Ayuba noted that the ongoing strike by the ASUU of the institution was just in solidarity with its national body, hence unnecessary. ”In view of this, the state government and