When President Yar'Adua was rushed to Saudi Arabia for medical reasons in 2009, his Vice President, Goodluck Jonathan, declined to take over as president because Yar'Adua had not formally transferred power before leaving the country.
Goodluck Jonathan said he was acting on the advice of his lawyers, and that doing otherwise could get him in trouble. This left the seat of the president empty and Nigeria hanging by a thread at a time when important presidential decisions had to be made.
The tension caused the National Assembly to execute an unprecedented legislative resolution that made Goodluck Jonathan the acting president pending the return of Yar'Adua. There were people who did not want Jonathan to become president, but it was an important decision that had to be made to bring stability to the country.
At the next Federal Executive Council meeting, the protocol officer pulled out the Vice President's chair for Jonathan to sit in, but he walked past it and sat on Yar'Adua's chair—the president's chair.
The first thing he did was to remove his main antagonist to becoming president, Chief Michael Aondoakaa, from the cabinet. By March 17, President Jonathan had dissolved the cabinet completely.
President Yar'Adua never returned because he died on the 5th of May 2010.
Over the past 8 yrs, at least 10 retired senior military officers, including a former Chief of Defence Staff, major generals, brigadier generals, colonels & an air vice marshal, have either been abducted or killed in violent attacks linked to #Nigeria's insecurity, reports @TheICIR
https://t.co/QY7YCFMsnw
Look at the withdrawal letter from the IGP that they presented before the judge in Enugu yesterday when Kingsley Nebo was arraigned.
Kingsley Nebo paid assassins ₦1 million to murder Sochima Onoh on July 12 last year.
He even confessed on video. Now the IGP asked the murder case to be withdrawn.
I can’t believe this is Nigeria.
This really breaks my heart.
Imagine for a second having a President who executes perfectly such as this; frankly speaking, watching this gave me goosebumps:
-Great communication skills
-Clarity of thoughts
-Precise understanding of the issues
- Facts, figures, the whole enchilada!
What more can you ask for in a global leader? It’s about time!
-A new Nigeria is POssible
#OK2027
Imagine for a second having a President who executes perfectly such as this; frankly speaking, watching this gave me goosebumps:
-Great communication skills
-Clarity of thoughts
-Precise understanding of the issues
- Facts, figures, the whole enchilada!
What more can you ask for in a global leader? It’s about time!
-A new Nigeria is POssible
#OK2027
The buck stops with the president, and it amounts to the worst form of intellectual dishonesty to attempt to justify presidential dereliction of duty, by arguing otherwise..
NEW: The FBI just put faces to the fraud.
The bureau dropped its most wanted fraudsters list, with alleged schemes ranging from $1.3 million to $1.2 billion dollars taken from American taxpayers.
Social media users are more dangerous to the Tinubu's government than gun welding terrorists. His government can deploy any resources whatsoever to apprehend a social media user, and look the other way when Bandits and terrorists attack innocent Nigerians.
"They tell us to hate Igbos and never allow them to become President. Yet, it is our own northern brothers who are killing our people every day. And the same people that tell us to hate Igbos are the ones defending our killers.
Maybe it's time we focus on the real problems instead of being divided by ethnicity."
Anambra South....Ebuka Onunkwo (CEO Seahorse Groups).
Anambra North.....Tony Nwoye (CEO Vintage Consolidated Limited).
Anambra Central....Victor Umeh (CEO V.C Umeh and co).
Ndi Anambra na our line up be this.
If you collect that ballot papers punch anything NDC for the Senatorial District seat....
An Obi who does not have any single Igbo person in his inner “daily task” circle, is an Igbo candidate
But Tinubu who’s Chief Spokesperson, Chief of Staff, Advisers & Entire Inner circle are ALL YORUBAS is not a Tribal Candidate
The Paradox you only see in Nigerian politics. 📌
It was a great honour and privilege to have flown with His Excellency, Professor Yemi Osinbajo. We had a quick conversation on politics and what the future holds for dear our nation. A distinguished elderstatesman whose love for a functioning country transcends selfish political interests.
One day, in a not too far future, I hope to see him lead this country.
Ire o✌🏾
PRESS STATEMENT
Understanding the Just Concluded NDC Primary Elections:
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), which is the fastest-growing political party in Nigeria, believes in the principles of leadership, consultation, inclusiveness, and consensus-building.
The party operates under an established stakeholder leadership structure which has caucus heads in all states of the federation.
In the South-East geopolitical zone, our presidential candidate, His Excellency Peter Obi, came into the party with an established leadership structure comprising respected elder statesmen and political leaders who serve as caucus heads in their respective states.
The caucus leaders are:
• Abia State – Chief Onyema Ugochukwu, former Chairman of the NDDC Board.
• Ebonyi State – His Excellency Dr. Sam Egwu, former Governor, former Minister, and former Senator.
• Enugu State – His Excellency Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, former Governor, former National Secretary, and former National Chairman of the PDP.
• Imo State – His Excellency Chief Achike Udenwa, former Governor and former Minister.
• Anambra State – Since His Excellency Peter Obi is our presidential candidate, his team coordinates the process.
These leaders were entrusted with conducting stakeholder consultations, building consensus, and making recommendations to the party based on their understanding of the peculiar political dynamics in their respective states. In addition, each state has recognized stakeholders and grassroots leaders who participate in consultations and make recommendations regarding party affairs.
This process was conducted without prejudice to the rights of any aspirant. Where aspirants disagreed with recommendations made by stakeholders or caucus leaders, they were free to test their popularity through the democratic process at the grassroots level, and this was duly accommodated.
At no time has the NDC National Secretariat been involved in the business of picking, choosing, or imposing candidates on any constituency or state. Every aspirant who approached the party was received, attended to, and directed to engage with the appropriate caucus leaders, stakeholders, and grassroots members of the party in their respective states.
In line with its affirmative action policy, the party has demonstrated a commitment to encouraging and supporting female participation in elective offices, and has done so in some cases. The party has also expressed an interest in protecting and supporting serving members of parliament. Beyond these considerations, all aspirants were referred to their state caucus leaders and all those who bought Expression of Interest Forms were asked tobgo into the field and participate in the primaries. We are aware of reports of some aspirants prematurely declaring themselves as candidates, as well as complaints raised by others regarding aspects of the process. These issues have been brought to the attention of the appeal panel and the leadership of the party and have been addressed accordingly.
As resolved at yesterday's NEC meeting, we now look forward to the commencement of a comprehensive reconciliation process. We count on our esteemed caucus leaders, state chairmen, stakeholders, and party leaders to engage all aspirants and members in the interest of unity, cohesion, and the continued growth of our party.
For this reason, throughout the past several months, whenever aspirants or stakeholders approached the party regarding elective positions, we consistently referred them to their respective state caucus leaders. Likewise, those with concerns or grievances were advised to channel such matters through their caucuses for resolution.