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Badaru, best choice for defence ministry, group endorses Tinubu’s appointment
Bauchi, News, Politics

Badaru, best choice for defence ministry, group endorses Tinubu’s appointment

By Charly Agwam - Bauchi A group, General Badaru Support Group has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Mohammed Badaru Abubakar as Minister of Defence, saying that it is a round peg in a round hole. This was contained in a statement shared with Vanguard on Saturday by the Convener of the group, Hon. Habibu Bulama Bizi. He said that while Badaru served as governor for 8 years, Jigawa State experienced peace and tranquility while also noting that the alumnus of ABU, Zaria and NIPSS, Kuru, Jos has the requisite knowledge to re-engineer the security architecture of the nation with his managerial skills. He said: "The former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has, prior to his latest appointment as the Defence Minister distinguished himself in ma...
2023: Withdraw petition against Tinubu, northern group tells Atiku, Obi
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2023: Withdraw petition against Tinubu, northern group tells Atiku, Obi

By Charly Agwam - Bauchi   The Association for Political Stability in Northeast (APS) has called on Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) to withdraw their petitions at the Presidential Election Tribunal challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu at the February 25 presidential election. The Coordinator of the association, Haruna Garba at the weekend in Bauchi argued that it is in the overriding national interest for Atiku and Obi to pullout their petitions against Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said that the withdrawal of their petitions will bring political stability, growth and development and prosperity for the country. He commended members of the association for the supportive roles they p...
2023: Tinubu picks former Borno governor as running mate, jets to Daura to inform Buhari
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2023: Tinubu picks former Borno governor as running mate, jets to Daura to inform Buhari

By Charly Agwam   The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has confirmed the nomination of Borno Central Senator and former governor of Borno State, Kashim Shetima, as his running mate for 2023 presidential election. Tinubu confirmed this on Sunday while speaking with journalists shortly after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the latter’s residence in Daura, Katsina State He was accompanied to Daura by Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, after landing at the Umaru Musa Yar’adua Airport in Katsina. Shettima, a former governor of Borno State, was, however, absent during the announcement. Meanwhile, his running mate, shortly before the announcement by Tinubu in Daura, Alhaji Ibrahim Masari, who was earlier...
Corps member donates allowances for Tinubu’s presidential ambition
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Corps member donates allowances for Tinubu’s presidential ambition

Corps member donates allowances for Tinubu’s presidential ambition Agency Report Musa Darazo, a National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) member posted to Gombe state, has pledged to donate his monthly allowances for the purchase of a presidential expression of interest, and nomination form for Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It could be recalled that the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed the cost of its presidential expression of interest and nomination forms at N100 million. The party NEC had explained that the expression of interest form was N30 million while the nomination form costs N70 million. Speaking with newsmen in Bauchi on Friday, the Batch A stream II corps member, with NYSC call up number NYSC/80B/2022/060482 and s...