Spokespersons of Nigeria’s Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday held a press conference in Abuja, to address allegations of forgery leveled against Atiku by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s spokespersons, some of who claimed that affidavits backing Atiku’s change of name in 1973 from Sadiq Abubakar to Atiku Abubakar were forged because they were signed on a Saturday.
During the press conference, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku’s Special Assistant on Communications, brought forth evidence of affidavits signed on a Saturday in the same year, in 1973 and challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to respond in the same way to the allegations of forgery and other allegations levelled against him.
Shaibu also asked the president to confide in Atiku instead of hiring a horde of media aides to confuse the issue. The Nigerian Senate and a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, during a two day retreat organized for senators in Akwa Ibom state, called for the amendment of the electoral laws to ensure mandatory transmission of election results the unbundling of INEC and diaspora voting.
During the retreat, Attahiru Jega insisted that the INEC chairman should not be appointed by the President of Nigeria, but by a joint committee of the National Assembly, who will then be subjected to public scrutiny with regards to knowledge, skills, good character, and non-partisanship.
Jega also argued that all election cases should be resolved by the courts before the swearing-in of the winners. A Former Rivers State Governor and the immediate past minister of transportation Rotimi Amaechi who was speaking at the Nigerian law school,
In a video now making the rounds on social media clarified issues on the 1st election that brought him into the Gubernatorial office. Over the weekend, a 50 thousand man rally in support of Palestine was held in Lagos to demand justice for the people of Palestine and to put an end to the continued bombardment of Gaza by the Israeli forces.
The rally which was organised by the Conference of Islamic Organisations drew participants from various Muslim organisations, including civil society groups, students and Islamic scholars across the country. Nigeria’s representative, for Amnesty International was also in attendance. The protesters are asking the Federal Government of Nigeria to put on hold all diplomatic relations with Israel until the two-state resolution is achieved.
A controversial Onitsha-based cleric popularly known as Odumeje has warned Nigerian pastors not to pray for Israel amid its ongoing war with the Hamas Terrorist group in Palestine. In a video that has now gone viral, Odumeje, while addressing his congregation, threatened to make any Nigerian pastor who keeps calling for prayers for Israel deaf and dumb.
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