Atiku – It was bad news again on Monday for Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party as a senior official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) debunked the existence of a server. INEC National Commissioner in charge of Southwest, Solomon Adedeji Soyebi, said INEC did not transmit results of the […]
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Election Petitions Tribunal To Give Strong Directive on Atiku and Buhari
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal is set to issue the notice for the pre-hearing session on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The tribunal will, during the pre-hearing session which the Electoral Act provides must be completed within 14 days, fix “clear dates” for the hearing […]
Atiku planning to declare himself President, FG alleges
Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed, stated this while addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, April 11, 2019. The Minister accused Atiku of plotting to replicate the “Venezuelan model in Nigeria“. Venezuelan model Two weeks after President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in to a second six-year term, leader of the legislature, Juan Guaido, declared himself […]
Atiku reportedly hires U.S lobbyists who will pressure Trump not to recognize Buhari as President
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) called the election for incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, February 27, 2019. The umpire declared Buhari winner of the poll with 15,191,847 votes to Atiku’s 11,262,978 tally. Atiku rejected the result of the election hours before a formal declaration by INEC. INEC declared Buhari winner of the 2019 […]
How Atiku worked with Donald Trump’s campaign strategists in the 2019 Election
The report also states that these PR professionals helped get Atiku on U.S soil on January 17, 2019 and arranged meetings with top U.S lawmakers for the presidential candidate, as part of a series of well orchestrated makeovers of a presidential candidate who has been battling corruption allegations since he left office as Vice President […]
Obasanjo speaks on Atiku’s petition, congratulates Senator Adeleke
Atiku rejected the 2019 presidential election result as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and vowed to contest it in court. Obasanjo said the court is part of Nigeria’s democratic process and must be approached by anybody who wants to get justice. The former President made this known in a statement which he […]
Gbenga Daniel says he has not abandoned Atiku
The Director General of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organization (APCO) had on Saturday, March 16, 2019, announced his resignation from the PDP. As part of his reasons, Daniel said he needed time to attend to his personal projects. His resignation from the PDP however sparked reactions from several quarters and on social media. Gbenga Daniel […]
Losing Nigerian presidential candidate lodges legal challenge
Millionaire former vice-president Atiku Abubakar, who lost Nigeria’s presidential election to Muhammadu Buhari, is legally challenging the “sham” results of the February vote Muhammadu Buhari, 76, was re-elected president after a delayed poll that angered voters and raised political temperatures, but the opposition immediately vowed to challenge the “sham” result. It was the second victory […]
PDP, Atiku file motion before tribunal to examine INEC’s card readers, others
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed an ex parte application before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to give it access to inspect materials used for the 2019 presidential election. The party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, lost the February 23 election to President Muhammadu Buhari of the […]
Buhari says 2nd term as President will be tough
President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that his second four-year term in the Presidential Villa will be a tough one. The president was on Wednesday declared the winner of the February 23 presidential election as he polled 15,191,847 votes with his main opponent, Atiku Abubakar, gaining 11,262,978 votes in the final tally. While speaking to members of the Federal […]