Month: May 2022

Mr. A.J. Owonikoko, SAN, FCArb. LEGAL OPINION. By Abiodun Owonikoko. At our law firm’s Weekly Chambers meeting last week Thursday 5th Inst , we took time to analyze section 84 of the Electoral Act , 2022.  The choice of that section for intellectual interrogation was deliberate . It was in acknowledgment of the onset of phase 1 in the 2023 elections cycle – the 2nd will be due in earnest after the general elections in 2023.  A brand new legislation…

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President Buhari. By Advocatenewsng.com. As President Muhammadu Buhari ordered all members of his cabinet and appointees vying for electoral offices to resign on or before Monday, May 16, 2022, a few of them have started throwing in the towel. Among early resignees were the minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, who is a presidential aspirant under the ruling party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) from the South East geopolitical zone, and his counterpart in education, the…

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By Advocatenewsng.com. The Senate has amended Section 84 (8) of the Electoral Act 2022, which will enable statutory delegates participate in political parties’ congresses and conventions. The current version, which was assented to by the president, Major General  Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in February this year, prevents statutory delegates from taking part in party primaries. Statutory delegates include councillors, local government chairmen and vice chairmen, political party chairmen in all the 774 Local Government Areas, state and federal lawmakers, governors…

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Ex-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. By Advocatenewsng.com. The All Progressives Congress has received N100m for the presidential form of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent gathered that a serving governor credited APC Collection Account domiciled with Heritage Bank, with N100m. The account number of the party with the commercial bank was stated as 5600007616. Heritage Bank, in a letter dated May 9, 2022 and obtained by The PUNCH, notified APC of the receipt of the amount.The bank’s…

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AfDB President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina. By Advocatenewsng.com. The President of the African Development Bank and former Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akiwumi Adesina, has become the latest entrant for the race of the Nigerian presidency in 2023 as he on Saturday, May 7, 2022 obtained copies of his Nomination and Expression of Interest forms to vie for the All Progressives Congress presidential ticket. This is as a coalition of 28 groups consisting of Youth Arise Movement, Nigerians in Diaspora One…

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Vice President Osinbajo. Advocatenewsng.com. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Wednesday in Taraba, said if given the opportunity to lead the country, he would serve with all his heart. He also noted that Nigerians would not regret electing him into office but would “realise indeed they have done the right thing.” Osinbajo was speaking on Wednesday during his visits to Taraba and Adamawa States, in continuation of his engagements with stakeholders and delegates of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the…

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President Buhari of Nigeria. POLITICAL OPINION. By Osamede R. Okhomina.  I wish to draw the attention of the nation to ongoing underhand scheming by Muhammadu Buhari and the people around him to retain power in the North through 2023 presidential election.When we say the North, we mean the imposition of another Fulani Oligarch candidate on the nation. Apart from the country having had enough of their misrule, it is only fair and equitable that power shifts to the South at…

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