Politics
Like Atiku ‘s son, Iyabo Obasanjo joins APC ahead of 2027 election
A source close to the former senator said that her reported decision to join the APC reflects her independence, noting that she is capable of making political choices regardless of public opinion or family influence.
• Iyabo Obasanjo
Iyabo Obasanjo, the first daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has completed her e-registration as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State.
The former senator registered on Tuesday at Ibogun, Ward 11, Ifo Local Government Area of the state.
A former Chairman of Abeokuta South Local Government, Hon. Biodun Ajayi, described as one of the close allies of the Obasanjo family, confirmed that the registration was duly completed.
Ajayi, who currently serves as a Commissioner with the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), stated:“I can confirm to you that Iyabo Obasanjo on Tuesday completed her online registration as a member of our great party, the All Progressives Congress, at Ibogun Ward 11 Ifo Local Government.”
The Director of Publicity of the APC in Ogun State, Mr. Femi Nuberu, commented that the party’s focus remains on the smooth conduct of the exercise rather than the status of any individual registrant.
“The APC registration process is free, open and accessible to every Nigerian citizen aged 18 years and above, in line with the party’s constitution.
Our primary concern is the successful and inclusive conduct of this exercise, not the individual status of any particular person,” he said.
He explained that all registration activities are domiciled at the ward level and handled by designated officials, adding that the party is encouraged by the influx of new members across Ogun State.
Nuberu attributed the development to what he described as the positive reception of the APC-led administration at both the federal and state levels under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Dapo Abiodun, respectively.
However, a source close to the former senator said that her reported decision to join the APC reflects her independence, noting that she is capable of making political choices regardless of public opinion or family influence.
Iyabo Obasanjo had earlier acknowledged awareness of the billboards bearing her image, stating that they were erected by her supporters.
She also maintained that while she is “not keen on contesting any political office in 2027,” her political future remains in the hands of God and her supporters.
Politics
Atiku’s campaign promises (2): ” I’ll reopen borders if elected president 2027
Atiku made the pledge while addressing supporters in a video circulating online and shared by ADC chieftain, Dele Momodu, on Friday.
The African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has said he will reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president in the next year general election.
Atiku made the pledge while addressing supporters in a video circulating online and shared by ADC chieftain, Dele Momodu, on Friday.
Atiku said that the closure of Nigeria’s borders with neighbouring countries had negatively affected transborder trade and contributed to unemployment among young people.
“The Northern states is bordering Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Benin Republic. And you close all those borders. All our young men who are doing trading between these countries, they carry goods across, they do this and that, all what we call transborder trade is a legitimate business,” Atiku said.
He said many young people who previously operated businesses with capital running into millions of naira had been forced out of business following the border closures.“All the upcoming young men and women who used to have a capital of 10 million, 20 million, and they were employing two, three other people, and then all of them went bankrupt and unemployed. How can there be security?” he asked.
Politics
Governor Fubara Tasks Judges on Rulings That Advance Development
Governor Fubara gave the charge while declaring open the 66th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Port Harcourt.
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged judges to consider the overall impact of their judgments on the polity and national development.
Governor Fubara gave the charge while declaring open the 66th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Port Harcourt.
Fubara noted that law and order, including national development, were closely linked to the quality of justice delivered by the courts.
He charged judges to ensure that truth prevailed at all times, irrespective of the status, influence or social affiliations of parties appearing before them.
Politics
[UPDATED] 2027: APC dismisses report of campaign council list withdrawal
Morka said the party had not withdrawn the list, adding that any decision to alter it would be formally communicated by the APC.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed reports that it withdrew its list of members of the 2027 presidential campaign council, describing the reports as rumours.
Felix Morka, national publicity secretary of the APC, made the clarification in a statement to media houses this morning.
Morka said the party had not withdrawn the list, adding that any decision to alter it would be formally communicated by the APC.
“Those reports are rumours,” Morka said.
He added that any changes to the campaign council list would be officially announced by the party
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