The Forum of State Chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change on Saturday distanced itself from the recent visit of a few of its members to the Abuja residence of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. It described the visit as the personal decision of a few individuals, stressing that it did not represent the…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared himself a hero of Nigeria’s democracy for frustrating former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s bid for the presidency in 2023. Wike dismissed claims that former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, was the “hero” of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention in 2022, where Tambuwal stepped…
Some loyalists of former President Muhammadu Buhari have declared their support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, signalling cracks within the All Progressives Congress (APC). The declaration was made on Wednesday at a private meeting in Abuja. State chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Buhari’s original political platform, gathered at Atiku’s residence…
There are indications of plans to use the opportunity offered by the coronation of the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, on September 26, to bring together all key gladiators and tendencies in the nation’s political class. Sunday Tribune reliably gathered at the weekend that these include President Bola Tinubu, former Vice-President, Alhaji…
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has declared that he would rather support former Vice President Atiku Abubakar than Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to become the country’s leader. Speaking during a current affairs programme, Politics Today, on Channels Television, on Friday, Tambuwal, who also served as Governor…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Tinubu’s administration to undertake sweeping electoral and judicial reforms ahead of the 2027 general elections. The former presidential candidate insists that only such measures can restore public confidence in Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement on Thursday, Atiku commended Nigerians for their participation in the ongoing Permanent…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) regrets fielding former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Senate Minority Leader Senator Abba Moro has said. He described the move as an error that cost the party dearly. Moro, who spoke in a televised interview, revealed that the party’s National Executive Committee…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reportedly rejected the claim that he was not keen to contest the Nigerian presidency in the 2027 general election. Atiku said this while refuting claims by Prof Ola Olateju of the Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State, who represented him when chieftains of some political parties defected to the African…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that his political ambition is not driven by desperation for power but by a vision for a better Nigeria. Atiku, who contested the 2023 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before recently defecting to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), made this known at…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of using the detention of former Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as part of an agenda to harass, intimidate, and weaken the opposition. GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the EFCC recently detained Tambuwal over alleged fraudulent…