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Jonathan’s Name Not On List As APC Begins Presidential Primary Screening

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Jonathan Denies Working With Wike, Other Governors Over PDP Crisis

Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s name is missing as the All Progressives Congress (APC) begins the screening of presidential aspirants.

On the list is a former Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who will start screening today on day one of the exercise .

Tinubu, who is also the national leader of the APC is among the 23 aspirants that will be scrutinised in the two-day exercise.
He is listed as No. 10.

But conspicuously missing on the list is former President Goodluck Jonathan, being dragged in the media by a cabal as a ‘consensus’ APC candidate.

The campaign for Jonathan has been slammed as an insult to the founders and members of the APC, seven years after the party ousted Jonathan and the PDP in the 2015 election.

The rumours of Jonathan contesting the APC ticket began after a so-called northern coalition bought the APC presidential expression of interest and nomination forms for him.

Despite the former president denying interest, the rumour persisted and was given another life by the allegation he would be fielded as consensus candidate.

READ ALSO: No Law Stops Jonathan From Contesting Presidential Election – Court

Below are the names of the presidential hopefuls for screening as listed by APC:
Chukwuemeka Uwaezuoke Nwajiuba

Badaru Abubakar

Robert A. Boroffice

Uju Ken-Ohanenye

Nicholas Felix

Nweze David Umahi

Ken Nnamani

Gbolahan B. Bakare

Ibikunle Amosun

Ahmed Bola Tinubu

Ahmad Rufai Sani

Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi

Oladimeji Sabon Bankole

John Kayode Fayemi

Godswill Obot Akpabio

Yemi Osinbajo

Rochas Anayo Okorocha

Yahaya Bello

Tein Jack-Rich

Christopher Onu

Ahmad Lawan

Ben Ayade

Ikeobasi Mokelu

 

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BREAKING: PDP Suspends Anyim, Fayose

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Anyim and Fayose

Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose; former president of the Senate, Pius Anyim; Prof Dennis Ityavyar and Aslam Aliyu were on Thursday suspended from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).

The PDP made the suspension on Thursday after an extensive review of the affairs of the party, pursuant to the provisions of the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017).

The PDP also referred the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, to the National Disciplinary Committee over his reported involvement in anti-party activities.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba.

“The PDP urges all leaders, critical stakeholders and teeming members of our party across the country to remain united and focused at this critical time,” the statement added.

 

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BREAKING: Ekweremadu, Wife Found Guilty Of Organ-trafficking In UK

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Ekweremadu and his wife

A United Kingdom court has found former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and Dr Obinna Obeta, 50,  guilty of an organ-trafficking plot, which saw them bring a 21-year-old man to the UK

They were convicted of conspiring to exploit the man from Lagos for his kidney, reports the BBC.

Prosecutors told the Old Bailey the organ was to be removed and given to the couple’s daughter, Sonia, aged 25.

She was cleared of the same charge.

The victim, a street trader from Lagos, was brought to the UK last year to provide a kidney in an £80,000 private transplant at the Royal Free Hospital in London.

They were later arrested at the airport while trying to leave the UK.

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NLC Orders Workers To Shut CBN Offices Nationwide Over Naira Scarcity

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NLC Suspends Plan To Protest Against Fuel Subsidy Removal

Worried about the continued scarcity of naira, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has officially declared a nationwide . The national president of the union, Joe Ajaero, gave the directive during a media briefing in Abuja.

Ajaero also directed that affiliate unions constituting the NLC should be on standby for picketing exercises across all branches of the Central Bank of Nigeria nationwide.

The NLC earlier issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to end the petrol and cash scarcity being experienced in the country.

Ajaero told journalists on Wednesday that the industrial action became the last resort of the NLC following the expiration of the ultimatum.

He said the decision to picket the CBN branches became necessary as the federal government and the CBN had failed to show any commitment to addressing the situation.

Ajaero lamented that despite the Supreme Court order that the old N200, N500 and N1000 notes remain legal tender until December 31, 2023, the situation kept getting worse.

He said workers could not access cash to pay fares to work.

He also criticised the pricing irregularities in the petroleum sector.

“Last week, we gave an ultimatum for the review of the cash crunch bedevilling the country, but we have discovered to our dismay that as at this moment not much effort has been made to ameliorate the situation. Government is still foot-dragging on these issues we raised,” Ajaero said.

“Based on this, we met again this morning to review our position and resolved that by Wednesday next week all CBN branches will be picketed. Workers are directed to stay at home too because people cannot eat, workers can no longer go to the office, we have been pushed to the wall.

“We have decided to take our destiny in our hands, we have mobilised our workers on this exercise.”

The NLC has no fewer than 43 affiliate unions which include, but not limited to, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, and the National Union of Road Transport Workers.

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