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The disclosure was made in Abuja on Wednesday, February 13, by the president of the group, Rev James Muya.

The group urged all Nigerians to vote for President Buhari at the February 16 presidential election because of his performance.

Muya said: “We have gone through the allegations against Buhari and found out they are untrue. In case you were told that Buhari is an extremist, our finding and research has proven it wrong, that is why we are endorsing him for a second term.”

According to the group, Buhari is the only president in Nigeria that continues with the 95 per cent abandoned projects of a previous administration.

Muya continued: “Today, we have seen a man who has been accused without proof. We are here to tell Nigerians that Buhari is a good leader, worthy leader and never had anything against Christians and Christianity. We endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari’s second tenure and we must stand and protect our votes.”

 President Muhammadu Buhari has been endorsed by a vice presidential candidate ahead of the 2019 general elections

– The vice presidential candidate of Grassroots Democratic Party of Nigeria, Alhaji Ibrahim Modibbo, dumped the party’s presidential candidate and GDPN for Buhari

– According to him, Buhari’s stewardship since coming to power in 2015 is the reason he is supporting the president

As Nigerians prepare for the 2019 general elections, the vice presidential candidate of Grassroots Democratic Party of Nigeria (GDPN), Alhaji Ibrahim Modibbo, has dumped the party’s presidential candidate and GDPN for President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Leadership reports that Modibbo declared his support for Buhari and the ruling party in Abuja on Tuesday,

Legit.ng gathers that the vice presidential candidate said his reason for supporting Buhari was because of the president’s performance since taking over mantle of leadership in 2015.

According to him, re-electing Buhari will re-launch the country into another phase of development.

He said: “Buhari’s performance within three years in office shows that re-electing him will bring more positive impacts on Nigerians, especially in area of agricultural development and improved economy.

“I have decided to joined him because of what he is doing, and there is need to support him do more.”

Modibbo was commended by the coordinator of Youths and Women Presidential Campaign Team, Bubba Marwa, who received him and his supporters.

Marwa assured of better days ahead for Nigerians who believe in President Buhari’s leadership.

 Nigeria’s former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, has reacted to a media report which alleged that he advised President Buhari to step down ahead of the general election

– Babangida said the story was far from the truth because he has no social media account

– The former military president, however, advised the social media community and the general public to be wary of the fake accounts and mischievous fake online news

A former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, has debunked social media reports crediting him to have advised President Muhammadu Buhari to step down ahead of the forthcoming election.

Daily Trust reports that an online platform had alluded to a social media account where the former military president was alleged to have advised the president to step aside and rather support a younger candidate.

Legit.ng gathered the former military president said he did not have any social media account as being speculated by many Nigerians.

In the story titled, “Babaginda advises Buhari: please step down”, IBB was quoted to have said: “In the fullness of our present realities, we need to cooperate with President Muhammadu Buhari to complete his term of office on May 29 and collectively prepare the way for new generation of leaders to assume the mantle of leadership of the country.

“While offering this advice, I speak as a stakeholder, former president, concerned Nigerian and a patriot who desires to see new paradigms in our shared commitment to get this country running.

“While saying this also, I do not intend to deny President Buhari his inalienable right to vote and be voted for, but there comes a time in the life of a nation when personal ambition should not override national interest.”

The media office of IBB on Monday, February 18, however, said that the former leader has no social media account and couldn’t have turned to same to air his views on the state of affairs in the country.

“The attention of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida GCFR, has been drawn to the existence of several twitter handles and “social media” purportedly owned by the former military president.

“The media office of the former military president wishes to inform the general public, particularly social media community that General Babangida currently has no twitter handle or any social media platform.

“Also, we wish to state categorically that the twitter handles bearing the name and photographs of General Babangida are fake and targeted at misleading unsuspecting members of the public,” the statement said.

The statement reiterated that General Babangida is an elder statesman and a peacemaker, adding that he couldn’t have articulated a position as malicious as the said story.

The statement advised the social media community and the general public to be wary of the fake accounts, mischievous fake online news and discountenance whatever message conveyed therein.

The governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples’ Movement in Ogun State, Adekunle Akinlade, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari does not need Dapo Abiodun to win the presidential election in Ogun State.

Abiodun is the governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state.

Akinlade, however told our correspondent in his hometown in Ipokia Local Government Area of the state, that the APM, which had adopted Buhari as its presidential candidate, would deliver the state for him.

“My President does not need Dapo Abiodun to win the election in Ogun. The APM will deliver Ogun State for Buhari.

“We know the people are with us and we believe that my adoption of the President’s candidacy won’t affect my governorship aspiration because what we need is to tell the people that we know what we are doing,” he said.

The governorship candidate also said he believed that the Independent National Electoral Commission’s decision to postpone the election earlier slated for last Saturday by a week was in the nation’s interest.

He said, “I want to believe strongly that the postponement would have been for the right reasons and in the best interest of our nation.

“A week is just six days from now and we have no doubt that all is well.

“For me, I have told my coordinators in all local governments to remain calm and trust the system.”

Akinlade, while commenting on the APM’s adoption of Buhari, said the fracas that occurred during the presidential campaign of the APC in the state was due to the party’s insensitivity to the will of the people.

He said, “We were there that day because we have adopted the President. He is our President and we must come out to show solidarity to him.

“But it is sad for them to come out at that point in time to insult the sensibility of our people.”

“What we believe as a people is that we need to speak and tell them that they cannot come to Ogun State and insult our sensibility by telling the people to their faces that ‘we have done what we have done to you and we are here to spit on your face again.’

“The party agreed over four years ago that the governorship of Ogun State in 2019 would be zoned to Ogun West and that was what Governor Ibikunle Amosun stood by.

“I emerged the consensus candidate from Ogun West and was presented to the party and to the governor. After that, Abiodun and some other aspirants from Ogun East insisted on direct primaries and we accepted as democrats and we went for the primaries and I won.”

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The Imo State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress is optimistic that President Muhammadu Buhari will win the February 23 presidential election.

The party is however concerned that the rescheduled presidential and National Assembly polls would witness voter apathy, especially in the South-East.

Briefing journalists in Owerri, the state capital on Monday, the state chairman of the APC, Daniel Nwafor, said the party was working assiduously to ensure that Buhari wins.

He said possible low turnout of voters was also an issue of concern.

Nwafor said, “We are very confident that President Buhari will win on Saturday. We are re-strategising to ensure that Buhari wins convincingly in Imo State. But we are concerned about voter apathy, especially in the South-East.

“No doubt, there will be large turnout of voters in the North and West on the rescheduled date, but here in the East, there is possibility of low turnout of voters.

“Our people will prefer to sit at home to watch televisions having been disappointed by INEC last week Saturday, but I pray they prove me  wrong.

“We are not relenting. We are mobilising our members ahead of the rescheduled date. We are having series of meetings. I will be meeting with the LGA chairmen after now. I just finished meeting with the ward chairmen.

“All these meetings are targeted at ensuring that President Muhammadu Buhari wins convincingly.”

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The governorship candidate of the Advance Peoples Democratic Alliance in Kano State , Alhaji Mohammed Abacha , on Monday backed President Muhammadu Buhari ’ s reelection bid, promising to help get at least two million votes in the state .

The eldest son of the late Head of State , Gen Sani Abacha , publicly endorsed the All Progressives Congress ’ presidential candidate for a second term while addressing reporters at his campaign office on Maguwa Road in Kano on Monday .

Already , the national body of the APDA has expressed its support for the President’ s reelection bid.
Abacha , who was represented by the Chairman of the APDA in Kano , Alhaji Bashir Bataya , said he decided to support Buhari based on his achievements since he came into power in 2015 .

According to him , some of Buhari’ s achievements are security and economic stability, capital projects and agriculture development .

Abacha said, “The APDA in its search for a torchbearer for this great nation, has found Buhari as a man of integrity , transparency and he is incorruptible .

“We have noticed tremendous improvement in the area of security in Nigeria, especially in the North- East .

 Again, the stability in our economy and agriculture is a thing of joy . The home -grown feeding programme has generated millions of job opportunities and improved the consumption of local farm produce.

 When you consider the nation’ s economic situation between 2014 and 2015 , with the present situation , you will see that the country has largely improved.

“On capital projects, the Buhari government has completed and is still working on several abandoned projects across the country , especially road projects.”

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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he does not have to rig before winning his re – election because he campaigned in all parts of the country and he can boast of enough support from Nigerians.

Speaking at the All Progressives Congress national caucus meeting in Abuja on Monday , the President said, “I ’ m not afraid. I went round the 36 states and the FCT and I think I have enough support across the country to vote for me.”

The President also warned Nigerians against causing any form of “disturbance” during the elections , saying that security agents are aware of likely “hot spots.”

“I do not expect anybody to cause any disturbance. The security agencies have identified hot spots and flash points and should be prepared to move.

“We have made as much arrangement as possible for them as much as the country can afford.

“Anybody who decides to snatch ballot boxes or lead thugs to disturb the process , may be that will be the last unlawful action you will take .

“We have directed the military and other security agents to be ruthless .

 We are not going to be blamed that we want to rig elections .

“I want Nigerians to be respected and let them vote whoever they want across the parties . I am not afraid of that . I went round the 36 states and the FCT and I think I have enough support across the country to vote for me.”

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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed , says he owes his appointment as minister to President Muhammadu Buhari and no one else .

In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the minister said it was “laughable’’ that anyone would seek to take credit for his appointment .

Mohammed was reacting to a statement by Dr Doyin Okupe the Special Adviser ( Media) to the Director – General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council , in which he gave credit to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki for the minister’ s appointment .

The minister said that the entire statement by Okupe , “is nothing but fiction writing , for which he deserves a hall of infamy award ( in the fiction writing segment ).

“Not one of the claims he made in his statement is true. ’’

Mohammed challenged Okupe to make available to Nigerians any evidence he might have to support his assertion that the President sought the permission of Saraki to appoint him as minister.

“We understand that Dr Okupe ’ s cheap attempt at mud- throwing is nothing but a proxy fight, rooted deeply in the politics of Kwara State .

“We are aware that Okupe ’ s boss is feeling the heat emanating from the ` O To Ge ’ ( enough is enough ) movement in Kwara State.

“ And that even the strongest of men will become disoriented and disillusioned at losing the support of people who once venerated them to high heavens .

“But that is a self- inflicted wound for which Okupe ’ s boss , an acclaimed slave master, has no one but himself to blame , ’’ Mohammed said.

The minister said he was very proud to lead the ‘ O To Ge’ movement that is set to finally bring down the Berlin Wall of political hegemony in Kwara State and send Okupe ’ s boss into political oblivion.

He said the movement will also free Okupe himself from merely being his master’ s voice , so he can fully devote his time to his new – found pastime – fiction writing .

( NAN )