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2023: History beckons on Nigeria’s citizens to reshape their collective destiny – Tetes

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Managing Director/CEO, Mohsha Nigeria Limited, Abuja, Mohammed Shaibu Tettes has declared that Nigerians can make history in the forthcoming 2023 general election by voting wisely in the election.

Speaking through a press statement titled good tidings at New Year 2023, he said,
“2023 is a special year because most Nigerians agree that it will be a defining moment in our history as a people.

“I am therefore letting us all know that history beckons on us all to reshape our destiny and the first step to take towards this is to collect our permanent voters’ cards (PVC) and choose to vote wisely in the upcoming national elections. As much as I think that Nigeria as a nation, makes planning difficult, not planning at all is not an option. I call on you all to decide for yourself the right away and design a clear strategy to achieve your personal goals in this New Year.
“It is for man to plan. It is for God to show benevolence. If you believe in miracles, position yourself to receive it by planning. If you don’t believe in miracles, position yourself to excel without miracles.”
“I understand that there is very little citizens can do in a nation where political leadership and institutions are performing below expectations.
“It is therefore my appeal to government and its institutions to put Nigeria and her people first in the discharge of its responsibilities; not self-aggrandizement, not personal interest, not sentiments.
“While it is the role of the Nigerian state to be on top of its responsibility of securing lives and properties, resources must be adequately channelled towards building opportunities for Nigerians to thrive as there is a clear nexus between insecurity and unemployment.”

“This is also a responsibility of the government. The government needs to pay special attention to the development and growth potentials of young people and women, leaving no stone unturned in unifying Nigeria.”
However, he said it may not completely end the brain drain syndrome which is biting on, and will leave us to suffer dire consequences in another decade; but it can make the wave of economic emigration less desirable.
According to him, the march into 2023 has started in earnest adding that it is another opportunity for Nigerians to seize the freshness of the season to design for themselves how the New Year should be.
He thereforeHe congratulated Nigerians for surviving 2022 which was indeed a stressful year for many of them.

“2022 was a year that first ushered Nigeria and most nations out of the COVID-19 pandemic which crippled human kind, forcing us to adapt to a ‘new normal’.
“It was also the year that set the strongest narratives in the history of Nigeria for political participation as the countdown to the 2023 elections started.
“It was a year when Nigerians experienced so much  ups and downs. From biting, unjustfiable fuel crisis, to the hike in the cost of commodities and living.
“From alarming percentages of unemployed Nigerians to the ASUU crisis which forced tertiary institutions to closed for an entire eight months.
“From flooding disasters that directly affected hundreds of thousands across many states to insecurity and instability within different communities.
“The list is endless, also including the fiscal, monetary and FOREX policy somersaults of the government.”
urged all candidates in the forthcoming 2023 election to campaign strictly on key issues and leave out tribal and other slurs that add no value to our nation
This he said is expedient to enable the electorates make reasonable and reliable choices at the polls.
“INEC has a defined role to play as much as Nigerians do. INEC has opted for full digitalization of its processes which further reinforces its resolve to deliver credible elections but the twin evils of vote trading and electoral violence may still persist.
“These are community issues which only Nigerians can resolve. I am therefore appealing to Nigerians not to mortgage the future of the country by selling their votes for short-term gains or by engaging in violence on behalf of an elite class that will be least affected by the outcomes of violent outbursts.
“To my fellow Kogites, I urge us all to think deeply about how well we have fared over the past years. I equally urge us all to think deeply about how well we could have fared if circumstances created by political leadership had been different.
“For some well respected individuals across the country that have been asking me of my 2023 Gubernatorial ambition, please be informed that consultations are ongoing at party hierarchy/leadership, strategic stakeholders and elders across all levels; whilst taking learning from my 2019 experience.
He admonished kogi citizens   that whereas the past is gone, there is a future that affords them an opportunity to repair the damages of the past.
“Beyond everything else, 2023 affords us all with a chance to step into the next chapter of our lives. The choice of what page that next chapter belongs is to us and will remain ours. Choose wisely, plan wisely.

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EU reports: LP says FG is feebly adopting face saving measures

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***EU only hit the nail on the head

The leadership of the Labour Party has countered the Federal Government of Nigeria for discrediting the European Union’s conclusion on the 2023 General Election wherein it faulted the modalities by which the conclusion was reached.
It reiterated what it believed as the accurate testament of the European Union’s conclusion on the 2023 general elections which merely hit the nail on the head.
A statement by the National Publicity Secretary Obiora Ifoh said,
“Eropean Union’s Conclusion on the 2023 general elections are nit Jaundiced but accurate Testament of the outcome of the FG and INEC alliance to change the will of the electorate.”
“We see this face-saving measure by the Federal Government which is coming days after the submission of the report as feeble and medicine after death.

“It will interest the government to note that the European Union’s report is only one out of numerous submissions by other international Observers who have described the outcome of the election as a sham and an exercise that did not reflect the will of the majority of Nigerians.

“Labour Party stands by the position of the EU observation mission. We have always said that this election was massively rigged in favour of the APC and their candidate.
“What the FG is saying is just an afterthought and a shameless effort to mask the obvious. Even the blind can see, the deaf can hear and they know this election was manipulated.
“Huge pieces of evidence abound for even the deaf and the blind to hear and feel. We are only hoping that the judiciary will dispense justice without fear or favour in the interest of the nation and posterity.
“Nigerians already know the true winner of the 2023 presidential election and no amount of slandering, denial, or rebuttal can change the fact that the party in power has no mandate of the electorate.

“We must also note that whatever position the INEC has taken is with active connivance with the Federal Government to deny the electorate and it clearly shows that INEC is not in any way independent.
“The Commission’s action is at the whims and caprices of the government and we know it. But Nigerians looking to the Judiciary for justice. That’s where we stand.”

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FG tackles EU over report on 2023 general elections

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The Federal Government has countered the European Union’s report on the 2023 general elections, describing the conclusions therein as “jaundiced”.
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy gave the indication in a statement on Sunday.

“We urge the EU and other foreign interests to be objective in all their assessments of the internal affairs of our country and allow Nigeria to breathe,”
According to him, the February 25, 2023 presidential election was “clearly and fairly” won by Tinubu, the then candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC).

He also advised that the EU allow Nigeria to breathe and not meddle in the affairs of the country.

“We find it preposterous and unconscionable that in this day and age, any foreign organisation of whatever hue can continue to insist on its own yardstick and assessment as the only way to determine the credibility and transparency of our elections,” he said.

He said the presidency was not unaware of the “machinations of the European Union to sustain its, largely, unfounded bias and claims on the election outcomes”.

Alake further stated that there is no substantial evidence provided by the EU or any foreign and local organisation that is viable enough to impeach the integrity of the 2023 election outcomes.

“We would like to know and even ask EU, how it reached the conclusions in the submitted final report with the very limited coverage of the elections by their observers who, without doubt, relied more on rumours, hearsay, cocktails of prejudiced and uninformed social media commentaries and opposition talking heads,” he stated.

“We have many reasons to believe the jaundiced report, based on the views of fewer than 50 observers, was to merely sustain the same premature denunciatory stance contained in EU’s preliminary report released in March.

“We strongly reject, in its entirety, any notion and idea from any organisation, group and individual remotely suggesting that the 2023 election was fraudulent.”

The media aide said Nigeria has put the elections behind, and Tinubu is facing the task of nation-building.

“As a country, we have put the elections behind us. President Tinubu is facing the arduous task of nation-building, while those who have reasons to challenge the process continue to do so through the courts.”

On June 27, 2023, the EU presented its report on the 2023 elections in Nigeria to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The EU said the election exposed enduring systemic weaknesses and therefore signaled a need for further legal and operational reforms to enhance transparency, inclusiveness and accountability.

The EU also identified six areas for improvement in Nigeria’s electoral process moving forward.

Some of the key areas listed by the Mission are ambiguities in the law, the establishment of a publicly accountable process for the selection of the INEC members, ensuring real-time publication of results as well as access to election results.

It also highlighted the need for protection for media practitioners while decrying the discrimination against women in elective and appointed positions as well as impunity regarding electoral offences.

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Okumagba expresses confidence in Tinubu to initiate inclusive national reconciliation 

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***Says, the president has capacity to confront insecurity with reforms

***Applauds his agenda poised to bringing about a dawn of a new era

Prominent leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Olorogun Bernard Okumagba has expressed the confidence in the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s newly inaugurated government to bring about lasting peace and prosperity to Nigeria through an inclusive national reconciliation process.

Okumagba who is also a member of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), said the president has the capacity to remarkably focus on confronting insecurity through a reform of the sector; growing the economy; and tackling multi-dimensional poverty, which would boost Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

By so doing, he said the new government will create a robust middle class that will drive our Country’s economic rebound under his watch.

In a Press Statement, Olorogun Okumagba, a former Delta State Commissioner for Finance, also reckoned that the new President who has an established reputation as a bridge builder, a true progressive, an astute believer in true federalism, and who has over the years sacrificed to ensure the sustenance of democracy in the country, will bring these remarkable skills and attributes to bear in renewing the hopes of Nigerians for a more prosperous nation.

These were contained in a statement he issued to congratulate President Bola Tinubu (GCFR) and Vice President Kashim Shettima (GCON) on their momentous inauguration as the 16th President, and Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He wished them every success in guiding our country towards stability, true democratic governance and economic development.

Reacting to President Tinubu’s inaugural address, aptly captioned “THE NIGERIAN IDEAL”, shortly after being sworn-in by the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, Olorogun Okumagba eulogised the President for his firm and unequivocal commitment to “progressive good governance in furtherance of the Nigerian ideal” succintly captured in his five governance principles.

The principles that will guide his administration as outlined by President Tinubu include “governing according to the constitution and the rule of law; to defend the nation from terror and all forms of criminality that threaten the peace and stability of our country; and to remodel our economy to bring about growth and development through job creation, food security and an end of extreme poverty.”

Okumagba also applauded President Tinubu’s promise to address the nation’s economic problems and his directive to the monetary authorities to make monetary policy to be more business friendly and work towards a unified exchange rate.

Okumagba stated his deep appreciation of the significant role President Tinubu has played in seeking solutions to the political and economic challenges assailing our nation. Olorogun Okumagba recalls that President Tinubu’s remarkable transformation of Lagos State as Governor between 1999 and 2007, and the sustenance of a succession pipeline has since made Lagos the state of choice to live in, work, and play.

In tune with the mood of the nation for “renewed hope” of a more prosperous and united nation, Olorogun Okumagba re-affirmed his best wishes for the success of the important work that lies ahead.

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