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Atiku Storms Plateau, Vows to Restore Peace, Revamp Ailing Economy

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3 years ago

December 13, 2022

Eric

Presidential candidate of the people’s Democratic Party PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has promised to retore peace, economic stability and build infrastructure to Plateau state if returned elected to the center in 2023.

The former Vice President made this vow at his party’s presidential campaign rally held in Jos, plateau state.

Atiku who asked the mammoth gathering to promise to vote him in the next general election, vowed to ensure the roads in the state are connected to other neighboring state to promote economic development.

He said, “It is home coming for me. I have been a resident in Jos for 28 years.”

“If you vote for PDP, We will revamp the economy, fix roads and connect them to other states and bring peace to women and children in the state.” The PDP flag bearer said.

He asked the crowd, “do you promise to return PDP to the center?”

On his part, Vice Presidential candidate of the PDP, Ifeanyi Okowa, told the mammoth crowd in Jos that, “There is sign we are winning the election. APC took Nigeria down the hill but Atiku will turn things around. There is hunger in the land, no employment but Atiku, a man of honour, with experience and knowledge will be turn things around. He is the only one capable by up stop the insecurity in the country.

“Come out in February and campaign for Atiku and we will reward you greatly.” Okowa said.”

Earlier, the Chairman of the PDP, Iyorcha Ayu told the party’s supporters not to vote APC in the next election if the state wants to witness infrastructure development and peace.

He said, “Don’t vote a party that will not bring development to the state, vote PDP and we will not shot your universities for one year, see what Jonah Jang did and we can replicate that if you vote PDP.”

Earlier in his address, DG, Atiku/Okowa Presidential campaign council Aminu Tambuwal acknowledged the warm reception, saying “the state, Plateau is PDP and PDP is Plateau.”

He said, “If you vote Atiku, he will unify the country and all the lost glory of the country will be returned,” he told the gathering.

The PDP presidential rally was witnessed by the party’s bigwigs including the Chairman of the presidential campaign council and governor of Akwa Ibom state, Udom Emmanuel.

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Tinubu Nominates Oyedele As Minister of State for Finance, Moves Anite-Uzoka to Budget Ministry

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13 hours ago

March 3, 2026

Eric

A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga, has announced that “President Bola Tinubu has nominated Taiwo Oyedele as the minister of state for finance, replacing Doris Anite-Uzoka.

“Mrs Anite-Uzoka will now move to the Ministry of Budget and National Planning, as the Minister of State, her third portfolio in the administration.

“President Tinubu has today conveyed the nomination of Mr Oyedele to the Senate for confirmation in a letter to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.

“Until President Tinubu nominated him as a minister, Mr Oyedele from Ikaram, Akoko, Ondo State, was the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, which overhauled Nigeria’s tax system.

“Mr Oyedele, 50, is an economist, accountant and public policy expert.

“He attended Yaba College of Technology, where he obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND) in accountancy and finance. He attended Oxford Brookes University and earned a BSc in applied accounting.

“He also completed executive education programmes at the London School of Economics, Yale University, the Gordon Institute of Business Science, and the Harvard Kennedy School.

“Mr Oyedele spent 22 years of his working career at PwC, joining in 2001 and rising to become the Fiscal Policy Partner and Africa Tax Leader.

“Mr Oyedele is also a professor at Babcock University in Ogun State and a visiting scholar at the Lagos Business School.”

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Defection: Atiku’s Son, Adamu, Resigns As Adamawa Commissioner

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18 hours ago

March 3, 2026

Eric

Adamu Abubakar, the first son of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has resigned as Adamawa State’s commissioner for works and energy development, days after Governor Ahmadu Fintiri defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.

Abubakar’s resignation letter, dated 2 March 2026, was addressed to the governor through the Secretary to the State Government. He gave no reason for his departure.

The timing is pointed. Fintiri announced his defection to the APC in a statewide broadcast last Friday, saying his cabinet and the PDP’s state structure had moved with him. Within 24 hours, 22 commissioners and special advisers publicly announced they were following suit. Abubakar, whose father remains one of the PDP’s most prominent national figures, was not among them.

In a statement issued Monday night, Abubakar’s media aide Abdulaziz Jauro said the former commissioner thanked the governor for the opportunity to serve and pledged continued loyalty to the administration’s developmental agenda. He also expressed gratitude to his father “for granting him the moral support and blessing to serve the people of Adamawa State” — a line that, read in context, suggests Atiku was consulted on the decision.

Abubakar said his resignation was not a withdrawal from public life. “This does not mark the end of his commitment to public service,” the statement read, “but rather the beginning of new avenues for developmental collaboration.”

The resignation leaves unresolved the question of whether it reflects a political break with the governor over his defection or a personal decision unconnected to the broader party realignment now reshaping Adamawa’s political landscape.

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DSS Nabs Man over Assassination Attempt on Peter Obi

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20 hours ago

March 3, 2026

Eric

Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has detained a man in connection with the recent attack and alleged assassination threats targeting Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

According to AIT, the shooting incident took place on February 24, 2026, in Benin City, Edo State, during a political gathering attended by Obi and several figures from the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The meeting was hosted by former APC National Chairman, John Oyegun. Gunmen reportedly opened fire at the venue, causing panic and forcing attendees to disperse for safety.

According to security sources, shortly after the attack, an individual identified as Udeme Monday Stephen allegedly took to social media claiming responsibility and issuing additional threats against Obi, warning of further violence.

Intelligence officials reportedly initiated swift investigations, employing digital tracing and forensic tools that led to the arrest of the 26-year-old suspect in Rivers State. He is said to be a teacher at a private secondary school in the Eliozu area of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area.

The suspect remains in DSS custody and is expected to face prosecution. The agency reiterated its commitment to responding to credible threats and safeguarding lives and national interests without bias.