Don’t contest presidency till after 2019 Buhari tells youth

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday asked youths who might be eyeing his seat to postpone their campaigns till after the 2019 presidential election.

 The Nigerian leader, who has already indicated interest in seeking a fresh four-year mandate in 2019, made the appeal shortly after signing the much-publicised Not-Too-Young-To-Run Bill into law at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The new law reduces the eligible age for those seeking to be members of the state Houses of Assembly and House of Representatives from 30 to 25 years; and those aspiring to be President from 40 to 35 years.

The age limits for senators and state governors were not reduced as originally proposed by the sponsors of the bill.

“I am confident each one of you will transform Nigeria in your own way – whether through the media, agricultural enterprise, as economists, engineers, or as lawmakers in your states or at the federal level, or as state governors – and even someday, as President. Why not?

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Buhari is holding Nigeria to ransom – Protesters

Protesters on Wednesday accused President Muhammadu Buhari of holding the nation to ransom by his absence.

The contended that acting President Yemi Osinbajo has been unable to take concrete decisions that could move the nation forward.

The group said Osinbajo could not allocate portfolios to ministerial nominees despite the transmission of power to him, stressing that this proved that Buhari’s absence was stagnating the nation.

The protesters who held a sit-out at the Unity Fountain, Maitama, Abuja under the wary eyes of policemen, stressed that the President is not greater than the country.

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My credentials are still with military, Buhari tells INEC

Over 70 out of the 91 political parties are presenting presidential candidates that will participate in the 2019 Presidential elections our correspondent, who visited the FCT office of the Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday, reported that over 70 names had been posted as of Thursday night.

The list was posted with INEC’s timetable which fixed October 25 for the publication of candidates of political parties across the country.

Some of the candidates include: President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress,  former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, Obadiah Mailafia of the African Democratic Congress,  and  former Governor Donald Duke of the Social Democratic Party.

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Buhari was attacked by PDP for commissioning Port Harcourt Airport terminal

The party accused Buhari of being only good at commission projects the PDP started.

The PDP said the project was conceptualised, articulated and financed by its administration.

The PDP said this in a statement Thursday by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan.

The party said Nigerians were thoroughly amused when President Buhari’s handlers brought him to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for the first time since his inauguration in 2015, only to orchestrate another failed attempt to claim credit for project executed by others.

“If anything, the Buhari administration, in its incompetence, only succeeded in delaying the completion of the project, which was perfected by the PDP, including payments to contractors.

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Waiter and House keeper at Villa Picasso Hotel

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Villa Picasso Hotel, a bouquet hotel located in Maitama, Abuja, require the services of suitably qualified candidates to fill the following positions below:

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2019 Elections: INEC begins training of staff

INEC begins preparations for 2019 general election

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Monday said the commission was poised to build a functional electoral system ahead of 2019 general elections.

Yakubu made the assertion at the opening of a two-day strategic workshop to review the implementation of the commission’s strategic plan for 2012-2016.

The chairman said that the workshop was part of the commission’s strategic plan toward successful general elections in 2019 and beyond.

He said, “The objective of this workshop is to retrospect and project in two days, and come up with better ideas and solutions.

“We need to re-strategise for the 2019 general elections and beyond to come up with practical solutions on how to strengthen the electoral process.

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