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2023 presidency: Saraki visits Niger, woos PDP delegates
Former Senate President and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr. Bukola Abubakar Saraki, has said that Nigeria as a nation is passing through a trying moment that need an energetic, courageous and vibrant leader that can fix the country right for the over all betterment of all.
Bukola Ssraki noted that no part of the country that is safe and secure without one insecurity or the other, stating that Nigerians as people could no longer be safe traveling by air, train and by road describing the situation as worrisome.
Addressing the PDP delegates at the party”s Secretariat in Minna at the weekend, Dr Bukola Saraki maintained that the increasing rate of kidnapping and cattle rustling and other heinous security challenges bedeviling the country under the rulling All Progressives Congress (APC), posed serous threat to the survival of the country as a nation.
According to the former Senate President, no part of the country is safe without one insecurity ranging from kidnapping for ransom and cattle rustlling, insisting that the security challenges in the North Central and North West of the country is alarming.
“No part of the country is safe. You cannot travel by air, you cannot travel by rail and you cannot even travel by road not to even talk of sleeping in your own house with your two eyes closed.
“So I’m here in Niger State which is a hotbed of the North Central State to request for your vote at the party convention, so that we can fix our dear country back to the peaceful and secured country that it used to be.
“Bukola Saraki for President 2023 is a collective project of North Central State. And that is my reason of coming to meet you the delegates to seek for your votes at the party convention.” he told the PDP delegates.
He stated further that with the current situation in the country, Nigerians at all levels regardless of tribes, and religious inclinations, the country, according to him will require that leader that will be courageous enough to face the reality on ground to surmount and confront the challenges with all sincerity of purpose to put the country on the proper track that would improve the wellbeings and the survival of the people.
“Nigerians as people have passed through the worst leadership of their lives in the history of the country.
“And my prayers is that never again should we as a nation ever experienced this unfortunate and sad experience in our democratic history as a country” he asserted.
Assuring that if voted into office as President come 2023, he will operate all inclusive goverment that every body will make an input that would propel the administration to the betterment of all citizens.
He pointed out that his administration come 2023 will involved youths, women and critical stakeholders as well professional of all endeavours that will bring about speedy development to the country, stressing the needs for the Niger State delegates to see reasons to give him their mandate at the convention.
In his good will remarks, the former governor of Niger State Dr. Mua’azu Babangida Aliyu described the former Senate President as dependable and reliable person that need to be taken with all seriousness, urging the delegates of Niger State to give him their mandate at the party primaries.
He explained that Dr. Bukola Saraki is committed to the Nigeria project as a Chairman of Nigerian givernors forum” and myself as chairman of Northern governor’s forum, we have work together and his commitment to Nigeria could best be described as Inestimable”
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has extended his heartfelt felicitation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on the occasion of his 73rd birthday.
Governor Ododo in statement signed by his special adviser on media, Ismaila Isah described President Tinubu as a statesman whose leadership and dedication to national development continue to inspire hope and progress across Nigeria.
He commended the President’s unwavering commitment to the Renewed Hope Agenda, which is driving economic reforms, strengthening national unity, and advancing the nation’s democratic values.
“On behalf of the government and people of Kogi State, I celebrate Mr President and our father on this special day. Your resilience, visionary leadership, and patriotism have laid a strong foundation for Nigeria’s growth. We deeply appreciate your tireless efforts in repositioning our country for sustainable development,” Governor Ododo stated.
He further reaffirmed his support for President Tinubu’s administration and prayed for continued wisdom, strength, and good health for the President as he leads Nigeria toward greater prosperity, sustainable development, peace and stability.
The Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters(Senate), Sen. Basheer Lado, CON, has felicitated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, on his 73rd Birthday Anniversary.
Lado in a congratulatory message on Friday in Abuja, described the President as a selfless leader and one who had sacrificed so much for the sustenance of democracy in Nigeria.
He said, “today, we celebrate not just the birth of a man, but the rise of a legacy.
“We celebrate not just the years in your life, but the life in your years.
“We celebrate not just the path you’ve walked, but the footprints you’ve left behind.”
The Special Adviser said the President’s life was a testament to the power of courage, resilience, and faith in the promise of the Nigerian nation.
He commended the ‘President’s determination as well as his relentless effort in ensuring adequate security, economic growth and political stability in the country.
According to Him, President Tinubu’s doggedness and passion for good governance has set Nigeria on a high pedestal in the comity of nations.
“You dreamed when others doubted, you sacrificed when others conformed, and you led when others retreated.
“On this special day, I proudly join millions across Nigeria and the world to salute your strength and celebrate your service,”he said.
Lado prayed for divine wisdom as the President continued to steer the ship of the nation toward renewed hope and greatness.
He further prayed that the glory of the President’s latter years would surpass his achievements in the past.
The Nigerian Council of Legal Education, the academic institute training lawyers before mobilizing for Call to the Bar said, the 2024 Bar Part results would be release any time soon.
The assurance came amid tension by the students who wrote the examination in November and are awaiting release of the results to determine if they have cleared or have to resit papers.
In a memo released and signed by the School management on Friday 28th March, 2025, the attention of candidates and the public was drawn to the fact that the Council has been working on the results and has progressed into a phase where the results will be released soon.
Part of the memo sighted by CAPITAL POST in Abuja said: Candidates who wrote the November 2024 Bar Final Examinations and the general public are hereby notified that the conventional processes leading to the publication of the results after approval by the Council of Legal Education are almost concluded.
“Candidates and the general public are assured that the results will be released shortly.
“The date for the Call to the Bar will be announced as soon as it is approved by the honourable Body of Benchers”, it concluded.
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