The ruling party appeared to have relied on a clause that mandated primary contenders to withdraw from a race voluntarily or be arbitrarily substituted by the party.
The proposed regulation has been criticised as an attempt by the government to regulate social media through the backdoor.
Power distributors in Kaduna and other parts of the country said they have not been able to receive bulk electricity from the national supply line.
Mr El-Rufai said Mr Tinubu’s decision to pick a Muslim VP, which analysts have said may happen, would further drive a wedge between Nigerians and their fixation with religion.
“I have the right to hire and fire because it is my law firm,” Mr Agbasiere told The Gazette on Friday morning.
It was not immediately clear whether Yemi Osinbajo declined to congratulate Bola Tinubu because the former Lagos governor snubbed him at the convention ground Wednesday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has ratified the Labour Party’s leadership structure, recognising officials loyal to presidential candidate Peter Obi.
The media entrepreneur defeated Kingsley Moghalu, an economist and former CBN governor who vowed to retire Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar.
The ruling party’s presidential candidate indicated in his acceptance remarks that he would be running against the opposition rather than on his party’s record.
Mr Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, said Mr Tinubu’s victory underscores his tenacity.
