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2023 Presidency

May 14, 2022

APC to screen 2023 presidential aspirants on May 23

Recall that the APC special convention for the presidential primaries would hold from May 30 to June 1.

APC Flag
May 2, 2022

2023: Southerners should blame PDP if region doesn’t produce president, says APC chieftain

The APC chieftain said PDP’s desperation would cost southern Nigeria the 2023 presidency.

Osita Okechukwu
April 29, 2022

2023 Presidency: PDP screens Saraki, Tambuwal, Wike, 14 others

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday began the screening of its 17 aspirants for the 2023 presidential election.

Nyesom Wike, Bukola Saraki and Aminu Tambuwal
April 29, 2022

Buhari unpredictable; may shock Nigerians with candidate to succeed him: Okorocha

Mr Okorocha said Buhari will consider certain factors before he endorses any politician for the 2023 presidency.

Former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha
April 22, 2022

2023 Presidency: Group roots for Buratai

The group said the call for Mr Buratai was borne out of the security challenges facing the country.

Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Yusuf Buratai. [CREDIT: Thisday]
February 17, 2022

2023 Presidency: Zoning in PDP constitution since 2011, says Baraje

“There is a caveat in the constitution which say that zoning should be respected for the purpose of giving a sense of belonging to all members of the party…”

February 15, 2022

2023 Presidency: Igbos had wanted to rule Nigeria since 1960, says Ohanaeze Ndigbo

“How many Nigerians are more popular than Ndigbo political elites within and outside Nigeria who have a high visibility…?”

Ohaneze Ndigbo
February 14, 2022

2023 Presidency: Yobe group rallies support for Tinubu

“Tinubu has done it before. We try to track his record. We try to look at his profile in terms of performance when it comes to public administration.”

Tinubu/APC used to illustrate the story
November 21, 2021

2023 Presidency: Tinubu to declare intention January 2022, says Fashola

In the past months, billboards and posters of Mr Tinubu’s election bid have flooded major cities, particularly Lagos and Abuja.

Babatunde Fashola and Bola Tinubu
October 3, 2021

Nigeria cannot afford to discard rotational presidency now: Dakum

Mr Dakum said it is in the interest of peace to allow for rotational presidency in Nigeria until it is ripe to elect purely on merit.