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By James Agberebi 23 March 2023 | 3:24 pm A spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign, Festus Keyamo, has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) over statements made by Labour Party (LP) candidate Peter Obi and his running mate Datti Baba-Ahmed. In a petition sent to the DSS on Thursday, 23 March, Keyamo asked the agency to ‘rein’ in Obi… Labour Party’s Presidential candidate Peter Obi (C), flanked by wife Margaret (R) and his running mate Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed (L), greets supporters during a campaign rally at Adamasingba Stadium in Ibadan, southwestern Nigeria, on November 23, 2022, ahead of the 2023 Nigerian presidential election. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP) (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images) A spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign, Festus Keyamo, has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) over statements made by Labour Party (LP) candidate Peter Obi and his running mate Datti Baba-Ahmed. In a petition sent to the DSS on Thursday, 23 March, Keyamo asked the agency to ‘rein’ in Obi and Baba-Ahmed. He said Obi and Baba-Ahmed have been making incendiary comments and claims about the declaration of Bola Tinubu as president-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He noted that the latest of such comments are those made by Baba-Ahmed on Channels TV on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, where the LP Vice President threatened that swearing in Tinubu on May 29th, 2023 would signal the end of democracy. “These comments and claims are made, not just within the boundaries of exercising their rights to freedom of speech and the freedom to air their grievances publicly, but they have since crossed the line to call for the outright truncation of democracy by insisting on the adoption of other processes outside the contemplation of our Constitution,” Keyamo said. “In some cases, their privies have even called for the establishment of an Interim Government.” The Minister of Labour said Baba-Ahmed unilaterally declared the president-elect as unconstitutional and threatened mayhem if Tinubu is sworn in on May 29th, 2023. He alleged that he has it on good authority that Obi and Baba-Ahmed sponsored some youths to populate social space with inciting messages that could lead to violence in the country. 1 day ago The president-elect campaign spokesman in the South East, Dr. Josef Onoh has told the President-elect to prioritize the release of Nnamdi Kanu than conceding the position of the President of the Senate to the South East zone. Onoh argued that the south east had held the position of the President of the Senate and rotated… 1 day ago The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has referred Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue to its National Disciplinary Committee over alleged involvement in anti-party activities. 1 day ago A spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign, Festus Keyamo, has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) over statements made by Labour Party (LP) candidate Peter Obi and his running mate Datti Baba-Ahmed. In a petition sent to the DSS on Thursday, 23 March, Keyamo asked the agency to ‘rein’ in Obi… 1 day ago The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed candidates, who had registered for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) optional Mock-UTME scheduled for Thursday, 30 March 2023, that their notification slips would be ready for printing from Thursday, 23rd March 2023. JAMB Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, all candidates for the… 1 day ago Enugu State governor-elect, Dr Peter Mbah, said on Thursday that he would dedicate his tenure to the service of the state, stressing that he will not run a sectional government. In an acceptance speech, Mbah regretted that attempts were made to create division between Nkanu and Nsukka people of the state using the election, but…
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