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INEC Warns Against Campaigns In Churches, Mosques, Violators Risk Imprisonment

Exactly one month to the commencement of campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission has warned political parties and candidates against the use of masqueraders, public facilities and religious centres for campaigns.

The commission asked political parties to align strictly with the provisions of the Electoral Act to avoid sanctions as stipulated by the Act. INEC had fixed September 28 for the commencement of campaigns for the presidential and National Assembly, while the elections would hold on February 25, 2023.

Relying on Section 92 of the Electoral Act, 2022, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Committee on Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye, in a recent interview with our correspondent explained that the law expected political campaigns to be civil and devoid of abuse.

Okoye said, “Section 92 of the Electoral Act makes it mandatory that a political campaign or slogan shall not be tainted with abusive language directly or indirectly likely to injure religious, ethnic, tribal or sectional feelings.

“Therefore, abusive, intemperate, slanderous or base language or insinuations or innuendoes designed or likely to provoke violent reaction or emotions shall not be employed or used in political campaigns.

“Subsection 3 states that places designated for religious worship, police stations and public offices shall not be used for political campaigns, rallies and processions; or to promote, propagate or attack political parties, candidates or their programmes or ideologies.

“Masqueraders shall not be employed or used by any political party, aspirant or candidate during political campaigns or for any other political purpose.”

Tinubu Spent Five Years Insulting, Lying Against Jonathan

Reno Omokri, a former adviser to former president Goodluck Jonathan, responded to Bola Tinubu’s visit to the former leader of the All Progressives Congress.

Omokri responded and shared images from the visit on Wednesday, praising Jonathan for maintaining his cool despite what he claimed were attacks on him by Tinubu from 2010 to 2015 and asserting that the ex-President never harbored resentment despite this.

He said Jonathan was the best president Nigeria had ever had.

Tuesday night, Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate, visited Jonathan in Abuja as planned.

The meeting was a continuation of Tinubu’s nationwide dialogue with important stakeholders and was held behind closed doors in Jonathan’s home.

A team of five APC governors was led by Tinubu, who was accompanied by his running mate, Senator Kashim Shetimma. They were Bello Matawale, the governor of Zamfara State, Simon Lalong, the director-general of his presidential campaign council, Dapo Abiodun, the governor of Ogun State, Jigawa State’s Abubakar Badaru, and AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the governor of Kwara State.

While the details of the meeting was not made public.

Reacting via a tweet, Omokiri said, “H.E @GEJonathan, the best leader that Nigeria ever had. Look at his Godly gesture. Bola @officialABAT spent the five years between 2010-2015 insulting, attacking and lying against Jonathan. Even after GEJ left office, he continued. Yet, Jonathan never bore a grudge!”

Nigeria will stop importing petroleum products by 2023

Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer (GCEO), Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, says the country will stop importing petroleum products by mid-2023.

He said this on Tuesday during a press briefing at the state house in Abuja.
He said the combination of output from the Dangote refinery (scheduled to begin next year) and state-owned refineries would “eliminate any importation of petroleum products into this country”.

Even if all our four refineries in three locations are operating at 90% of installed capacity, they will only be able to raise 18 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). That means even if all of them are working today, you would still have a net deficit of PMS to import into this country,” he said.

The GCEO added that because Nigeria’s population, the middle class as well as demand has grown, the volume of petrol required in the country has increased.
He said NNPC owned 20 percent equity in the Dangote Refinery and has a first right of refusal to supply crude oil to the plant. “But we saw this energy transition challenge coming. We knew that time will come where you would look for people to buy your crude and you will not find.

“And that means we have locked down ability to sell crude oil for 33,000 barrels minimum by right for the next 20 years and by right also we have access to 20 percent of the production from that plant.” Kyari added that the Dangote refinery would begin producing by the middle of next year, adding that it can produce up to 50 million litres of PMS.

FG set to borrow a token of N11.three trillion to fund 2023 price range; exceeds borrowing limit

The Federal Government is making plans to borrow N11.three trillion to fund the N19.seventy six trillion proposed 2023 price range.

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this at the same time as offering the 2023 to 2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Policy Paper (FSP) to the House of Representatives’ Committee on Finance chaired via way of means of Honourable Abiodun Faleke. She additionally stated the government’s price range deficit is anticipated to exceed N12.forty two trillion if it have to hold petroleum subsidy for the whole 2023 financial cycle.

According to her, the economic parameters for the yr confirmed that oil manufacturing quantity became pegged at 1.69mbpd, oil benchmark – $70 in keeping with barrel, alternate rate – N435.57/$; N8.501 trillion as overall oil and fueloline sales; N1.one zero five trillion as derivation; N7.396 trillion as overall oil and fueloline sales after derivation; deductions – N3.538 trillion at the same time as different federally funded upstream tasks pegged at N3.432 trillion.

The minister provided  situations of finances parameters on gasoline subsidy expected at N6.seventy two trillion for complete 12 months 2023 (business-as-regular scenario) in addition to feasible provision of N3.36 trillion for mid-yr 2023 (reform scenario).

The lawmakers, however, expressed grave worries over the intent at the back of the spike withinside the economic deficit pegged at N11.30 trillion for 2023 in opposition to N7.35 trillion financial deficits for 2022.

Atiku Is Veteran Loser, He Will Lose Again In 2023

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari has mocked the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.

According to him, Atiku Abubakar will lose in 2023 due to the fact he is a veteran loser.

Masari said this throughout an interview with TVC on Wednesday.

The governor stated, “I suppose Atiku is a powerful pressure, however our pressure is extra than him, and he is aware of that. He is a veteran of contesting elections and additionally a veteran loser.”

Masari disregarded talks that 2023 is Atiku’s fine risk of turning into President.

“That turned into stated numerous times, and it by no means got here to pass, and this one will in no way come to pass,” he stated.

He stated the All Progressives Congress popular bearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. is the nice candidate and becomes Nigeria’s President in 2023 “Insha Allah.”

“Who is higher than him withinside the political terrain of Nigeria today?” Masari asked.

He stated Northerners have offered into Tinubu’s candidacy.

Masari stated, “They’ve already offered into it. First of all, Bola isn’t always a brand new call withinside the politics of Nigeria, and we, the humans of Katsina, realize the function performed through Bola Tinubu in 2015 for the emergence of Muhammadu Buhari. We realize the help he gave in 2019 for the continuation of Muhammadu Buhari. We, right here in Katsina, aren’t ingrates.”

Speaking at the probabilities of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, he stated, “I don’t recognise him. Somebody who become a governor of Anambra? Go and ask a Katsina guy and the politicians, how a lot of them realize Peter Obi? We are speaking approximately a presidential candidate of Nigeria, any individual who has reduce all barriers – tribal, religious, regional, call it.”

Group Backs Peter Obi, Urges Wike Not To Support Atiku, Tinubu

A group, Non-indigenes Association in Rivers State has entreated Governor Nyesom Wike to help Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, in his bid to win the 2023 election.

They recommended Wike to live with Obi, the previous governor of Anambra State who’s extensively more youthful than his  different major opponents.

High Chief Felix Ogbegbor, the affiliation’s chairman, made the statement for the duration of a press convention in Port Harcourt.

Wike shouldn’t, in line with Ogbegbor, make the mistake of endorsing Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, each of whom lack whatever to provide the state.

They argued that Obi had a higher plan to reposition the state and that he did a terrific process as governor of Anambra State, leaving a smooth document.

In their request for Wike to again Peter Obi, Ogbegbor highlighted that a few of the 3 applicants placed out through the APC, PDP, and LP, Peter Obi stands proud and is maximum favoured because of his song file of overall performance and integrity.

He asserted that Tinubu and Atiku are not able to steer the us of a out of its modern financial and safety problems and that Nigeria does now no longer presently require a pacesetter who’s older than 70.

He said, “I assume Peter Obi is the satisfactory individual that Wike need to help. Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu don’t have some thing to provide.

“If you study it, Atiku, while he become the Vice President, he became busy shopping for Nigeria. Tinubu is out of the race due to the fact he offered the entire of Lagos as a governor.

“If Atiku and Tinubu can not step down, Wike need to assist Peter Obi. We don’t want an aged character in that workplace again. The others are above 70 and we don’t want humans now.

“If Wike helps Obi, we can be proper at the back of him,” he said, announcing the affiliation comprising non indigenes throughout the us of a has surpassed a convention vote on Governor Wike.