Politics

Hold Me Responsible If Atiku Fails, Wife pledges To Ogun Women

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3 years ago

January 22, 2023

The wife of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mrs Titi Abubakar, has told Nigerians to hold her responsible if her husband, Atiku Abubakar, fails to deliver on his campaign promises.

Titi also said her husband would end poverty and insecurity if elected as the next Nigerian president come February 25, 2023.

Atiku’s wife stated this at a town hall meeting with Ogun State women in Abeokuta, the state capital.

According to her, good governance is not new to her husband, hence his resolve to take up the position of Nigeria’s next president.

Abubakar who noted, “my husband was instrumental to the successes recorded during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s eight years tenure,” assured that he would do more this time.

While describing her husband as a unifier capable of fixing the various challenges facing the nation like insecurity, unemployment, poverty and others, Mrs Abubakar stressed that her husband has enough experience to deliver the country.

She assured the PDP candidate would restructure Nigeria and restore its lost glory.

“If you vote Atiku, you vote out poverty; if you vote Atiku, you vote out insecurity. Atiku has done it before. If you vote Atiku, you vote security, you vote good economy, you vote restructuring,” she said.

According to her: “Atiku will unify Nigeria, after all, I’m a Yoruba woman married to a Fulani man for over 50 years, that is the Nigeria that I want for us all.”

She noted that if her husband is voted in, she will become the first Yoruba First Lady, urging the Southwest to give maximum support to her husband.

“No Yoruba woman has ever become a first lady in this country so I plead with you that for Yoruba to be happy, please vote for my husband and everything I and my husband have promised, we are going to fulfil it. If we don’t do it, you can hold me responsible,” she said.

Pledging that “everything that women in Ogun State and even the entire women in the South West need, I will do because I’m one of you” she reminded them that she is from Osun State and “I will not disappoint you.”

Said she: “Don’t let the APC deceive you, remember that your vote for Atiku is a vote for Yoruba and the South West.”

Also Speaking, the PDP National Woman Leader, Prof. Stella Effah-Attoe, noted that the PDP government had always ensured a better life for her citizens.

She urged the women not to keep their PVCs inside the wardrobe after collection, but to ensure they go out en masse and vote for all PDP candidates.

The Wife of the PDP governorship candidate in the state, Adenike Adebutu, commended Mrs Abubakar for always fighting for the cause of Nigerian women and children.

Adebutu urged the women to collect their PVCs before the deadline for collection and not allow themselves to be disenfranchised.

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Fubara: Mistakes Of 2023 Will Not Be Repeated In 2027 – Wike Vows

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14 hours ago

January 6, 2026

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Amid renewed conflict between him and Rivers State governor Sim Fubara, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has vowed that mistakes made in the 2023 elections will not be repeated in 2027.

Wike made the vow while speaking during a visit to Akuku-Toru and Degema Local Government Areas on Tuesday.

He emphasized the importance of acknowledging past errors and taking corrective action.

He stated, “As for Rivers state, let me make it clear what’s important in life is that you make a mistake and come out to tell people, ‘I made a mistake, and therefore I want to correct the mistakes we made.

“The mistake we made in 2023 will not be repeated. Where we voted in the state is not where we will vote again in 2027.”

Tho comes after the minister declared “total support” for President Bola Tinubu, even as tensions brew between him and leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

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We Are Not Traitors, PDP Is Dead – Bagos

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17 hours ago

January 6, 2026

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Former Federal House of Representatives member, Dachung Bagos, has explained that his recent defection, along with other politicians, is a result of the Peoples Democratic Party’s failures.

Bagos made the remarks on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, shortly after announcing his move from the PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

“We are not jumping parties for political ambition. We are jumping parties because of the platform that wants to give our people a voice, and leadership that says, ‘You can trust us to be able to address this very issue,’’ he said.

His statement comes amid the increased wave of defections from the PDP to both the APC and the African Democratic Congress.

Bagos, who served as the representative for Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency, Plateau State, from 2019 until November 2023, officially joined the APC on January 4, 2026, alongside other key figures loyal to Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang.

This move followed Governor Mutfwang’s own resignation from the PDP and subsequent defection to the APC, citing the opposition party’s ongoing internal crises and the need for clearer direction.

Rejecting suggestions that the defections were motivated by sycophancy, Bagos emphasized principle as the driving factor.

“We are not jumping parties because of sycophancy. We are jumping party because the PDP has failed at this particular moment, and it is irredeemable at this particular moment, so the platform that we see that goes with our own ideology is where we are today,” he said.

Bagos explained that his decision to join the APC was based on the party’s agenda, which he believes aligns with the aspirations of the people of Plateau State.

He underscored that governance goes beyond party lines. “Governance is beyond party lines. It is about those agendas on the table that you can make your people believe and understand that, look, this is the solution,” he said.

He highlighted President Bola Tinubu’s focus on key governance issues such as state police and local government autonomy.

“Our governance has now keyed into the issue of state police,” he said, adding, “If he has re-emphasised the issue of local government autonomy and to ensure that every state has local government elections.”

Bagos also spoke about the importance of creating opportunities for ordinary citizens and engaging young people in politics.

“We want the son of nobody to be a local government chairman, we want the son of a to be this and that, and we want to see the youth that have never believed in politics to believe in politics,” he said.

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Joe Igbokwe Reacts As Wike, APC Secretary Lock Horns Over Fubara

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1 day ago

January 5, 2026

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A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and social media commentator, Joe Igbokwe, has condemned the verbal war between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the National Secretary of the ruling party, Ajibola Basiru.

DAILY POST reports that following the renewed hostility between Wike and the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, the APC Secretary had expressed support for the governor.

However, during an event in Rivers State on Monday, Wike asked the APC National Secretary to stay away from Rivers politics.

Reacting, Basiru, in a statement, asked Wike to resign his appointment and focus on what he described as an “obsession” with Rivers State politics.

Wading into the matter, Igbokwe, in a post on Facebook, said the face-off is uncalled for and unnecessary.

He said, “The altercations between Hon. Minister FCT, Nyesom Wike, and the National Secretary APC Nigeria, Ajibola Basiru, are totally uncalled for and unnecessary. It is a needless distraction.

“If out of annoyance you remove your cap and throw it away, a made man will pick it up and use it forever. Let the misunderstanding cease to exist now.”