By Guardian Nigeria 12 April 2022 | 4:23 am Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said the move by some presidential aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to form a united force will enable the party to take over power from the All Progressives Congress … Saraki • Diri cautions against factions in party Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said the move by some presidential aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to form a united force will enable the party to take over power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023. A statement, yesterday, by the Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa State Governor, Daniel Alabrah, said the presidential hopeful spoke while briefing journalists after a closed-door meeting with his co-aspirants, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and Bala Mohammed, Governor of Bauchi State, with Governor Douye Diri at Creek Haven Government House in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Saraki stated: “We are here to intimate the governor on our efforts to have a consensus candidate. As you all know, three of us have indicated interest to run on the platform of the PDP. We have been going around talking to the leaders of our party. The governor of Bayelsa is not only a leader but a key stakeholder, who has a role to play in the 2023 election. “We all have individual ambitions but what we have come to accept and believe in is that the interest of Nigeria is far bigger than individual interests. That is why in the last three weeks, we have been moving round the country, letting our leaders know that a consensus approach should be used to pick any of us. “Our appeal to Nigerians is that we feel your pains, the hardship and insecurity. That is why our ambition is to return this country to PDP and make your lives better. We have come to seek your support as we approach 2023. We have spoken very well and feel encouraged by the governor’s words. Let us start now in building those blocks that will ensure that PDP will make Nigeria a better place.” In his remarks, Diri urged the PDP to forge a united front if the party wants to win the forthcoming election. Latest 4 mins ago Britney Spears has announced via her Instagram account that she is expecting a baby with her partner Sam Asghari. The 40-year old singer wrote on her Instagram page which read “I got a pregnancy test… and uhhhhh well… I am having a baby.” The news comes six months after Britney Spears was legally set free… 2 hours ago A great source of dietary fibre, minerals and vitamins, garden eggs are a welcomed addition to every meal. This fruit contains great vitamins like vitamin B1, potassium, folate, manganese, magnesium, copper, vitamin b6 and other nutrients. Like with every other fruit, the nutritional benefits of this fruit to the human diet cannot be overemphasized. In… 3 hours ago Reverberations yesterday trailed the declaration of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to succeed his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari, which offered a foretaste of the titanic showdown to come in weeks during the shadow election…. 3 hours ago Sources from communities in Kanam Local Council of Plateau State claimed that the gunmen that attacked Kukawa, Gyambawu, Dungur, Kyaram, Yelwa, Dadda, Wanka, Shuwaka, Gwamnadaji and Dadin Kowa villages on Sunday killed 78 persons. 4 hours ago I have lived in this country long enough to know that Nigerian politics is largely a fraudulent profession in which the political elite engage largely in public deception.
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