2023 Presidency

The Convener, Concerned Nigerians, Deji Adeyanju, has advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against fielding former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate in 2023.He said fielding Atiku, who was PDP’s…

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Tuesday called on the youth to make conscious efforts at “wrestling” power from the elders in order to assume the mantle of the country’s leadership in 2023.Bello made the call on Tuesday in…

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN has urged the public to dismiss a rumour circulating that he intends to be running mate to former President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2023 presidential election.…

The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has described calls for the 2023 presidency to be zoned to Southern Nigeria as "unconstitutional".Bello, who is known to be nursing a presidential ambition, stated this Friday during a seminar…

A coalition under the aegis of Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF) has urged the Southern Governors Forum to tread with caution and guard their utterances in the interest of the unity of Nigeria.Addressing newsmen on Friday in Lagos, the group…

A group, Disciples of Jagaban (DOJ), has called on the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to vie for the presidency in 2023 for the benefit of Nigeria and Nigerians.The group made the call on Sunday…

Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has declined to dismiss insinuations he would vie for the presidency in 2023.This came to the fore on Tuesday during a virtual colloquium with the theme: “Africa: Interrogating the Leadership…

A group, Osinbajo Grassroots Organisation (OGO), says it will continue to promote Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo's suitability for the presidency in 2023 even if he has yet to declare interest in running.OGO's Convener, Folusho Ojo ‘Fosh’…

An elder statesman and former Leader of a socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, has expressed support for the presidential ambition of the APC National Leader, Sen. Bola Tinubu.Fasoranti stated this while receiving…

A Northern group, Arewa Mandate Initiative (AMI), says it would support a Southern candidate including Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Rotimi Amaechi or Orji Uzor Kalu as President Muhammadu Buhari's successor in 2023.The political pressure group…

Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), an umbrella body of Igbo youths, has said it would resist any attempt by any individual, group or political party to make light of the clamour for Igbo presidency in 2023.President-General…

I made a statement of fact that unless a national consensus emerges, it will be impossible for a Nigerian president to emerge from the East. This is a political fact.It is not just the East but also neither the South-West, South-South…

The Governor of Katsina, Aminu Masari, says the Southern part of Nigeria should produce the president in 2023 for the sake of fairness.Katsina is located in the North-West geopolitical zone and is the home state of President Muhammadu…

Senior Special Assistant to former President Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe says any candidate desirous of becoming president in 2023 would have to convince the people.He added that the successful candidate would have to…

The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello says Nigerians must look beyond ethnicity and zoning in choosing the next president in 2023.Bello, who is being pressurised to vie for the nation's highest office, stated this Saturday when he…

In this piece, Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to former President Jonathan, Dr Doyin Okupe explained that he would run for president in 2023 if banditry, kidnapping, herdsmen ravaging of the southwest and Boko Haram, all…

Former Special Assistant on New Media to ex-President Jonathan, Reno Omokri has said that the former president would not pick Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai as running mate in the 2023 presidential election.He further…

Former Minister of State for Works, Senator Dayo Adeyeye says National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is the perfect replacement for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.Adeyeye leads ‘South West Agenda…

A socio-political organisation, Movement for the Election of Nigerian President of Igbo Extraction, wants Mr Peter Obi to contest the 2023 presidential poll.Obi was the Vice-Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)…

Chief Edith Mike-Ejezie, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra state, has described the party as the surest route to achieving Igbo presidency in the 2023 general elections.Mike-Ejezie stated this while…

The Arewa Youth Forum (AYF) has called on Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi to run for the Presidency in 2023, stating that it was time for the youth to take over the country’s leadership.The forum made the call on Saturday during a courtesy…

Veteran Nollywood Actor, Pete Edochie, has publicly endorsed his son, Yul Edochie, for the 2023 presidential election in the country.Yul Edochie, also a Nollywood star in a video shared on his social media pages on Thursday night said:…

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has described the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as an elder statesman for whom he has the utmost respect.He stated this while refuting a report by a…

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has distanced himself from campaign posters of his purported 2023 presidential ambition.The governor made the clarification after campaign posters surfaced on major streets of Abuja about his…

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has denied nursing a presidential ambition in 2023.The governor made the clarification in a terse statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase on Monday.Ortom, who is a member of the…

Former Governor of Adamawa State, James Bala Ngilari, says the South-East stands a better chance of producing the president on merit than relying on zoning.He said that the geopolitical zone is populated by many competent persons that…

The coalition of South-East Professionals Network in Nigeria and Diaspora (CSEPNND), an Igbo professional group, says Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu is being used by desperate politicians to scuttle the region's…

The Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Prince Mathew Kolewole, is canvassing for the support of legislators across the country for Gov. Yahaya Bello’s ambition to become the President of Nigeria in 2023.Kolawole stated this in Jos…