Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Monday, during the party Presidential rally in Akwa-Ibom said he “rescued” Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate from former President Olusegun Obasanjo. “In his latest gaffe, Tinubu said he made Atiku Abubakar the Senate President when it is on record that Atiku has never contested any legislative election before. Speaking at party’s presidential rally held at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Tinubu said Abubakar and his party were just about “stomach infrastructure. They don’t have a mandate, what they have is ice cream. It has melted. I am...
Defence Counsel’s Absence Stalls Arraignment of Kano Senatorial Candidate On Alleged Multiple Fraud Charges
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Abdulkarim Saleh Abdulsalam aka A.A Zaura, Kano Central Senatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress, (APC), before a Federal High Court, for $1. 32m fraud charges. However, the Commission reported that the case suffered yet another postponement on Monday, 30th January, 2023, as a result of the defence counsel absence. According to EFCC: “It is the fourth time the arraignment failed to proceed mostly because of the politician’s failure to appear in court. At the last adjourned date, the matter could not go on due to the absence of both the Zaura and...