Ebonyi State Police Command, yesterday stressed that members of the South East Security outfit code-named Ebubeagu do not have any constitutional backing to enable them play any role in the 2023 general election in the State.

“I have been in Togo, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire from the beginning of the week; and they are as concerned about what happens in Nigeria as every Nigerian should be.”

“We are in an interesting period in Nigeria. In less than three weeks, we will be going to the poll…, well, I hope nothing will intervene against that. In less than three weeks, we will be electing a leader that will pilot the affairs of Nigeria for the next four years from May.”

INEC lists violence, threat as major challenges to this month’s election

The meeting is holding hours after the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, ruled to stop the February 10 deadline for the validity of three old naira notes.

“If a BVAS is snatched, we have a system in place that can deactivate that particular BVAS,” said Bayode. 

“There’s so much resentment against this government and whatever this government represents. We believe that if an election is held today, we will win everywhere in the state.”

Police in Lagos State says members of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) are ready to contain all “funny behaviours’’ at the forthcoming general election.

For SS: Wike is working for BAT, there is a heavy propaganda going on in Akwa Ibom, Okowa is ready for war in Delta, Bayelsa needs a structure to convert, Edo is certain.”

“Currency swap is a sovereign matter. Buhari’s government is a legitimate one…however, they don’t have the powers to put Nigerians under stress. That’s the power they don’t have. They are meant to promote our welfare and protect our lives and property.”

The government claimed that the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation was intending to share the approved facility with the APC whose activities are characterised by alleged violence and destruction.

According to Yakubu, most of the logistics services that would be needed in the elections would be rendered by the unbanked, and relying on cash payment.

According to the statement, the Chairman of NNPP Kano 2023 Fundraising Committee, Hon. Dr Sulaiman  Sumaila, who read the donation outcome last night, expressed his surprise and gratitude over the massive support received.

“If Peter Obi is struggling, then the number four would have to struggle more. He is definitely struggling. A presidential race is a marathon; it is a long-distance race, it takes time to build up.”

“schemers” who failed to produce neither none of the trio of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Central Bank of Nigeria CBN governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele and Senate President, Ahmad Lawan as consensus candidate of APC “have unleashed Mr. Emefiele’s so-called cashless policy to damage the APC and the candidature of Asiwaju Tinubu”.