“President Buhari is determined that before he leaves office in 2023, there will be significant progress in delivering electricity and power to Nigerians and whatever it takes to do it, he would do.”

PHOTOS: INEC Releases List Of Presidential Candidates, Running Mates

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday released the final list of presidential candidates and their running mates in the coming election.
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Backlash As African Leaders Ride To Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral In Bus

The mode of transportation for African leaders to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Monday, has been generating reactions on Twitter.

Social media users have been comparing the privileges given to the US president, Joe Biden, to use his motorcade, while other leaders, not only African leaders had to arrive via buses.

A tweep, Dere R Tesfa said, “African leaders including #WilliamsRuto, were lumped into a bus during Queen Elizabeth's burial. This is considered as an insult and disrespect for #Africa. #ShameOnUK

YejeginaLij replied Tesfa, saying, “Shame on the African leaders who accepted such treatment.”

Emmanuel Lumumba shared a video of the arrival of the US president, Joe Biden in his motorcade and that of African leaders on a bus and said, “Our leaders went to the UK and are being treated the way they treat us.”

Kasera Achayo tweeted, “Why even bother to go? it's obvious their absence wouldn't have been noticed either way. Neo-colonisation is real, I feel sad at these images of mostly African Heads of States being carted in hired buses that are not even uniformed. What a shame.”

Another tweep, Tony Roufajani, sees the situation in a different light saying, “Why think on colonial grounds instead of traffic & security management! (300 leaders) European & other Eastern Asian leaders hopped into those coaches & I see nothing wrong with that! Just imagine the bilateral talks & acquaintances that will be facilitated. It’s a good thing!”
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PHOTOS: Wike's Team Pulls Out Of Atiku's Campaign Council

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike's team has pulled out of the campaign council of the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

This was the outcome of a meeting that ended early on Wednesday morning in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

Present at the meeting were party leaders including founding members of the party, governors, ex-governors and ministers.

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