The First Lady, Patience Jonathan, on Friday urged Nigerian women not to vote for any politician who would not carry the womenfolk along in his or her administration.
Mrs. Jonathan said this in her address at a civic reception organised in her honour by the Ohuhu clan, her maternal home in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State.
She urged women to vote massively for President Goodluck Jonathan.
“He has met the 35 per cent Affirmative Action for the appointment of women into political positions in the country.
In view of the series of insinuations, allegations and false claims being made by certain activists and politicians on the legal and disciplinary process in the Nigerian military, the Defence Headquarters finds it necessary to call on politicians to avoid using the forum or medium of their political campaigns to incite or endorse acts of indiscipline in the nation’s military establishments. This call has become necessary as the trend got to another level on Tuesday when a prominent politician declared that “The soldiers have the right to protest for the Federal Government’s failure to fully equip them”.
It was expected that the fellow quoted or his party would have made immediate moves to correct this fallacy or erroneous impression being propagated especially in view of the level of knowledge of his principal and candidate in forthcoming elections. Unfortunately, no such gesture seem to be forthcoming. There is therefore the need to caution against the propagation of this dangerous idea before it causes more problems.
Former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala, who is the Labour Party governorship candidate in Oyo State for February election, has appointed Kola Balogun as director-general of his campaign organisation.
This is contained in a statement signed by Abraham Ojo, Mr. Alao-Akala’s media aide.
The statement said Mr. Balogun, an Ibadan-politician, was chosen based on his loyalty, credibility and commitment to the aspirations of Mr. Alao-Akala.
Mr. Balogun was former Gov. Alao-Akala’s Commissioner for Commerce and Industry.
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