Politics
2023: CSO Seeks for Adequate Security, Active Youths Participation in Politics
Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
Ahead of 2023 general elections in Nigeria, the Executive Director, Connected Development, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Mr Hamzat Lawal, on Sunday called on government at all levels to work towards putting in place adequate security for smooth and successful conduct of the polls. adsbygoogle || []).push({});
Lawal also stressed the need for active participation of youths across the country in Politics saying that as future leaders, they should be gradually groomed in the art of politicking.
Lawal, an independent observer made this call at the sideline of Kogi Central Senatorial primary election of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Okene at the weekend.
According to him, without adequate security, the INEC’s sensitive materials will not be safe, and Nigerians will not come out to cast their ballot thereby leading to voter apathy.
”There is need to ensure adequate security as much as primaries elections are ongoing in Nigeria, but my major concern is the general elections in 2023.
”Today, I am happy that we have adequate security on ground and some of the agents and aspirants are well coordinated.
”We have INEC officials as well as various security agencies to ensure there is peace and the election is free and fair,” he said.
Lawal also urged Nigerian youths to ensure active participation in politics by being a card carrying member of a political party, and be part of the process and structure.
An anti-corruption activist and founder, Follow The Money, stressed that youths participation in political process was key to embracing inclusion, inter-generational equity and dialogue.
He urged the politicians and legislators to put their personal interest aside, and deliver on good governance and services to the people based on their ideals and manifestos.
Lawal, an anti-corruption activist and co-founder, Follow the Money, said the fact that money politics was still playing precedent in Nigeria, signified that the Anti- Corruption Agencies were not doing enough.
“If they do, people with money bags will be scared to use money to entice voters.
”If we must get it right, we must embrace our value system which has eroded,” he said.
Lawal disclosed that the CSO had deployed observers who were documenting the entire process of the parties’ primary elections, adding that the report would be out soon.
He emphasised that Science and Technology should play a big role in the next election to reduce voters apathy and ensure peaceful, free and fair election where politicians would not muzzle the process and the people.
Mr Abubakar Ohere, the former Kogi State Commissioner for Works, won the Kogi Central Senatorial APC primary election with 260 votes.
Ohere defeated two other aspirants, Mr Ramatu Attah and Alh. Dalhatu Sheriff, who polled 13 and 11 votes respectively.
Author Profile
Latest entries
NewsMarch 8, 2023HYPPDEC Donates Food Stuff, Clothing to Locals in Kogi to Tackle Cashless Policy Effect
NewsMay 30, 2022Activist Tasks Youths On Active Participation In Politics
PoliticsMay 30, 20222023: CSO Seeks for Adequate Security, Active Youths Participation in Politics
NewsOctober 1, 2020Nigeria @ 60: Bello Promises More Democracy Dividends, Vows To Sues Fraudulent Workers
News
NLM Mobilization Director charges members to take structural formation serious
By AbdulRahman Obaje
Alhaji Suleiman Yunusa, the National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Nigeria Liberty Movement, NLM has charges NLM members nation-wide to be more serious with the mobilization and the structural formation.
adsbygoogle || []).push({});
js">
He made this statement during a stakeholders meeting of the Kogi State chapter of NLM Saturday March 1st, 2025, Lokoja.
Yunusa said Nigeria Liberty Movement is a pure political movement that has come to establish an emergency national intervention for a new breed of leadership, saying that, “for emergency national intervention, we expect that everybody that is here has a burning desire”
Yunusa further revealed that you will reap your effort according to what you put in.
“You are not going to work for Nigeria Liberty Movement, you are going to work for yourself”
“If you want to see the Nigeria of your dream, it is not all about going to the street to protest, it is not all about telling the Nigeria Labour Congress to go on strike”
“Nigeria Liberty Movement has come for self-actualisation of the citizen”
Yunusa said, “If you are a local government coordinator, all we want you to do is create your structure and even to take an elective position, NLM will sponsor your election”
“Nigeria Liberty Movement is telling you to go and create your structure, showcase your structure and you will be empowered”, he continued.
Author Profile
Latest entries
ReligiousMarch 3, 2025NGIJ Felicitates with President Tinubu, Nigerian Muslims on Ramadan
NewsMarch 3, 2025NLM Mobilization Director charges members to take structural formation serious
Guest WriterMarch 2, 2025Ajia Felicitates Emir of Ilorin, Kwara People and Muslims Worldwide on Ramadan
NewsFebruary 21, 2025NLM Rejigs Leadership Structure, Says It’s time for Leadership by Productivity
Politics
NLM say power will come to son of nobody; as Kuje residents embrace it will high enthusiasm
By AbdulRahman Obaje
Honourable Alhaji Suleiman Yunusa, National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Nigeria Liberty Movement, NLM says that NLM would take a son of nobody to become somebody without knowing anybody.
adsbygoogle || []).push({});
He reiterates this while addressing aspiring NLM members Saturday, February 8th, 2025 in the Kuje Area Council, Abuja.
Hon Yunusa said, “It is a national intervention for emerging new breed of leadership. NLM has come to foster the spirit of unity, prosperity and accountability. That is what NLM has come to do”
“Nigeria Liberty Movement is going to show you what is called politics unusual. It is going to change the entire political platform into what you have not seen before”
“I want to explain again that Nigeria Liberty Movement has come to express and change the political platform of the entire Nigeria into what Nigerians has never imagine it would happen before”
“What I want to let you know now is that begin to have ambition that yes you are going to take leadership.”
“Nigeria Liberty movement is a movement that would take a son of nobody to become somebody without knowing anybody”
Kuje residents and indigene welcomes NLM with great enthusiasm.
A community leader, Elder Nyiekaa Williams said that NLM is a welcoming development.
Elder Williams said, “I am happy as I have always advocate for this kind of thing in Nigeria, in kuje here, we are not going to query anybody, and we are not going to fight anybody.
But our actions and project on ground will make you believe that these are serious people”
“So, like you said, we are going to call you back here, so that you will know that this assignment you are given us we did or not.”
“We are still going to call you and when you come next time you will know whether this movement have really started”
“and so I was going through some materials by the virtue of a student of Peace and Conflict Resolution, I was able to go through so many borrowed courses where you saw movement that started with a less than 10 person, but they became a political parties, they became movement that were able to even grab Nigeria independence from the British”.
“So, thank you for coming, God will take you home safely and we are going to deliver Kuje for you. You will be surprised”
Mrs Iwuagwu Prisca , The women leader, NLM, Kuje Rea Council also lend a supportive voice while calling for caution.
She said that, “you make sure that you carry the women along, because it is only women that vote”.
“We vote, at the end you keep us aside, but we can never leave to vote because we are doing it for our children. We are doing to it to make sure that our nation, our country is okay, because any country that is okay, the women will enjoy, the children will also enjoy”, he continued.
The enthusiasm and expectations expressed by the Kuje Area Council members of NLM shows that NLM will be a formidable force there to reckon with in the nearest future.
Author Profile
Latest entries
ReligiousMarch 3, 2025NGIJ Felicitates with President Tinubu, Nigerian Muslims on RamadanNewsMarch 3, 2025NLM Mobilization Director charges members to take structural formation seriousGuest WriterMarch 2, 2025Ajia Felicitates Emir of Ilorin, Kwara People and Muslims Worldwide on RamadanNewsFebruary 21, 2025NLM Rejigs Leadership Structure, Says It’s time for Leadership by Productivity
Politics
NLM National Director, Mobilization and Contact douses mounting tension as Bwari NLM holds maiden meeting
By AbdulRahman Obaje
The National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Honourable Alhaji Suleiman Yunusa says every members including the executive members of Bwari Area Council should remain calm and focused as every matter of concerns will be settled
This is contained in a statement released in Abuja by Prince Comrade Abdulrahman Obaje, Special Assistant, Communication and Public Relation, Office of the National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Sunday, February 2nd, 2025.
There are several complaints maladministration coming from disgruntled members of the Bwari Area Council NLM Excos stemming from the just concluded maiden meeting of the NLM, Bwari Chapter, Saturday, January 1st, 2025.
While others said that nobody should take the credit of the Bwari area council meeting held yesterday except the Bwari chairman that did the magic and Madam, Mrs Gladys Azokor, and the Excos of Bwari NLM
An Exco that wants to remain anonymity voiced his concerns in a telephone chat, saying that, “Some of us were even stranded as they came from far places to join the meeting and even a high ranking officer that was present went away with the attendance list which he promised to snap and return to us.
Honourable Yunusa while commending the efforts of the executives and members of the Bwari Area Council, and the success of the meeting said that he would have been at the Bwari meeting along with his entourage, however we have to also be at Nasarawa State, to settle the structural formation of Nasarawa State, NLM which was on the list of non-powering state.
The capacity leader which was given the mandate of monitoring all the activities of State, Local Government and ward chapters of NLM promises to closely monitor the activities of Bwari Area Council to ensure that every stakeholder is treated with fairness and justice. He particularly said that their concerns will be addressed within two weeks
He further revealed that if we want to build a strong society that would stand the test of time, we must not build it on unfairness as every stakeholders must be treated with fairness. And more so, that the Mission and Vision of NLM include fostering freedom, justice and prosperity, we shall always strive to uphold same.
He further call on the Bwari and all other chapters’ executives to continue with the good work of grassroots mobilization and awareness campaign as their activities will not go unnoticed.
Author Profile
Latest entries
ReligiousMarch 3, 2025NGIJ Felicitates with President Tinubu, Nigerian Muslims on RamadanNewsMarch 3, 2025NLM Mobilization Director charges members to take structural formation seriousGuest WriterMarch 2, 2025Ajia Felicitates Emir of Ilorin, Kwara People and Muslims Worldwide on RamadanNewsFebruary 21, 2025NLM Rejigs Leadership Structure, Says It’s time for Leadership by Productivity
NGIJ Felicitates with President Tinubu, Nigerian Muslims on Ramadan
Share this StoryBy AbdulRahman Obaje … Seeks Divine Intervention for …
NLM Mobilization Director charges members to take structural formation serious
Share this StoryBy AbdulRahman Obaje Alhaji Suleiman Yunusa, the National …Ajia Felicitates Emir of Ilorin, Kwara People and Muslims Worldwide on Ramadan
Share this StoryBy AbdulRahman Aliagan … Seeks Divine Intervention …
NLM Rejigs Leadership Structure, Says It’s time for Leadership by Productivity
Share this StoryBy Abdulrahman Obaje The Nigeria Liberty Movement (NLM) …
NLM FCT Chapter Postpones General Meeting, Cites Incomplete Structural Formation
Share this StoryBy AbdulRahman Obaje The Nigeria Liberty Movement has …
Comr. Okolofo Sunday salutes Hon. Zakari Dauda on his commendation
Share this StoryBy AbdulRahman Obaje Comr. Okolofo Sunday a friend …
FG, Afreximbank Assess Nigeria’s Readiness for Africa Energy Bank Commencement
Share this StoryAhead of the commencement of operations of the …
Nigeria’s Oil Production Reaches 1.53m bpd in January, Meets OPEC Quota
Share this StoryBy AbdulRahman Obaje For the first time since …
Senate charges FG to include North East in the Super Highway Projects
Share this StoryBy AbdulRahman Obaje The Senate Thursday, February 13, …
STEM: Delta government pledge robust partnership with private organisations
Share this StoryThe Delta government has assured that it will …