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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.
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Structural Formattion: NLM charges National Director Mobilization and Contact to investigate lists
By AbdulRahman Obaje
Nigeria Liberty Movement has reiterated its commitment to sanitizing its system of ghost and inactive members especially in the leadership hierarchy.
This form the crux of the meeting between the National Chairman, Ambassador Thompson Mishak and the National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Honourable Alhaji Suleiman Yunusa and his mobilization team.
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Amb. Mishak reiterating his commitment to a workable system and the progress of NLM charges Honourable Yunusa to ensure that the system is investigated to uncover ghost or inactive members in the submitted structural formation list.
During the strategic mobilization and state structural formation investigation meeting, Amb. Mishak expresses concerns that though some states have actually submitted verifiable structure, but same cannot be said about other states.
He said “I have passed some states that are critically lagging behind to the National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Alhaji Yunusa and it is my priority and his responsibility to see that proper structural formation is obtained from those states”.
He further said, “There is need to continually audit and verify our structure to ensure that the system is rid of inactive or sleeping members especially in the leadership hierarchy and down to the family mobilisers”.
In a related meeting with his mobilization team, the National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Honourable Suleiman Yunusa had also cautions NLM members and the general public to desist from paying money to individuals in the name of NLM.
He said that NLM does not collect money from anybody and any person that pay money to another in the name of NLM does so at his/her own desire and risk.
He concluded that NLM stands for liberty and if anybody is being charged or extorted in the name of NLM, then the motive behind NLM is being defeated.
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National Association of Dispatch Riders declares supports for NLM
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The National Association of Dispatch Riders in Nigeria has declared supports and commitment to Nigeria’s Liberty Movement.
the Vice President of the national association of dispatch riders.
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Ogbonaya while speaking said, “I have declared my support for NLM and promised to inform other components of the association to que in”
The capacity leader, Alhaj Yunusa: while Passing the message of liberty to the Rider group charges the Association to be committed to NLM as NLM has come to liberate each and everyone.
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Supporting NLM, Group says empowering women is empowering the nation
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The chairlady of a social cultural group in Niger State, Igala Ladies, Mrs. Ayishetu Ibrahim said empowering women is empowering the nation.
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Ibrahim reiterated this while addressing the Honourable Capacity Leader Alhaji Suleiman Yunusa, National Director, Mobilization and Contact, Nigeria’s Liberty Movement, NLM and his entourage during a familiarisation visit to Niger State, Saturday, January 18th, 2025.
She said, “We are not new to politics and many political parties have come to tell us all sorts of thing which at the end, we don’t benefit from.”
“We believe that with the mantra of freedom and empowerment and the aims and objectives of NLM as preached to us today, something meaningful and tangible will come out of it.”
” This is because when you empower women you are empowering the nation as the women will go out in supporting men.”
“The women folk is a great support to men.”, Ibrahim continued.
In the highpoint of the visitation, Honourable Yunusa presents NLM facecap to the women leader which was accepted as a sign of solidarity.
Ibrahim further pledges support and solidarity for NLM.
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