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Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar; former Anambra state governor and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP); and former Borno state governor and vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kashim Shettima in the 2023 general elections have arrived at the 62nd Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) conference on Monday.

Shettima was representing the APC national leader and presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu in the NBA Annual General conference at Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos state.

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The arrivals of the politicians shook the auditorium as their supporters hailed them with rapturous applause and hailings as the development has gotten social media talking.

While delivering his speech, Atiku said, “I am a product of developed powers and I know what the regional governments did with those powers. That’s why I’m advocating for restructuring.”

Nigeria in disarray, needs ‘heroes’ — Chimamanda

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Nigerian renowned novelist, Chimamanda Adichie was also present at the event.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said that Nigeria is currently in disarray and requires heroes who can take bold decisions to save the country.

In her keynote address, Chimamanda said: ” Nigeria is disarray. Things are hard and getting harder by the day. We can’t be safe when there is no role of law. Nigerians are starve of heroes to look up to. Late Dora Akunyili and Gani Gawehimmi were heroes that Nigerians looked up to before now. Unfortunately that era has gone. I believe that NBA is in a position to give the nation, heroes that we can look up to the lead the nation.”

2023 election not about religion, tribe but character, competence ―Obi

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The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has said that the 2023 election will not be about religion or tribe but about character and competence in leadership.

Peter Obi stated this on Monday in Lagos at the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference, NBA-AGC.

According to Obi, the country’s woes have gotten so bad that the 2023 election would not be about religion or tribe but about who has the character and competence to deliver the country from its current mess.

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“Nigeria is in a mess. We got here simply because of the accumulative effect of bad leadership. The coming election is not about tribe or religion but about character and competence. We need a bold transition from a highly secured state to a highly secured state.”

(Vanguard)