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Daily Rendezvous The presidential hopeful of the PDP and Governor of Bauchi state, Sen. Bala Mohammed, has tasked Nigerians to cue into his Nigeria first project saying Nigerians have to learn put their differences aside and fight for country of their dreams. Sen. Bala said, if Nigeria must develop as a country, everyone must put hands on the deck and throw off religious, ethnic, geographical and political differences to put the interest of the country first above everything else. Bala Mohammed made the remarks at a consultative forum with delegates in Kogi and Nassarawa states. After the meeting, Bala Mohammed shared on his Twitter that, "My interaction with delegates of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi and Nassarawa states was fruitful.  "I am excited that all present saw the importance and keyed into my message of #NigeriaFirst." Bala Mohammed is one of the leading presidential contenders under the flag of the PDP and he has sjnce set himsel...

Daily Rendezvous The presidential ambition of former Vice president Atiku Abubakar, Gov.Bala Mohammed and other northern political heavy weights gunning the presidency might suffer a huge setback, as a northern group, Northern Coalition Progressive, has resolved to endorse the presidential ambition of African Development Bank (AFDB) boss, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina. The group called Northern Coalition Progressive (NCP), has endorsed the president of African Development Bank AFDB Dr. Akinwumi Adesina,as the only presidential candidate of the North. The leader of the Group  Dr. Godwin Yakubu said, in a press statement issued after the marathon meeting of the 19 northern States executives of the group that they carefully examined all the presidential aspirants in both people's Democratic party (PDP) and All Progressive Congress (APC) but could not get a candidate with the capability to reform the country's battered economy like Akinwumi. The statement maintained that the cho...

Daily Rendezvous In a tweet as shown above, the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, says he is not part of the agreement reached by a team of northern Elders who endorsed Bala Mohammed and Bukola Saraki.  The Tambuwal Campaign Organization (TCO) has rubbished the announcement of former Senate President Bukola Saraki and Governor Bala Muhammad of Bauchi state as consensus candidates by the Northern Elders Forum. Again, a statement from Nicholas Msheliza, Director of Organization and Mobilization for TCO, said the announcement by the Northern elders was of no “consequence”. Prof Ango Abdullahi, who made the announcement after the meeting of the Elders in Minna on Friday said that “For the purpose of this exercise, it is hereby resolved that Governor Bala Mohammed from the North-East and former Senate President Bukola Saraki from the North-Central be presented as the northern consensus candidates for the moment. “The successful aspirants are hereby ur...

Daily Rendezvous The Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, his Sokoto state counterpart, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and the president of the 8th Senate, Bukola Saraki, had on Monday stormed Yola to felitate with Gov. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri over his resounding victory over the opposition party, the APC, at the just concluded local government elections in the state. The delegation said they were in Yola to liase with Gov. Fintiri on ways to push the party forward and to strengthen the bond of unity in the party. Bukola Saraki, while briefing Newsmen in Yola shortly after the meeting said the commitment of the delegation is aimed at strengthening the party's unity and progress. They congratulated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa on its victory in the recent local government elections, saying Governor Fintiri also deserves Praises for the numerous outstanding projects executed by his administration. Reacting to the visit, Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri t...

Daily Rendezvous The Secretary-General of the Association of West African Monarchs,(AWAM) Comrade Elliot Afiyo, has thrown the weight of the the organization behind the Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, to emerge as Nigeria's president, saying he is the "Messiah" that would deliver Nigeria and the West African sub-region from its current security and developmental challenges. Elliot said, it is paramount that a visionary, just, dynamic and open-minded leader emerges as Nigeria's next president saying Nigeria's peace and progress equals West Africa's progress too. He made this known at the 17th Biannial round table discussions of the West African monarchs held at Accra, Ghana. Afiyo said, Bala Mohammed has the qualities and vision to lead Nigeria and the West African sub-region into its promised land. The Secretary-General of AWAM Afiyo said, "Your Eminences, Highnesses, Majesties and my fellow  Comrades. It is a privilege  to be invited on...

Daily Rendezvous Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked General Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sign the Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law. They made this known Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, at their forum’s meeting on the state of the nation. The party’s National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu expressed optimism that the PDP would return to power in 2023, given the unthusiasm of Nigerians towards the party. In a communiqué after the meeting, the governors expressed the readiness of their party to take over the Presidency from the All Progressives Congress (APC). The communiqué reads: “The governors frowned at the duplicity, inconsistency, insincerity of the APC-led Federal Government on the fuel subsidy regime, which has been badly and corruptly administered. The figures of consumption ascribed to Nigerians appear fictitious and bloated. They called for proper investigation to be conducted on this matter. “The forum welcomed the...

Daily Rendezvous Rivers state governor Nyesome Wike and the North's most influential power brokers in Nigeria, Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) has once again snubbed Atiku, Tinubu, and other presidential hopefuls, and has thrown the weight of its support on Sen. Bala Mohammed, the executive Governor of Bauchi state saying, he remains the best candidate to move Nigeria out of its current economic and security challenges. Comrade Elliot Afiyo, the national Chairman of NYLF said, the group's earlier endorsement of Bala Mohammed, has been justified and strengthened by the New Year message of the Rivers state governor, Nyesome Wike, who said PDP has the brightest chance of reclaiming power in 2023 only if the party fields Bala Mohammed as its candidate. Comrade Elliot Afiyo made this known at a World Press Conference held Wednesday in Lagos, Nigeria. Speaking on the reasons for the forum's endorsement of Bala Mohammed, Elliot said, "You may recal...

Daily Rendezvous It seems as if the the Endorsement of Gov. Bala Mohammed, by North's most influential group, the Northern Leaders Youth Forum (NLYF) has rattled and send shivers into Atiku's camp ahead of the 2023 presidential elections. Information filtering in to Daily Rendezvous desk, suggests that the outright rejection of Atiku Abubakar and Aminu Tambuwal's overtures by the northern group, right at Atiku's backyard, might have struck an unpalatable chord, as we have gathered, the incident might have forced the former vice president to hatch a plot to float a rival group that would rival the Northern Leaders Youth Forum and champion his Presidential ambition heading into 2023. In view of the desperate ploy by the Atiku group for endorsement ahead of his party's 2023 primary elections, the Youth and Support Groups office of His Excellency, former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is said to have taken proactive steps by making key appointments. F...

Daily Rendezvous The Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) with its 42 affiliate groups, has endorsed, the Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, of Bauchi state as its preferred candidate foe 2023 presidency. The Forum, led by its national chairman, Afiyo Elliot, said it voted for the first time to endorse Mohammed, who scored 116 votes to beat his closest challenger, Raymond Dokpesi, who scored 28 votes, saying it is time for Nigeria's restoration and that after careful consideration and investigation, the group has confidence, Bala Mohammed, has the capacity and competence to address Nigeria's economic, political and security challenges. The national chairman of the forum, Eliot Afiyo, made the declaration at the groups, 27th national delegates conference, Wednesday in Yola. The group who for the first time in its history, voted to decide who it would endorse come 2023 said, it would throw the weight of its support in 2023 on Bala Mohammed, who emerged winner, scori...

Daily Rendezvous The North's most influential group, Northern Leaders Youth Forum (NLYF) is set to endorse either Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed or media mogul and founder of DAAR Communications, Raymond Dokpesi, come 5th June, 2021. The group, during its 27th national delegates conference held in Yola, Adamawa state, said, it would not be intimidated from endorseing either Bala Mohammed or Dokpesi, come 5th June, 2021. The group alleged that its group members have come under severe threat by some powerful Nigerians trying to influence the groups endorsement after it scaled down twenty seven names it earlier shortlisted to two persons, of Bala Mohammed and Raymond Dokpesi. Conspicuous absences from the list is PDP's 2019 flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar, Nyesom Wike, among othet notable names earlier shortlisted. Speaking to Newsmen at a press conference in Yola, the National Chairman of Northern Leaders Youth Forum (NYLF) Comrade Eliot Afiyo, said the ...

Daily Rendezvous The Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) has denounced as false and a figment of some media's imaginations, the claims in some local and international media, that it has endorsed Nyesom Wike as its candidate for presidency come 2023. The national chairman of the Forum, Elliot Afiyo, said, the organisation is not unaware of the desperation and the scheemings of some groups in view of the 2023 presidency, but NLYF has its protocols for endorsing a candidate and that the process is already in progress to endorse a candidate. Afiyo, has described as false and misleading, certain claims by the BBC and VOA, that Nyesom Wike or any other candidate has indeed been endorsed for presidency in 2023. Elliot made the remarks in a press statement, made available to Daily Rendezvous, Tuesday. Afiyo said, following one of the forum's NEC meeting in Sokoto, only three persons namely, Gov. Bala Mohammed, Raymond Dokpesi and Bola Ahmed Tinubu, were presente...

Daily Rendezvous Comrade Elliot Afiyo is the National Chairman of the Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF), the umbrella body of 42 Northern Youth Organizations formed by the Northern Political, Traditional, Religious and Military Elites in 1990 with a membership of over four million Youths.  Comrade Afiyo is the third National Chairman of NYLF. He is also the Secretary- General of the Association of West African Monarchs and a senior Pastor in the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). In this interview with Daily Rendezvous, the National chairman of the Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) Comrade Afiyo Eliot revealed that it would consider supporting candidates for 2023 presidency from the South and north east exclusively . It went further to single out the current Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, Atiku, the 2019 presidential candidate of the PDP, the APC national leader from the South West, Bola Tinubu, Rivers State governor and PDP power house, Nye...

Daily Rendezvous   - Northern Group Says It Regrets Supporting Buhari in 2015 - Says it's Ready For Violent Confrontation with Protesters - Praise Bala Mohammed for Outstanding Display of Leadership The North's most influential youth group and onw of the country's most potent political and social mobilisation group, The Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) has emphatically said it is for now done with backing any presidential candidate from the north west side of the country, with respect to 2023. The NYLF, is undoubtedly, the most influential northern youth groups, with an impeccable history of influencing electoral outcomes not only for the region but for the country at large. The Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NLYF), which is a group fully backed by northern elders Forum with the mobilisation capacity of about forty two (42) affiliate northern youth bodies formed in 1990, has for the first time in its history, turn, its back on providing political or mobilisati...