‘Gbaja’ will serve as a key liaison between the President and other government officials, political leaders, and stakeholders.

He charged them to promote the nation’s unity, peace and socio-economic development.

He said the governors were assuming office at a difficult period considering the timing of the removal of fuel subsidy.

He reiterated that the APGA policy of supporting the government at the centre has not changed, adding that it is the policy that he inherited from the former leaders of the party.

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and Osita Izunaso are separately talking to former Zamfara governor Abdulaziz Yari on the need for a possible alliance to defeat Akpabio.

When you say you don’t have jurisdiction to entertain a matter because the party has no locus standi it means everything that is before the court, no matter how articulate it is, is dead. 

He said the congratulatory message was not hinged on winning the elections as they are still in court to prove that the process was rigged and the election, stolen.

The Labour party condemned the approach, saying that it had made life harder for Nigerians.

Tigray’s Interim government is yet to respond to Debretsion’s remarks as as the temporary administration nears its end.

“…it exposed the shallowness and policy incongruity that his administration is hoping to bequeath Nigerians.”

“This is an idea that was not incubated three years ago, this is an idea that was cultivated right from 1992.”

“We shall consult and dialogue but never dictate. We shall reach out to all but never put down a single person for holding views contrary to our own.”

The leadership of the Labour Party has said the inauguration of Tinubu will not stop the party from retrieving its stolen mandate.

They also urged Nigerians to be patient with the incoming administration as it settles in for the difficult job of redirecting the country.

He said he would not mismanage his lifetime aspiration and none of the issues would be an excuse for non-performance or failure.

However another candidate Osita Izunaso said he should be repaid for his commitment to the APC with the Senate Presidency.

Addressing supporters from on top of a bus in Istanbul, Erdogan thanked people for voting and said Turks had given him the responsibility of governing for the next five years.

He said Buhari came into power on the wings of integrity and incorruptibility, but he’s passing it to someone who does not have the same values.

Erdogan, 69, defied opinion polls and came out comfortably ahead with an almost five-point lead over Kilicdaroglu in the first round but he fell just short of the 50% needed.

Yari’s campaign office at the prestigious Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja has consistently been playing host to both the newly-elected senators and the returning ones.