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2027: Heaven won t fall if Atiku is not on the ballot –...

2027: Heaven won t fall if Atiku is not on the ballot –...
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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said Nigeria will not suffer any catastrophe if former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is not on the ballot for the 2027 general elections. The Supreme Court had nullified the election of David Lyon, the APC governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, a day before his scheduled inauguration.
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  • ✦Daily Trust reports that the Supreme Court annulled the victories of the ruling APC in 2020, paving the way for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to take over the states.
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2027:Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said Nigeria will not suffer any catastrophe if former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is not on the ballot for the 2027 general elections.Thursday:Reacting to Thursday’s Federal High Court judgment that sacked the David Mark leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and nullification of the candidacy of the opposition party flagbearers, Keyamo recalled how Atiku reacted to the Supreme Court judgments that overturned the electoral victories of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in Bayelsa and Zamfara States.2020:Daily Trust reports that the Supreme Court annulled the victories of the ruling APC in 2020, paving the way for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to take over the states.
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  • ✦Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said Nigeria will not suffer any catastrophe if former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is not on the ballot for the 2027 general elections.
  • ✦The Supreme Court had nullified the election of David Lyon, the APC governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, a day before his scheduled inauguration.
  • ✦Daily Trust reports that the Supreme Court annulled the victories of the ruling APC in 2020, paving the way for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to take over the states.
Key Facts:2027: Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said Nigeria will not suffer any catastrophe if former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is not on the ballot for the 2027 general elections.Thursday: Reacting to Thursday’s Federal High Court judgment that sacked the David Mark leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and nullification of the candidacy of the opposition party flagbearers, Keyamo recalled how Atiku reacted to the Supreme Court judgments that overturned the electoral victories of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in Bayelsa and Zamfara States.2020: Daily Trust reports that the Supreme Court annulled the victories of the ruling APC in 2020, paving the way for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to take over the states.2027: Drawing a comparison with the current political situation ahead of the 2027 elections, Keyamo said the same standard should apply irrespective of whose political interest is affected.
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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said Nigeria will not suffer any catastrophe if former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is not...

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The Supreme Court had nullified the election of David Lyon, the APC governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, a day before his scheduled inauguration.

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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said Nigeria will not suffer any catastrophe if former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is not on the ballot for the 2027 general elections.

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