- Shehu Sani, a socio-political activist, has said that Nigerians are only divided when the word “and” is used in election matters
- Tinubu, who ran for president on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform on February 28, was declared the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
- Tinubu’s supporters believe that he should not be disqualified for failing to secure the required votes in FCT
According to Shehu Sani, a socio-political activist, Nigerians are only divided when the word ‘AND’ is used in election matters. Still, they are all united when the same word is used for food.
This follows a petition to overturn Bola Tinubu’s election on the grounds that he did not receive 25% of lawful votes cast in the federal capital territory (FCT).
Tinubu, who ran for president on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform on February 28, was declared the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Tinubu received 8,794,726 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who received 6,984,520 votes, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), who received 6,101,533 votes.
However, Atiku and Obi petitioned the tribunal to overturn Tinubu’s victory.
Tinubu had requested that the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) dismiss the petition, stating that failure to do so would result in “anarchy.”
Taking to his Twitter handle Monday, Shehu Sani wrote;
In Rice and Beans all Nigerians have no problem with the word “AND”.
Since the last general election, there has been debate on the subject. Peter Obi’s supporters, dubbed ‘OBIdients,’ believe Tinubu should be disqualified for failing to secure the required votes in FCT.
Nigeria confirms first Anthrax case
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Monday, officially confirmed the first case of anthrax in the country.
According to a statement signed by the Chief Veterinary Officer of Nigeria, Dr. Columba T. Vakuru , animals showing signs of a possible case of anthrax on a farm in Suleja, Niger State, were reported to the Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer of Nigeria on July 14, 2023.
The statement reads in part;
The case was in a multi-specie animal farm comprising of cattle, sheep and goats located at Gajiri, along Abuja-Kaduna express way Suleja LGA Niger State, where some of the animals had symptoms including oozing of blood from their body openings – anus, nose, eyes and ears.
A Rapid Response team comprising of federal and states One Health Professional Team visited the farm to conduct preliminary investigations and collected samples from the sick animals. Subsequent laboratory tests by the National Veterinary Research Institute laboratory confirmed the diagnosis, marking the first recorded case of anthrax in Nigeria in recent years.