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Nigeria Breaking News Today Tuesday, August 14 2018

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This is a roundup of some of the breaking news in Nigeria for Tuesday, August 14 2018

Breaking News: Saraki In A Private Meeting With Obasanjo

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, is currently holding a close-door President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Naija News  learnt that Saraki reportedly arrived the home of his host located within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library on Monday evening.

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Saraki Explains Why He Visited Obasanjo

The President, Dr Bukola Saraki has explained the purpose of his closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

While addressing the press after the meeting on Monday evening, Saraki explained that he was with Obasanjo to make up for his absence during the formal inauguration of the Presidential library held last year.

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I Will Remain In PDP If I Lost Its Presidential Ticket – Bafarawa

Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, a Former governor of Sokoto State, and presidential aspirant on the Platform of the people Democratic Party (PDP) has assured that he would remain in the party even if he loses the presidential primary of the party.

I will remain in the PDP even I do not emerge its presidential flag bearer; as a democrat, I allow the people’s will to prevail. In every race, there is always a winner and loser,” Bafarawa said on Monday in Minna.

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I’m Not Moved By R-APC’s Threat, They Are Not A Political Party – Akpabio

Godswill Akpabio, former senate minority leader, who is currently representing Akwa Ibom north-west in the upper legislative chamber says he is not bothered by the Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC)’s call to declare his seat vacant.

Yesterday , the R-APC asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to declare Akpabio’s seat following his defection to the ruling party from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

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Misau To Ojudu: You Should Be Ashamed Of Indicting President Buhari

Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Senator Isa Hamma Misau, has stated that the Presidency should be ashamed that it is pushing the conspiracy script that top officials of the nation’s security apparatus are working for the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki.

Reacting to the EFCC statement that debunked the allegations credited to the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Babafemi Ojudu, that the EFCC was working in tandem with Saraki, Misau said that both the APC Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole and Ojudu, were spinning the same conspiracy theory to hide the lack of coordination and discipline amongst the security agencies.

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Naija News Poll: Nigerians Think Buhari May Not Win 2019 Presidential Election As A Result Of Recent Defections From APC

Tuesday, 24th of July witnessed an up rise and harvest of defections of lawmakers from the All progressive Congress to the Peoples Democratic Partyhence Naija News (https://www.naijanews.com) conducted its poll, titled“Considering the recent move of Lawmakers from APC To PDP, Will Buhari Win in 2019.

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