AREWA ELITES MAGAZINE

The Youth Assembly of Nigeria (YAN ) Kaduna State Chapter congratulates the Governor Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai for his re-election for second term as the Executive Governor of Kaduna State in the just concluded governorship elections. In a message jointly signed by the State Speaker Rt. Hon. Amb. Umaru Bala Babayaro and House Leader of the Assembly Comrade Aminu Zubairu, the Assembly says "a review of Mal. Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai, political antecedents leaves no one in doubt that Kaduna State under his leadership would witness and promote the rule of law and re-invent the needed mechanism for divided of democracy to grow and help shape the socio-economic and political growth of Kaduna State." The Assembly also commended the youth and students of the state for hinging to its endorsement call of Nasir Ahmad Elrufai and peaceful conduct and high voter turnout during the March 9th polls, we thank all youth and students of our state for overwhelmingly coming out to vote Mallam Nas...

After my post on my disappointment in the Kano Election, many friends and associates alike called me, and expressed their fears that I might not be appointed into PMB’s Government. I told them that, I am not in haste. I may not be appointed today but I might be the one appointing tomorrow if life and good health permits. Looking at my age, whether they like it or not, we shall take their place sooner or later and make fixing of Nigeria our sole priority. And I want to make this statement very clearly that THOSE WHO PULL US CLOSE TODAY, ARE DOING SO FOR THEIR OWN TOMORROW because when we get their, we shall also pull close their kids or themselves when they are no more relevant in the system, most especially if their track record is clean. We will continue to call on our fellow country men to rebuke evil even if it’s within their family circle let alone in a political party. We can’t afford to soil our hands for the same reason we chased PDP away in 2015.  If this is what we...

Senate Leader Ahmad Lawan has  declared his intention to contest the office of the Senate President in June when the 9th Assembly will be inaugurated. Lawan has been in the news as one of the contenders for the seat, but he did not officially declare his position until Friday night in Abuja during a session with journalists. The Senate Leader, who was APC’s choice candidate for the position in 2015, said, however, that he was ready to respect whatever zoning arrangement that the national leadership of the party would come up with. He said he has since commenced contacting his colleagues in the APC, PDP and the Young Progressives Party (YPP) to gain their support for his aspiration. Lawan said he believed the APC had learnt its lessons from the 2015 experience when one of its then senators, Bukola Saraki, defied the party’s wishes and aligned with PDP senators to get elected as Senate President. Lawan said: “I am a loyal party man. I will respect the decisions of my lea...