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Ahead of the 2023 general elections, leaders of the South East geo-political zone have begun moves to win the support of the North for an Igbo president. Speking in Kaduna during a meeting of Northern Leaders of Thought at Arewa House, the northern leaders, including Prof. Ango Abdullahi and Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed, said the overwhelming majority of politicians warning up to takeover power in 2023 and continue the business as usual, should be rejected.Speaking at a meeting with the national president of Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), Aihaji Yerima Shettima, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo presidential quest team said the Igbos believe in dialoque, lobbying and negotiation to actualise their ambition to produce the next President from south eastern zone is to be achieved. The Chairman of the Progressives Governor Forum (PGF) and Kebbi State Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, has reaffirmed the members' confidence in the party leadership under his Yobe State counterpart Mai Mala Buni. Meanwhile, former Borno State governor, Senator Kashim Shetima, and former secretary to the government of the Federation, David Babachir asked President Muhammadu Buhari and All Progressives Congress (APC) to consider the presidential bid of national leader of the party and former Lagos State governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a payback time for his efforts in ensuring that the party took power in 2015. He condermned what he described as mischievous fixation on Tinubu's age and the wild conclusions that he is physically unsuitable for the office of the president.

Leaders of the South East geopolitical zone have started making steps to garner the North's support for an Igbo president ahead of the general elections in 2023. So, a delegation from the Ohaneze Ndigbo Presidency has sent a letter to the North asking for their cooperation. The northern leaders, including Prof. Ango Abdullahi and Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed, said the vast majority of politicians who are threatening to seize power in 2023 and carry on as usual should be rejected during a meeting of Northern Leaders Thought at Arewa House in Kaduna. The Ohaneze Ndigbo presidential campaign team stated during a meeting with the national president of Arewa Yout Consultative Forum (AYCF), Alhaji Yerima Shettima, that the Igbos believe in dialogue, lobbying, and negotiation to actualize their desire to.

The federal government's planned online auction has been rejected by the Nigeria Association of Auctioneers because it will cause delays and economic sabotage on the part of the owners of the assets, according to their statement. According to Aliyu Mohammed Kiliya, national president of the group, online or Internet auctioning of broken or perishable things is equivalent to a delay and a loss of money. He sincerely thank the Government Joint Committee, led by the Honorable Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, for their tireless efforts to ensure that the proper procedures are followed in order to prevent litigation and, moreover, for inviting all auctioneers who submitted bids to take part in the event as stakeholders and observers.

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has come under fire from the Middle Belt Forum (MBF) for insisting that power stay in the North in 2023, saying that such an effort will lead to political unrest. This was declared by Dr. Bitrus Pogu, the national president of the MBF, in a communique that was published at the conclusion of a meeting that the NEF organised under the auspices of the Northern Leaders of Thought (NLT), where they resisted the transfer of power to the South in 2023. According to the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), their region is certain that President Buhari has not shown the bravery and political will to face these insecurity-causing creatures.

The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons) has pledged to collaborate with EFCC to strengthen its staff's capabilities. When Imaan Suleiman Ibrahim, the federal commissioner of the commission, paid Abdulrasheed Bawa a visit in Abuja, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission made this statement. He praised the anti-graft agency, saying that the action was a step towards giving the people who were of concern long-lasting remedies, and he said that increasing the ability of the organization's staff will improve the output of the commission.

The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons (National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons) has pledged to collaborate with EFCC to strengthen its staff's capabilities. When Imaan Suleiman Ibrahim, the federal commissioner of the commission, paid Abdulrasheed Bawa a visit in Abuja, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission made this statement. He praised the anti-graft agency, saying that the action was a step towards giving the people who were of concern long-lasting remedies, and he said that increasing the ability of the organization's staff will improve the output of the commission.