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BREAKING: Secretary of War Hegseth reveals President Trump ordered the Pentagon to prioritize protecting Nigerian Christians targeted by ISIS — and says the mission quietly led to the killing of ISIS’ second-in-command in Nigeria. Hegseth says U.S. intelligence gathered during the operation helped lead to the deaths of “hundreds” of ISIS fighters tied to attacks on Christians and threats against the U.S. homeland. "There's a lot of things we do that the media pays attention to, and a lot of things that the president empowers the Department to do on behalf of the American people, that he deserves great credit for."

We will be guided by clear national plans with set targets and timelines in line with commitments enshrined in our party’s manifesto. We will provide clear leadership that will empower our states to competitively attain the potentials of meeting the expectations of citizens. That will include working with them to guarantee well-outlined minimum standards of welfare provision in line with international best standards. Ours will be a new era of accountable leadership. We shall prioritise Security, Education, the Economy, Healthcare and the challenge of power- sharing among the constituent units of our country. Security Every region of this country is gripped by insecurity, the worst kind in our history. Our people are being slaughtered in large numbers and the government has failed to take decisive and effective action to stop it and bring the perpetrators to justice. The most disturbing is that members of our security forces, including military generals, are being slaughtered wantonly in a manner that can only be embarrassing to our military, which fought to keep the country together and is highly respected in various parts of the world where they distinguished themselves in international assignments. All we have been getting from the government is silence and, on occasion, expression of condolence and empty promises to deal with the murderers. An ADC government under my leadership will take decisive action to address insecurity and protect lives and property in the country. We shall strengthen the armed forces, the police and other security agencies with massive new recruitment, provision of modern and adequate equipment, training, improved welfare and effective leadership. We shall also ensure accountability and proper coordination and intelligence sharing among all our security agencies. It is obvious to us in the ADC that we can only secure our country long-term if we educate our young people and create an economy in which they and their families can thrive and help to change Nigeria and the world for the better. Education Under the watch of this APC government over 20 million of our school-age children are not in school. This cannot be tolerated in the modern world where education is the surest path to descent employment, wealth creation, national development and enlightened citizenry. We will, therefore, implement free and compulsory education at the primary and secondary levels and invest in leadership, entrepreneurial, technological and innovation skills amongst our teeming youth. We shall embark on a holistic revival of our educational system by ensuring that staffing, buildings and all infrastructures are in place to make Nigerian youths competitive again. And the welfare of teachers will reflect their critical importance in nurturing the young. Economy This APC government has failed woefully on the economy. The poverty gripping our people is at a level that we have never seen in our history. The government brandishes statistics claiming that the economy is growing. But what has really been growing is the ill-gotten wealth of a few in and around the corridors of power while our people have extreme difficulty finding food to eat, paying for transport, medical treatment or their children’s school fees. We commit to building an economy that benefits all Nigerians. Building an economy that works for Nigerians can only gather momentum when we address our utterly embarrassing and economy-destroying energy crisis. The provision of electricity is a minimum requirement for industrialization, be it in the factory or in the farm, for big business and for small enterprises. We shall remove the various bottlenecks limiting investments in various sectors of our economy in order to attract local and foreign investments that would create jobs and create meaningful growth in our economy. And we shall provide incentives where necessary to promote investment and job creation.

I wish to express my profound appreciation for the privilege, which you have bestowed on me, of leading our great party, the African Democratic Congress, into the next elections as its Presidential Candidate. I am truly humbled and excited by this singular honour. We demonstrated that while democracy is being strangled and squashed by the ruling party and its oppressive and anti-democratic government, democracy is alive and well in the African Democratic Congress. In our party, members are allowed to express their views, to have ambitions and to contest for elective positions in a free, fair and transparent process. Our great party is a coalition built through hard work, immense sacrifices and compromises, guided by our determination to rescue our country’s democracy which is facing its greatest threat since the return to democratic rule in 1999. As I speak, virtually all opposition political parties in the country have leadership crisis engineered by the APC government, the INEC and elements in the judiciary. And opposition figures continue to be harassed and intimidated, including those languishing in detention, such as Mallam Nasir El-Rufai who distinguished himself as a public servant, including as a Minister and two-term Governor of Kaduna State. He has been in detention for three months despite court orders granting him bail. He has been denied the right to celebrate two important religious holidays with his family in addition to being denied the opportunity to be by his mother’s side as she took her last breath. All because he is a leading opposition figure! This kind of cruelty must stop. The government continues to harass, intimidate and coerce opposition politicians to join the APC using the security agencies as well as the agencies which were set up by a previous government to fight corruption. Under this government, once a person joins the APC, the harassment ceases and the charges against them magically disappear. This abuse of power must stop. Great care was taken to ensure that due diligence was done in the process of forming this coalition. Yet the government and the INEC continue to undermine it, even trying to deregister it. Let me warn that any further attempt to interfere in the affairs of the party by the Presidency, INEC and judiciary will be fiercely resisted. Enough is enough. I congratulate my fellow contestants for this ticket to represent our great party in the elections scheduled for early next year. I know that you are driven by your patriotism and commitment to a better Nigeria and improved life for our people. I know that, like me, you are deeply concerned about the rapid descent of our country into economic disaster, catastrophic insecurity, extreme nepotism, political intolerance and the drive towards a one-party state by the current government and its party. I thank you for your healthy participation in this democratic process. I must state at this juncture that this is not the time to celebrate. No one was defeated because we are one party and we all need to recognise the fierce urgency of the moment. Therefore, we have to unite, as we pledged before this process, to work to pull our country and our people out of the destructive grip of a corrupt, incompetent and polarising APC government. I thank the primary elections Committee for organising peaceful, free, fair and transparent primaries. I thank the various leadership organs of our party, the various stakeholders, and volunteers for their hard work and dedication and all our party members and supporters for their efforts, patience and conduct during the process. With the primaries behind us, the real hard work is about to begin. We have to prepare to campaign hard to win the next general elections in order to begin the difficult process of rescuing our country and its long-suffering people from this government.

@Hatitude3 You’ll be shocked to find out that Aisha can not win that woman in any form of primaries. Politics is grass-root, but by setting cameras

Oh yes she can, if they’re politically intelligent enough to know they do have the numbers in a direct primaries only if they started building a long time ago. But she will most likely lose, the NDC is another SPV to them and they are not democrats and should not be near power.

You’re the most temperate and modest politician Nigeria has ever produced. I hope my fellow Nigerians will finally study your character and understand why even your fiercest opponents, like Mr. Obi, still see you as a leader because of your leadership qualities.

Happy Birthday to my brother and fellow patriot, H.E. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, @ChibuikeAmaechi. Your courage, conviction, and years of service to Rivers State and Nigeria continue to inspire many across the nation. I wish you good health, strength, and many more years of impactful service to our dear country. -AA

@TheoAbuAgada @Jack_ng01 Oh so na the Jack be this? Oga o

If you want to know why @Jack_ng01 has been attacking the NDC recently, here is the reason. Jack, alongside APC fake pastor, Okezie, Chief Okoro, Akin Akinwale, and many other APC supporters, is working for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. Jack is now with the APC.

@Eromosele6 There’s nothing hypocritical about this, they know the difference between a politician and a content creator

Breaking News: Hypocrisy of Obident. NDC selection committee dumps Aisha Yesufu, picks Amanda Pam as FCT senatorial candidate. No internal democracy in this party

@nuhuyohanna39 That’s if Atiku don’t wipe the whole of Osun State like in 2022. Titi Abubakar is our own. We don’t forget our own.

Some of these guys don't know how politically savvy Yorubas are 😁. Atiku will score 25% in at least 3 Yoruba states. Hate is not a political strategy, especially for a region that is looking for power. But continue

@SodiqTade Hehehe.. otu gbemidebe 😁

BREAKING: Judge Strikes out case seeking to stop Goodluck Jonathan from contesting in the 2027 Presidential General, declared Goodluck Jonathan eligible base on the previous judgement from Federal High Court Yenagua and appeal Court. Court fines plaintiff 20 million naira. INEC was present to witness the judgement

@omoluabi1sq @Hatitude3 Unserious element 😂

NDC is already squandering money on dinner even when they are not in Aso Rock yet. This party is a disaster

Your Excellency @PeterObi, if, as a billionaire, you are hiding wealth and assets in tax havens to avoid paying your fair share of taxes to the Federal Republic of Nigeria—taxes that are critical for funding infrastructure and developing your own country—then should it be the poor and impoverished masses who bear the burden of paying the taxes needed to lift Nigeria out of underdevelopment? I don't think you're qualified to lead a country that you refuse to pay your fair share of taxes to help in its development. You're duplicitous in your personality and not qualified to be President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

@zee_ems Let’s have it..

Arsenal fans have uncovered the identity of HoA? Lmao these man work harder than the FBI

Nigerians are ready to take back and salvage their country from the ravaging hands of the Tinubu led APC government. The movement is on. I’m delighted and very impressed by the massive turnout of voters at my Ward in Ubima, Ikwerre LGA, Rivers State, for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Primaries.

ADC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARISE AND SHINE!!!!!!!!!!!! What a moment of pride for every supporter of our great party 🥳🎉🎉. 🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝

@CrownprinceCom2 You know water and Kerosene don’t mix right? Body go tell you

It is now Official Gbadebo for Lagos State Governor 2027 ADC Peter Obi and Kwankwaso for Nigeria President 2027 NDC...

Is that insect called 'Europe?'

I joined other prospective voters of the African Democratic Congress in our party's presidential primaries in casting my vote at the Ajiya Ward Polling Unit in Jimeta Yola, Adamawa State. This is democracy at work. The election taking place simultaneously in 8,809 Wards in Nigeria is a major step in our quest to recover our beloved country and set it on the path of prosperity. -AA

Saka looking himself in the Trophy 🏆