Tag Archives: Gbenga Hashim

…says INEC is not a headmaster that can impose what it wants on political parties A former presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has called on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, to resign over the recently announced timetable for the 2027 general elections, saying he can’t deliver credible elections in 2027. Addressing journalists at a press …

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PDP presidential aspirant, Dr Gbenga Hashim, has paid a solidarity visit to the Governor of Bauchi State and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, His Excellency Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed (Kauran Bauchi), as part of ongoing consultations aimed at strengthening unity within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The visit, which took place on Tuesday night, was held in the company …

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…says it was three times China’s per capita in 1976 and doubled Malaysia’s GDP in 1966 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has criticised Nigeria’s continued reliance on the economic prescriptions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), arguing that the country’s economic decline stems from policy choices shaped by external institutions rather than domestic realities. Hashim made …

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…says IBB contributed more to Lagos development than Tinubu A PDP presidential hopeful, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has sharply criticized the economic performance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, claiming that Nigeria’s economy is weaker today than during previous administrations, including those of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan. Speaking live on Channels Television on Wednesday during a discussion with Seun …

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Former presidential candidate, Gbenga Hashim, has accused the Nigerian government and elements within the security apparatus of complicity in the country’s worsening insecurity, warning that terrorism and mass kidnappings cannot be defeated amid official denial, suppression of facts, and intimidation of affected communities. Hashim made the remarks while reacting to the kidnapping of over 170 persons in Kajuru Local Government …

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Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has paid glowing tribute to politician and businessman Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, describing him as a central figure in his political awakening during their days as student activists at the University of Lagos (UNILAG). Sowore recounted that a recent meeting with Olawepo-Hashim stirred memories of his early immersion into ideological student unionism in …

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…says Nigeria is worth fighting for Former presidential candidate and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to immediately order the release of the international passport of activist and former presidential candidate, Comrade Omoyele Sowore, describing its continued seizure as an abuse of power and a threat to democratic freedoms. Hashim made the …

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Nigeria’s political moment is often framed as a stark choice between disruption and reform, revolution and gradualism. This binary, however, is misleading. The country’s deeper crisis is not an excess of protest or a deficit of reform, but the absence of a serious construction project—one capable of absorbing revolutionary energy without neutralising it. In this context, Gbenga Hashim’s politics of …

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  Former Presidential Candidate and frontline politician, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has felicitated with Christians and the entire Nigerian populace as they join the rest of the world in celebrating the 2025 Christmas season. In a statement issued by his Media Office in Abuja on Tuesday, Dr. Olawepo-Hashim called on Nigerians to embrace the values of love, tolerance, sacrifice, and peaceful …

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Former presidential candidate, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has declared that he is not intimidated by either legal or political manoeuvres aimed at weakening the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), insisting that Nigeria’s multiparty democracy is too deeply rooted to be destroyed. In a strongly worded statement, Hashim said he was “not intimidated by the legal and political subterfuges sponsored by the ruling …

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