Tag: Peter Obi

Peter Obi tells Nigerians to join build a better Nigeria they will be proud of

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) on Thursday tasked Nigerians to join him in building a nation they will be proud of.Obi said this at the LP Mega Rally in Abuja urging Nigerians to hold them responsible for a better and new Nigeria.He said that the party would not give excuses as it would create employment, end insecurity and establish a better Nigeria.He promised to revolutionise governance and run an all-inclusive regime carrying women, youths and persons with disabilities along.“Nigeria in the past 20 years have produced…

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CBN Currency Policy: “Bear with FG; Naira redesign has economic, social benefits” – Obi urges Nigerians 

Aminu Imam

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, says the currency redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) comes with pain, but in the long run, it has significant economic and social benefits. Recall that in October 2022, the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the plan to redesign the N200, N500, and N1,000 notes, and asked Nigerians to deposit their old notes before January 31, 2023, when they would cease to be legal tender. Although the deadline has been shifted to February 10, many Nigerians have…

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2023: ‘Nigeria must stop manufacturing poverty’, Says Peter Obi

Aminu Imam

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said with its abundant human and natural resources, Nigeria has no business leading the pack of the world’s poorest nation. Obi said this while speaking to Staff and Students of the University of Abuja, yesterday. While reeling our facts and figures to buttress his points, explained where Nigeria is currently at and where it is going to be if he is voted into office as President, come February 25, 2023. The Labour Party candidate, was at the institution as…

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2023: “Stop the lies; I never endorsed Peter Obi for president” – Sultan Abubakar

Aminu Imam

Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has denied backing the Labour Party (LP)’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi for president. An issued statement by the Media Team of the Sultan, Prince Bashir Adefaka, called on the public to ignore the irresponsible attempt to drag the Sultan into politics of 2023 by Obi. The Sultan said ordinarily, the statement should not be dignified with a pinch of reaction, but because of the need to put the record straight for the sake of truth-seeking Nigerians. The statement recalled that this…

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Insecurity: Peter Obi excludes IPOB from Nigerian terrorist groups, lists Boko Haram, ISWAP

Aminu Imam

Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has excluded the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) from terrorist groups in Nigeria. IPOB, a secession group in the south-east region seeking separation from Nigeria, was proscribed by the Federal Government and listed as a terrorist group in Nigeria in September 2017 – as the terrorist groups, Boko Haram and ISWAP. Recall that the United Kingdom government in May 2022 accepted Nigeria’s classification of IPOB as a terrorist organisation and directed that IPOB members be excluded from its asylum programme. Obi, a former…

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2023: Peter Obi to meet Southern Kaduna religious leaders

Aminu Imam

…Visit Emirs palaces   Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is billed to interact with religious leaders in Southern Kaduna as well as visit emirs’ palaces. The Labour Party presidential candidate would also hold a rally at Ahmadu Bello Stadium and also meet students of various institutions and party loyalists to canvass support for his party. Spokesman of the Presidential Council, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, disclosed this at a news briefing in the State. He also said Obi would visit the Emir of Zazzau,…

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Fiscal rascality fuelling Nigeria’s high inflation – Obi

Aminu Imam

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said that inappropriate monetary and fiscal policy contributes to the rising inflation in the country.  Currently, the country’s inflation rate is 21.34 percent, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. Obi, while speaking at Chatham House, London yesterday about his plans if elected the president of Nigeria, said the weakness of the country’s fiscal space is affecting its economy. The LP presidential candidate was responding to a question from the packed audience about how his government would relate…

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2023: ‘Peter Obi, leader of unpatriotic citizens of Nigeria’ – APC PCC member

Aminu Imam

A member of New Media and Special Operations Directorate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, (PCC), Chidimma G. Makuachukwu, has described the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP Peter Obi the leader of unpatriotic citizens of Nigeria. She made this assertion while speaking in an interview on a television programme. Ada Anambra, popularly known on social media, in the course of the interview, told the anchor of the TV show, that any Nigerian neglecting or trying to undermine the progress thus far in this nation…

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Obi Presidency: “He’s not an Igbo candidate’ — South-East traditional rulers insist

Aminu Imam

The South-East council of traditional rulers has urged Nigerians to vote for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, in the forthcoming elections. Chairman of the council, Lawrence Agubuzu, spoke when Obi paid a consultative visit to the monarchs in Enugu State, on Friday. Agubuzu asked Nigerians to be detribalised and elect a candidate capable of solving Nigeria’s problems. “Obi is not an Igbo candidate; but has the preponderant home base support of people of the South-East geo-political zone to vie for the exalted office of the Federal…

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2023: Labour Party National Scribe says Party has taken half of Kaduna State House of Assembly

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

National Secretary of the Labour Party (LP), Umar Farouk Ibrahim popularly called Mai-Rakumi said with two serving members of Kaduna State House of Assembly, who defected from the All Progressive Congress (APC) to Labour Party, the House is on the of the verge of being taken over by the opposition party. Ibrahim said the Deputy Speaker of the State Assembly, Isaac Auta from Kauru constituency and Suleiman Dabo from Zaria constituency, contesting now under the Labour Party to return to the Assembly, is a pointer to the victory of the…

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