Tag: Peter Obi

2023: ‘Attack on Obi supporters in Ebonyi a declaration of war’ – LP

Aminu Imam

The Labour Party (LP) has condemned the Police attack on Peter Obi supporters in Ebonyi State on Saturday, stating that it considers it as a declaration of war. In an issued statement at the weekend, LP’s National Publicity Secretary, Arabambi Abayomi, the party warned the All Progressive Congress (APC) that no one has the monopoly of violence, saying: “As violence and rascality is fast becoming the official policy and culture in the Nigerian political system, LP considers the attack on LP/Obidient supporters in Ebonyi State a declaration of war. The…

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2023: AbdulSalami-chaired National Peace Committee mandates Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, spokesmen to sign peace accord

Aminu Imam

The National Peace Committee, (NPC), led by former military Head of State, Abdulsalam Abubakar, has mandated political parties and their candidates in the 2023 presidential election, as well as their spokespersons to sign peace accords that will commit them to issue-based campaigns when proper electioneering campaigns begin on September 28. In an invitation letter extended to parties and their candidates, the Peace Committee said they were invited to sign the first peace accord on September 29 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. The letter, which made specific reference to the…

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2023 Leadership Retreat: “Nigerians are our structure” - Labour Party

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Nigeria’s Labour Party says the masses of Nigeria are the structure of the party for the forthcoming 2023 general elections. This is contained in a communiqué, jointly signed by the National Chairman, Julius Abure, and the National Secretary of the party, Umar Ibrahim, issued at the end of the party’s National Leadership Retreat in Abuja, yesterday. According to the party, Nigeria is at a crossroads, adding that the Labour Party is the only credible option for national salvation. It further said that the party held the retreat to discuss crucial…

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2023: “APC not threatened by dubious, fake NOI poll predicting victory for Peter Obi” – Tinubu

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has reacted to the opinion poll conducted by NOI, which shows Peter Obi, of the Labour Party, leading him and other presidential candidates in the forthcoming 2023 presidential elections. Tinubu, through his Presidential Campaign Council, said he is unperturbed by NOI polls, even as he described the poll as “dubious and fake statistics”. Recall that a poll conducted by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Polls, and commissioned by the Atedo Peterside Foundation, showed that Peter Obi, of the Labour Party, would win if Nigeria’s…

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“Place Peter Obi, supporters under security watch”, Keyamo urges security agencies 

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The Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has called for Mr Peter Obi the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, to be place under security watch. Keyamo made the call for Obi and some his supporters to be under security watch as a reaction to a trending incendiary video with a fake message by one of his supporters called Powell Glad Legbe (on his Facebook page) calling on Yorubas not to vote for Peter Obi. According…

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2023: Yoruba welfare group reacts as Afenifere dumps Tinubu for Peter Obi

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A foremost socio-cultural group, the Yoruba Welfare Group, (YWG), has berated the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, for dumping Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to endorse another candidate who is not a Yoruba man for the 2023 general elections. The group, in a statement issued by its President, AbdulHakeem Alawuje, noted that the Afenifere is not protecting the interest of the Yoruba Nation movement by endorsing Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). Recall that the Afenifere had endorsed the former Governor of Anambra State…

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2023: “Our 12 million members will vote for Labour Party” – Wabba

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The Nigerian labour Congress, (NLC), has thrown its weight behind the Labour Party (LP)’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, pledging that 12 million Nigerian workers will vote for the Party at next year’s general elections. The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, who spoke yesterday, vowed to flush out leaders it described as failures in 2023 by voting for the party.  This is just as legal luminary Femi Falana (SAN), said the NLC, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and other affiliate groups which have the largest structure must mobilise Nigerians so that they…

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2023: Peter Obi to unveil agenda, hosts party’s leadership retreat

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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, (LP), Peter Obi, is expected to unveil his campaign programme in Abuja, yesterday, ahead of the September 28th flag-off of the 2023 general election campaigns by the Independent National Election Commission, (INEC). Obi, who is the Special Guest of Honour at the on-going Labour Party leadership retreat for its national officers, trade unions and the party’s candidates in Abuja, will use the opportunity to unfold his agenda and unveil the campaign strategies. It was gathered that the Labour Party flagbearer, is expected to…

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False Video Claim: Tinubu’s camp says it has uncovered Peter Obi’s plan to spread ethnic hatred among voters

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council has roundly condemned the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi for circulating ‘an offensive, hate-filled video’ in which he accused a non-existent ‘Tinubu’s Group’ of spreading a WhatsApp message calling on Yoruba not to vote for him. The spokesperson of the council, Festus Keyamo, in a statement, titled: “The offensive video by Mr. Peter Obi,” said the attention of the council had been drawn to an offensive, hate-filled video made and circulated by Obi, in which he accused an amorphous and…

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2023: “Be ready for revolution if Peter Obi doesn’t win” – Lawyer

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Controversial Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, has explained that there might be a revolution if the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, does not win the election to become the next president of Nigeria. Farotimi made this disclosure on Friday, via his official Twitter page while responding to a tweet expressing that Obi’s candidacy currently rests on the slender wings of hope. He wrote: “Nigeria has NEVER been glorious; it has existed on a foundation of lies, and has been held together by illusions. What…

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