Tag: Peter Obi

“Stop being a tourist-president”, Peter Obi blasts Tinubu

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Obi blasts Tinubu

Labour Party (LP)’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has sharply criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing him of spending excessive time abroad while Nigeria grapples with mounting crises. Obi’s remarks followed news of Tinubu’s departure today for a 12-day, two-nation trip—first to Dubai, then Japan for the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), from August 20 to 22—before proceeding to Brazil. The presidency has yet to confirm his return date. In a statement posted on X, titled: ‘Again, Our President Moves as the Nation Bleeds’, Obi said Tinubu…

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Anambra by-election: Obi shuns LP, campaigns for ADC candidate 

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Obi shuns LP

Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was spotted wearing an African Democratic Congress (ADC)-branded cap while campaigning for the party’s candidate, Justina Azuka, in the Onitsha-North State Constituency by-election slated for Saturday. Azuka, widow of the Late Labour Party lawmaker for Onitsha-North, entered the race under the ADC platform following her husband’s killing last December. The slain legislator was abducted on December 24, 2024, along Ugwunaobankpa Road in Inland Town, Onitsha, while returning home for Christmas. His body was found weeks later at the…

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Peter Obi advocates 5yr single tenure for President

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Peter Obi advocates

The Presidential candidate of Labour Party, (LP), during the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has advocated for a 5-year single term for President in Nigeria. Obi stated this in Bauchi on Friday, when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. According to him, there shouldn’t be any second tenure for president, adding that instead of the four year tenure, it should be five years as practiced in South Korea. “I’ve said it and I want to say it again in this government house that if…

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“Tinubu clueless, prioritising Lagos airport renovation over hungry Nigerians” – Obi

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Obi on Asiwaju

Former Anambra state governor, Peter Obi has excoriated President Bola Tinubu’s administration for allocating humongous ₦712 billion for the renovation of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The former Anambra governor is seeking to replace Tinubu as president in 2027. Obi’s criticism came days after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the renovation, as part of a broader effort to modernise the airport and improve the passenger experience. In a statement issued yesterday, Obi described the allocation as profoundly troubling at a time scores of Nigerians contend with acute hunger.…

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“APC attacking Obi consistently to divert attention from its failures” – CUPP

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CUPP on APC

The Conference of United Political Parties, (CUPP), has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of launching a smear campaign against Peter Obi to divert attention from its failures in governance. Its National Secretary, Chief Peter Ameh, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. Ameh, who is also a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), was reacting to comments by the APC  National Publicity Secretary, Felix Mouka, who accused Obi of hypocrisy and claimed he had “nothing to offer Nigeria”. He described the allegations as a “gross…

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Peter Obi blasts Tinubu over hunger crisis

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Obi blasts Tinubu

…Accuses him of manipulating economic statistics Former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has sharply criticised President Bola Tinubu over Nigeria’s worsening hunger crisis and alleged manipulation of economic data, accusing the administration of failing to deliver on its promises to Nigerians. In a post shared on social media, Obi recalled a moment from the 2023 presidential campaign when Tinubu, then the APC candidate, mocked him during a rally in Delta State, saying, “Na statistics we go chop? All I want is to put food on the table of…

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2027: “Allow Tinubu complete secure second-term” –  Ohanaeze begs Obi

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Ohanaeze begs Obi

A faction of the pan Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has pleaded with the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, Peter Obi, for the sake of equity, national integration, and peace, to drop his 2027 presidential ambition and support President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term. In a statement issued in Abakaliki yesterday, the Deputy National President of Ohanaeze, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, told Obi that winning the presidency from the incumbent, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will prove exceedingly challenging, reminding him that only the…

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Police move against Obi supporters, ban birthday rally in Kaduna

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Kaduna Police move

The Kaduna State Police Command has warned supporters of the former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, (LP) Peter Obi, against going ahead with a planned political rally in honour of his birthday, citing security concerns and a prevailing ban on political gatherings in the state. In a statement issued yesterday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, the police said they had received credible intelligence suggesting that criminal elements were plotting to infiltrate and hijack the rally to cause chaos and breach the peace. The Police said…

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“Don’t chase two rabbits,” Shehu Sani warns Obi against dumping LP

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Shehu Sani warns Obi

Former Kaduna-Central lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has advised ex-presidential candidate Peter Obi to stay put in the Labour Party (LP), warning him not to abandon the platform that shot him to national prominence. Sani gave the advice yesterday, in a birthday message to Obi, who turned 63. “Happy Birthday to Mr. Peter Obi. My advice, hold thy Labour, it’s the Devil you know. Don’t chase two rabbits at the same time”, he wrote in a post shared via X (formerly Twitter). His comment comes amid intense speculation over Obi’s next…

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“Why I served people food in Imo” – Peter Obi 

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Peter Obi2

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party,  Peter Obi, has explained that his decision to serve food at the ‘Jubilee of Hope’ event in Imo State was not political theatre. In a statement posted via X (formerly Twitter) yesterday, Obi said the public attention the gesture has attracted reveals how “strange” genuine service has become in Nigeria’s leadership culture. “My weekend activity of serving food at a special event has been generating interest, as expectedly, because leaders in our society have removed the service component in leadership. It’s sounding…

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