Tag: Peter Obi

“You cant ask Nigerians to fast while feasting” – Obi to Tinubu

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Obi to Tinubu

National leader of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has launched a scathing attack on President Bola Tinubu, accusing him of being out of touch with the struggles of ordinary Nigerians. Obis criticism comes as Nigeria grapples with economic challenges, including rising inflation, unemployment, and poverty. Speaking in a recent interview, Obi said that Tinubu should be blamed for Nigerias current economic woes. According to him, “Cost of governance with the way it is today (under Tinubu) is criminal and unacceptable. So, you cant ask people to fast while youre…

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2027: North seeks alternative to President Tinubu

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Arewa 2027

Atiku, Jonathan favoured Northern elites, under the League of Northern Democrats (LND) are exploring alternatives to President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections, with growing discontent over his administration. Key figures such ad former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, whose popularity is rising in the region, are gaining traction. Former President Muhammadu Buhari and other northern leaders are reportedly aligning with Atiku. Meanwhile, some northern groups are pushing for the return of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who could serve only one more term. Political heavyweights, including Nasir el-Rufai and Rabiu Kwankwaso,…

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“Nigerian PhD holders’ll need 85yrs of savings to afford lawmakers SUVs” – Peter Obi

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Obi on SUVs

Labour Party (LP)s presidential candidate in the last general election, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the exorbitant cost of governance in Nigeria. Obi, in a series of Xs post on Friday, who said the reckless spending in the government is responsible decline in the standards of our university education, highlighted that an average PhD holder would have to save for years to afford the N160 million SUVs driven by lawmakers. He lamented that while a Grade-2 lecturer might earn just N150,000 per month, an average lawmaker takes home…

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‘2027: Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso alliance only way to defeat Tinubu’ – Lukman

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Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso

A former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman, has said that alliance of  prominent opposition leaders is the only sure path to defeat the APC in the 2027 general election. Lukman, a vocal critic of the present APC-led federal government, who made the suggestion in a statement on Sunday, titled: Future of Democracy in Nigeria,  appealed to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Rotimi Amaechi to put aside their differences and work together. He also listed other political leaders like Yemi…

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2027: ‘Why Peter Obi will lose’ – Reno Omokri

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Reno Omokri on Obi

A social media influencer and former aide to ex-President, Reno Omokri, says Peter Obi will not win in 2027 if he contests the presidential election. Omokri said unlike the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, (UK), Keir Starmer, Obi had no clear stand on any issue. He said, One thing we learnt from the #UKElection2024 is this:  If you want to win an election, focus on telling the public what you want to do first and how you would govern the country better. Do not concentrate on attacking…

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Hardship: “Nigeria needs solutions, not comparisons” Peter Obi tackles Tinubu

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Obi Tinubu

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, (LP), Peter Obi, has criticised President Bola Tinubus recent comment downplaying Nigerias struggles by comparing them to other countries. Recall that while receiving a delegation from the National Assembly who came to felicitate with him on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir, President Tinubu had on Monday said Nigeria is not the only nation in the world grappling with poverty. The President who spoke in Lagos said, Yes, there is poverty; there is suffering in the land. We are not the only people facing such,…

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“I support merger of Labour Party with PDP to make Nigeria great”- Peter Obi

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Peter Obi Atiku

Peter Obi and former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, says he is open to merging the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Obi, who is the LPs candidate in the 2023 poll, said this during an interview broadcast on Saturday on YouTube, weeks after former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar hosted Obi. If the merger is to be able to govern Nigeria properly, unlock all those things that will make Nigeria a better place, Im for it. If its just a merger for election or…

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“?Obi unfit to lead Nigeria” – Soyinka

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Wole Soyinka

…Says “Obidients cant stop me from telling truth“ Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has said that the 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is unfit to lead the country. This, he said, had become evident with the conduct of his supporters, popularly known as Obidients, during electioneering of the 2023 general elections. He said that Obis failure to reign on his supporters attacking others with opposing views online was a pointer that he is unfit to lead a country like Nigeria. The literary icon also accused Obi, who…

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2027 Presidency: Atiku hints on PDP/LP merger, as quest to unseat Tinubu intensifies

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Atiku Abubakar

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has hinted at the possibility of supporting his Labour Party (LP) counterpart in the last election, Peter Obi, in 2027. The former Vice-President, who is currently on a merger talk with stakeholders of some opposition political parties, has said he will not hesitate to support Obi in the next election if the Party picks the former Anambra State governor. According to earlier reports, Atiku gave the hint in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)…

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2027: “Well follow him to PDP” – Obis supporters react to Atikus willingness to step down for him if

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Atiku Obi supporters

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakars declaration that he would be willing to step down for Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last election, should the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) agree to hand him the ticket, has continued to elicit reactions from Nigerians. While many of Obis supporters say they will gladly follow him back to the PDP, some of those who support Atikus ambition insist that he would not step down for anyone, and are instead urging the former Anambra State governor…

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