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Edu-gate: �N3bn just for National Register Verification outrageous�� Obi

January 18, 2024January 18, 2024 Aminu Imam

Former candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, said the N3 billion approved by President Bola Tinubu just for the verification of the National Register of the Poor could have been directed towards actual poverty alleviation. Obi, on his X-handle platform yesterday, added that the amount is three times more than the paltry N908 million budgeted for the National Library in the 2024 Budget. He noted that at a time when more than half of Nigeria�s population is �battling with absolute and multi-dimensional poverty,…

“Tinubu�s poor governance, bad policies have increased hardship, dampened Nigerians� hope” – Peter Obi�

December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 Aminu Imam

Labour Party (LP)�s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said President Bola Tinubu�s poor governance and bad policies have dampened the hopes of Nigerians. In a Christmas message shared on his X account on Monday, he said: �The hardship in the country, the biting effects of bad government policies and poor governance have diminished the hopes of most Nigerians�. The former Anambra State governor, however, said the hardship and issues confronting the country should not deter citizens from appreciating God and seeking His mercies.��The difficulties and challenges of this moment…

1,411 Dubai contingents: �Nigeria has more people living in poverty than China� � Peter Obi slams Tinubu

December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 Aminu Imam

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last general election, Mr Peter Obi, has slammed President Bola Tinubu for producing a large number of contingents at the ongoing Climate Change Conference, COP28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Obi�s statement followed a report that Tinubu arrived in Dubai with 1,411 delegates, according to a list by the UN Climate Change, making him the leader in Africa with the highest entourage and the third largest representation among global countries attending the conference. The action has also attracted a series…

Obi hails Atiku at 77

November 26, 2023November 26, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Labour Party (LP) candidate in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, has praised his counterpart under the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on his 77th birthday. Obi took to his page on X (formerly Twitter) yesterday to commend the erstwhile Vice-President for his contributions to the growth of the nation. In his tweets, Obi, who labelled Abubakar as his �very dear respected elder brother and leader�, stated that the PDP candidate, through his numerous business establishments and educational investments, improved national productivity and manpower development in the country.…

Bankruptcy: �Disclose amount inherited from Buhari�s govt.�, Obi to Tinubu

November 17, 2023November 17, 2023 Aminu Imam

Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, has lambasted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration over its recent claims of inheriting a bankrupt treasury from his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, had on Monday claimed that the country was running on deficit due to the liabilities it inherited. Also, at a meeting with investors in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Tinubu also said he inherited liabilities from his predecessors. However, Obi, while reacting on X (formerly Twitter) account, said the…

Supplementary Budget: FG slams Obi over comment

November 10, 2023November 10, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Federal Government yesterday, slammed the comment credited to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, on the recently signed supplementary budget, saying Obi�s comment was insensitive to the citizens, noting that it is a �bold and pragmatic response� to national pressing issues. Recall that the former Anambra State governor had on Wednesday, via a post on his X handle, lamented that the supplementary budget failed to capture �urgent items of national welfare,� despite being signed by President Bola Tinubu at a…

Peter Obi breaks silence, finally accepts Supreme Court judgement affirming Tinubu as president

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 Aminu Imam

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has accepted the judgment of the Supreme Court which affirmed the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Obi broke his silence on the Supreme Court judgment at a news conference yesterday, in Abuja. Recall that the Supreme Court on September 26, 2023, upheld the September 6 judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal affirming the declaration of Tinubu as duly elected president. The seven-member panel, led by Justice John Inyang-Okoro, dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

�Accept Supreme Court�s verdict� – Ohanaeze to Obi, Atiku

October 27, 2023October 27, 2023 Aminu Imam

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has admonished Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi to accept the apex court�s decision in the interest of the country�s unity. The organisation urged them to give their maximum support and encouragement to the current effort of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to raise the bar of governance in the country through the implementation of impactful economic policies. The Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, made the group�s position known in a statement issued yesterday, following the Supreme Court verdict affirming the 2023 presidential candidate of…

PEPT: Supreme Court Justice, Dattijo bows out ahead of Atiku, Obi appeal cases on Tinubu

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Supreme Court has seen a reduction in the number of its Justices slated to oversee the cases of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi suit against the election victory of President Bola Tinubu to 10, following the retirement of Justice Musa Dattijo Muhammad. With this development, it means that only the remaining 10 Justices of the apex court will oversee the cases of the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi against the victory of President Bola Tinubu, of the ruling…

Atiku, Obi desperate, as US surrogate seeks urgent release of FBI document on Tinubu

October 22, 2023October 22, 2023 Aminu Imam

Atiku Abubakar�s surrogate in the United States (U.S.), Aaron Greenspan, has filed an emergency Motion on Friday at the District Court for the District of Columbia in Washington DC, seeking the immediate release of documents on President Bola Tinubu by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI). Greenspan, who is working in league with David Hundeyin, another Atiku underling, is the founder of Plainsite.org, which tracks legal cases against big corporations in the U.S. Peter Obi, of the Labour Party, is also hoping to benefit from what he and Atiku believe…