Peter Obi Archives - Page 11 of 25

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26

2023

Alleged move by APC to arrest Peter Obi, Datti Ahmed, raising tension in Nigeria

Metro, News, Opinion, Politics2023, All Progressives Congress, Datti Baba-Ahmed, INEC, Labour Party, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

Tension has continued to build up across the country, particularly among the supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi over purported plans by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to get him arrested. The alleged move was sequel to the activities of the former Anambra Governor, his running mate, Datti Ahmed and their supporters after losing the February 25 presidential poll. Recall that Peter Obi, his party and supporters, popularly known as Obidients, rejected the outcome of the just concluded presidential poll that produced Bola Tinubu of APC as president-elect. Peter Obi, who through…

Mar

25

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Anambra: Ovation as Peter Obi enters Soludo’s anniversary venue [Video]

NewsAnambra State, Charles Soludo, Nigeria, Peter Obi, Politics

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, stole the show on Saturday in Awka, capital of Anambra State. The former governor attended an event as part of the activities to mark Governor Charles Soludo’s first year in office. The town hall meeting attended by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and other dignitaries was held at the International Convention Center. Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, was making a speech but was interrupted by a loud noise after guests noticed Obi strolling in. The LP flagbearer made his way to a reserved seat at the front but got up…

Mar

25

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Peter Obi laments as Nasarawa women protest topless over election results

Lifestyle, Metro, Politics2023, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Peter Obi, Politics

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the just concluded general elections, Peter Obi, has reacted to the topless protest by women in Nasarawa State over the outcome of the polls. Women in Akwanga Local government Area of Nasarawa State had yesterday stripped themselves half-naked to protest the outcome of the governorship election in the state. The women claimed that their mandate was stolen and insisted that their votes must count. Obi, in a reaction on Twitter on Friday night, said that the purpose of elections is defeated when the people are denied their choices.

Mar

24

2023

By Kalu Odinakachi

Appeal court grants Peter Obi’s request to serve petition on Tinubu

Politics2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Next Level, Nigeria, Peter Obi, Politics

The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, granted permission to Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to serve his petition challenging the February 25, 2023, Presidential election. Obi is challenging the victory of Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, on 1 March, declared Tinubu Nigeria’s president-elect after he reportedly polled 8.8 million votes. But Obi who was announced third in the presidential contest, filed a petition at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, seeking to upturn Tinubu’s victory. Obi and the Labour…

Mar

24

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Opinion: Atiku’s irreversible blunders – Abiodun Komolafe

Opinion, PoliticsAtiku Abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

There is a Yoruba adage, which says that ‘ogbon odun yii, were emii ni.’ (The wisdom of this year is foolishness in the course of time). Talking philosophically, when one relies on an older matrix to work in the present, one’s failure is likely to be like Atiku Abubakar’s. Why? The dynamics of the present may certainly not be exactly the same as the past. In fairness to posterity, the mindset of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and, of course, its presidential candidate – as Nigeria approached the last presidential election – was that the North was still the (typical) North and that the…