Peter Obi Archives - Page 9 of 25

Oct

25

2023

The Supreme Court will rule on Atiku and Obi’s petitions on October 26.

News2023, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Court, Peter Obi

The Supreme Court has finally scheduled Thursday, October 26, for the delivery of final rulings in the two surviving cases contesting the validity of President Bola Tinubu's declaration as the victor of the most recent presidential election. These are the petitions that Atiku Abubakar, the PDP's presidential candidate, and Peter Gregory Obi, the Labour Party's candidate, both filed. Dr. Awemeri Festus Akande, the Supreme Court's Director of Press and Information, verified the news on Wednesday.According to him, sufficient security measures have been put in place to guard against security lapses both inside and outside the courthouse.On Monday, attorneys for the…

Jun

29

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Obidients argue that investigating Ikpeazu is a major distraction for Otti

News2023, Abia State, Alex Otti, Okezie Ikpeazu, Peter Obi, Politics

Some supporters of Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate, have advised Governor Alex Otti of Abia State not to probe Okezie Ikpeazu. This is because it was predicted that probing the recent ex-governor would divert him from his duties as governor.They advised Otti to concentrate on providing the state's citizens with effective government rather than probing Ikpeazu. The demand was made in a statement that was signed by Ndubueze Obiakwata, the state's chairman of the Obidients Across Parties Alliance (OAPA), and Mazi Chetachi Ikpe of the Peter Obi Grassroots Movement (POGM) in Abia State. Otti's outstanding first month in…

Jun

24

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Petition against Tinubu in the presidential election: Peter Obi closes case

News, Politics2023, Next Level, Nigeria, Peter Obi, Politics

The petition filed by Peter Obi and his Labor Party, LP, challenging the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), was closed on Friday. Obi and LP are the complainants in the CA/PEPC/03/2023 petition contesting the results of the general election that elected Tinubu as president of Nigeria on May 29. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are named as respondents in the petition. The petitioners had three weeks to present evidence in court supporting their case against the respondents. As they were…

Jun

16

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Obasanjo says Peter Obi remains candidate for a better Nigeria

Opinion, PoliticsNigeria, Obasanjo, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, is still the candidate for a better Nigeria. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared the then-candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress and now-president, Bola Tinubu, as the winner of the election. The announcement was tailed with legal suits from the opposition parties and their candidates, including LP and Obi, challenging the process that produced Tinubu as the winner. In a recent chat with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, former president Obasanjo insisted that despite President Tinubu being declared…

May

30

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Court admits US judgment on Tinubu’s alleged $460,000 forfeiture for drug crime in Obi’s petition

News2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Court, Nigeria, Peter Obi, Politics

The Presidential Election Petition Court, on Tuesday in Abuja admitted in evidence, a United States of America (USA) District Court judgment which reportedly indicted Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and ordered his forfeiture of $460,000 in drug related offences. The certified true copy of the judgment was tendered by a witness, Barrister Lawrence Uchechukwu Nnana Nwakaeti, at the commencement of hearing of a petition filed by the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Mr Peter Gregory Obi, against the election of Tinubu. Led in evidence by Mr Jibrin Okutepa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, the witness tendered the Court’s…