Tag: OBI
We’ll Hold Okpebholo If Anything Happens To Peter Obi – Obidient Movement
The Obidient Movement on Saturday described Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State as a threat to national unity. Nana Kazaure, the movement’s Director of Strategic Communications, said Okpebholo should be held responsible if anything happens to former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Kazaure was reacting to Okpebholo’s threat that Obi should not step foot…
Don’t Come To Edo Without Security Clearance, Okpebholo Warns Obi
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has warned Peter Obi against entering the state without security clearance. Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, visited Benin on July 7 and donated N15m million to St Philomena Hospital School of Nursing Sciences for the completion of projects in the school. But the governor condemned…
Coalition: Peter Obi Will Be Expelled From Labour Party – Arabambi
The Labour Party has disclosed plans to expel its former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his involvement in an opposition coalition to unseat President Bola Tinubu. A chieftain of the party, Abayomi Arabambi, during a live appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Tuesday, said Obi’s continued engagement with the coalition while still identifying…
Why I Joined David Mark-Led Coalition — Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has explained that he joined the opposition coalition to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. In a post on his official X handle on Thursday, he said that no one group can change Nigeria alone, adding…
Coalition: Abure Group Gives Obi 48hrs To Resign From Labour Party
The Julius Abure group within the Labour Party (LP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Peter Obi to resign his membership of the party over his bromance with the David Mark-led opposition coalition. In a statement on Thursday, a spokesman for the group, Obiora Ifoh, said all members of the coalition once mismanaged Nigeria at…
Atiku, Obi, El-Rufai, Amaechi, Other Coalition Leaders Meet In Abuja
Members of the opposition coalition, under the auspices of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), have converge on the Yar’Dua Centre in Abuja for a meeting. The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi; a former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai; and a former Rivers…
Nigeria A Crime Scene, Needs Urgent Fix – Peter Obi
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023, Peter Obi, has decried the high level of insecurity and hardship across Nigeria, describing the country as a “crime scene” in need of urgent fix. Speaking during the presentation of a book – ‘Obi: The Political Change Agent’, in Abuja on Tuesday, Obi expressed concerns over…
Peter Obi: I Condemn All Wrongdoing by IPOB But Dialogue Is the Only Way Forward
2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said he condemns any acts of violence or illegality committed by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) or any other agitator, but insists that such issues must be addressed through dialogue, not force. Speaking during an interview today, Obi said that he criticises “every single…
Meet Political Heavyweights Capable Of Stopping Tinubu In 2027
As Nigerians continue to battle inflation and rising cost of living, the political arena is heating up for the 2027 election. Bola Tinubu, who came into power in 2023, now faces growing opposition from influential political figures seeking to block his bid for a second term. Amid widespread public dissatisfaction and perceived policy failures, a…
PDP Should Look At Bringing Peter Obi Back Into Its Fold, Says Sowunmi
A member of the People Democratic Party, Segun Sowunmi, has said his party needs to explore possible means of bringing back the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, into its fold. Obi left the PDP in May 2022 for the Labour Party, reportedly complaining of massive bribing of delegates and vote…