The opposition Labour Party candidate in Nigeria, Peter Obi, has filed a court lawsuit challenging last month’s disputed presidential election, according to the party, starting off what could be a lengthy legal battle spanning several months. There have been numerous legal challenges to previous Nigerian presidential election results, but none have been successful. Obi campaigned Read More…
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“I did not support Obi because nobody talked Igbo presidency with me” – Wike
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says he did not openly back Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi in the Feb. 25 election because no one discussed Igbo presidency with him. Dr Alex Ogbonnia, Press Secretary of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, revealed on Friday in Enugu that Wike made the remark during a meeting with Read More…
Sunny Side Of Political Jujitsu
Politics is like Jujitsu, the Japanese martial art that employs holds, throws, and paralysing blows to subdue an opponent. If your opponent is big and throws his weight around, you skilfully allow him to make a move and use his weight to trip him; his strength thus becomes his weakness. All that is on display Read More…
Lagos voters want LP — Caretaker Committee
The Lagos State Caretaker Committee of the Labour Party (LP) has urged party members and supporters to take to the streets to rally support for the party’s candidates. It said that voters across the state are looking out for LP. The Chairman of the Caretaker Committee, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Shokunbi, issued the directive while providing an Read More…
Obasanjo endorses Peter Obi, says to Nigerian youth “eyin lokan”
In the run-up to the elections in February 2023, Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has received the backing of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, his most high-profile endorsement to date. Obasanjo’s endorsement came in his New Year message issued on January 1, 2023. The former Nigerian President particularly addressed the Nigerian youth Read More…
Peter Obi promises overhaul of currency market and subsidies cut
If elected in February, the Labour Party (LP) contender for Nigeria’s presidency, Peter Obi, would reform the country’s expensive subsidy system and unify the numerous exchange rates of the local naira currency, according to his manifesto unveiled on Sunday. Nigeria has various exchange rates, allowing certain corporations to obtain dollars at a low cost while Read More…
Peter Obi says agriculture investment will curb food prices and insecurity
Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has suggested that reducing food price inflation and increasing food security may be achieved by increased investment in agriculture. Obi made this statement in his greeting for 2022 World Food Day, which will be held on October 16. The former governor of Anambra stated that the rising food Read More…
Peter Obi pledges to overhaul security architecture to set new order for economy
Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential flagbearer has said that if elected in 2023, his government would overhaul the country’s security architecture. Obi said that he would also revive trust between the government and the people in order to set the path for a new economic order. The LP presidential candidate was speaking at Read More…
Rain struggles to dampen “2 Million March for Peter Obi” in Port Harcourt
Despite an early morning rain on Saturday, enthusiasm remained high for numerous young Nigerians who partook in a scheduled solidarity march for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi in Port Harcourt Rivers State. The march was a show of support for Obi, a former presidential aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party Read More…
Meet the man rallying “Obi-dients” to shake up Nigeria’s election
Peter Obi is hardly a political outsider, but the bespectacled former governor says he is looking to harness Nigerians’ anger with the status quo to power his third-party presidential bid. Obi, 61, has generated substantial buzz among younger voters in Africa’s most populous democracy, where the average age is 18, but the president – and Read More…