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Ascribing ethno-religious motives to ‘Obidient’ movement will fail — OBI
The presidential candidate of Labour Party and leader of ‘Obidient’ movement in Nigeria and the diaspora, Mr. Peter Obi, has said attempts to ascribe religious, ethnic, and other parochial interests to the movement would fail. Obi, in a series of tweets on his verified Twitter handle yesterday, said there was no looking back on the movement’s goal of taking back…
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Obi prays court to nullify election, declare him winner
Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and his party have prayed the Election Tribunal to nullify the process that produced the president elect Sen. Bola Tinubu. Obi and his Party in a petition dated March 20 markedCA/PEPC/03/2023 alleged that Tinubu was not the rightful winner of the Feb 25 presidential election and that the election…
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“I did not support Obi because nobody discussed Igbo presidency with me” – Wike
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says he did not support the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi overtly at the Feb. 25 election because nobody discussed Igbo presidency with him.. Publicity Secretary of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Dr Alex Ogbonnia stated on Friday in Enugu that Wike made the declaration at a meeting the socio-political group had…
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Afenifere rejects Tinubu’s victory, insists Obi won
The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has insisted that the presidential election held on February 25 was won by the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, and not the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. It, therefore, said that the decision of Obi to challenge the results of the election in court has the group’s…
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Poll: Don’t turn court to protest ground, Obi tells supporters
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has urged his supporters not to turn the court premises into a rally ground when the presidential election tribunal commences. Peter Obi, who is on course to challenge the outcome of the Feb. 25 poll in court, made this call Via his Twitter handle. Obi asked his supporters not to…
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Tribunal to hear motions by INEC, Tinubu, APC, Obi, LP
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has listed some motions for hearing this afternoon. One of such motion is the one filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking to vary the orders granted to the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP), Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi to inspect materials used for last presidential…
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Election: Congratulate President-elect Tinubu, Adighije urges Obi
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Chris Adighije, has called on the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, to concede defeat and congratulate the nation’s president-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu. Adighije, who is also the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State, gave the advice in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday.…
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Court okays Obi, Atiku’s request to inspect election materials
Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, on Friday, secured leave of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja to have access to all the sensitive materials the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, deployed for the conduct of the presidential election that held on February 25. The appellate court, which will sit as the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal,…
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Accept defeat, congratulate Tinubu, APC urges Atiku, Obi
The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has urged the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to accept defeat and congratulate Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu. The APC PCC Media Adviser, Dele Alake, said this while condemning the LP and PDP for calling for the cancellation of the presidential election. According to…
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NigeriaElections2023: INEC declares Obi winner of presidential election in Anambra
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, winner of last Saturday’s presidential election in Anambra State. Obi was declared the winner of the presidential poll in the state at the INEC Collation Centre in Awka, after the completion of the exercise on Tuesday. The LP candidate won in the state with…
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Obi-Datti PCC condemns politically motivated attacks in Lagos
The Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council has condemned alleged politically motivated attacks on some citizens in parts of Lagos State. The party claimed those attacked were believed to have voted for the LP. According to the Obi-Datti PCC, the attacks have been meted out to indigenes and non-indigenes alike. In a statement signed on Monday by the council’s Deputy Director…
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Ohaneze bemoans women wing over endorsement of Atiku, reaffirms support for Obi
The Apex Igbo Socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has reaffirmed its irrevocable support for Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party as sacrosanct. The group also distanced itself from supporting and endorsing Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate in the forthcoming election. This is contained in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr…
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LP South-West campaign coordinator drums support for Obi, optimistic of his victory
Labour Party South-West Campaign Coordinator, Chief Sola Ebiseni, has solicited the support of Nigerians for the party’s Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, saying “he remains the candidate with the best chance of winning.” Ebiseni made the plea in Akure, while addressing members of Atulunse Initiative, a cultural and pro-democracy advocacy group. The Atunluse Initiative membership comprises of professionals, Iyalajes, Babalojas…
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I will respect rule of law, if elected, says Obi
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, has promised that his administration will respect the rule of law, if he is voted into power. Obi gave the assurance during a town hall meeting, organised by the Imo chapter of the party on Thursday in Owerri. He commended the organisers of the meeting for their painstaking efforts at…
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We’re in talks, I may work with Peter Obi, Kwankwaso – Atiku
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Atiku Abubakar, has hinted on a possibility of working with the candidates of the New Nigerian People Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso and Labour Party’s Peter Obi in the February 25 presidential election. Atiku made this disclosure in a 15-minute interview with BBC Hausa service on Tuesday. The PDP presidential flag bearer stated…
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Obi’s campaign director, others dump LP for PDP in Bauchi
Alhaji Alhassan Bawu, the Bauchi State campaign director of the Labour Party (LP), Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, has dumped the party to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He switched camp to the PDP alongside other officials of party in the North-East. Bawu stated this at a news conference in Bauchi on Tuesday. According to him, all the chairmen of the…
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Obi’s comment on nation’s debt shows zero grasp of economics- BMO
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi’s comments on the economy, and the nation’s debt profile, is a public display of ignorance of economic matters. The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) said in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke that Obi’s claim that all monies borrowed since 2015 were wasted shows his tendency…
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