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A lesson for Nigeria – Peter Obi writes as 37-year-old Humza Yousaf becomes Scotland’s first minister
Labour party Presidential candidate in the February 25 election, Peter Obi has taken to Twitter to share his thoughts on the emergence of Humza Yousaf as the Prime-Minister designate of Scotland. Yousaf, 37, is making history as the first non-White head of the Scottish government following his election as leader…
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OBIdient movement not about tribe or religion, but saving Nigeria – Peter Obi
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has dismissed claims that the ‘Obidient’ movement is not an Igbo agenda or an attempt to Christianise Nigeria, stating that his goal is a united Nigeria where the youth have a sense of belonging. Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has denied…
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Peter Obi Replies Chimaroke Nnamani After He Said Obi Took The Igbo Political Trajectory 24 Years Back
The exchange of statements between Senator Chimaroke Nnamani and Peter Obi is an interesting development in Nigerian politics. The former Governor of Enugu State, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, lost his reelection bid in Enugu East Senatorial district to Labour Party candidate, Sir Kelvin Chukwu, and he attributed his loss to the…
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Peter Obi officially petitions Presidential Election Tribunal
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has formally submitted a petition challenging the process leading to the outcome of the Presidential Election held on February 28, 2023. The Independent National Electoral Commission had announced Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the election after which it…
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We will occupy your offices nationwide, LP tells INEC
The Labour Party has threatened that it will call on its members to occupy offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission nationwide for allegedly frustrating its petition against the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. The spokesman for the Presidential Campaign Council of the party, Dr Yunusa Tanko, in a…
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Labour Party: Challenges of sustaining ‘Obidient’ momentum
Defying voter fatigue and despair presents as the immediate challenges that the wave-making Labour Party (LP) would confront in the coming days. Unlike other political parties, LP took just eight months to fire up national acceptability and bandwagon effect on young Nigerians, who called themselves the ‘Obidients’. The nomenclature ‘Obidient’,…
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Peter Obi Hires 20 SANs To Challenge Presidential Election Result
The Labour Party said it had engaged the services of at least 20 senior advocates of Nigeria to challenge the outcome of the February 25 presidential election on behalf of its presidential candidate, Peter Obi. According to sources within the party, the lawyers drawn from different chambers were being furnished…
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Labour Party Makes Inroads Into NASS, Clinches Six Senate, 34 Reps Seats
Compared to its phenomenal stride in the 2023 elections, the LP did not get a single seat in the 2019 National Assembly elections. After over 20 years of its formation, pro-workers political organisation, Labour Party (LP) seems to be gradually making inroads into mainstream politics as the party has got…
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Obi overtakes Tinubu in Lagos
Although Mr Tinubu, a former governor of the state, has won more local government areas, he is trailing behind Mr Obi by a slim margin. The Labour Party (LP)’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has overtaken his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, Bola Tinubu, in Lagos State with the results of…
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For the third straight time, poll predicts Peter Obi winner of 2023 election
For the third straight time, Peter Obi, candidate of the Labour Party has been predicted as winner of the forthcoming presidential election. Nigerians are preparing for the presidential election which is scheduled for February 25, only nine days from now. According to the poll commissioned by Anap Foundation and conducted…