Peter Obi

Obi Demands Certificate Verification For All Candidates

Obi Demands Certificate Verification For All Candidates

October 9, 2025 10:18 am

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has called on Nigeria’s electoral body, INEC, and relevant authorities to authenticate all academic and professional certificates submitted by political candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. He made the appeal in a statement posted on X on Thursday, arguing that transparency in credential verification is essential to preserving democratic integrity.

Obi emphasised that repeated allegations of forgery and false declarations erode public confidence. He specifically cited the resignation of Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology Uche Nnaji over controversies about his academic records, as well as former Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun’s resignation under similar …

Atiku And Obi's Supreme Court 'Appeal': A Futile Endeavour

Atiku And Obi’s Supreme Court ‘Appeal’: A Futile Endeavour

September 14, 2023 4:22 am

If ever there were an illustration of futility, it would be the decision of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi to appeal the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal’s judgment at the Supreme Court. The tribunal’s well-reasoned verdict, affirming President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 elections, should have been the end of the story. Instead, Atiku and Obi have opted to carry on this charade, misleading their followers into believing that they still have a fighting chance.

The five-member tribunal panel, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, left no room for doubt in their ruling. They meticulously went through the petitions and allegations, …

The Delusions Of 'Obidients' And Tinubu's Strategic Control

The Delusions Of ‘Obidients’ And Tinubu’s Strategic Control

September 7, 2023 3:15 am

In the wake of September 6, 2023’s pivotal court judgment at the Appeals Court on the Nigerian presidential election, Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerges as a more entrenched figure in the complex labyrinth of Nigerian politics. The verdict, handed down by a five-member justice panel in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, serves to further cement Tinubu’s reputation as a strategic genius capable of navigating the murky waters of a system riddled with challenges. The international attention this case has garnered only magnifies the complexities surrounding this political figure, underscoring the delicate balance of admiration and critique that trails him.

This legal …

2023 Obasanjo, Lacks The Morality To Endorse Any Candidate

2023: Obasanjo, Lacks The Morality To Endorse Any Candidate

January 16, 2023 3:00 am

On New Year’s day, former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo returned to the front burner of the Nigerian political space when he delivered his famous letter to Nigerians. As expected, the contents of the letter were lucid, engaging, and controversial, and ever since then, virtually every political actor in the country has had one or two things to say about the letter which removed the lid on Obasanjo’s political preference as far as the 2023 elections were concerned.

Many of the gladiators on the losing side of Obasanjo’s loud endorsement of the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi as expected …

Soludo Vs 'Obidients': What's The Way Forward?

Soludo Vs ‘Obidients’: What’s The Way Forward?

November 21, 2022 5:22 am

The Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo shocked the entire Nigerian political sector when he became the first sitting Governor in the South-East to go head-to-head with the supporters of the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi. In reaction, Obi’s supporters who refer to themselves as ‘Obidents’ called for the head of the Professor for daring to crucify their Messiah in his long and critical treatise.

Last Monday, Soludo published an article he titled, ‘History Beckons and I Will Not Be Silent (Part 1).’ To be clear, the piece was his honest appraisal of Obi’s …

2023 I Will Restore Hope, Security To Nigerians – Tinubu

You Can’t Force Me Into Debates – Tinubu Blasts Atiku, Obi

November 8, 2022 9:13 pm

Bola Tinubu who is the All Progressives Congress, APC, the presidential candidate has come out to openly berate the camps of his counterparts from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi for poking holes at his absence at the Arise TV town hall meeting in Abuja.

Tinubu had also reiterated that Atiku’s camp could not force him to appear or send representatives to national debates and he had berated Atiku’s camp for following his absence at national debates.

Read Also: Yoruba Nation: APC Fumes As Akintoye Attacks Tinubu

Recall that a spokesman of the …

2023 Why We Endorsed Tinubu - Afenifere Faction

2023: Why We Endorsed Tinubu – Afenifere Faction

October 31, 2022 6:27 am

A faction of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has explained that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s presidency offers the best opportunity to produce a government that will usher in a new Era of hope, peace, security, harmony, gainful employment for the multitude, economic development, social and political stability.

 The National Organising Secretary of Afenifere, Abagun Kole Omololu, disclosed this in a statement issued at the end of Tinubu’s visit to the Akure residence of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti.

 The group affirmed that Nigeria must be established on the basis of democracy, true federalism and social justice.

 “Having taken cognisance of his …

2023 Why Peter Obi Is Better Than Atiku – PDP Chieftain

2023: Why Peter Obi Is Better Than Atiku – PDP Chieftain

October 21, 2022 2:24 am

Mr. Sampson Orji who is a chieftain of the opposition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and was also the governorship aspirant of the party in Abia State, has declared his unalloyed support for Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP in a shocking move. 

Orji made this known in a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen on Friday.

According to him, his preference for Obi against his party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, was acnhored on Obi’s competence which was vital at this point for Nigeria.

He went on further to posit that …

How El-Rufai Told ‘Blatant Lies’ On Arrest By Obi - Tanko

How El-Rufai Told ‘Blatant Lies’ On Arrest By Obi – Tanko

October 20, 2022 5:52 am

The Labour Party (LP) has lambasted the Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over what they described as ‘blatant lies’, after the former FCT boss had on Monday claimed LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi, arrested him in Anambra in 2013.

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that El-Rufai had narrated the story of how he was arrested in Anambra State when Obi was governor a decade ago.

Shortly after making the claim, an old footage had gone viral almost immediately, purportedly showing where El-Rufai, in an interview after the supposed arrest, said three AK-47 wielding operatives picked him …

2023 What I Discussed With Peter Obi — Sheikh Gumi

2023: What I Discussed With Peter Obi — Sheikh Gumi

October 18, 2022 5:46 am

Controversial Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi on Tuesday revealed what he discussed with the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who paid him a visit at his Kaduna residence.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Obi visited the Islamic scholar just before proceeding to the venue of the event organised for presidential candidates by the Arewa Consultative Forum, Northern Elders Forum, and other northern groups.

Speaking exclusively to newsmen, Gumi said he asked the LP presidential candidate a few questions even though they were meeting for the first time in their lives.

‘He (Obi) came on …

2023 Campaign Publicly For Tinubu Or Resign, APC Warns Ngige

2023: Campaign Publicly For Tinubu Or Resign, APC Warns Ngige

October 9, 2022 4:30 am

Ahead of next year’s general elections, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka, has called on the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, and other appointees of the current admnistration to campaign openly for the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu or resign their appointments.

The APC chieftain gave this charge while reacting to comments made on Channels Television by Ngige on Friday, who failed to publicly affirm his choice of presidential candidate between Tinubu and Peter Obi of Labour party (LP).

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported …

2023: Obi's Supporters Shutdown Lagos, Delta, Kaduna, Others

2023: Obi’s Supporters Shutdown Lagos, Delta, Kaduna, Others

October 2, 2022 6:39 am

Supporters of the Labour Party (LP), presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday, held simultaneous rallies across many states of the country to drum up support for Obi as Nigerians marked 62 years of independence.

The hugely attended rallies, which saw the supporters, who call regard themselves as Obi-dients, marching through some major cities of Lagos, Delta, Abia, Osun, Kaduna, Akwa Ibom, Edo, and Bauchi among others, caused traffic snarls in some of the areas.

The rallies also took the shine off the 62nd Independence anniversary in some states, especially in Delta.

In Lagos, the rallies, tagged #4millionmaforObi/Datti, were held …

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