Former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi has tackled the Federal Government over plans to purchase new aircraft to add to the existing Presidential fleets. Obi described the move as “unacceptable and a clear show of insensitivity to the suffering of the Nigerian people”. Writing on his X handle on Monday, the former Anambra Governor said: “At a time …

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has said that gloating about President Bola Tinubu’s fall during the democracy day event held at Eagle Square in Abuja today achieved nothing. The former Anambra State governor described the fall as unfortunate and wished the President well following the incident, which has been trending on social media for …

The Coalition of Obidient Movement groups in Edo State has applauded 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, who is the driving force behind the movement, for validating its position that members are at liberty to vote for any political party of their choice in the September governorship election in the state. Ahead of the election, some Obidients groups …

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi has described the 2023 general elections as a show of shame, which he said was plagued by allegations of fraud and widespread irregularities. In a series of posts via his X page on Saturday, the former Governor of Anambra State said the election was marred by glitches despite the enormous money spent …

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, on Wednesday, punctured the bubbles of the party’s governorship candidate in Edo State, Barrister Olumide Akpata, when he declared that Obidient Movement does not belong to or resident in any political party. Akpata has been banking on the Obidient Movement as his superstructure of support for …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed conviction that the Labour Party (LP) presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, won’t back Julius Abure to remain in office as party national chairman. The Deputy President of the NLC Political Commission, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, disclosed this in an interview with Saturday PUNCH. Ndubuaku also refuted the claim that the union had resolved its …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government for allocating N1 billion for the construction of hostels in 12 tertiary institutions. He described the government’s action as financial recklessness and misplacement of priorities in the allocation of funds. In a statement by the spokesman of Peter Obi …

The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, dismissed the potential merger talk between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar and the standard-bearer of the Labour Party (LP) in the election, Peter Obi. It described Atiku and Obi as desperate politicians who could not be trusted with power. The ruling party also said it …

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, has said he has no plan to leave the party ahead of the 2027 general election. Obi said he was committed to resolving the internal crisis rocking the Labour Party, stressing that he was a man of peace. Obi spoke in Gombe State on Sunday shortly after inaugurating a …

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has vowed not to rest until it unseat Julius Abure as national chairman of the Labour Party. The NLC spokesman, Benson Upah, said that despite the ‘illegal’ national convention that returned Abure to office, the union would never confer legitimacy or give recognition to his leadership. He said, “Our position on this …