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Peter Obi 2023 – Sampson Uchenna Charles Denies Rumours of Legal Tussle with Obi

9Jun

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Peter Obi 2023 – Sampson Uchenna Charles Denies Rumours of Legal Tussle with Obi

Nigerians were recently shocked at the news that Peter Obi and his candidacy of the Labour party were in peril as a result of some internal crises. One of the persons mentioned in this news is Sampson Uchenna Charles. Sampson Uchenna Charles, the founder of FOUNDATION For A New Nigeria and the SUC Organizations, was said to have contested the emergence of Peter Obi as the presidential candidate for the Labour Party. Responding on his Facebook page and via a Press Release, he has come out to debunk this claims. In his press release and Facebook post, he said: "It has come to my notice this morning that I Sampson Uchenna Charles, took Governor Peter Obi to Court over the LP Presidential Candidacy. "Let it be on record that Peter Obi is an Igbo elder statesman and also my older b...

Peter Obi 2023: INEC Does Not Recognize Faction Labour Party

9Jun

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Peter Obi 2023: INEC Does Not Recognize Faction Labour Party

Peter Obi and his quest to contest for the 2023 presidential election appeared to have suffered a major set back with the announcement of a faction of the Labour Party emerging with a different candidate. It is still now clear how this will play out. See Also: 2023: Fresh Trouble For Peter Obi In LP As Faction Emerges While Peter Obi's supporters await the determination of the courts on the issue, one thing that they can still take some comfort in is that according to the Independent National Electoral Commission, the only recognized Labour Party is the one lead by Julius Abure, which is also the one for which Peter Obi is its Presidential flag bearer. We shall provide updates as they unfold.

Abia 2023: I Won’t Take Salary If Elected Governor – Alex Otti

9Jun

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Abia 2023: I Won’t Take Salary If Elected Governor – Alex Otti

Former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of defunct Diamond Bank Pl, Dr. Alex Otti, has vowed not to take salary, but serve free of charge if elected governor of Abia State in the 2023 governorship election. Otti, who left the APC for the Labour party, polled 454 votes to emerge unopposed during the governorship primary election of the party held in Umuahia. Making his victory speech after emerging the governorship candidate, Otti explained that he would rather donate his salary to humanitarian and developmental causes that would benefit the less privileged people in the state. The ex-bank chief promised to ensure good governance and reduce the cost of governance to free funds for the development of the state. He said, “If you elect me your governor in 2023, I ...

2023: Fresh Trouble For Peter Obi In LP As Faction Emerges

9Jun

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2023: Fresh Trouble For Peter Obi In LP As Faction Emerges

There is trouble brewing within the Labour Party (LP), as Jude Ezenwafor, a former chairman of the party in Anambra State, has been declared the winner of the presidential primary organised by a faction of the party. Ezenwafor’s affirmation took place in Abuja on Wednesday. “I am on a rescue mission to free Nigeria from social, economic and political crises currently bedevilling it. “Labour Party will win the general election. Our party is going to take over Nigeria and bring back the glory Nigeria needs. “I have been in the corridors of government for the past 20 years. We are here on a rescue mission,” NAN quoted Ezenwafor as saying. Read Also: Why I Joined Labour Party – Peter Obi The development comes days after a former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, was ele...

Obi Would Have Been My Presidential Running Mate – Kwankwaso

31May

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Obi Would Have Been My Presidential Running Mate – Kwankwaso

A former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso, has said a former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, might have become his running mate if the latter had joined the New Nigeria Peoples Party, instead of the Labour Party, after exiting the Peoples Democratic Party. Kwankwaso, who is now presidential candidate of the NNPP, said the party would hold its presidential primary next week, even though he was the only aspirant who obtained the forms of the NNPP. The presidential aspirant also said the NNPP would shop for a popular vice-presidential candidate from the South after its national convention. Kwankwaso who featured on Politics Today, a current affairs programme on Channels Television, on Monday, was asked about the reports that Obi was to continue hi...

27May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

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Why I Joined Labour Party – Peter Obi

A former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has joined the Labour Party few days after dumping the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, saying the party is the right platform that aligns with his aspiration. According to him, he had chosen a route that he considered to be in line with “our aspirations and my mantra of taking the country from consumption to production.” Obi, who is seeking to succeed the President Muhammadu Buhari after the expiration of his regime in 2023, disclosed this in a series of tweets on his Twitter handle on Friday. He wrote, “I thank all Nigerians, especially our youths who have joined me in the mission of taking back and reuniting Nigeria. This project is yours and for the future of your children. I am just a facilitator. “Since I re...