Politics

2023: Olumba Olumba Speaks, Declares ‘It Will No Longer Business As Usual’

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3 years ago

October 5, 2022

As campaigns for next year’s general elections hots up, a renowned spiritual leader, Olumba Olumba Obu of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star has said it will no longer be business as usual in Nigeria.

The spokesman of the spiritual leader, Edet Archibong read Obu’s statement on his behalf at a press briefing in Calabar.

Olumba Obu maintained that corrupt politicians will no longer win elections in the country.

Obu said, “One thing is certain, no corrupt politician will be close to the Presidential staff of office.

“Only those with the fear of God, pure in heart and of a humble spirit will win. A God-fearing leader will emerge and lead in the fear of God and humility.

“Corrupt leaders will only waste their time in this election as the door has been shut against them.”

“The forthcoming 2023 election will be very crucial to the world as well as for Nigeria as a nation.”

The Brotherhood leader again called on Nigerians to return to her first National Anthem which promotes unity and downplays tribalism and sentimentalism.

He also emphasised that “The country should revert to Calabar as its capital as well as return to the 12-States administrative structure which has been preordained by God Almighty.”

According to him, the 2023 General Election will produce the most shocking development in Nigeria.

The religious leader said: “Many will be taken aback by the 2023 election because something that has never happened in the history of Nigeria will happen and it will shake the so-called powerful politicians of Nigeria. ”

He called for unity and cautioned against fear, saying Nigerians should not allow the election to stir up conflicts amongst them.

He assured that “The Holy Spirit is already in charge of the next year’s election because at the end it shall be in tandem with God’s will.”

He further maintained that the forthcoming 2023 election is not going to be business as usual, “neither will it be about the usual electioneering practices, replete will malpractices, vote buying, corruption and rigging. ”

He also maintained that only competent and incorrupt candidates will win the presidential election.

He urged leaders of the country to work in synergy, ensuring that the election runs smoothly and fairly devoid of electoral malpractices.

He called on leaders to drop tribal sentiments and work in unison as Nigeria belongs to all.

“Nigeria is not only for the majority tribes it is also for the minority tribes. None can and should claim sole ownership of Nigeria as Nigeria belongs to God Almighty.

“Nigeria will soon be the centre for world peace and when that time eventually comes, she will be an example for the whole world. She will be seen as an epitome for all nations of the world to copy from.”

Politics

Coalition: Abure-led LP Gives Obi 48 Hours To Leave Party

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4 hours ago

July 3, 2025

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The Abure-led faction of the Labour Party has given the presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, a 48 hours ultimatum to leave the party haven formally joined the coalition party.

This was contained in a statement signed by the faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, in Abuja, on Thursday.

He explained that the Labour Party under Abure’s leadership remains vehemently opposed to joining the coalition while dismissing members of the coalition as “power mongers whose only interest was self and not the people.”

The party warned Nigerians that the often mouthed ‘new Nigeria is Possible’ is a ruse and cannot be achieved with the assemblage of old, recycled, desperate and frustrated politicians in the coalition.

Ifoh said the party is aware that all those who mismanaged Nigeria over the years are the ones that gathered themselves in the coalition while noting that desperate politicians can’t birth new Nigeria.

He said, “We are aware of several nocturnal meetings between Peter Obi and some of our members, lobbying them to join him in his new party. We’re also aware that a number of them has refused to defect with him.

“Labour Party has consistently said it is not part of the coalition and therefore, any of our members who is part of the coalition is given within 48 hours to formally resign his membership of the party.

“Labour Party is not available for people with dual agenda, people with deceptive persona. The party will not avail itself to individuals who have one leg in one Party and another leg elsewhere.

“People who in the morning they will claim to be in the Labour Party and in the evening they are in coalition.

“Nearly 70 per cent of the Nigerian population are youths who are tired of the old order, tired of gerontocrats deciding their fate. The new Nigeria that the youths are dreaming of, is not what can be realized from what we are seeing in the coalition.

“These people are opportunistic politicians who are only interested in relaunching themselves into circle of power, people who are desperate to continue holding on to power.

“The new Nigeria of our dream can only be realised through the Labour Party, and the party is willing to lead Nigerians along that trajectory.

“I therefore urge all members of the party to remain loyal and keep the party structure intact ahead of future elections.”

Politics

Only A Formidable Coalition Can Salvage Nigeria, Says Peter Obi

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4 hours ago

July 3, 2025

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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has given his full support for the coalition of opposition parties aimed at ending President Bola Tinubu’s rule in 2027.

He explained that it was a fact that no single group can change Nigeria alone, hence the need for people to come together to pursue the goal.

The former Amambra State Governor said this in a post on his verified X handle, on Thursday.

He said this just as the Julia Abure-led faction of the Labour Party has given him 48 hours within which to formally resign from the party or risk expulsion.

Obi in his post wrote, “Yesterday, the coalition members formally adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 Nigeria General Elections with Distinguished Senator David Mark serving as the National Chairman and H.E. Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola serving as the National Secretary.

“Our commitment is to sacrifice and work together towards the 2027 General Elections, ensuring that Nigeria gets a competent, capable, and compassionate leadership that will prioritise the nation’s future by putting the welfare of Nigerians first.

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“This decision was not made lightly. It comes from deep reflection on where we are as a country and what must be done to move forward.

“No one group can change Nigeria alone. To dismantle the structures that keep our people in poverty and insecurity, we must build bridges, not walls even when those bridges are uneasy. A New Nigeria is Possible. -PO.”

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I Don’t Owe Anybody Explanation On Truce With Fubara – Wike

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8 hours ago

July 3, 2025

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Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday, declared that peace has returned to his home state, Rivers, saying he does not owe anyone an explanation on the terms of the truce.

Wike disclosed this during a Media chat monitored in Abuja.

According to him, several people had turned the crisis in Rivers State into an “oil well”, from which they were drawing illicit funds for their selfish interests, saying such fifth columnists are no longer happy that he has reconciled with the suspended Governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara.

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