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Edo LP Polls: APC, Tinubu Have Impoverished Nigerians, Obi Laments

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2 years ago

August 21, 2023

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has expressed worries over the sufferings and hardship the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has subjected Nigerians to particularly the current Bola Tinubu-led administration.

He lamented that the common man is most hit as the prices of foods stuff is skyrocketing on a daily basis.

Obi made this remarks today, August 21, in Benin City in a Mega Rally organised by the Labour Party to canvass support from the people for the party’s candidates in the forthcoming Local Government election slated for September 2 in Edo State.

Obi who ascribed the high level of poverty in Nigeria to the absence of development at that third tier of government, assured all the candidates of the party’s support to ensure their victory at the polls.

According to him, “The local government is the nearest to the people in the grassroots. Local government is suppose to be the root for ensuring development.

“It is the system that is closer to the people and the critical areas of local governments for development are health, education and other Infrastructural amenities.

“As you know today in Nigeria there is mass poverty. And the mass poverty is in the local government areas. So for the system to work for a country that generate wealth, the local government must be adequately catered for.”

Obi also added: “The central government come through the sub national (state) to the local government. so every form of government is domicile in the local government.

“This is why we should not ignore the local governments. As governor of Anambra state, I was prevented by all forms of legal litigations to conduct local government elections for over six years.

“As we were coming into the rally venue, I told our national chairman, Barrister Julius Abure that we must find a way to support the candidates that are contesting for the local government in Edo state.

“So we are not just here to talk, we are here to give support our candidates who are contesting the election. Even when we are here I told the chairman that we will do whatever we can do to support the candidates because there is problem of hunger and people cannot even entre vehicles to their work and they cannot eat.

“Government must address the problem of the masses. Things have changed in the country and government must provide for the people. Today, across Nigeria people are hungry and dieing. People are not sure if their children will go to school. So things have changed and we are saying that those in governments must also change and do the right thing.

“People have suffered enough in this country and that suffering must end. We must start now by bringing people out of poverty.

“If we don’t I am worried that one day, even those of us in government will wake up and see dead bodies.”

Obi urged all the candidates contesting on the platform of the party to display sincerity, saying, “so those of you who are contesting should go and tell the people what you will do when you are elected. Whatever you say if you win, ensure you do it for the people.”

Also speaking, the National chairman of the labour party, Mr. Julius Abure thanked the people for their massive supports for the party, especially the supports they got during the presidential elections.

Abure while appreciating Edo people for supporting the party during the presidential and state assembly elections, noting that it was their support that made the party score 79 percent with all the federal and state nights.

The immediate past president of NBA and a governorship aspirant of the party, Olumide Akpata, urged LP supporter not to entertain any fears but to go out on election day to cast their votes.

Earlier, In his welcome addres, the state party chairman, Kelly Ogbaloi called on all labour party supporters to join hands in building the party in the state especially at the local government level.

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Tinubu Sends Ex-INEC Chair, Former Oyo First Lady, 30 Additional Ambassadorial Nominees To Senate

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9 hours ago

November 29, 2025

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President Bola Tinubu has forwarded 32 additional ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation, just days after submitting an initial batch of three names.

In two separate letters to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the President urged the upper chamber to consider and swiftly confirm 15 career diplomats and 17 non-career nominees.

The list includes four women among the career nominees and six women among the non-career nominees.

Prominent names on the non-career list include Barrister Ogbonnaya Kalu from Abia State; former presidential aide, Reno Omokri (Delta); former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmud Yakubu; former Ekiti First Lady, Erelu Angela Adebayo; and former Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.

Others are former Speaker of the Katsina State House of Assembly, Tasiu Musa Maigari; former Plateau State Commissioner, Yakubu N. Gambo; and former Deputy Executive Secretary of UBEC, Yakubu K. Musa.

Also nominated are former Plateau senator, Prof. Nora Ladi Daduut; former Lagos Deputy Governor, Otunba Femi Pedro; former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode; and Barrister Nkechi Linda Ufochukwu from Anambra State.

Additional nominees include former Oyo First Lady, Fatima Florence Ajimobi; former Lagos Commissioner, Lola Akande; former Adamawa senator, Grace Bent; former Abia governor, Victor Okezie Ikpeazu; Senator Jimoh Ibrahim of Ondo State; and former envoy to the Holy See, Ambassador Paul Oga Adikwu (Benue).

The career ambassadorial nominees are Enebechi Monica Okwuchukwu (Abia), Yakubu Nyaku Danladi (Taraba), Miamuna Ibrahim Besto (Adamawa), Musa Musa Abubakar (Kebbi), Syndoph Paebi Endoni (Bayelsa), Chima Geoffrey Lioma David (Ebonyi), and Mopelola Adeola-Ibrahim (Ogun).

Others include Abimbola Samuel Reuben (Ondo), Yvonne Ehinosen Odumah (Edo), Hamza Mohammed Salau (Niger), Ambassador Shehu Barde (Katsina), Ambassador Ahmed Mohammed Monguno (Borno), Ambassador Muhammad Saidu Dahiru (Kaduna), Ambassador Olatunji Ahmed Sulu Gambari (Kwara), and Ambassador Wahab Adekola Akande (Osun).

The new nominees are expected to be deployed to countries with which Nigeria maintains strong and strategic diplomatic relations, including China, India, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, South Africa, and Kenya, as well as to Permanent Missions such as the United Nations, UNESCO, and the African Union.

Their specific postings will be determined after Senate confirmation.

Recall that President Tinubu, last week, forwarded three ambassadorial nominees, Ambassador Ayodele Oke (Oyo), Ambassador Amin Mohammed Dalhatu (Jigawa), and retired Colonel Lateef Kayode Are (Ogun), who are being considered for postings to the UK, USA, or France.

President Tinubu said additional ambassadorial nominations will be announced in due course.

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Soludo Visits Tinubu, Goes Into Closed Door Session With President

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2 days ago

November 28, 2025

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Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, on Thursday, paid a courtesy visit to the President, Bola Tinubu, GCFR at the State House.

Report by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Soludo, Mr Chris Aburime stated that President Tinubu received the Anambra State Governor with excitement, describing him as his long standing friend of over 22 years.

Aburime said, “The President used the occasion to further congratulate Governor Soludo on his landslide victory in the just concluded Anambra gubernatorial election.

“Recall that President Tinubu had earlier issued a congratulatory message to Governor Soludo immediately the governorship election was concluded.”

Governor Soludo was declared winner with 73% of the votes cast by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Other details of the meeting were, however, not disclosed as the press Secretary told DAILY POST that both men went into a closed door meeting after the reception.

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2027: I Will Resign If Tinubu Loses In Edo – Governor Okpebholo

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2 days ago

November 28, 2025

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Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholor has vowed that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election in Edo State.

Okpebholor in an interview captured in a viral video vowed to resign if the outcome of the 2027 election does not favour the president in Edo State.

According to him, the entire people in Edo State are ready to vote for the president, citing projects that his (Okpebholor) administration executed since the All Progressives Congress, APC took over the state.

He claimed that there is no opposition in the state, stressing that everyone is supporting the ruling party ahead of the 2027 elections.

He said, “There is no opposition here in Edo everybody is for Asiwaju in this state.

“Tinubu is more popular than me in Edo state. If he doesn’t win the presidential election in Edo in 2027, I will resign.”