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Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, His Excellency Peter Gregory Obi, has expressed concern over looming anarchy that may be targeted at politicians across party lines, if the current trend of impoverishing the masses through policies seeking to shield corruption by political elites was not checked.

The former Anambra governor has therefore solicited prayers from Nigerians to guide the leaders to be able to do the right thing at the right time in order to avert a situation where the masses will be forced to revolt due to the hardship inflicted on them through bad policies and programs.

Speaking during a courtesy visit to the palace of the Orodje of Okpe Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Major General Felix A. Mujakperuo, Orhue 1, Obi noted that the way and manner in which the populace were being subjected to pains and harrowing experiences was not in the best interest of anyone, especially the politicians.

According to him; “Nigeria is going through difficult times and we can not hold A or B responsible. We will hold all politicians, including me responsible, everyone is responsible”.

“People should remember us in prayer and this is very important. Let’s pray that God touches our heart to use public money for public good. There is too much waste here knowing fully well that any post you occupied is by his grace, we should stop abusing the grace of God”.

“Whenever I drive around, I tell people I am very sorry and why did I say that, it is the politics I keep reminding people everyday”.

“It is the majority of the people, especially those on the streets trying so hard to survive on a daily basis that feels the impact of bad governance more and its unfortunate that they are becoming helpless by the day”.

“The sad aspect of it is that a state of anarchy does not discriminate against party A or party B. Everyone, especially the politicians are mostly the target. And if they look at you and see that your skin is shining, you are most likely be a target in such situation”, he warned.

Burob:
He also admonished the Nigerian Judiciary to deliver a fair trial using the trending hashtag #AllEyesOnTheJudiciary which is a call to action for the judges presiding over the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal.

IconicR:
Same people that believed Buhari was jibril elsudan are the ones believing that Tinubu will be disqualified at the tribunal.
Keep building your castles in the air.

Tntsi:
All eyes on the Judiciary.

Ex-aide to former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Sam Amadi on Tuesday spoke amidst anticipation of the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT).

Amadi in a post on his Twitter account predicted what will happen if the Tribunal disqualifies President Bola Tinubu who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in the February 25, 2023 presidential election.

According to Amadi, heaven will not fall if the tribunal disqualifies President Tinubu, adding that heaven as well will not fail if he is affirmed the winner of the 2023 presidential election.

Naija News understands that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and flagbearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi are currently challenging Tinubu’s victory.

The presidential candidates are also challenging the declaration of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the 2023 presidential election.

He called for justice to be done in the ruling of the presidential tribunal.

Amadi wrote, “If d PEPT rightly rules that Tinubu stays heaven will not fall

“If d PEPT rightly rules that Tinubu is disqualified, heaven will not fall.

“Let justice be done. That’s all that matters.

“Let all parties advocate their views freely

“Stop attacking #ObiDients.

“#AllEyesOnJudiciary”

I heard Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has sneaked out of Nigeria. This is not the first time he ran away from impending prosecution. When Umar Musa Yar'adua became president, El-Rufai went on exile as he was being investigated for abuse of office. The National Asembly would later accuse him of demolishing properties and allocating the same properties to friends and family, the most obvious was the one he was accused of allocating to his underaged child. IMMEDIATELY he knew he wasn't going to be appointed minister and wouldn't be getting immunity he has taken off again. His supporters are lying that he went to further his education. I heard he transformed Kaduna and Kaduna State to London. So, why is he not studying in ABU Zaria or Kaduna State University? Knowing the floods of petitions and call for his arrest will be all over, the man is running away again until things calm down.

One of the highlight of Nasir El-Rufai's time in his office was the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) dropping him as one of their guest speakers over several petitions. The Northern Muslim Lawyers who were looking at El-Rufai as a man doing the work of Allah, spreading the religion, because of his successful experiment with the Muslim-Muslim jihad in Kaduna State, quickly start campaigning that other Muslim lawyers in Arewa should leave the NBA. El-Rufai was not dropped from the NBA on the basis of religion, but he watched as some of these tribalists and religious extremists tried to use tribe and religion to disintegrate the NBA and kept mute. In fact, sources told me his people were financing the leaders of the Arewa Muslim Law group.

After the Muslim-Muslim ticket in Kaduna, some Sheikhs started preaching that it should be replicated all over in places like Gombe and Adamawa, they preached that the infidels do not deserve to get any post, they started preaching Muslim takeover, and Nasir El-Rufai started riding on that.

The last video he never addressed, bragging about his Muslim-Muslim ticket Jihad and hate speech against Southern Kaduna people attest to this.

yarimo:
The other ones too are relaxing

Acekidc4:
You go explain Tire 🤓🤓

The party maintained that the process leading to any electoral activity is a lot more important than its outcome.

The Labour Party (LP) on Saturday said President Bola Tinubu lacks the moral right to lead member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in a war against the military junta in Niger Republic.

LP in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary Obiora Ifoh stated that a government that allegedly lacks legitimacy, “having forced itself into power in a similar way the putschist did in the Niger Republic, cannot be arrogating itself the honour to lead a puritan force against a sovereign nation.”

The party maintained that the process leading to any electoral activity is a lot more important than its outcome.

According to the statement, “the processes that led to the 2023 general election were skewed, manipulated, and rigged,” adding that “a government that came into office through such illegal means does not have the moral justification to begin to query a similar process perpetrated outside the shores of this country.


“We believe sincerely that charity should always begin at home.”

The party argued that if the election is wantonly manipulated, a government that emerged from such a process is similar to a military coup.

It stated that “a coup is a coup whether by the military or in a democracy,” and wondered how one could explain “a situation where the most popular candidate with the supposedly highest number of votes cast in an election is denied the pecks of his popular support by another candidate whose purported victory was aided by some fraudulent government institutions?”

The party noted that the socio-economic situation in Nigeria has deteriorated, and Nigeria wallowing in abject poverty, hunger, and unemployment.

The LP noted that the poor economic policies of the government, such as the hike in the prices of petroleum products, and the soaring foreign exchange “have further deteriorated the living conditions of the people.

“So with a country with such an enormous crisis, thinking of waging war against another country or defending democracy is not only laughable but misconceived and misdirected.”

It warned that any government whose policy does not have a direct bearing or effect in uplifting the living standard of Nigerians should not embark on such an extravagant mission abroad.

“We already have enough crises on our hands, from insecurity, hunger, unemployment, poverty, and poor infrastructure amongst others,” it said.

The LP stated that international law forbids interference in the internal affairs of another country, and described the planned meddling in the internal affairs of Niger Republic as uncalled for, unwarranted and unnecessary.

“Nigeria cannot be playing the big brother of Africa when the people are hungry. We are giant of Africa only in name but we are far from living up to that expectation.

“The government needs to think about Nigeria first; we have enormous challenges on our hands.

“The government must focus on how to restore our economy, rebuild infrastructure, create jobs, and end killings and insecurity in Nigeria rather than waste time, resources, and energy in the affairs of another sovereign nation,” the party stated.

PureFace1:
I bet this is cause by the current government of Osun state

I don't know why Opposition party always abandoned the projects of their predecessors in Nigeria out of spite.

I blame Governor Adeleke for this.

IconicR:
Atiku seriously needs vacation, I understand his pain but he should rather channel his anger towards Obi who intentionally destroyed the only opportunity he ever had of becoming the president of Nigeria.

Nigerians on Twitter have lambasted President Bola Tinubu after soldiers deployed by the 152 Battalion of the Nigerian Army for Operation Hadin Kai in the Northeast region lamented the alleged misuse of power against their rights by their Commanding Officer, Lt. Col. M.Z. Dikko.

SaharaReporters on Wednesday reported that the soldiers in their cry for urgent intervention by the Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Defence Staff, Theatre Commander and the General Commanding Officer of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, lamented acute hunger, saying they were not being properly fed.

They also lamented the non-payment of their allowances.

Nigerian Soldiers Lament Hunger, Neglect, Non-payment Of Allowances Amid War Against Terrorists, Other Non-State Actors

The soldiers lamented that they are not given enough food and that they eat meat once a month, buy medicine from public medical vendors due to poor medication, and bribe to get welfare passes to get out of the bush to see their families.

Also, soldiers in the Nigerian Military School (NMS) headed by Brigadier General AD Aliyu, lamented the non-payment of their Instructor Allowance for the first quarter of the year.

According to them, their counterparts in other army schools like Nigerian Depot Army, Nigerian Defence Academy, Nigerian Army School of Language, Nigerian Army College of Education, Nigerian Army School of Medical Sciences, Nigerian Army School of Nursing and Nigerian Army School of Armour have been receiving their allowances.

Meanwhile, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by President Tinubu has said no option is off the table including military action against the junta in the Niger Republic after the coup leaders ousted the country’s elected President Mohamed Bazoum and took over power on July 26.

The Tinubu-led West African regional bloc gave the Niger military leaders a one-week ultimatum to return power to Bazoum who has been held hostage since he was ousted in July or face military invasion.

The ultimatum expired on Sunday and the coup leaders have refused to budge.

Reacting to SaharaReporters’ story on the soldiers who lamented acute hunger, neglect and nonpayment of their allowances, tweeps berated the Tinubu-led government and asked if the hungry, neglected soldiers are among the troops ECOWAS would deploy to fight against Niger coup leaders.

A Twitter user, @MyrorMiller wrote in pidgin English, “The 1,300 so, dem still dey owe them? How dem been wan go fight for Niger with empty belle?”

@Abubakatunde said, “Nigeria is not a place for someone to be a soldier. Soldiers life isn't valuable in Nigeria.”

Another user, @ZAKARIA20222864 said, “But others are going home with holiday allowances,” to which @jay__adebayo wrote, “That’s why i resigned from the job last year, the rate of cheating and intimidation is alarming, my 8 years in the service was like wasted and taking risk for the country that doesn’t even know your value because recruitment taking place every 6 month, using Nigerian youths as sacrifice all the name of joining Army. God forbid.”

@endyy090 who also wrote in pidgin English asked, “Na the hungry people they wan use fight Niger. If these soldiers are united, coup for don happen in Nigeria since. How can you be paying your military peanuts?”

For @iammrpunky, “This is one of the reasons why these men accept peanuts from a civilian to go harm another civilian. FG needs to do better.”

@skyedron wrote, “This is the same army they want to send to Niger republic.”

Also reacting, @legend_082 said, “The politicians and top military officials are living a life of luxury, while the junior soldiers live like peasants and rely on extorting money from civilians. Let’s not forget that the wives of the oppressors also live a life of opulence while the wives of junior officers live a life abject poverty.”

Another tweep, @ofemifemii asked, “The same army Tinubu dey threatening Niger with? Just dey play,” while @bossbabyof9ja said, “Meanwhile, Akpabio has "sent prayers to their mailboxes" for senators to enjoy their holidays. Nothing moves me anymore sha. Let us face the consequences of the election.”

Also, @UgwuAnayoJude1 asked, “Na like this una Dey prepare to invade Niger?”

@Lotxx100 wrote, “Hope Nigeria army is not planning what am thinking?” while @faisalaula362 said, “Wagner group will soon start recruiting them.”

Ikaeniyan0:
It's not the job of the military to rule in any country all over the world. What the foock is wrong with some of you people? 😕

Obi2saveNigeria:
Lol, although it can happen at any moment but it's usually at the tertiary level when a country appears to be in chaos. Nigeria is already at the tertiary level but I pray they don't truncate our democracy. We can't afford to miss Otti's transformation of Abia.

Quintessence44:
So if you win all the states but don’t get 25% in Abuja, you’ll not be the winner of the election?

What is in Abuja?

Does God live there?

Babzrockman:
So FCT citizens are way special?

2/3 na 2/3 24 of states and FCT thats all.

We should find another ground to bring down TINUBU not this abeg

Dr. Pogu Bitrus, President of the Middle Belt Forum (MBF), has stated that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu are aware that the law stipulates that a candidate must score 25 percent of the votes in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, before being declared the winner of a presidential election.

Speaking in an interview with a national daily, THE SUN, the elder statesman asserted that it is in light of this that President Tinubu nominated an indigene of the FCT for a ministerial appointment in his administration. According to him, the President’s decision is in anticipation of a re-run of the February 25th election.

In his words, “Looking at Tinubu’s appointment of ministers, someone told me that somebody from the FCT has now been appointed a minister; that could be in anticipation of another election so that he can get 25 percent of the votes cast in the FCT.

They know the law requires that a candidate needs 25 percent votes in the FCT to be president; if not, why will he now prefer to appoint someone from the FCT as minister? So, let us not deceive ourselves; we are expecting the right thing to be done and we believe that these judges will do the right thing.”

Racoon:
Stop embarrassing yourself on a public forum.Find below is Obi’s degree result from the prestigious University of Nigeria Nsukka(UNN) Meanwhile, have you heard it anywhere across the globe that Peter Obi academic qualifications are being subjected to public scrutiny?

This is just unlike the criminal balabloo-blu-bulava that went to file a law suit against his own been scrutinised @ the CSU where he allegedly graduated with first class honours in accountancy where probity and accountability are the watch words? Use you brain

Acekidc4:
To you what's Wrong with that CV🙄🙄