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Bar1941:
Whether they do or not Tinubu will emerge victorious and they shall be put to shame.


Bunch of ingrates.

Truthisunique2:
Please I want to ask, does apc not have governors in north again?

If yes why do we hardly see any of them doing any engagement on tinubu behalf.

Is it till campaign funds start flowing and they join him for eyeservice without supporting in reality

drlateef:
Prove to us that the money in the bullion bank belongs to Lagos?

Totilopussylick:
So you are now a Fulani spokes man

Asgard73:
Those IPOB cells in outside igboland they try market Obi as if Na indigenes they run am

But 2023 go clear them say you no fit Jones everybody at same time

Power to the people
North 2023

Rozross:
One outstanding thing about keyamo is his ability to speak Truth at all times. Peter Obi should truly be on a watchlist . In a sanner clime Obi would be cooling his head in prison for all he did in anambra but here he is with guts to contest an election.

"...He is not Asiwaju’s doctor and is not privy to his medical record, Obi has again disgracefully elevated what has for long been a beer parlor gossip and social media lie being propagated by his IPOB supporters."


The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has replied the presidential standard-bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, who labelled him unfit to contest in the 2023 presidential election.

Tinubu in his response also berated Obi for saying his (Tinubu) supporters are backing him for his money, stressing that he is hale and hearty.

This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Director, Media and Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Bayo Onanuga.

The statement read in part: “Since he is not Asiwaju’s doctor and is not privy to his medical record, Obi has again disgracefully elevated what has for long been a beer parlor gossip and social media lie being propagated by his IPOB supporters.

“Obi in his characteristic manner is amplifying falsehood which should not have a place in decent political campaign.

“We believe that political leaders should be guided in their utterances and be sticklers for the truth, but Obi has thrown all caution to the wind, pronouncing on issues he has no moral and professional competence to make a judgement call on.

“We want to make it crystal clear to all the traducers of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate that Asiwaju Tinubu is not ill. He is hale and hearty. A man who works for 20 hours a day, meeting people and strategising about finding solutions to Nigeria’s problems, cannot be said to be ill. We make bold to say that our candidate is as fit as the fiddle.

“We also want to educate Peter Obi and his horde of gullible followers that Tinubu’s millions of supporters countrywide are backing him not because of any pecuniary benefit. Asiwaju Tinubu supporters are rooting for him because of their strong belief in his demonstrable ability to provide progressive leadership for our country.

“They are supporting him because they believe in his capacity as a transformative leader, who once made a historic mark in Lagos State and is capable of replicating same in Nigeria.

“On this score alone, Tinubu is unmatched in the field by even the perennial presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. He is certainly not in the same league with the rabble rousing Peter Obi by all leadership parameters,” the Presidential Campaign Council noted.

The campaign council, however, cautioned Peter Obi to “desist from politics of falsehood”, adding: “We advise him to canvass on issues and for once give his hollow campaign some credibility by refraining from telling lies.”

overall90:
At the very belly of the beast

paramakina202:
You will find crude oil quicker in Katsina state than getting answers over Tinubu identity question.

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has reminded Nigerians, particularly Christians, of the need to fully participate in forthcoming general election and not sit on the fence as being the case in past elections.

CAN described the 2023 general election as one valid chance and opportunity that Nigerians have to turn around the fortunes of the country for good, hence the participation of Nigerians of all demographic is required to ensure credible people are elected into political offices to run the affairs of the country.


Media aide to CAN President, Luminous Jannamike, in a statement, said CAN President, Daniel Okoh, gave the charge during the opening ceremony of second plenary meeting of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) at Sacred Heart Pastoral Centre, Oriu, Imo State.

Okoh urged the participating bishops and other senior Catholic church officials to continue to support election monitoring team set up by CAN to do a good job in the 2023 general election as they did in previous elections.

“I also request you continue to use your highly-revered positions to remind your parishioners and, indeed, all Christians of the danger of not actively participating in partisan politics, as this is where all the decisions that affect our lives, choice of worship and economy are decided,” he said.


He, however, condole with the Catholic Church faithful on the numerous kidnappings, gruesome murder of many Catholic priests and reverend sisters and senseless killings of worshippers in the sanctuary by terrorists and bandits in recent times.

“The unprecedented spate of insecurity in our nation today, calls for serious concern. We have come to a point in our national history where the value of human life has diminished abysmally. Hardly a day passes without reports of needless killings, decapitation or mutilation of human bodies.

“Thousands of civilians, and even members of law enforcement agencies, have been kidnapped, abused and murdered in cold blood. As I speak now, thousands of our fellow citizens have been held for several months and even years in one terrorist camp or another in the bush. Kidnapping for ransom has become a very lucrative criminal enterprise and it is an aberration.

“As I was growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, children were not allowed to see dead bodies. But now even the sensibilities of the children are no longer protected. All kinds of crime and wickedness are available almost for free on the social media. Nigeria now ranks high as one of the most terrorised nations of the world.

“This practice has progressively evolved over time and it has drastically reduced our national pride among the comity of nations. It is sad to note that those whose duty it is to guarantee the safety of our lives and properties appear to be helpless in the face of real threat and advancing forces of darkness eclipsing the land.

“My consolation and confidence, however, is always the fact that our Lord Jesus Christ warned us about this time and assured us also that He will not allow the gates of hell to prevail against his Church in Nigeria. It is a common knowledge that Nigeria remains a country of great potential. Our bane, over the years, has been lack of patriotic, visionary and committed leadership.”

He appreciated the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria (CSN) for the support given to CAN over the years.

“From the day that CAN was formed, CSN has continued to make meaningful contributions towards achieving the purpose of the organisation.

“I am glad to inform you that the proposal made by the Catholic Church for the review of CAN constitution in order to eschew rancour and bickering during its elections has been done. This reviewed CAN constitution was approved and adopted by the emergency general assembly in February 2021, and was used to conduct the last election that was peaceful and rancour-free.

“The present leadership of CAN acknowledges and recognises the Catholic Church as the custodians of church history and, therefore, would plead that bishops be more visible in the meetings and other activities of CAN, at all levels, in order to provide the necessary leadership, guidance and stability,” he said.

The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has apologised to Christian clerics over the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress.

He also appealed to them to help talk to their followers about the need to forgive and give the party a chance.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Richard Olatunde, on Monday

According to the statement, the Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum spoke on Sunday at the 40th Holy Ghost Convention Dinner of The Sword of the Spirit Ministries held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan.

The governor hinged his call for understanding on the need for power to return to the southern part of the country after eight years in the northern part.


He said, “I understand our feelings because I am one of you. I am a Christian. All of us here are worried. What will be our gain, and that, why is my party, the APC, throwing up a Muslim-Muslim ticket?

“It has been a real issue for all of us; even members of the party. We have debated it, fought it and done so many things about it. I have always said to people, that my fight was for a Southern President. Now it has come to the South-West, will I now throw the baby away with the bathwater? Can I, in all honesty, do it? Should I, in all honesty, do it?


“We call it a matter of coincidence. It is a matter of conscience. All of us are here, why don’t we look at it from one angle? The buck stops on the table of the President. Do we have a capable hand who can manage the affairs if given the opportunity? Do you have a man who is bold enough to challenge incursions into our land? That is it.

“All of us here have lived together for years, and we didn’t allow religion to cause a fight among us. We have Muslims in our families and there is no fight. We have many leaders in Yoruba land who have both Muslims and Christians in their families and there is no fight.

“So, we want to appeal to our people that this is our time. I want to appeal to all our senior pastors and general overseers to help talk to their followers. We politicians can only do little. This is our time, please don’t be angry.”

…says ethnicity, religion will have no place in the 2023 election



The Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has said he would not offer excuses in place of good governance if elected President come 2023.

Obi said this in his remarks at the opening of a two-day leadership retreat organised by Labour Party for its candidates vying for various elective offices in the 2023 general elections, in Abuja, on Tuesday.

According to him, the responsibility of a leader is to solve problems not give excuses as such, he was vying for office to provide solutions.

While reiterating his commitment not to disappoint organized labour and Nigerians, he said it would be a huge disappointment for a candidate who enjoys the unalloyed support of organised labour to fail to deliver if given the opportunity.

Obi said, “I am in this retreat to listen. Even if we don’t achieve 100 percent, we must have made sacrifices.“

He used the occasion to berate the current administration for failing to resolve the perennial industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities 12 years after the Federal Government signed an agreement with the University teachers.

“How much is ASUU asking for that Nigerian government cannot pay since the last 12 years? N1.2 trillion.”

He noted that the revenue which accrued to Nigeria in the month of July alone, was sufficient to meet ASUU’s demands.

Obi expressed confidence that the 2023 general election will be about character, competence and capacity not ethnicity or religion because Nigerians are now more than ever before determined to see a better country.

Speaking at the event, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, gave assurances that Nigerian workers will take active part in the electoral process to ensure that only leaders who have the nation at heart emerge as leaders.

Wabba noted that protest and strike alone cannot fix Nigeria, but said that the NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), will activate their structures in the 774 Local Government Areas of the nation in support of the Labour Party.

He expressed sadness that some politicians have turned politics into business with dire consequences on the nation’s development.

Wabba said, “…people are selling properties to contest election only to recover them again after winning. This is not the type of politics labour is preaching.

“Presidential candidates must meet the criteria before they can earn labour’s support.”

Speaking in a similar vein, the President of the Trade Union Congress, Comrade Festus Osifo, assured that the union will support Labour Party 100 per cent.

In his address, the National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure, described the Labour Party as the fastest growing political party in Nigeria.

Abure said, “the LP membership base has expanded across the country. The party now has a strong presence in most communities.

“Never in the history of this party have we had the opportunity and platform that we have today. “

He stressed that the LP and it’s a candidate we’re in the race to positively change the Nigerian story.

Abure said, “It is now visible that the country is not performing. Anywhere one looks, we can find sectors and systems that have failed completely or are regressing badly.

“One such critical sector is the security and welfare of Nigerian citizens.”

The event witnessed the unveiling of the party’s membership registration portal and membership cards, which the National Chairman said, would be distributed free to willing members nationwide

Kagd10:
Peter Obi, the criminal who invested state funds into his family business and justified. Funnily enough, he used state funds to make an investment his own in the end. What a big criminal.

OXYZ:
Around 1996,when I was a member of Justice Forum,Tinubu used to finance our activities despite being out of the country.