₦airaland Forum

Doyou2019:
Tell me clownish it is to call OBJ all sorts of names, only to go begging, cap in hand, for his support.
You urchins are just as dumb as your principal. Not dumber or less -just equally dumb!

jmoore:
I wonder his relevance in south east. Some of these old men are over rated. They will all be retired come 2023.

Arthur Eze is only protecting his stomach infrastructure.

kunle75:
We all know this. Who even sabi that man self.
If not for oil block money no one knows that old bald eagle

LadyExcellency:
Of all the pictures of Peter Obi, this is the one you prefer to convey your message?

Are you too into political comedy and shows?

There appears to be crisis in the camps of the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and his four other colleagues over the choice of the presidential candidate they would support in the February 25, 2023 presidential election.

This is as stakeholders in the five states, who are also contesting elections have gradually begun to disagree with their self-styled Integrity Group members, who had made known their intention to announce their preferred candidate by January.


Wike and other members of the Integrity Group like Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, however, seemed confused as their followers have declined supporting any other candidate outside of Atiku Abubakar.

This dilemma and apparent despondency was due a recent comment by the Wike that he would decide, who to vote for in the presidential election later in January 2023.

There’s a swirling belief that Makinde was in deal with the All Progressives Congress (APC)presidential candidate , Bola Tinubu, for support swap.

Yet, in the Southwest zone, the party has not been seen to be pushing the agenda of the G-5 governors as the publicity secretaries of the PDP in Ogun, Ondo, Lagos and Ekiti, said recently that there was no justification for the resignation of the National Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu.

The PDP spokesmen, who met included Hakeem Amode, Lagos; Kennedy Peretei, Ondo; Hon. Raphael ‘Wumi Adeyanju, Ekiti and Asiwaju Bankole Akinloye, Ogun.

By this, it is further believed that Makinde might as well be on his own, as the party’s spokespersons might have stated the position of the party in the Southwest.


THISDAY reported that the party had been polarised following call in some quarters for the resignation of Ayu.

Makinde, one of the two PDP governors in the South-West, had called for the removal of Ayu, ditto a former Deputy National Chairman of the party, Chief Bode George, who argued that both Atiku and Ayu could not come from the same zone.

But this is yet to sit well with members of the G-5 group. Thus, while the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has yet to decide between the Atiku and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, stakeholders in the PDP were still yearning for Atiku.

Ortom had said at different times that he had no grudge against Atiku, but Ayu, who hails from the same senatorial district with him.

In Benue State, out of the three senatorial districts, Senators Abba Morro and Gabriel Suswam were said to be supporting Atiku, while Emmanuel Yisa Orker-Jev was not contesting and Ortom has indicated interest to replace him. But he has to contend with Ayu, who is from the same senatorial district.

Ortom has since embarked on his campaigns for the office of the senate, but he was not asking the party faithful not to vote Atiku or told them he was yet to reach a decision on the presidential candidate to be voted for as Wike did recently.

Last week, he was in Uyo to see the chairman of the PDP presidential campaign council, but silent on whom, he would urge his people to vote for.

Curiously, the former two times Senate President, David Mark ware pushing for Atiku and indirectly alienating Ortom from the voters.

The situation is dicey in Abia as THISDAY gathered that the state governorship candidate, Prof Uche Ikonne, has defied his governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and paid a courtesy visit to Atiku, during which he pledged loyalty.


A member of the delegation told THISDAY that the structures in the state was in firm control of the former governor of the state, Senator Theodore Orji, who is leading the Atiku campaign in the state.

The vice chairman of PDP in Abia, Abraham Amah, announced before the state PDP flag-off campaigns that the party would not fail to speak truth to issues, because of its support for Atiku’s presidential bid.

In Enugu, the stakeholders like a former governor of old Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo and his cult-like supporters have continued to mount pressure on Ugwunanyi to support Atiku.

Ugwuanyi has been struggling to ensure that his choice governorship candidate won the March governorship election, hence, sources believed that it would be suicidal for him to allow Chijioke Edeogar of the Labour Party to win.

Unlike Wike, he is contesting to replace Senator Utazi in the Senate, coming up same day with the presidential election.

Also, the like of a former governor of Enugu State, and former national chairman of the PDP, Okwesilieze Nwodo, and other stakeholders have been campaigning for Atiku and PDP in the state.

Former Gombe State governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo, who was the campaign director general of Wike’s presidential campaign, has joined the Atiku campaign.

Others, who have also joined Atiku included a former national chairman, Uche Secondus, Senator Lee Maeba, former deputy speaker of the House of the Representatives, Austin Opara, Lt General Kenneth Minima, among others.

Meanwhile, Atiku, yesterday, said never before have Nigerians been pushed into multi-dimensional poverty as in the era of the administration of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC government.

Similarly, one of the PDP presidential spokesmen, Dino Melaye, said the high cost of prices of food stuff during the Yuletides, showed how Nigerians have been pushed to see extreme poverty.

In a statement, Atiku said, “This is one Christmas like none other. The times are hard and no thanks to the ruling APC that has run our economy to a malfunction.

“And that is where the message of Christ becomes relevant as always. The despondency of this time, and the uncertainties that come with it, requires of us to organise ourselves, establish the truth and advocate for what is right.


“The APC has made more Nigerians to live in multi-dimensional poverty – that’s the truth. Nigerians must make sure that the APC is never allowed to return to power in 2023. That is a just cause.

“To defeat the APC and Recover Nigeria will require that we organise ourselves under the banner of the Peoples Democratic Party. The election next year is a contest between truth and falsehood. I cannot thank you enough for your choice to stand at the right side.

“I will admonish that you continue to work hard. Our opponents in this election won’t let go easily. When we apply the teachings of Christ to remain steadfast on the right cause, we shall overcome. Nigeria shall overcome!”

Melaye, on his part, said the high prices of food stuff in the market showed how further Nigerians have been pushed down the level of multidimensional poverty.

He also berated the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Lai Mohammed, for criticising that, Atiku’s plan to open the borders will lead to insecurity.

owobokiri:
"Violence in the South East" which is being deliberately overblown out of proportion by the South West media and the Tinupoo agbadorian gang of political reprobates, will never end untill after May 29 next year. Until the APC is driven out of office, the violence will subsist, because those entrusted with the job of maintaining peace are actually the ones orchestrating the violence.

Racoon:
These are parts of the unknown gunmen sadly killing our brethren in that part of the world though there are evil in-house criminals committing atrocities against alaigbo.

Now let's see what becomes of this killers. Perhaps the FG will order for them to be taken to Abuja to water down then fizzle out the case as usual. They are the killers the barrage of security agencies fear a lot because they have a patron high up the ladder. Fingers crossed.

naptu2:
I know my business in all of these? So how do you know my business in all of these? Are you in my mind? Are you a mind reader or a magician?

English is not a difficult language to understand. I posted tweets that were made in reaction to the article and if you can read and understand English, you will see that this guy posted those screenshots in reaction to the article. English is not difficult.

Answer you? Who the heck are you?

In fact, I think you are just a waste of my time. I will not read anything you post anymore, neither will I waste my time by responding to you.

Roboto11:
You seem not to want the violence in South east to stop.

Roboto11:
Chaos and anarchy.

TRADERS at the popular Bridge Head market in the commercial city of Onitsha are threatening a showdown with authorities of the Anambra State and Onitsha South local government area following the arrest of their chairman, Chief Chinedu Ezekwike.

Ezekwike, who is being detained at the Fegge Police Station, was arrested last week for allegedly countering the order by the Anambra State government to suspend the reconstruction of the burnt Onitsha drug market in the area.

It was gathered that Governor Chukwuma Soludo, who allegedly ordered the arrest, was not happy that the caretaker committee chairman commenced the rebuilding of the shops razed down during the fire outbreak in November when investigations into the cause of the fire incident had not been concluded.

Apparently at the directive of the governor, the chairman of Onitsha South local government area led the team of security operatives for the arrest of the chairman during which he also ordered that work should stop immediately.

But traders at the market hinted yesterday that they would protest the stoppage of work and detention of their chairman, adding that they and their families experienced a bleak Christmas because they had not done any business since the fire incident in November.

One of the traders said: “We have not done any business for nearly two months when our shops were burnt down and because we don’t want to enter the new year without reconstructing our shops this year, we supported the chairman in his efforts to see that business resumes in the market in the new year.

“Now with the latest development, it means that we will remain at home when markets reopen in Onitsha after the new year celebration.

“We were happy when the chairman flagged off the reconstruction, but now our hope is dashed

“We, therefore, plead with Governor Soludo to release our chairman and allow the reconstruction of the market to continue in the interest of our businesses and families”.

He alleged that Governor Soludo did not want the market to be rebuilt because he had already decided to relocate the drug market to Oba in Idemili North local government area, while the present market would be converted to a motor park.

SLAP44:
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coalition of supporters of the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi and his running mate, Yusuf Ahmed Datti has dissociated itself from a campaign poster in circulation with the pictures of the presidential candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and their candidate Peter Obi as presidential and vice presidential candidates in the 2023 general election.

The Coalition said that its candidate has not formed any political alliance with anyone.

Speaking with journalists in Bauchi on Monday, the Chairman of Obidatti Coalition, Elder Musa Abel described the development as a deliberate effort to confuse teeming supporters of the LP in the state.

“The attention of the Coalition of Obidatti Support groups in Bauchi State has been drawn to a deliberate misinformation campaign carried out by some persons who are bent on misdirecting teeming Obidients in Bauchi state. It is aimed at frustrating the obvious victory of HE Peter Obi at the Presidential Election.

“This is an attempt at taking advantage of the popularity of HE Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party and aligning him with a different party to our detriment. They claim that these were 2019 posters and the persons who placed them were not aware that HE Peter Obi is no more in the PDP, which calls for serious concern.

“Peter Obi and Senator Yusuf Ahmed Datti are soaring in popularity as Nigerians are clamouring for genuine turnaround. We call on our teeming support groups to intensify mobilisation and sensitization of the campaign, especially at the grassroots as we consolidate on our gains,” he said.

EtinosaDLaw:
You've allowed hatred rob you of the Joy of the moment. Celebrate it and give Kudos instead of acting like kids when you're obviously grown ass men.

EtinosaDLaw:
So it has gotten to the point of posting doctored videos? Omo! BATstards are running mad finally

God1000:
Another bad news, I hope they won't kill him after collecting ransom.

We should be security conscious at all times anywhere we go in Nigeria, no place is safe

BigRocky:
If not that hatred has blinded your reasoning capacity,why has the useless apc government you support not gone after gumi?

Wickedfacts:
Same amount as your mother's bride price

ogododo:
See okpolopko man, who be shinedu, Warri piking dey bear de name?

seunmsg:
OP, if Peter Obi is your only hope on life, it’s all well and good. But, kindly note that Peter Obi is not my hope. In fact, he doesn’t represent any hope at all for majority of Nigerians. He was governor of Anambra and the state is still as underdeveloped as Kogi and Taraba.

Peter Obi will never be Nigeria’s president. And guess what, Nigeria will still continue to progress irrespective of who wins the election between Tinubu and Atiku. The hope and aspiration of over 200million people is not dependent on any single individual.

madridguy:
Gumi should tell us exactly what his boys are doing in the forest
Chief negotiator of bandits should keep his opinion to himself.