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Some Fulani youths from Northern Nigeria on Tuesday drummed support for the presidential ambition of a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, on the platform of the Labour Party.

The youths who said the Fulani would no longer vote along ethnic and religious lines, said they decided to support Obi because of his leadership qualities.

The Fulani youths from the 19 Northern States and Abuja made their position known during a meeting with Igbo Elders Consultative Forum led by elder statesman, Chukwuemeka Ezeife.

During the meeting, the Fulani youths presented a document containing their demands to the former Chairman of Police Service Commission, Chief Simon Okeke, who chaired the meeting.

The leader of the delegation,
Ibrahim Abdullahi, said the decision to support Obi was to reinvent the alliance between the North and South East as witnessed in the First and second Republics.

Abdullahi said, “The current president is our Kinsman but we have come to realise from experience that you don’t need to have someone from your tribe or faith as president before your lives improve. What we need is somebody that is patriotic, honest, just and fair. In Nigeria, Fulani are no longer after tribal or religious sentiments.

“We are looking for a leader that is capable of taking Nigeria to the promise land. We have realised that these two tribes, Fulani and Igbo hold 99 per cent of the corporate existence of Nigeria. The Igbos have the control of over 80 per cent of the commercial activities in the country while the Fulanis control 99 per cent of livestock we have. Igbos and Fulani coming together to work for the good of Nigeria will be the best.

“You should also know that this is not the first time. The alliance between the two ethnic groups in the First and Second Republics brought prosperity to the country. Though, we are still licking the wound of civil war and course, we have offended ourselves but we are doing this to bring about the much needed healing.”

The IECF chairman and former governor of Anambra State, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, described Obi as true unifier who will banish poverty, insecurity, and all the negatives associated with Nigeria.

While responding to the comment made by Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo on Obi’s chances, Ezeife said everybody cannot support Obi’s presidential bid.

Soludo had dismissed the chances of Obi in 2023 and criticized the style of Ndigbo in its quest for the country’s number one seat in an article titled, ‘History beckons and I will not be silent.’

The article drew mixed reactions across the country and particularly on social media, where Soludo was heavily criticised.

Ezeife said, “If Peter Obi becomes president, in the next two years, our sons and daughters abroad will begin to think of coming back home.

“God has his hand in Obi’s movement. I. Know him very well. Many years I left as a governor, I saw him at airport carrying his own luggage. He insisted that public fund must be use for public good.

“Then, as we are here, if all of us (Igbos) are saying the same thing, it will look somehow. We are happy to hear that some might not be supporting him, but that doesn’t mean anything. I know that 99 per cent of the people are for Obi.”

Obaofaba:
That's Obi's campaign tactics.

Nothing to campaign with.

I'm so ashamed to share same country with this people.

It’s almost becoming a trend that Asiwaju will suffer a gaffe in his political campaign meetings. A current video trending online has shown how Asiwaju has made an obvious error while speaking to the Youths in the meeting, he said, ”No more ASUU strike, four years course for four years jobs, seven years course for seven jobs.”

Political activist and campaigner, Aisha Yesufu has reacted to a viral video which had the vehicle of the campaign team of the All Progressive Congress, APC, presidential aspirant, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, being attacked by residents of Lapai, in Niger State.

It would be recalled that APC was in the state a few days ago for its presidential rally.

However, a video that has been shared online has captured how residents in the state engaged in a fight with members of Asiwaju’s Campaign team.

The team was in a vehicle when the residents crossed the vehicle and began to shout ” Bamayi” which means ” we are not doing “

In the video, they could be seen indulging in a physical fight.

Reacting to the action portrayed by the residents, Aisha said the will of the people should be allowed to prevail.

How Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu's campaign team was welcomed in Lapai Niger state. pic.twitter.com/njhOaKp3RG

— Olaudah Equiano® (@RealOlaudah) December 17, 2022

CoronaVirusRelo:
Preliminary investigation already has it that, Peter Obi`s supporters pulled it down.

floret23:
https://www.osundefender.com/angry-youths-pull-down-tear-tinubu-campaign-billboards-in-minna/

Olaiya was accused of encouraging acts capable of compromising the association’s core values and acting totally against the norms of the culture that it holds.

The Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners of Nigeria has said that veteran actor, Ebun Oloyede, aka Olaiya Igwe, will face a disciplinary committee, set up by the association.

According to the association, this regards a video that shows him praying nude for the victory of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, in the 2023 poll.

According to The Gavel, the president of TAMPAN, Otunba Bolaji Amusan made the disclosure last Thursday at a meeting of the Central Working Committee of the association.

It was the first meeting of the committee after the swearing-in ceremony of the new executives which was held on December 3, 2022.

During the meeting, Olaiya was accused of encouraging acts capable of compromising the association’s core values and acting totally against the norms of the culture that it holds.

According to Amusan, if TAMPAN failed to take necessary actions on such issues, similar issues would ride on such negligence to deter the association’s progress.

“Acknowledging the right of every member to belong to any political party of their choice, Otunba Amusan explained that each member is expected to deploy their sense of creativity with a standard level of decorum. He said each practitioner of the Arts of the theatre and movie-making ought to be conscious that the general interest and good of the society override personal interests.

“TAMPAN President emphasized the need to ensure total sanitization of the Association and ensure members operate within the moral and cultural precepts as enshrined in the Association:s constitution. He said if gold could be allowed to go rust, the fate of ordinary metals would be worse.

“He concluded that Chief Ebun Oloyede would be made to face a disciplinary committee in spite of his status within the Association and would be eventually dealt with accordingly if found to be guilty of conducting his practice in a way that could subject TAMPAN to public ridicule.

“This, he said, was to act as a deterrent to any member who might already be seeing the viral video as another creative dimension and precedence. He explained that Media and Publicity Directorate remains critical to the overall success of TAMPAN and therefore urged the Directorate to work very hard so as to achieve total rebranding of the Association,” a statement by the association read.

Earlier, the Chairperson of the Lagos State Park and Garages Management, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, gifted Olaiya a car.

On 10 August, a clip of MC Oluomo gifting the veteran actor a Mercedes Benz as a birthday present went viral.

On receiving the surprise car gift, Olaiya prostrated and rolled on the floor in gratitude to MC Oluomo.

The video posted by MC Oluomo’s son showed the elated and visibly shocked actor prostrating and rolling on the floor to appreciate the gesture.

Expectedly, he was criticised for prostrating himself on the ground for MC Oluomo, who is considered younger than he is. Because of that action, critics ridiculed the actor on social media.

floret23:
https://www.osundefender.com/angry-youths-pull-down-tear-tinubu-campaign-billboards-in-minna/

Obaofaba:
I can't help you. It's always in you guy's way to be toxic. Always attacking the messenger instead of the message.

Scum

Obaofaba:
Unna no dey tire?

Come February, 2023, you will cry blood.

I respectfully call on INEC just like many like minded Nigerians to produce a level playing ground for all the contestants.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a man that believe in the Democratic process. Whether you are his fan or not, you can attest to this fact most especially during the primary election. While those that are not prepared were calling for consensus candidate on the party, he remained the only one who opposed that undemocratic practice.

If the election is free and fair, before 2pm, he'll have been a president elect. It's that simple.

The structure is there. Achievements boku.

Online polls is always against him, again, the primary election attest to this.

Political minions can keep masturbating on this, we don't care.

The moment former president Goodluck Jonathan introduced Peter Obi at Pastor Paul Enenche’s daughter’s wedding today. The atmosphere was superb.

Moh247:

You are being smart by a quarter. You and I know the context of the word urchin here. Urchins are formerly zombies on #airaland.

Massiveglory:
For instance on Nairaland, urchins are few but 1 urchin can have close to 200 accounts.
That is how they operate.

Hartway:
Continue, Churches your catholic/olumba olumba despised for decades. Churches you have never stepped foot in, you now went to for an unassuming prayers.

God punish devil.

GoodLife4live:
and I am also telling u the fact here.. all IGBOS wey need thier shop go vote ASIWAJU TINUBU or dey go back to alaigbo to rent shop.... Hahahaha

BOLATINUBU01:
Na U Sabi



JAGABAN is the next president

SmartPolician:
Talk about who you and your family will vote for.

Leave Yoruba Christians out of your madness.

Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said his regular visits to churches are to solicit for prayers for his candidacy from worshippers and not campaign.

Obi made this known in a statement issued by the Head of Media, Obi-Datti Campaign Organization, Diran Onifade, in Abuja on Thursday.

The statement said the former Governor of Anambra’s visits to churches were consistent with his ways, and not prompted by politics as claimed by opposition parties.

It also disclosed that Obi was not championing sectional or religious interests in his quest to be elected Nigeria’s next President in 2023, noting that his candidacy is being driven solely by a patriotic determination to birth a new Nigeria.

However, the statement said attempts to label the LP flagbearer as a champion of sectional interests in a bid to douse his current popular standing as the obvious choice of the majority of Nigerians will fail.

It noted previous efforts by Obi’s detractors to tag him as a mere social media candidate without any political structure on the ground failed, hence the new propaganda.

The statement reads: “It said because of Obi’s high visibility, mischievous people see his frequent appearances at churches or secular programmes as religious adventures with political undertones, pointing out that anyone knowledgeable about the LP flag bearer’s past knows that he has always been a regular sight at church services irrespective of the denomination.

“Even as Governor, Obi has always been involved in religious issues whether Christianity or Islam. He always seeks prayers for himself from those around him including subordinates because he sees himself as a child of God’s abundant grace and therefore needs constant supplications.

“As Governor, Obi sponsored Muslims to Mecca for Hajj and always urged them to pray for him. Obi, although a Catholic, has not limited himself to his faith even before becoming a presidential candidate. We recall vividly that when Pastor Adeboye visited Anambra state to dedicate a church built by one of the top Anambra citizens in Nnewi, Obi was physically there with the revered Pastor.

“These instances are verifiable to buttress the fact that the LP Presidential flag bearer has been consistent in his way of life as it relates to his faith, prayers and relationship with his maker.

“There is nowhere he gave a kobo to any church or pastor. We also understand the frustration of Obi’s opponents who lack the physical and mental strength to go around seeking God’s face in his project and have chosen the easy way, which is blackmail and slander.

“Having seen their previous attempts at whittling down Obi’s popularity among Nigerian founders in the most spectacular manner, they are currently embarking on another miserable attempt at derailing what is obviously a fast-moving train. Their mission now is to label Obi a jingoist of religion and tribe in a bid to curry favour with other religious or ethnic interests.

“If Obi is to be cubby-holed, he should be seen as a candidate of the youths and the poor in society whom he identified as the victims of successive federal administrations. While Obi is making frantic efforts to market himself to the Nigerian people with issue-driven campaigns, his detractors are busy trying hard to tag him as a candidate of one faith. But the plain and irreducible truth is that Obi’s candidacy cuts across every divide.” He said.

As the 2023 election draws closer, the resolve of Nigerians to elect a credible leader keeps waxing stronger. Actress Kate Henshaw supports Peter Obi of the Labour Party, and she and others have shown that they don't just make noise online. Henshaw in a post online was seen proudly flaunting her PVC with a bright smile on her face.

Popular Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw has made her choice of candidate for the 2023 election clear.

The movie star supports Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP).

After being called online noisemakers without Permanent Voters Card (PVC), Henshaw took to social media to proudly display her card.

With a huge smile on her face, the actress held out the card for all to see. Following her footsteps, other Peter Obi supporters aka Obidients flaunted their PVCs.

See the post below:

Nigerians react to Obidients move
objpaul:

"As e dey pain dem, e go dey sweet us."
julie_luscious_homes:

"I have collected mine too. "
donfanojustice_l:

"Me and my family my mother father and my siblings are voting for obi."
mr_anoya1:

"Because of this election I’m coming home."
adrian_devon:

"Them go soon call am online pvc, sorry ApV according to jagaban."
thebeer.house_:

"We are OBidients! Come Feb I’ll fly down to vote ️ maybe na my vote go make everything up."

Much-loved actress Rita Dominic continued to make headlines in the media days after her white wedding to her man, Fidelis Anosike.

Lovely videos from the big event surfaced on social media, and one from the wedding preparations stirred emotions.

The short clip showed Rita Dominic breaking into tears while she was getting ready for her wedding.

Her chief bridesmaid, Michelle Dede, was seen beside her, comforting her while actress Kate Henshaw struggled hard to hold back her tears.

Kate Henshaw, 51, battles US-based choreographer on the dancefloor
Veteran Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw humoured members of the online community with yet another energy-packed dance video.

According to Henshaw, she got a call from US-based Nigerian choreographer, Don Flexx, to join him for Victony’s Soweto dance challenge.

The energetic actress honoured the call and she posted a video of the impressively choreographed session on her page.

OGwales:
Sale ko Trade nii

Orisirisi

You see this lie, I Dodge am

Nigerian Award-winning musician and Songwriter, Charles Oputa popularly known as Charlie Boy has reacted to a report which claimed that former Nigerian president, Chief Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo visited Washington DC in the US to sell the candidacy of the Labor Party presidential aspirant, Peter Gregory Obi, to over 49 World Leaders.

The report was headlined ” Obasanjo storms Washington DC, sells Peter Obi presidency to over 49 World Leaders.“

Reacting to the report, the music icon said it is encouraging that the ex-president knew what to do at this point that the country is In a dire situation.

In his word, he said Nigerians will succeed in building the Nigeria of their choice. According to him ”it is possible, you are indeed the father of all Nigerians who is frustrated.“

Moh247:
LoL try better format... This criminal blackmailing lies isn't working, same as Amuda Yekini Aguileri lies

If you want to learn propaganda then you need to ask from the best in the game

Moh247:
Chinedu better you relax on this Tinubu hate... Jagaban's victory is Devine, he is unstoppable at this point

I'm just scared Bitter Obi no go hold SouthEast from Atiku, with what Obi of Onitsha and Soludo are cooking up

If SouthEast go and vote Atiku again we might have a re run election