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hotseat:
KO must have spoken out of sheer anger with the way and manner the so-called Obidients go about attacking anyone not seeing things from their own perspectives or viewpoints.

In a democracy, constructive dissent is the tonic that keeps the system intact.

The best bet is to make others align with you through superior arguments and not going about seeing anyone not in tune with your one-sided opinion as an enemy.

KO should have tampered his criticisms of the Obidients with moderation, lest he becomes equally guilty of what he's accusing them of.


To jaw-jaw is often better than to war-war!




@hotseat

What actually happened was that one of Peter Obi's associates said that Kenneth Okonkwo was lobbying to be publicity secretary of the Labour Party and that he left Obi because Obi refused to help him get the position.

Kenneth Okonkwo said that the associate was suffering from mental illness that makes him fabricate things. He said he has never attended any meeting with that associate. He said that that was the type of urchin. . .ekuke that follows Peter Obi. He said that one of Obi's biggest problems is that it is street urchins that are following him.

Full video.

The relevant portion begins at the 5:46 minute mark.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etrTfZwZYxo?si=6S-RDJeh7QMIXanq

naptu2:
What actually happened was that one of Peter Obi's associates said that Kenneth Okonkwo was lobbying to be publicity secretary of the Labour Party and that he left Obi because Obi refused to help him get the position.

Kenneth Okonkwo said that the associate was suffering from mental illness that makes him fabricate things. He said he has never attended any meeting with that associate. He said that that was the type of urchin. . .ekuke that follows Peter Obi. He said that one of Obi's biggest problems is that it is street urchins that are following him.

Short video of Kenneth Okonkwo's statement.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ipasX-ybNk?si=MmXyCMZswxSFJrAv

(See the full video in the next post).

Peter Obi @PeterObi

Humanity is paramount in my politics, no street urchins

Lately, I have heard a few people say that those who follow Peter Obi are low-class Nigerians, and some have even gone as far as calling them “street urchins” and people of no value. It is deeply unfortunate that in today’s Nigeria, citizens now look down on fellow citizens in such a degrading manner.

I have never and will never look down on anyone, except to lift them up. After all, we can only rise by lifting others. My involvement in politics has never been about associating with the so-called high and mighty, but about standing with the ordinary Nigerians whose voices have been silenced and whose resources have been stolen by the same “big names” who now parade themselves with all sorts of titles and names.

No Nigerian is of no value. No Nigerian is a street urchin. It speaks volumes about the state of our nation that everyday Nigerians, are now battered by poverty and hardship, to the point their leaders refer to them as of no value, and urchins.

Every Nigerian deserves dignity, opportunity, and care. That is why I will continue to do my part to ensure that the ordinary Nigerians enjoy a better life, one built on access to education, quality healthcare, and genuine efforts to lift them out of poverty.

True leadership is not about mocking the weak, it is about lifting them up.

A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO

https://x.com/PeterObi/status/1975799464976666998?t=7UFR7fgD4T3Z7-ifwVle2g&s=19

That's a response to Kenneth Okonkwo's statement that urchins are now following him.

These teams have already qualified for the World Cup, but are still required to take part in the qualifying tournaments.

Germany: Host of the World Cup.

Belgium: Winner of Eurobasket.

United States: Winner of AmeriCup

Australia: Winner of Asia Cup

Nigeria: Winner of Afrobasket

How they qualified for the qualifying tournaments.

The teams that will take part in the qualifying tournaments are:

Hosts: Germany.

Two winners of pre-qualifying tournaments: Czech Republic and Hungary.

Top four teams in 2025 Women's Afrobasket: Nigeria, Mali, South Sudan and Senegal.

Top six teams in 2025 Women's AmeriCup: United States, Brazil, Canada, Argentina, Colombia and Puerto Rico.

Top six teams in 2025 Women's Asia Cup: Australia, Japan, China, South Korea, New Zealand and Philipines.

Top five teams of 2025 Eurobasket Women: Belgium, Spain, Italy, France, Germany.

The draws (all the groups) :

Tournament A will be held in Wuhan, China.

Mali, South Sudan, Brazil, Belgium, Czech Republic and China.

Tournament B will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

New Zealand, Puerto Rico, United States, Senegal, Italy, Spain.

Tournament C will be held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Hungary, Turkey, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Japan

Tournament D will be held in Villeurbanne, France.

Colombia, Philipines, Germany, South Korea, France and Nigeria.

The draws for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup qualifying tournaments have been made. Nigeria has already qualified for the World Cup as winners of the Women's Afrobasket, however, we are still required to play in the tournament and this will provide valuable game time for DTigress.

The Group D qualifying tournament will take place in Villeurbanne, France and it will begin on March 11th, 2026. Here are the teams in the group.

Colombia, Philipines, Germany, South Korea, France and Nigeria.

Tunde Disu was the coach of the Flying Eagles team that came second at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championships in Saudi Arabia. The team beat the Soviet Union in the famous Miracle of Dammam match.

His brother, Tajudeen Disu, also played for Nigeria.

WizardOfNG:
Naptu2 is generally neutral. Read his submissions objectively and you'll note they're highly informative, and always sharing, in even the most minute of details, positive and progressive news about the good going on in Nigeria.

Personally, I believe his patriotic love for his nation and, belief in her, leads him to believe the good, positive and progressive , Nigerians would not ordinarily be aware of, has to be highlighted to counterbalance how all else focus on negative 'doom and gloom' news always.

That does not translate to "working for Govt". You'd discern that difference if your not so paranoid and unobjectively against the of Government of the day to the extent you cannot see anything good about it.

There are many like Naptu2 everywhere like Tayo Aina, a famous travel blogger, whose vlogs are positive, inspirational and give Nigerians, especially those in Nigeria, a sense of 'glass half full' oomph that can inspire. Much better than prophets of Doom majority are on NL.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-a64La-BBSA?si=uM3edayHaO48DVAe

That guy's comments should not be taken seriously.

There are people that want to control discussion on the forum. They want to ensure that people only post what they like. His ridiculous claims are part of the effort to dictate what people can and can't post. The idea is that people must post what they want otherwise they will be accused of working for this or that person. That tactic does not work on me.

Ishilove:
So why is there scarcity here in Lagos and the price as high as #2,500/kg in some areas?

PENGASSAN



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https://www.nairaland.com/8534700/marketers-begin-loading-cooking-gas

MrSly is still believes that I will read his post. Isn't that funny?

I'll soon block him and save him the time and energy.

FarahAideed actually thinks that anyone cares about his opinion. Can you imagine that??

🤣

I will post what is on my mind, like I have always done and no amount of blackmail will stop me.

MrSly:
You write on nothing, assumptions, illusions, forgery for ultimate goal of earning moneyand popularity. You can really write on anything where existing or abstract. That is why you are a writer. You mean that those who voted PO overwhelmingly in 2023 are all members of a few individuals that calls themselves obidients group? Anyways I know your type.

This is most likely the same guy and he's using another account to get around the fact that I blocked him. It's the same way that the other account posted a lot of meaningless words to hide the fact that he does not know that there's an Obidient Movement.

In fact he's also trying to run away from his initial post, which was that he did not know that there was an Obidient Movement.

MrSly:
I don't know the people calling themselves obidients

I will educate you, but this will be the last time that I will read or respond to your post.

Goodbye.

2027: Peter Obi names Tanko as national coordinator of Obidient Movement
https://guardian.ng/politics/2027-peter-obi-names-tanko-as-national-coordinator-of-obidient-movement/

MrSly:
I don't know the people calling themselves obidients

Aha! This is one of the people that I wrote about on the other thread. They are the people that don't know. They follow without knowing.

https://nig.obidients.com/

France 77 @Francis_Ekha

The Obidient movement guys in Lagos are bunch of clowns and jest stars, they picked an Igbo man as the director of Peter Obi’s presidential campaign council in Lagos State. Are you expecting Lagosians to take you guys serious ?
You guys close to PO are his major problem.

https://x.com/Francis_Ekha/status/1951755064042717243?t=8HNBI-CDtQHjBL2NdoG53A&s=19

Obiasogu David is a prominent Obidient on social media.

Obiasogu David @afrisagacity

In the past few days, the Obidient movement, Lagos state chapter, has faced very unfortunate troubles.

I have refrained from writing about the issues with the hopes that they would be resolved very swiftly and well. Unfortunately, they fester.

Seeing this publication in the Tribune is sad. I hope Peter Obi, Dr Tanko, and other leaders of the movement can quickly intervene to resolve the issues.

I may sew a thread detailing the issues.

https://x.com/afrisagacity/status/1974937835145748750?




EyesOfMicky @DimejiMichael

Same thing happening here in ogun state..

https://x.com/Dimejimichael/status/1974941409808728153?


Dinolasky @owendino01

The Endsars protest gave birth to the Obidient movement, there wasn't any protest whatsoever in the North bcuz Buhari was president hence it didn't matter to them but somehow the leadership of the movmt is anchored by a politician 4rm the North and you think there won't be chaos?

https://x.com/owendino01/status/1975073224808702020?t=jCnrZUypsTYPkE3EaPgyZQ&s=19


Paula @omyleggy21

" same thing Ogun same thing Oyo" yenyenyen why calling it one by one just say the whole " Yoruba land" Na? Rubbish people.

https://x.com/omyleggy21/status/1975108855295312351?t=Nex6zz6D2678DPz7sdk_Pw&s=19


Dinolasky @owendino01

The moment leadership positions of the Obidient movement were allotted to politicians, I knew there'd be chaos at some point and it's happening already bcuz these political figures would always want to control the movement imposing politicians not known to the movement.

https://x.com/owendino01/status/1975074416750195095?

Lagos: OBIdient Movement slams Yunusa Tanko over leadership crisis

Israel Arogbonlo
October 5, 2025

Some grassroots leaders in the OBIdient Movement’s Lagos chapter have turned their criticism towards Dr Yunusa Tanko, the national coordinator, accusing him of backing a disputed list for the state’s leadership council.

The pushback came in a statement released at the weekend by Obiasogu David and Hon. Bamidele Akpata, representing support groups, the Central Organising Committee, and other stakeholders.

They rejected a circulating list for the State Coordinating Council, saying it was allegedly put together without their input by a group of politicians close to Tanko.

Full statement below;

“The purported list of the Obidient Movement State Coordinating Council for Lagos state, now making the rounds, hit us with rude marvel. This isn’t because we lacked knowledge of and were not actively involved in the process of revamping and structuring the Obidient movement in Lagos state, which has been running for months.

“But the eventual decision and choice of the leadership for the movement in the state were totally abrupt and surreptitious, and the source of the list and some of the names enlisted are unknown to any active Obidient in the state.

“To give it a befitting context, a set of position-seeking political actors, for intents that raise doubts, met and drew up a list, wherein they shared positions with loyalists, branded it “State Coordinating Council” and imposed on the ObidientMovement in the state.

“Such a move slaps us, as well as every concerned and active member of the Obidient movement in the state, with sharp, irksome shock, especially considering its covert and manipulative manner.

“Our unequivocal stand is that of utter disregard and rejection of the purported list. We resolve to ensure that the Obidient Movement, for which we laboured to pioneer and build in the state since March 2022, must not derail from its core principles of integrity, truth, democracy, transparency, and populism, the virtues our leader, Peter Obi, espouses.

“We must, also, reiterate that the movement in the state is not a political structure for any politician to hire or hijack for self-aggrandisement or to further their political agenda.

“We are a people-driven movement, built on sacrifice, resilience, and the conviction to rescue Nigeria and Lagos from decades of failed leadership. Therefore, it is imperative that the decisions and activities of the movement, especially a vital one as forming the leadership of the movement at any level, must be subject to and co-opt the core principles of the movement.

“In view of this, we insist that the leadership of the movement must be constituted through wide consultation and popular consent of the active stakeholders of the movement, a process that is devoid of political gimmicks and the interference of self-willed politicians.

“Such leaders of the movement must embody the values and qualities of leadership, be active members of the movement from the founding times, and above all, must be chosen by active stakeholders of the movement, especially the Obidient support groups.

“We call on those who shared the purported list to withdraw it immediately. The national leadership of the Obidient movement must, as a matter of urgency, call for a meeting with stakeholders of the movement in the state to discuss progress”.

https://tribuneonlineng.com/lagos-obidient-movement-slams-yunusa-tanko-over-leadership-crisis/


Photo 1) Dr Yunusa Tanko is the national coordinator of the Obidient Movement.

Photo 2) Obiasogu David is a prominent Obidient

The funny thing is that after spending their energy and time on hate, they would have achieved nothing and changed nothing and history will still record that the event was a success.

naptu2:
🤣 That one is so desperate for something negative to post that he asks "Why can't we host the African Cup of Nations", a tournament that we have already hosted twice.

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🤣 That one is so desperate for something negative to post that he asks "Why can't we host the African Cup of Nations", a tournament that we have already hosted twice.

This is premium entertainment!

And it's free!