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The rebuttal of Soludo's response to Obi by mostly Igbo youths came to many of us as a surprise. I read the piece from Soludo, and I want to say any objective analyst would agree with him on all the points discussed. His views on Obi's investment of state's funds in private businesses, his performance in office, etc... none of these can be disputed even by Obi himself. Obi also agreed with him when he said in his response to Soludo that he (Obi) is a mere trader. What miracle do you expect a trader to perform in an office that requires competence, capacity, and experience? However, the internet-based youths supporting Obi have been abusing and raining curses on professor Charles Soludo. To them, Soludo was wrong and Obi was right. Even when Soludo gave them the statistics of unemployment before and during the reign of Obi as governor of Anambra, which shows that unemployment actually doubled under Obi, Obi's internet crowd dismissed it and even called for an end to Soludo's political leadership in Anambra and SE in general.

Where did we get it wrong my people? The youths that should be the future of the country don't seem to like the truth. To them, Soludo is the villain while Obi is the hero.

ganisucks:
https://twitter.com/PeterObi/status/1592565710156275712

Take tool
Obi and obidients are disasters. When alaba traders wants to rule a country, this is what happens

What are you comparing?

See the replays of Tinubu/Shettima's campaign launch. In a 45,000 capacity stadium. You to compare this with rally in a 10,000 capacity stadium?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW8JvuYtjJY

duro4chang:
You dont want the enemies to sleep tonight? Some of them will take otapiapia today.

Enemies don't deserve rest... It was Soludo pressing their neck yesterday. Today, it is Tinubu's campaign launch.

It was electrifying...

The crowd was too much - 45,000 capacity stadium.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijTuTHqMp28



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APyUPjz9rMo



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW8JvuYtjJY

wasiubello:
So where is the number? Was it what we saw in Jos today even after spending billions of naira.

Talking of numbers, PO got the number

This abi?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijTuTHqMp28

Or this?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APyUPjz9rMo

Or this


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW8JvuYtjJY

Peter Obi dropped another bomb today when he said $1 is now N1000 naira.
Is obi praying for things to get worse or he just like making things appear worse than they are?

AcuraZDX:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLQD_4x3idY

Peter Obi Is Just Too Smart!! See His Response When Asked About Soludo At Lagos Business School Today

At the Lagos Business School Alumni conference today, HE. Mr Peter Obi was asked about Gov. Soludo’s recent comments about his investments & performance, and this is what he had to say.

Watch the video above.



https://www.channelstv.com/2022/11/15/i-did-my-little-as-anambra-gov-soludo-should-do-more-as-a-professor-peter-obi/

What is he saying?

Atiku is also doing something today? We didn't even know...

Ttalk:
After reading the Part 1 of Soludo's reply to Peter Obi, I think the best thing for Obi is to surrender and quit this presidential race.

Soludo pointed out that Obi's intention is known to him and his political associates. The intention that made him not to be able to return to APGA.

Then I asked, what is Peter Obi's intention this time around?

Was it to have more bargaining power when the time to negotiate with PDP arise?

Was it just a preparatory image laundering for future election?

Was it a deliberate ploy to collapse his follower for PDP in the nearer future?

No matter what it may be, Peter Obi is has used up all his lifeline and he is set to crash unless he quickly step down his presidential ambition

Soludo finished him yesterday. I don't expect him to forge ahead with the campaign

LordviccoDaGuru:
Am at the venue already

Comrade... love it. The crowd is overwhelming

See crowd...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2G_cZTDlZg

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Nwaetche:
For those that do not know an average Igboman disposition. Igbos are not tribalist and do not have herd mentality. It is simply not in our culture. Many prominent Igbos are in PDP, APC, APGA and other parties. We have plurality of opinion based on individual political conviction.

The current governor of Anambra, Charles Soludo is an opposition member with a presidential candidate. No one expects him to support Obi?
After all, Is Gov. Ganduje supporting Rabiu Kwakwanso? Is Gov. Akeredolu supporting Sowore? Would some think that Nyerisi Wike would have supported Dede Amaechi if he had won the APC primaries since they are all Ikwerres?

For those throwing shades from APC, BAT is only lucky that his governor is from his Party and his stooge otherwise the same would have being the case. So we should stop making mountain out of anthill on what is essentially a political statement to de-market an opponent.

Soludo is not necessary interested in his presidential candidate winning election but he is afraid of the down the line bandwagon effect on his party candidates for Senate and HOR as happened in 2019 due to PO factor.

If Soludo is expecting Obi to stand down for Igbo’s sake, why is he not advocating the same to his APGA candidate Prof. Umeadi. Is Umeadi not Igbo? Is his contesting the Presidential race not going to affect the Igbos as Soludo is alluding?

Is Atiku not having an Igboman as his VP? What more representation does he want the Igbo nation to have in a governement not lead by an Igboman.

As a matter of fact, president from the current crop of politicians except possibly Kwakwaso would neglect the Igbos as Buhari did. I also believe that the next president will release Nnamdi Kalu if Buhari does not do it before leaving.

Igbo’s would be fine no matter who becomes the next president so Soludo is just whipping unnecessary sentiment and trying to use emotion and history to curry favour from Igbo elites.

PO is not an Igbo project. The Igbo elite were simply played out in the major parties and a man followed his heart to another party and was lucky to step into a pan Nigeria youth driven movement and its tutelar head. So Obi emergence has nothing to do with Igbos. It was only the opponent that are trying to pigeonhole him so that ignorant electorates would see him as an ethnic champion which he keeps distancing himself.

I am more than convince that Soludo is playing politics with bitterness. He is alarmed at PO increasing acceptance and popularity. He is talking about Ekiti and Osun forgetting that every politics is local and people are voting essentially on personality. LP was in no position to win those race at that time. What was APGA performance in those areas ?

I am of the opinion that Soludo tantrums would even enlarge PO support base by drawing more followers from other tribes that original bought into BATist assertion that Obi is Igbo project.

It is instrutive to note that Soludo is a extremely proud guy. PO being silent on his initial attack have infuriated him further into a frenzy and I am sure Obi will keep on not responding to him.

Soludo should remember that he is the governor of Anambra. Ndi Anambra do not take nonsence. He is still in his first term on a party made popular by Obi after Anambrarians experienced the mob government of PDP and I am sure that he would soon be repaid in kind by Obi plentiful admirers in the State.

One should note that BATist are only overplaying this issue to divert attention from the injurious allegation of US monetary forfeiture of their candidate.

For real, Peter Obi and the obedient movement are not going away soon no matter the outcome of the upcoming election. If they do not win 2023, they would certainly win in 2027.

I do not see any miracle the old guard would do in four years to fix the economy. If BAT or Atiku wins, the state of the economy with their ancient mindset, coteries of hangers-on and politics of entitlement would further compound the already bad situation in Nigeria.

Obidients would use the period in between to solidify their base and eventual drive the old guard our of power.

Soludo should therefore give himself a break and concentrate on delivering the dividents of good governance for Ndi Anambra and allow PO and Obidients to be.

Win or Loose PO and the Obidients have come to stay and will continue defining the narratives.

Thousands of Zombidients can't belittle the great Charles Soludo

Funny, in the rabid frenzy to grab every straw, they cut a clip during our governorship debate where I was stating vital statistics and they claimed that I was “praising” Peter Obi then while committing a crime now by “criticising” him. Hahahaha! Well, it is true that I said during the debate that, according to National Bureau of Statistics, poverty in Anambra actually grew (from less than 25% in 2005) to about 53% under Peter Obi in 2010/2011 but fell under Willie Obiano to 14.78% in 2020. Yes, poverty more than doubled under Peter Obi and more than 50% of Ndi Anambra were in poverty under him. Go and verify! I am Governor, and sitting on privileged information which I will not want to use against a political opponent. But on matters of facts, I will always state same as is. As the saying goes, you can fool some of the people some of the time but never all the people all the time. Enough said for now!

- Professor Charles Soludo

When I finished reading Professor Soludo's response, the unfortunate end of Obi's ambition emerged from the shadows.

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To conclude, let me once again wish my brother Peter Obi good luck. He should have fun and enjoy the fleeting frenzy of the moment. But he must moderate the desperation as exhibited by his social media mob. There is a limit to propaganda. A mob action often reflects the character of its leader. No one has a monopoly of social media violence, and no one should play God. Life won’t end by February/March 2023.

I hope that after February 2023, Peter Obi will return to APGA (the party that made him everything he is politically) as I offered him on 8th March, 2022 and begin the hard work, if he truly wants to be president of Nigeria. It won’t happen by desperately jumping from one party to another or by unleashing a social media mob on everyone who slightly disagrees with you. I decided to pen my views personally -- again for the records. On this, I don’t mind being a one man minority. As history beckons, my conscience and sense of duty to my people dictate that I should never be silent. I will happily accept the judgment of history for standing by the truth!

- Professor Charles Soludo

The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has petitioned the National Broadcasting Commission to sanction Arise News and Channels TV over their fake reports on the APC Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

A statement by the Director of Media and Publicity of the council, Mr Bayo Onanuga in Abuja on Monday said that a petition signed by the Special Adviser, Media, Communications and Public Affairs of the PCC, Dele Alake and addressed to the Director-General, Balarabe Shehu Ilelah accused the two television station of breaching broadcast codes with their actions.

In the petition, Alake noted the purported indictment of Tinubu as reported and discussed on Arise News and Channels TV had already been cleared in correspondence between then Inspector General of Police Tafa Balogun and the US government.

The PCC said the continued broadcast of a non-existing ‘indictment’ violated the NBC code.

stevnwigw1:
Still verifying this letter

Fake document

MadamExcellency:
Obi's name wasn't in Panama Papers. It was Tinubu's name that was common in both Panama and Pandora's papers.

Stop confusing yourself by missing Panama's revelations with secret Pandora Offshore Accounts.

What difference does it make?

The Panama Papers report was prepared from documents from only one Mossack Fonseca company, but the Pandora Papers case involved 14 such companies. The data of investigation of 27 thousand companies has been included in Pandora Papers, in which 29 thousand people have proprietary rights.

[quote author=BATified2023 post=118380060][/quote]

swaggerjack:
Laws are for the poor .

too bad

RZArecta:
I think drugs are a worse problem, the government can't do anything about Panama papers because no crime was committed. Having offshore portfolios in tax havens isn't illegal and it's an activity ALL rich people indulge in including your idols. Your government might feel bad about it but no crime was committed.

Boy, you need to read a little about the code of conduct for public officers. As a public officer , you're;

- not allowed to operate an off-shore account while in office
- must declare your assets and interests (both local and abroad) before assuming office and when leaving - this is the reason for CCB asset declaration forms

Peter Obi breached the two above and therefore has questions to answer.

The Panama papers revelations left many mouths across the world agape and till today many of the mouths are still widely left open. How do you explain millions of dollars owned by politicians, sitting governors, ministers, etc., even from countries where the majority live in abject poverty? A number of politicians in Nigeria were named in these shameful acts of secret investments, secret accounts, illicit funds ownership, and/or tax evasion. What is more painful is the laxity with which our various security agents have so far handled the case. The likes of Peter Obi, who is shamelessly contesting for the president of Nigeria, have not even been invited for questioning. Obi was a sitting governor when he operated secret off-shore accounts contrary to the code of conduct for public officials.

My concern is what this portends for us as a country if nothing is done about it. It is like saying there is nothing wrong with anybody operating secret accounts. This will legalize roguery in government and embolden potential criminals to do even worse. The future of the country will be further thrown into jeopardy and insecurity at home will get worse.

While my mouth is still agape, I hope the EFCC, ICPC, CCB, etc will wake up from their slumber and do the needful.

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Source: FIJ

Kids everywhere. Where did we get it wrong as a people?
The funds in his accounts were linked to drugs and he was indicted, yet the funds were released to him? Does this make sense at all?
How much in total was in his accounts, how much was released to him, and how much was forfeited?
The amount forfeited was what should have been paid as tax on the funds. If it was a case of an indictment for drug-related offenses, the entire funds would have been forfeited and he would have been extradited to the US to face criminal charges.

How many drug barons arrested/indicted/convicted have had their funds released to them in the history of any country, let alone the US?

Saao:
lol u don't know that they have up to 40% Christians in Borno? I have a lot of friends from southern Borno and I can attest to this fact

When did you do the head count? Religious fanatic!

mrvitalis:
That's it ignorant people like you don't know borno has like 30 to 40 percentage Christians especially in central and southern borno

Congratulations to you

GoodLife4live:
Bros Peter obi is not winning ... He need 25% in 24 states.... Election is not won by majority votes..but by 2/3 votes.... Your votes must reflect moherianism

And where will Obi get even the majority votes from? SE and SS?

lhordspy:
Pat Utomi has called for the disqualification of any candidate found missing at the election debates, while addressing journalist in Abuja.


https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/11/2023-utomi-calls-for-disqualification-of-candidates-missing-at-debates/
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Is this man truly a professor?

Massiveglory:
I put it to you that you did not listen to the full video.
I listened to it and it is clear and mind blowing.
The expose of mko was another mind blowing expose.
Emilodrugs cannot be Nigeria's president. It will be so terrible. Drug barons will siphon our wealth with black mail.

I can sit down in my room and put together a tale even if it sounds inconsistent and watery like this one. Tinubu had all these links with drug barons and his funds were released to him and he wasn't declared wanted or his extradition sought by the US government. Awon Ode... Only the dense Obidients will be swayed by the trash.

Ndubuisipaul1:
Tinubu drug video documentary titled " From Drug Lord To Presidential Candidate" just hit the internet

Just watch the video :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_IeAGgKJKA

You have all these and the US government didn't declare Tinubu wanted and ask for his extradition. They even released all his funds to him... ode

Ofunaofu:
*Mobilise N’Assembly to pass resolution as several lawmakers may have stockpiled cash for elections and are angry



Indications have emerged that politicians who stashed billions of Naira outside the banking system to prosecute the 2023 general election have moved against the planned reintroduction and redesign of Nigeria’s currency by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), THISDAY has learnt.These politicians, it was learnt, have mobilised the National Assembly to pass a resolution against the Naira redesign as several lawmakers may have stockpiled cash for the 2023 general election.

On October 26, 2022, CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, had announced the plan to redesign the Naira to control the money supply.The redesigned notes include N200, N500 and N1,000.According to the apex bank, new N200, N500, and N1,000 notes will go into circulation from December 15, while the current notes will cease to be legal tender by January 31, 2023.


THISDAY gathered that this monetary tool aimed at fighting corruption, checkmating money laundering, eliminating counterfeits, and ending the hoarding of the Naira by kidnappers and others, has thrown politicians who stashed billions of the Nigerian currency ahead of the 2023 general election into confusion.It is estimated that about 84 per cent of the N12.73 trillion in circulation is outside the banking system, precisely in the hands of corrupt politicians, kidnappers, traders and criminal elements.These elements, who do not bank their funds, are involved in money laundering and currency round-tripping using the black market as the alternative foreign exchange window.


Investigation revealed that many of the politicians who have perfected plans of rigging next year’s election through vote-buying and had stock-pilled the Naira in their houses, offices and other hidden places, have perfected plans to ambush this apex bank’s initiative, which has received accolades from President Muhammadu Buhari and financial and economic experts.

THISDAY gathered that these politicians who feared that they might not return billions of Naira into the banking system within the three months – November 2022 to January 2023 specified by the CBN without breaching the Money Laundering Act and attracting the attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), are mobilising some members of the National Assembly to pass a resolution against the Naira redesign.


Multiple sources close to the federal lawmakers told THISDAY last night that these politicians want the National Assembly to pass a resolution directing the CBN to shift the Naira redesign till after the 2023 general election.

“These politicians are believed to have kept large amounts of cash in their houses and other hidden places and they believe that three months will be too short for them to return these funds to the banks without being indicted by the EFCC for money laundering and other related crimes,” one of the sources told THISDAY.To show that the policy has his firm backing, President Buhari had last Wednesday declared that there was no going back on the planned redesign of the bank notes and that three months was enough for Nigerians to deposit the current notes at the banks.


He had also vowed that politicians won’t be allowed to mobilise resources and thugs to intimidate voters in the 2023 general election.The president, who made this known recently in an interview in the United Kingdom after meeting with His Royal Majesty, King Charles III in Buckingham Palace, also said enough time had been given by the CBN for Nigerians to deposit the present naira notes at banks in exchange for the newly redesigned ones.“On this change of currency, there will be a lot of money but time has been given from October to December, three months is enough for whatever money you have, to get it changed through the legal system.


“So, I don’t know why people are complaining about it,” the president said.He also said the policy announced by the CBN Governor, Emefiele, has come to stay.“No going back,” Buhari said of the decision to redesign the three naira notes. “My aim is to make sure that Nigerians believe that we respect them as an administration.

“So, Nigerians should vote for whoever they like from whichever political party. Nobody will be allowed to mobilise resources and thugs to intimidate people in any constituency. That is what I want to go down in Nigerian history as a leader.”It will however require the strong backing of President Buhari for the CBN to resist any moves by federal lawmakers to truncate the deployment of this monetary tool.


https://www.thisdaylive.com

They can't do anything about it. Naira redesign has come to stay... by Dec 15, new notes will be out and nobody will accept the old notes again except at discounted value. And by Jan 31, the old notes will cease to be used as legal tenders in Nigeria.

Newton2024:
‘Asiwaju Is My Friend But He Has Lost 40% Christians & Minorities Votes In Borno’ – Ibrahim Turaki

https://ghananews.co.uk/2022/11/13/asiwaju-is-my-friend-but-he-has-lost-40-christians-minorities-votes-in-borno-ibrahim-turaki/

40% of what? How many Christians are in Borno.

Next topic joor

Africum:
Arise News Station has finally Apologize to The APC presidential candidate Bola Tinubu over fake INEC investigation report. The news station was among many Media houses who carried the fake news before it was debunked by INEC.
Watch the video below




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylKERT2dwyg

Tinubu's team should simply drag them to court for libel and demand N10B in damages.