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2027: EU Backs Peter Obi, Pledges To Mobilise Support For Him For ADC Ticket.

LAGOS – The Eastern Union (EU), a political pressure group for the people of Old Eastern Region, has expressed support for Peter Obi for finally defecting to the African Democratic Congress (ADC)

Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party who had been part of the ADC coalition, officially joined the party on December 31, 2025, sealing every hope of those who thought he could still be the flag bearer of the Labour Party, which already has a splinter group.

The Eastern Union, in a statement signed by Hon. Charles Anike, National President, Eastern Union (EU), hailed Mr. Obi for taking the bold step by defecting to the ADC.

He said the decision to defect to ADC before 2026, was necessary and timely as that would lead to adjustments by the party’s leadership.

Anike noted that the Labour Party has over the period been infiltrated by the APC like dangerous viruses, adding that President Bola Tinubu’s die-hard political allies had planted many political moles in Labour Party, just as they did in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), especially after the overwhelming performance of the Labour Party through the Obi candidacy.

Anike stressed that the unbelievable performance of the party through the Obi candidacy had kept the APC restless and sleepless, after the alleged connivance of INEC Chairman.

Anike stated that the only option left for the APC is to, at all costs and by all means, destroy the major opposition party.

According to him, as a major strategy, the APC believes that the only way forward in trying to sustain their stolen mandate is to create crises in the major opposition parties.

“In this circumstance, the Nigerian masses have been waiting seriously for this move by the people’s candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, and now by his defection, the people’s hope has been revived and rekindled.

“The EU, by this courageous and well calculated move by Mr. Obi, will commence in earnest to mobilise and sensitise fellow Nigerians on the need to gear up once again and renew their resolve to reclaim their country from political desperados and bandits who has in the past 12 years grabbed power and enslaved the people in their father’s land.

“The Obi’s defection is not only a welcome development but a multiplied encouragement to Nigerians and dead blow to the APC for the New Year.

“Our energies have been revived and the political atmosphere will surely change soon. We had earlier advised Tinubu to start locating the exit doors out of the Presidential Villa, but he is still hoping and believing that it will be business as usual.

“But, unknown to them, Nigerians, especially the wounded youths are warming up to shock Tinubu and the APC come 2027.

“The defection of some state governors is nothing, but empty political threats and another APC political miscalculation, craftly plotted to bamboozle Nigerians for another round of server glitches,” the EU boss stated.

EU ko, UN ni.
Didirin ndi robo

Time to shop for endorsement has started.

But the only EU is the European Union, which one is Eastern Union.?

When AU (Arewa Union) supports Atiku, hope they won't be dragged.

EU ain't a Nigerian citizen or a support group.

Hahaha

Local EU

Op please remind the EU no INEC polling unit on social media

Eastern Union? Who the hell are they? Bunch of clowns trying to be relevant.


Obi is in ADC for the VP slot he agreed with Atiku.

yarimo:
Op please remind the EU no INEC polling unit on social media

Yes no pulling unit on social media, but during election, when people step out to cast their votes, APC thugs won't allow them to cast, and you are here disturbing us with this bullshit talk of no pulling unit on social media. Nonsense

EU doesn’t know him

Gjrich:
2027: EU Backs Peter Obi, Pledges To Mobilise Support For Him For ADC Ticket.

LAGOS – The Eastern Union (EU), a political pressure group for the people of Old Eastern Region, has expressed support for Peter Obi for finally defecting to the African Democratic Congress (ADC)

Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party who had been part of the ADC coalition, officially joined the party on December 31, 2025, sealing every hope of those who thought he could still be the flag bearer of the Labour Party, which already has a splinter group.

The Eastern Union, in a statement signed by Hon. Charles Anike, National President, Eastern Union (EU), hailed Mr. Obi for taking the bold step by defecting to the ADC.

He said the decision to defect to ADC before 2026, was necessary and timely as that would lead to adjustments by the party’s leadership.

Anike noted that the Labour Party has over the period been infiltrated by the APC like dangerous viruses, adding that President Bola Tinubu’s die-hard political allies had planted many political moles in Labour Party, just as they did in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), especially after the overwhelming performance of the Labour Party through the Obi candidacy.

Anike stressed that the unbelievable performance of the party through the Obi candidacy had kept the APC restless and sleepless, after the alleged connivance of INEC Chairman.

Anike stated that the only option left for the APC is to, at all costs and by all means, destroy the major opposition party.

According to him, as a major strategy, the APC believes that the only way forward in trying to sustain their stolen mandate is to create crises in the major opposition parties.

“In this circumstance, the Nigerian masses have been waiting seriously for this move by the people’s candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, and now by his defection, the people’s hope has been revived and rekindled.

“The EU, by this courageous and well calculated move by Mr. Obi, will commence in earnest to mobilise and sensitise fellow Nigerians on the need to gear up once again and renew their resolve to reclaim their country from political desperados and bandits who has in the past 12 years grabbed power and enslaved the people in their father’s land.

“The Obi’s defection is not only a welcome development but a multiplied encouragement to Nigerians and dead blow to the APC for the New Year.

“Our energies have been revived and the political atmosphere will surely change soon. We had earlier advised Tinubu to start locating the exit doors out of the Presidential Villa, but he is still hoping and believing that it will be business as usual.

“But, unknown to them, Nigerians, especially the wounded youths are warming up to shock Tinubu and the APC come 2027.

“The defection of some state governors is nothing, but empty political threats and another APC political miscalculation, craftly plotted to bamboozle Nigerians for another round of server glitches,” the EU boss stated.

EU, you mean ENUGU COUNCIL?

Democracy is a scam if one country can decide how crazy another's democracy is crazy. Demonstration of craze...

This is why it will not work in Africa because it's crazy how the demo works here. The rulers have figured out how to manipulate the system to benefit them without direct responsibility.

In 1999 - 2003, the Executive did not like the Legislature and orchestrated the removal of the Senate and Reps different times. However you must be aware that the leaders of those houses were not 100% clean. Do you remember Salisu and Toronto Certificate? Within four years, the Senate alone had three presidents. Salisu Buhari’s removal over the Toronto certificate scandal was justified on ethical grounds, but the speed and coordination of the process revealed something deeper, the executive influence was never far away. Evan Enwerem and later Chuba Okadigbo fell amid allegations of misconduct, yet the pattern suggested that leadership crises were being managed politically, not institutionally. Accountability was selective, reactive, and often convenient for the power brokers. Nigeria began its democratic process on a faulty foundation. The Governors will learn after the 2003 tsunami by the PDP how to grab it in the next paragraph.


In 2003–07, the major issue of this tenure was the attempt tamper with constitutional limits through political pressure. Even though Obasanjo denies it today, there is enough documentation on how the third-term agenda was not just about tenure elongation but it was a stress test of whether constitutional rules could withstand executive might. The Legislature was flooded with inducements and intimidation. That the amendment failed remains significant, but equally significant is how close it came to succeeding. Democracy survived this phase by a narrow margin, not by institutional strength but thank God it survived. Credit to Sen Ken Nnamani.


In 2007–11, this tenure combined electoral legitimacy collapse, legislative scandal, and executive weakness. The 2007 elections severely damaged democratic credibility, yet governance proceeded without correction. Yar Adua's attempt to correct the anomaly of an election succeeded a bit when he set up an electoral panel to review our electoral system. Inside the Legislature, the Patricia Etteh crisis and later the Dimeji Bankole era exposed how leadership of the House became entangled with patronage and post-tenure criminalisation. The defining rupture, however, was Yar’Adua’s illness and death. The secrecy surrounding presidential incapacity paralysed governance and exposed a constitutional vacuum. The “Doctrine of Necessity” that elevated the Vice President was a timely fix but it also confirmed that Nigeria’s democracy often survives by improvisation rather than adherence to clear rules. Thank you Dora Akunyili and we can't forget the role of Mr Aondoaka and those who claimed that the President could rule from anywhere in the world. A pattern that will be repeated later under Buhari and now, Tinubu. This period was where the Governors started learning to cut their teeth. They became more influential in Nigerian politics. The Governors' Forum was influencing national politics. This was the period of one party state by PDP that made Ogbulafor boast that PDP will rule for 60 years. Obasanjo had taught the Governors lessons but Yar Adua and Jonathan's scholarly approach to democracy may have cost us a lesson on tight fisted executive.

DORA AKUNYILI'S EXPLOSIVE MESSAGE TO YAR'ADUA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47UulCINeuo

In 2011–15, the main issue of this period was oversight without enforcement. The National Assembly appeared assertive, especially during the fuel subsidy probe, which revealed massive corruption. Yet the failure to secure decisive prosecutions weakened public trust. You must remember that Farouk Lawan was recently forgiven in the Tinubu's presidential pardon list but what he did at that time was a symbol of the corruption at the top. At the same time, electoral reforms under Attahiru Jega restored some credibility to elections, creating a contrast between improving electoral process and stagnant governance accountability. Democracy looked better at the ballot box than in outcomes. Change became possible but the Governors played a major role in redesigning how party politics was. The party was no longer the class captain, each Governor was now taking hold of the party structure at each state.

AUDIO: The $3 million conversation between Farouk Lawan and Femi Otedola - Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUnWDgEMDa8

$3million bribery: Farouk Lawan request removal of Otedola's company from fuel subsidy report

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7gzT5vd0vE


In 2015–19, this tenure was dominated by open institutional confrontation. Bukola Saraki’s emergence as Senate President against party and executive preference triggered years of conflict. His trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal placed the Judiciary squarely within political struggle. Simultaneously, the Executive openly disobeyed court orders in security-related cases, signalling impatience with judicial restraint. This was not just an executive–legislative problem, it was a systemic breakdown of respect among arms of government because APC was in power, so yih can't blame the opposition. Power was increasingly exercised as moral authority rather than constitutional obligation.
The first attack on the judicial system began here with the Onnoghen trial by the Buhari government. The death of the media also started during this time. APC, which had oiled the machinery of the media to their advantage could not let the same machine take them out. They came out hard on critical thinking and through the Minister of Information, the Press review started here.


In 2019–23, the tenure was defined by the open surrender of legislative independence. Unlike earlier Assemblies that at least struggled with the Executive, this one publicly embraced alignment as a governing principle. Legislative leaders openly described the National Assembly as a “partner” rather than a check. Oversight weakened noticeably. Budgets were passed with little resistance, confirmations sailed through, and major policy questions rarely produced institutional pushback. The loss of teeth was not accidental. Senate President Ahmed Lawan repeatedly framed the National Assembly as a “partner” of the Executive rather than a check on it. In public statements, he emphasized working “in harmony” with the presidency to pass legislation and implement national policies, warning against “unnecessary grandstanding” that could delay governance. Oversight weakened - bills, budgets, and ministerial confirmations proceeded with minimal scrutiny. A prominent example was Godswill Akpabio’s smooth confirmation as Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, which drew little interrogation despite prior controversies. Please off your mic. Committees that would normally probe ministers or government contracts rarely escalated findings, signaling a tacit decision that cooperation, not confrontation, was the guiding principle. The loss of teeth was not accidental, it was openly acknowledged, marking a clear departure from Assemblies that had previously struggled even contentiously to assert themselves.
Democracy during this period functioned procedurally but hollowly, with elections and legislative processes intact but scrutiny and accountability diminished.

From 2023–present, the current 10th National Assembly has intensified this pattern. It had easily won the worst National Assembly even before concluding its tenure. Senate and House leaders, including Akpabio, have publicly reinforced the idea that lawmakers are not elected “to fight the Executive” but to collaborate on national priorities. Akpabio stressed that legislators should support executive-led bills that serve the nation, even if critics label this a “rubber-stamp” legislature. Committees continue to exist, but oversight has become largely symbolic. Critical national issues, security challenges, rising inflation, and controversial economic policies see limited legislative pushback. What stands out is not conflict but its absence, making it clear that the Legislature now prioritizes alignment and on a mandate they wish to stand on with the executive over independent scrutiny. In practical terms, the National Assembly functions, but as a facilitator of executive priorities rather than a co-equal branch ensuring accountability. This Assembly has trashed any respect whatsoever you may have for the Legislature. Publicly singing on your mandate they shall stand, trying to praise the President's work and laughing over serious issues that affect Nigerians or completely ignoring them have made them weaker than the whisker of a cat.

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Looking at Nigeria’s National Assembly from 1999 to today, a clear pattern stands out. Each four-year tenure faced big challenges, but the Legislature often let itself be shaped by politicians and party leaders instead of standing up to protect the people’s interests. The 10th Assembly shows this clearly. Leaders openly put the President’s wishes above their constitutional duty. They approve bills and budgets without asking tough questions. Committees that should investigate government programs barely do their work. By choosing to cooperate instead of check power, the Legislature has weakened democracy from within. At the same time, the Judiciary has often compromised, bending under pressure or choosing caution, which has limited its ability to fully check government power. Go to court!!!


This problem is not unique to Nigeria. In countries like Venezuela, democracy exists on paper but is erased by politicians who manipulate institutions for their own gain. We can see the same pattern here. But pointing out these failures does not give outsiders the right to lecture Venuezela. Even strong democracies like the United States struggle with their own political crises and institutional problems. True democracy only works when the people and their own institutions hold power accountable. No one else can do it for us.

©️ SixSeven


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL6QgwDREmo

Day-dreamers all over the horizon

Alphafarms:
Yes no pulling unit on social media, but during election, when people step out to cast their votes, APC thugs won't allow them to cast, and you are here disturbing us with this bullshit talk of no pulling unit on social media. Nonsense

Just the way your elupee thugs did in enugun and Abia......

Very good. Very very good. I never knew that Europeans registered to vote in Nigeria’s Presidential election. These Mumus think that they are dealing with Goodluck Jonathan

I will still vote Tinubu based on his performance
You see that coastal road must completed. We aren't interested in someone that is coming to take revenge how his region is marginalized.

It's the EU for me I thought the word sovereignty is now expunged from affairs of nation states.

Ipob fooling fools n lunatics with cut n join.
Where is the link to this news

Obi...say o ti lo. You can't smell that power let alone get to Aso Rock. I just pityyour sponsors..dem go waste their kudi.

European Union

I come say how manage,when I saw the headline...Op you too do o

alanto:
EU ko, UN ni.
Didirin ndi robo

UN is also there and have endorsed him

UN means Umuahia Nation

These people will never agree that the British created and lumped highly marginalizing old Eastern Nigeria is dead and that it is never ever coming back despite Gowon liberating the oppressed minority people from their grip and Ojukwu going to war and losing in a lame bid to continue the British contraption.

Eastern Region Union my foot.

Kukuma call am EGU leaf instead of EU