OriOko88: Baba don goof again. Tinubu should pls avoid making remarks or linking himself with buhari,cos nobody wants another calamitous govt like buhari's.
Millions of Yorubas like me won't vote for tinubu not because of his potential but because of APC performance economically. Was shocked today at d market when I heard that a Congo of rice is 1.4k, canoe bar soap #250. Omoh
Tinubu is on his own in d south west ooo. Nothing like block votes for him oo. People dey para for Ibadan here
Exactly, but the truth is that Tinubu can't do anything differently from what Buhari has done, so he is only telling the truth.
All Progressives Congress presidential candidate Bola Tinubu says he will continue with the legacies of President Muhammadu Buhari if he is elected Nigeria’s President in 2023.
Addressing participants at the third Ministerial Performance Review Retreat currently underway at the State House, Tinubu said as President, he won’t relent until terrorists are completely diminished in the country.
Tinubu promised that if elected, he will show due honour to the efforts and legacies of the President and work in the spirit of unity, national purpose that informed the creation of the party.
Tinubu said his government will be devoted to continuity, particularly of projects that will bring prosperity to the citizens, while his guiding principle will be hinged on providing the best of progressive governance and reform the nation.
He added that these three promises will be in furtherance to the nine priority areas of the Buhari administration.
Buhari is expected to attend the closing ceremony later and sign the Executive Order on improving performance management, coordination and implementation of Presidential priorities of the Federal Government.
Peter Obi’s ‘Obidient’ movement shakes up Nigerian presidential race
The 61-year-old former governor emerges as first credible third-party candidate since return to democracy in 1999.
Only a few months ago, the contest for Nigeria’s presidency in February’s elections was billed as a straightforward battle between two wealthy septuagenarian veterans who had been on the political scene for more than three decades.
But former state governor Peter Obi, a comparatively youthful 61, has shaken up the race to replace outgoing president Muhammadu Buhari. With his promises of frugality and accountability, he has attracted the support of a youthful, “Obidient” movement tired of a profligate elite.
It would be a major upset if a candidate from a small party won, given the strength of Nigeria’s established political parties and their deep pockets. But Obi has excited parts of a disillusioned electorate, topping three recent polls, leading by eight points in a poll by NOI, a leading local pollster.
“People like his frugal attitude and his message about cutting the cost of governance,” said Idayat Hassan, director of the Centre for Democracy and Development think-tank.
“But beyond that, young people are using him as a vehicle to channel their frustration with the Nigerian system. He’s not running just for himself, if you check online sentiment, you’ll see he’s running on behalf of young people,” Hassan said. Two political parties dominate Nigerian politics and Obi is the first credible “third-force” candidate since the return to democracy in 1999.
Obi faces Bola Tinubu, the 70-year-old former governor of Lagos and candidate for the ruling All Progressives Congress, and Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition People’s Democratic party, a former vice-president and serial presidential hopeful. Obi ran as the vice-presidential candidate for the PDP in 2019.
His campaign for the little-known Labour party has gained momentum partly because of frustration with these two familiar — and elderly — faces. At 70 and 75, Tinubu and Atiku are hoping to preside over a nation that has a median age of 18. Tinubu’s campaign surrogates have spent much of the early campaign batting away questions about his health.
“Voting for [Obi] doesn’t mean Nigeria is going to be better immediately. He can’t fix everything but with him there’s a headway,” said Susan Abies, a driver in the southern city of Benin.
Obi’s support among young urban voters is also a reaction to Buhari’s second term in office that has brought 33 per cent unemployment, nationwide protests against police brutality and a ban on Twitter that curtailed speech among a social media-savvy generation, said Adewunmi Emoruwa, lead strategist at Gatefield, a public affairs consultancy,
“Young people realised they were not top of the priority list of the old- guard politicians and started looking for a new figure to represent them. Young people are backing him because they believe he is the most credible candidate,” Emoruwa said.
The vocal support for Obi traces its roots to the #ENDSARS protests of October 2020 when young Nigerians flocked to the streets to denounce a police unit notorious for extortion, brutality and extrajudicial killings. Obi voiced his support on Twitter and used the movement to call for better governance in Nigeria. The police unit was disbanded and the movement was eventually quelled by the heavy-handed response of Nigeria’s military.
The CDD’s Hassan added that the two main parties’ choice of candidates had also upset Nigeria’s “informal” zoning agreement in a way that could benefit Obi, a devout Catholic. While power in Nigeria normally alternates between north and south and Muslim and Christian, the PDP chose Atiku, a northern Muslim, as its candidate to follow Buhari, another Muslim northerner. The ruling APC has a ticket of Tinubu, a Muslim southerner, and Kashim Shettima, a northern Muslim, as his running mate. Religious groups have decried the perceived marginalisation of Christians. “Obi is not just the candidate of the young people, he could eventually be a candidate of the church,” said Hassan.
For all the enthusiasm surrounding Obi’s candidacy, his path to Aso Villa, Nigeria’s presidential residence, is littered with obstacles.
No presidential candidate outside the main two parties has garnered more than 7.5 per cent of the vote since 1999. Candidates need to win at least 25 per cent of the vote in at least two-thirds of Nigeria’s 36 states plus Abuja, the capital, to be declared the winner.
The leading candidates have the advantage of a nationwide party machinery backed by governors and members of parliament that Obi’s party, with only one senator and no governor, lacks.
Obi has said he is undeterred. “The 100mn Nigerians that live in poverty [and] the 35mn Nigerians who don’t know where their next meal will come from will be the [party] structure.”
Nigeria’s devastating floods, which have destroyed farmland across many states, add to the country’s economic problems, he said. “At a time when our country contends with rising food insecurity . . . the ravaging floods will have deleterious consequences on food production,” Obi tweeted on Tuesday.
The wealthy businessman, with interests in everything from banking to a brewery, has promised to encourage local production and remove Nigeria’s costly petrol subsidies. But his critics say he has yet to provide a clear plan for tackling problems such as insecurity, oil sabotage, low revenues and inflation of more than 20 per cent.
Last year, the Pandora Papers investigation, a release of leaked files on wealth held offshore, revealed he owned business entities registered in tax havens and had failed to declare them to Nigeria’s asset registry for politicians. He said he did not know he had to declare assets jointly owned with his wife and children and that he had not broken any laws.
Critics have said Obi’s candidacy could split the opposition vote and hand victory to the ruling party.
Obinna Kanu, a 25-year-old first-time voter, shares those concerns: “The best-case scenario is that Obi wins but my personal goal is to shift the needle in Nigeria.
“The current powers that be have to be aware that the youth can bring a third relevant party,” he added. “Even if Obi doesn’t win but gains 10-15 per cent of the vote, we can show the older generation that has sucked this country dry that this is just the beginning and the two-party system is coming to its end.”
So as at 8pm yesterday, there were more pro-Tinubu threads on the Frontpage. Atiku has the least pro-threads. Tinubu is consistently leading
Here are the Pro-Tinubu Topics on FP:
1. Buhari To Unveil Tinubu’s Policy Document, Campaign Council On Friday 2. 2023: North 100 Percent Behind Tinubu – Buhari’s Ally, Danbilki Kwamanda 3. Tinubu Meets Osinbajo In Abuja (Pictures) 4. Reuben Abati Supports Tinubu's Statement On Climate Change On Arise TV 5. Peter Obi Who Is Contesting Against Me Lives In Lagos - Tinubu (Video) 6. Àbike Dabiri Presents Her National Honour To Bola Tinubu (Photos) 7. Tinubu’s Church Rat Reference To Climate Change Isn't Wrong - Farooq Kperogi
A Nigerian man, Chibuike Ifedilichukwu, went viral days ago when he shared a video of a Peter Obi portrait he made with drink cans. In an interview with Legit.ng, he talked about his passion for art and why he chose the materials he used for the portrait.
Chibuike Ifedilichukwu's background The Nigerian artist revealed that he was born in Enugu in 1986 and he is currently based in Anambra state. He got a diploma in 2012 from the Institute of Management and Technology in Enugu. Chibuike has had over 20 art exhibition shows, one of which was the October Rain Art Exhibition, Resilience, Lagos Nigeria 2020. The brilliant artist described Peter Obi as Nigerians' political messiah.
Why Chibuike used cans for arts Chibuike stated that cans are just some of the many materials he uses as an artist. Two reasons he cited for going for cans are that they do not decay and recycling them takes them away from places where they become environmental hazards.
For the number of cans he used for Peter Obi's portraits, he said: "30 - 50 cans and 30 days minimum. Some of my art even take year(s) depending on size of piece." About the Peter Obi portrait The brilliant Nigerian artist titled the work Obedient Rock, saying the artwork depicts the image of a being who is coming to save people from their struggles. He said: "The art portray image of our political messiah who is willing to comply with the positive commands, orders, or instructions of people if elected into authority. This artwork mated with aluminum and stitched with copper wire shows the solidify nature of Nigeria as a strong nation."
Chibuike went further to say that the colours on the portrait represent different things. The green and blue colours represent growth and love for Nigerians.
For the patches of gold and black on the artwork, he said: "The reflection of Gold and black signifies his indigenous golden mind and motives to make life worth living for everyone." Exploring wastes for their values According to Chibuike, environmental wastes could be recycled into meaningful things. He is going after a future he described as building "human equilibrium ecology by recreating waste objects like plastic packaging strap (PPStrap), aluminum and copper wire."
Another artist who drew Peter Obi Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a young Nigerian man, Bamaiyi Danladi, who always makes great art, went online to showcase the beautiful mural artwork he made in Kaduna.
I dont know why my previous thread was closed. I didnt break the rules, I was only trying to be objective by collating frontpage data and analyzing them based on which is pro-atiku, obi or tinubu.
So I'm creating this new thread for us to collate data and analyse objectively. So what you do is take a snapshot and then collate the data and tell us the total number of Threads that support the 3 major candidates.
Based on the frontpage titles at at 5:56pm, see the pro-thread statistics:
Lagos is Obidient forget what the online APC hired thugs make you believe
OBI 14
Tinubu 5
Atiku 1
it's actually
OBI 28
TINUBU 12
ATIKI 3
Alimosho is the largest LGA in Lagos based on population. So this should send a message that Peter Obi is not only dominating on the social media but also on the streets. Mods this is worthy.
Nigeria's presidential election, taking place in 2023, has taken an interesting turn. Peter Obi of the Labor Party, an outsider in Nigeria's political sphere, is currently leading in the polls. Here's everything you need to know:
What's happening in the Nigerian election?
Sitting Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is set to leave office in May 2023 at the completion of his second term. He has promised free and fair elections and even opened the race to succeed him earlier than previous presidents, giving the candidates the longest campaign period since 1999, Reuters reports. Nigerians will hit the polls in Feb. 2023. The election has been called "a battle for the soul" of Nigeria, with the nation's economy, security, and governance emerging as major talking points in the campaigns, reports The Washington Post.
All presidential candidates signed a pact ensuring a peaceful campaign, a tradition that started in 2015 and has continued ever since. This is to combat the violence that has often occurred during Nigerian general elections. For example, at least 58 people died in election-related incidents in 2019, the Post continues.
Nigeria, like the U.S., has had a two-party system since its democracy was restored in 1999: the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Among the 18 candidates running for the presidency are candidates Bola Tinubu, 70, of the incumbent APC, and Atiku Abubakar, 75, of the main opposition, PDP, reports The Economist.
However, in a surprising twist, a third candidate has emerged as a contender for the presidency. Peter Obi, 61, a member of the Labor Party (whose 2019 candidate won just 5,074 votes out of 28 million votes) is leading by more than 15 percentage points against the other candidates.
Who is Peter Obi?
Peter Obi has the world wondering whether the upcoming election will be a major upset. Much of his support is coming from Nigerian youth who are disillusioned by current Nigerian leadership, BBC reports. There have been multiple rallies led by youth across the country in support of Obi.
Obi previously served as the governor of Nigeria's Anambra State between 2006 and 2014. He was also the vice presidential candidate for Atiku Abubakar in 2019, who is once again running for the PDP. Before the election primaries, Obi switched from the PDP to the Labor Party (LP), popularizing it and garnering support, This Day Live reports.
Nigeria is facing a myriad of economic problems that much of the youth attributes to a stagnant political system. Nigerians are poorer than they were ten years ago and despite being the most populated African country, a large percentage live on under $1.90 a day, reports the Economist. The pandemic also sparked a recession in 2020 and the country has been unable to keep up with the rising oil prices. Income inequality is also high, World Bank explains.
Obi prides himself on being something new, a step away from the traditional system. In an interview with BBC, he called the election "old against the new." However, Obi has been criticized for failing to really say much about concrete plans and for not giving details as to how he envisions solving the country's problems.
Even so, Obi's supporters, known as "obi-dients," point to his investment in education during his governorship as well as how he left large amounts of state savings at the end of his term. Obi-dients believe that Obi can fix what previous presidents have been unable to like police brutality, industrial oil theft, and corruption, Reuters explains. "The system they've operated over the years, it has brought us to where we are," Obi told Reuters.
Critics claim that Obi is a political imposter who is also not free of corruption and mishandling. His name appeared in the leaked Pandora Papers, a cache of files that exposed the hidden wealth of the rich and powerful in 2021, and was accused of not declaring offshore accounts. While he was governor, he was accused of investing state funds into a company he was working with, a claim which he has denied, BBC continues.
What does this mean for Nigeria?
The rise in Obi's popularity signals just how tired Nigerians are of government officials not following through on promises. Sitting President Buhari had promised to eradicate widespread corruption, which did not come to fruition. Also, according to the Economist, Nigeria should be wealthier given its huge oil, gas, and mineral reserves, and its availability of fertile land. However, bad politics and corruption have seemingly prevented any progress from being made. Jihadist terrorism and gang violence have also been huge problems, which Obi has claimed will be his "number one priority."
Meanwhile, Tinubu and Abubakar are leaning into their backgrounds in the Nigerian political system to earn voters' support.
Tinubu previously served as Lagos state governor and is banking on his experience to win him the election, despite the state's infrastructure being left in disarray. He has also faced corruption allegations with accusations of money laundering, fraud, and tax evasion, which he denies.
Abubakar is running his sixth campaign after five previous failures. He served as vice president between 1999 and 2007 when he was accused of appointing acquaintances to positions of power despite their lack of qualifications. Abubakar has also faced investigations regarding state funds being funneled into personal business ventures, BBC continues.
While it remains unknown whether electing Obi would be any different, a win for him would be the first in decades to show that the country isn't necessarily tied to its current system, analysts say. He is a decade younger than the two other frontrunners, and is very active on social media and in interviews making him the most popular among youth, a major advantage given that the average age in the country is 18, Reuters reports.
On the other hand, the Christian Obi is unpopular in the mainly Muslim north and there is a huge portion of undecided voters still in the mix.
"This is a case of Goliath and David," said Obi, "The big people are there, but allow this small person to do it."
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Chief Sylvester Nwobu-Alor, a mentor to the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi is dead.
It was learnt that when Obi was the governor of Anambra State, between 2006 and 2014, Chief Nwobu-Alor assisted him to stabilise parks and markets in the state as the governor’s aide in that sector.
It was learnt that the period was characterised by violence as motor park louts under the guise of the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), were responsible for carrying out all manner of atrocities in the state.
But Nwobu-Alor was credited for using his political connection and native intelligence to sanitise the system and return peace to the state.
He was feared by hoodlums in the state as some believed he was a witch doctor.
Nwobu-Alor was a Second Republic lawmaker and former Director-General of the Peter Obi Campaign Organisation.
He was a founding member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Obi's former party, on whose platform he was governor of Anambra.
A tribute signed by one of his mentees and political sons, Sir Chris Chikwelu (Jr) (Ichele-Agulu), and obtained by Razor News, said, “My political mentor, a philosopher, an institution, a strategist and a purveyor of knowledge- Chief Hon Sylvester Nwobu Alor (Onwa-Agulu, Okaa Omee-Anaocha) has peacefully gone to be with the Lord.
“A two-time member that represented Njikoka South Central in the Old Anambra State House of Assembly.
“You lived a good life, May your soul rest in perfect peace.
* Peter Obi says he will end country’s multiple exchange regime * Promises to ensure the independence of the central bank
By Anthony Osae-Brown
A candidate who’s the top choice to become the next president of Africa’s most populous country, according to three different opinion polls, including one by Bloomberg, has pledged to end the country’s multiple exchange rate regimes if elected.
Peter Obi, a businessman and former governor of Anambra State in Southeast Nigeria is one of the 18 candidates bidding to replace President Muhammadu Buhari, whose two-term tenure ends in May next year. His candidacy has strong support from Nigeria’s largely youthful population and the middle class especially in the southern part of the country.
The independence of the Central Bank of Nigeria will be re-established while a credible and transparent plan to normalize the exchange rate and bring inflation to single digits will be pursued, Obi said in a series of Twitter posts late Thursday.
Africa’s largest economy operates multiple exchange rates dominated by a tightly controlled official rate and a parallel market, where the naira is freely traded. Many people use the unauthorized market where the naira is almost 70% weaker against the dollar.
The depreciation in the local unit has fanned annual inflation that’s at a 17-year high of 20.5%.
The government has resisted calls by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to merge the rates by allowing a more flexible foreign-exchange regime.
“This multiple exchange rate regime encourages capital flight and deters investment, which has further worsened Nigeria’s forex situation,” Obi said.
Obi has an uphill battle to win the presidency against more established candidates including Bola Tinubu of the ruling party and Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party. Both parties have dominated the Nigerian political scene since 1999 when the country returned to democracy after decades of military rule.
The current foreign exchange policies penalize exporters as it forces them to sell their dollars at rates they are unable to get when they need the greenback from the central bank, Obi said. “We will remove import and forex restrictions and insist on a single forex market.”
A former Minister of Education Oby Ezekwesili has rated Labour Party (LP)’s Peter Obi higher than other leading presidential candidates for the 2023 election.
While featuring as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Ezekwesili said the former Anambra governor possesses what others do not have even though the country suffers from poor leadership.
“Somebody says to you between a cast of possible presidents that include the three frontrunners that we currently have – a possible President Tinubu, Atiku, and Obi – do you need anybody to tell you where you would be going? It would be an Obi.”
While lamenting about the current political order to which she said the Labour Party flagbearer belongs, Ezekwesili rates Obi higher than other top candidates.
“Regardless of the fact that he comes from that particular political class that we are talking about, he still at least represents many more shapes than the other two top candidates (in reference to Atiku and Tinubu),” she added.
Obi’s support base is made up of largely young people, a development the former minister said shows the dynamics of Nigerian politics have changed.
She also pinned Nigeria’s major problem on leadership, saying the country has recorded stunted growth due to this. But she believes the current political awakening in the country, especially among youths, will alter the landscape.
“Sometimes, I just imagine what leadership will be in the country if they just listened (to youths),” she noted.
According to her, the zeal shown by young people during the #EndSARS protest is a poster of what youths can achieve.
Her comment came barely a day after Obi’s supporters marched in several parts of the country to mob up support for the Labour Party man.
The rally took place in Lagos, Edo State, Delta, Kaduna, other states across Nigeria, and in London, the United Kingdom.
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