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You guys have no shame. Better hide all these pictures than showing them here. See rally of a so called candidate to win a presidential election.

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This is the interview , that made Tinubu and his camp yesterday started crying like babies

This Akpo boy, you no get job?

Why do these people sound like idiots with useless posts here and there.

By distancing himself from the fuel shortage and the naira redesign, he had all all is needed from him.

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the January 31 deadline for the validity of old naira notes.

Ortom said this when the governing council and management of the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University paid him a courtesy visit on Wednesday in Makurdi.

The CBN had on Tuesday insisted that there was no going back on the stipulated deadline.

Expressing his view on the apex bank’s stance, Ortom said since the new notes were not much in circulation, it was not possible for Nigerians, especially rural dwellers, to meet up with the deadline.



He added that most people living in rural areas do not have bank accounts.

“The visible sign is that there are a lot of people, particularly in the rural areas, to transfer the old notes. As governor, I am yet to see the new naira notes,” Ortom said.

“This is the reason I will join other Nigerians to look at this critically so that we don’t worsen the condition of our people.



“It is an understatement to say that our people are suffering in Nigeria. People are going through pain in this country. Things are not okay at all.”

Ortom said CBN’s decision to not extend the deadline would further increase the pains of Nigerians.

“I join the national assembly members to prevail on the CBN to extend the deadline of exchange of the old naira notes,” he said.

“If we do not say it as it were, we are liars and sycophants. Things are not right in this country.



“We want to let the president know that people are suffering and something must be done to reduce it.”

TheCable had reported that the apex bank launched a cash swap programme to enable those in rural areas exchange their old notes with new ones before the deadline.
https://www.thecable.ng/im-yet-to-see-new-naira-notes-ortom-seeks-extension-of-jan-31-deadline/amp

id911:
But what is actually the problem with you guys? You said he has no structure, he will lose and so on. Ain't you supposed to be happy and allow him be?

The pictures and videos you guys are sending are insulting. You think we are kids and illiterates?

Ebubu:
he has dementia, he doesn’t know it’s his party controlling fuel and naira. he thinks it’s same pdp rhetoric at national level that he is used to campaigning against.


dementia at stake here

Is Buhari in control of his government?

There are pictures and videos you guys in Labour parry need to prevent from coming out. It is insulting. We are not kids no matter how you try to manipulate a picture or video.

Labour party and Obi will fizzle out after the presidential election when Obi must have lost. It is called bandwagon effect. The kids here don't know

Workch:
yes, I am willing to bet. How do we go about it?

I will join in the betting. Please, how do we proceed?

Jflex07:
Seun,excessive number of fake news by Tinubu urchins has been littered all over Nairaland politics section.

This is now a fake news because it is against you?

NLPoliceMann:
cc: Seun, Lalasticlala, Dominique, Justwise

Rule 8

Why are you quoting rule 8? The op quoted the source

LP candidate set to meet with ex-VP’s team
Having realised that there is no path to victory in next month general election, the campaign council of the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi is already considering how the former Anambra State Governor will step down for Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate.

WesternPost exclusively gathered from top officials of the Peter Obi campaign team that many of the associates of the Labour Party candidate and advisers have come to the realisation that the coming election is going to be a straight fight between APC and PDP.

Our correspondent gathered that key officers of Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council met on Monday at a top hotel in Abuja where they reviewed the state of their campaign so far and the prospect of Peter Obi, following the emerging realities and lack of ground enthusiasm to Peter Obi from his campaign stops in the North, South-West and South-South

Peter Obi and his running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed have been welcomed by almost empty stadia at his rallies which is a clear indication that his presidential bid lacks steam with real voters. The Labour Party candidate has carried on with his campaign activities largely based on social media energy of many active young people on Twitter and Facebook.

A top source who is in the know told WesternPost that apart from the reality of winning the election hitting home, there is serious in-fighting in Obi’s camp where many of the vocal campaign officials are all jostling for relevance and protecting their territories.

At the meeting that took place in Abuja on Monday, our source revealed that Valentine Ozigbo, PDP candidate in last Anambra State Governorship election and Peter Obi’s protege and Ndi Kato, a Spokesperson of the Labour Party Campaign Council agreed that their party and candidate do not have the number to win with a state by state analysis of the electoral map.

The meeting analysed Atiku’s chances and the existing relationship between the PDP candidate and Peter Obi. The Labour Party candidate was the running mate to Atiku in 2019 Presidential election won by President Muhammadu Buhari and APC.

According to our source: “Peter Obi and his people are planning to align with Atiku in the coming election.
Key officers of Peter Obi’s team met yesterday in Abuja. They were analysing Atiku’s chances. There is some realization in the Obi camp that they can’t win and want to align. They mentioned how North-East will be split, that Sokoto Governor, the Director-General of Atiku’s Campaign Council won his own second term election with 200 votes and can’t guarantee his state for Atiku the votes from Sokoto. For them it is better to work with Atiku to win instead of dissipating South East votes which Obi can get on Igbo sentiments but will not be anywhere near enough to win the presidential election. At the meeting, they kept saying ‘we don’t have the numbers to win.”

We also learnt also that Obi’s team postponed the Labour Party rally in Adamawa State which is Atiku’s home state in view of the possible alignment talks between PDP and LP.

On the in-fighting within Obi’s camp, our source said Ndi Kato and Aisha Yesufu don’t see eye to eye. Aisha Yesufu is an activist who gained national prominence on the back of the Bring Back Our Girls Campaign for Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 and now one of Obi’s main backers. The two women fell out over issues of money.

“Ndi and Aisha Yesufu are having very bad fight over money and some personal stuffs,” our source revealed further.
https://westernpost.ng/exclusive-peter-obi-may-step-down-for-atiku-as-campaign-council-considers-option/

Mccallistas:
You schooled that full.

I don't know how some people reason?
As much as we want this bad govt to be voted out. This hasty cash policy by CBN will affect everybody, I swear.

You go to the bank deposit, and come out to withdraw the same old notes from the ATM.
So what do you now do.

Some will claim they are not affected, coz they cashless. Go to the market and buy goods. Make sure you do transfer to the market woman.

Even if you have the new note. Won't you buy anything again or would you be rejecting the notes from vendors.


I keep asking why the rush.
Some say to stop Tinubu.

You must be dreaming, if you think that Tinubu is with any old note right now...

Exactly.

This is Enugu today.

Fact-Checking 10 claims made by Peter Obi at Chatham House
Peter Obi, the former governor of Anambra State, was the top choice in at least three opinion polls.
ByKabir Yusuf January 24, 2023 Reading Time: 5 mins read
Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, delivered a presentation on Monday, 16 January 2023, at Chatham House in the United Kingdom (UK), speaking on how he intends to govern Nigeria if elected as president in next month’s election.

Themed “Nigeria’s 2023 elections: A vision for policy change and institutional reforms,” Mr Obi spoke and answered questions on issues ranging from poverty, education, economy, energy, oil and gas, insecurity, and restructuring.

The former governor of Anambra State has come top in at least three opinion polls on the presidential election.

This fact-check examines ten claims made by Mr Obi in his speech at the Chatham House London.

Claim 1
Claim: Labour Party presidential candidate claimed that apart from Venezuela, Nigeria is the only OPEC nation not meeting its Quota.

Verification: Latest data obtained from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) shows that from September to December 2022, none of the OPEC member countries met its production quota. The OPEC member countries are Algeria, Angola, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Venezuela.
Verdict: False.

Source: OPEC production data and monthly oil market report.



Claim 2
Claim: Nigeria’s average life expectancy is about 50-something years, and the global average is 72 years.
Verification: World Bank’s latest (2020) data on life expectancy show that Nigeria’s average life expectancy is 55 years, and the global average is 72.9 years. Similarly, the United Nations World Population Prospects (UN WPP) report shows that life expectancy is 72 years.
Verdict: True

Source: World Bank, UN WPP

Claim 3:
Claim: 63 per cent of Nigerians are poor.

Verification: Last November, the Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Bureau of Statistics, published the results of the 2022 “Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Survey,” saying 63 per cent of Nigerians (133 million people) are multidimensionally poor.

Verdict: True

Source: National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

Claim 4:
Claim: Nigeria has about 60 per cent of youth unemployment.


Verification: The latest data on the NBS dashboard shows that Nigeria has 42.5 per cent youth unemployment.

Verdict: False



Source: National Bureau of Statistics


Claim 5:
Claim: Peter Obi claimed he was awarded the Best governor in Millenium Development Goals (MDGs).
Verification: Reports show that in August 2014, Mr Obi won the award for Mainstreaming the MDGs into Anambra State Development Agenda, 2006-2014. The award was presented to him at a Presidential Summit in Transcorp Nicon Hotel, Abuja.
Verdict: True
Source: Daily Independent and Vanguard

Claim 6:
Claim: There are 20 million out-of-school children in Northern Nigeria.
Verification: The total number of out-of-school children in Nigeria is estimated at 20 million, according to the latest global data on out-of-school children published in September 2022 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Therefore, Mr Obi’s claim that northern Nigeria accounts for 20 million out-of-school children in the country is false.

Verdict: False

Source: UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM) and Premium Times report.

Claim 7:
Claim: Seven local governments of Niger State are under the control of bandits.
Verification: Last year, the Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, revealed that seven out of the 25 local governments in the state are frequently under attack by bandits and terrorists. Multiple newspapers also reported that seven local governments of Niger state are under constant attack by bandits.
Verdict: True
Source: Thisday and The Punch newspaper

Claim 8:
Claim: Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita in 2015 was $2,550

Verification: A review of World Bank’s data shows that Nigeria’s GDP per capita in 2015 stood at $2,679, contradicting Mr Obi’s claim.

Verdict: False

Source: World Bank

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Claim 9
Claim: Nigeria’s total health budget was below N2.5 trillion from 2015 – 2021

Verification: A review of Nigeria’s health budget from 2015 – 2021 shows that the federal government allocated N2.50 trillion to the health sector.

Verdict: Inaccurate

Source: Budget office of the Federation, Premium Times, and The Punch newspaper

Claim 10:
Claim: “As of 2015, Nigeria’s total debt stock is about N15 trillion. But today (January 2023), with CBN ways and means, we owe over N75 trillion.” Mr Obi claimed.

Verification: Nigeria’s public debt in December 2015 stood at N12.6 trillion, according to official data from Nigeria’s Debt Management Office. By September 2022, the Nigerian government’s domestic and foreign debts rose to N44 trillion. On the other hand, the CBN’s loans to the federal government stood at N23.8 trillion cumulatively. Therefore, Nigeria’s total debt combined with CBN’s loans is N67.8 trillion, not over N75 trillion, as claimed by Mr Obi.

Verdict: False

Source: Debt Management Office and Premium Times.

The researcher produced this fact-check per the Dubawa 2023 Kwame Karikari Fellowship partnership with Premium Times to facilitate the ethos of truth in journalism and enhance media literacy in the country.
https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/577449-fact-checking-10-claims-made-by-peter-obi-at-chatham-house.html

StrongAlphMale:
Shut up young man. You have no point.
I'm done with you

When they run out of what to say they resort to abuse and insults.

StrongAlphMale:
Oga how much is a liter of fuel in your area? How much is a bag of rice? How much is the price of things in your area today as compared to 2015? Blaming APC is an understatement, APC and PDP will be fully rejected and taught a lesson by Nigerians come 25 of Feb

We are talking about you supporting the currency change? You just diverted and blaming APC again about the change

StrongAlphMale:
Bros, It is not nonsense. for as long as it will reduce vote buying from Tinubu and athiefkuu, then it is a welcome development.

After the election, Emefiele can extend the deadline to 100 years if he likes. But for now, we're very okay with it until APC is out come Feb 25

And you at the same time blaming APC government for something you want?

StrongAlphMale:
We need to vote APC out ASAP!

Are you not supporting Emefiele over this nonsense?

Nemesis0147:
what about the old market women?

Don't mind the idiots.

2saviourfriday9:
Which location is this?

Are you asking him which location? Go to your own location and see what they will pay you or you don't go to bank?

caracas:
Structure keee all of una plus the useless premium newspaper….
Lessons will definitely be learnt on February 25th

The D day is almost here. Don't cry rigging.

PrinceOfLagos:
The same Buhari that left the campaign in a hurry without making a speech at the Bauchi campaign rally today ?

Did he not raise his hand before he left?. This is enough

This is it.