Politics

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, on Tuesday, arrived Enugu State for a meeting with South-East stakeholders. This was revealed via Atiku's Twitter handle. He said, “It feels great landing in Enugu for my meeting with PDP stakeholders in the South-East.” See photos below:

The Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Monday justified its decision to back the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, for the 2023 elections. The group’s leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, made its position known at a press conference in Lagos. Justifying the decision, Adebanjo said the group would not compromise the principle of justice, equity and inclusiveness because the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is a Yoruba man. He said, “The South-West has produced a President and currently sits as Vice President; the South-South has spent a total of six years in the Presidency,…

The All Progressives Congress APC Presidential Campaign Council has postponed the kick-off of its campaigns earlier slated for Wednesday. Director-General, of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong disclosed this in a statement Tuesday. According to him, the adjustment of the timetable and schedule of activities is in order to accommodate growing interests showing by various political tendencies in being party of the campaign council. According to him, a new date for the kick-off would be announced soon. The statement reada; “Recall that we had earlier earmarked a peace walk and prayers for Wednesday, September…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has met with the former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta. Peter Obi shared pictures from the meeting on his Twitter page on Monday. He wrote, “I deeply appreciate the opportunity to hold extensive discussions with President Olusegun Obasanjo earlier today on arising national interest matters. As usual, the exchanges were forthright and animated. -PO.” See photos below:

A video has surfaced showing a newlywed couple joining a Peter Obi street rally in Abuja. Obi, who is running for president in 2023 under the Labour Party (LP), has been garnering momentum both on social media and at the grassroots. The former Anambra state governor’s supporters put together a one-million-person march in solidarity. Under the aegis of the “Obidient Movement”, they marched on Saturday in their numbers across Abuja. Spotted among the crowd were a newlywed man and his bride who, holding hands, took to the streets for the walk. A video of them both has since gone viral…