Presidential Candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has drawn widespread praise and commendation over his Monday appearance and speech at Chatham House, an independent policy institute in London, United Kingdom. The former Lagos governor was accompanied by a star cast of APC governors, including Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State, and Ben Ayade of Cross River State. Others include Reps Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila, former Ekiti Governor Kayode Fayemi, and former NPA boss Hadiza Bala Usman. In his widely applauded speech, Tinubu emphasized the importance of the democratic process of electing a new leadership of the…
Author: Albus Dauda
Reno Omokri, an operative of the PDP infamous for his online disinformation antics, has suffered humiliation at the Chatham House in London, United Kingdom, where he staged a failed protest over the appearance of Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the APC. Bola Tinubu made an appearance at the independent policy institute today, Monday, Dec 5, to provide insights into his governance agenda, including economic management and foreign policy, if elected as the country’s next president in 2023. The venue witnessed the attendance of scores of Nigerians bearing different placards and messages expressing their total support for the presidential ambition…
Doyin Okupe, a former PDP stalwart whose sudden embrace of the controversial ‘Obidient’ movement helped his emergence as Labour Party’s presidential campaign director, has been accused of siphoning N20M of party funds meant to ‘mobilize’ crowds from neighbouring states of the country to Oyo State for a rally organized by the party there for its candidate. Okupe, who served PDP’s Goodluck Jonathan as Senior Special Assistant and once declared that Igbos cannot preside over the country unless they secure the North’s forgiveness for killing the Sardauna of Sokoto in the 1966 coup, was said to have concealed the sum awarded…
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, may have required the most time and an embarrassing second attempt at presenting a public manifesto, but the output remains subpar and riddled with multiple instances of plagiarism, notably the duplication of policy ideas and reforms programs from the earlier-published manifesto of Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Obi whose party remains embroiled in a financial scandal following reports of funds diversion and misappropriation of public donations, announced the 72-page manifesto titled ‘It’s POssible: Our Pact With Nigerians” on Saturday night. His announcement put an end…
Following a long delay characterized by denials and the embarrassing withdrawal of an error-ridden document widely criticized to be lacking in ideas and clear policy direction, Labour Party’s presidential candidate Peter Obi yesterday published a fresh manifesto which, disappointingly, has also been revealed to contain plagiarism and several repeated promises to facilitate projects already completed by the APC administration. One such instance was found in the segment of the manifesto containing Obi’s proposed management of the power sector where he promised to complete and commission the Kashimbila Hydropower Plant, an electricity project planned to deliver 40MW of power. The problem…
Facing what seems a certain defeat at the polls next year, supporters of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party whose campaign continues to deploy divisive tactics, have been caught doctoring INEC’s voter register with the fraudulent inclusion of fake underage photos as part of a broader plot to undermine confidence in the outcome of the 2023 elections. PODIUM REPORTERS received exclusive proof of the fraud which showed Obi’s supporters exchanging technical instructions on ways to manipulate the voter register of the electoral body, particularly through the insertion of photos of underage citizens sourced online. The effort is…
Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the APC, was neither involved nor convicted for criminal drug dealing, the United States government has said, falsifying reports amplified by his political opponents who are recycling an unsuccessful suit in which the former Lagos Governor was cleared of all charges. The US offered the clarification while responding to a petition filed a while back seeking details about the failed suit brought against Tinubu over unsubstantiated allegations of drug dealing and purported questionable financial transactions in the country. In its response signed by Micheal H. Bonner, the Legal officer of the consulate office in…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has faced widespread criticism and mockery over his comments about Nigeria’s non-participation at the forthcoming football World Cup in Qatar. Speaking at a poorly-attended political rally in Nasarawa State, the former Anambra Governor drew an unrelated parallel between the country’s population and its football prowess, leading many Nigerians to question his understanding of sports in particular, and governance in general. Obi was in Nasarawa earlier today to attempt to revive support for his unlikely presidential bid after repeated controversies, including financial scandals over the management of donations and his poor defence…
Former governor of Anambra state and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has drawn sharp criticisms over his loud silence on the devastating flood that has swept away towns in his home state and left several citizens displaced and in need of essential relief items. Obi who governed the state for two terms and elicits mixed reactions over his legacy, including investments in state infrastructure required to avert the periodic floods which lay wastes to farmlands and cause deaths, has maintained an unusual silence in the face of growing reports illustrating the great losses recorded in the…
Allegations of bribery and inducement have trailed a rally of the Labour Party in Agbor, Delta State, as images of local leaders of the party handing cash to attendees have materialized. This was as more founding members of the party raised an alarm that the candidate, who joined from the PDP, has turned the campaign into a ‘business venture’ for personal enrichment. The images from Agbor, which showed mobilizers of the Labour Party distributing cash to a crowd, punctured Obi’s repeated claim of ‘not giving shishi’ which translates to not basing his support on financial motivations. According to some eyewitness…