Peter Obi’s ‘from consumption to production’ campaign mantra continues to face rejection and doubts from Nigerians who query the sincerity of the Labour Party’s candidate in light of growing evidence of his preference for foreign-produced goods and services, including basic medical routines and procedures. A video of Obi delivering a keynote speech in which he revealed a trip to the United Kingdom to treat an undisclosed ailment has added to the growing doubts, as many criticize the absence of any proof of personal commitment to the high ideals he professes, particularly a shift towards local production and promotion of home-grown…
Author: Albus Dauda
For a nation still in relative cradle and in pursuit of development, to what moral extent is soulless politics permissible? This is the story of Nigeria, a country whose continued existence defies the projections of social scientists, a country that is, by all means, a breathing miracle for not yet being mired in mortal existential crisis. The country, however, is running out of grace, arriving at ultimate catastrophe with great speed, its final fall masterminded by a group of heartlessly selfish people. They are the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, the political party in power for the first consecutive sixteen years…
Labour Party’s flagbearer, Mr Peter Obi, has denied reports that he agreed to a deal with his self-admitted political leader and erstwhile principal, Atiku Abubakar, to help the emergence of the latter as the winner of the 2023 presidential election. Podium Reporters exclusively reported a deal struck between the two parties at a recent meeting in London which had in attendance major stakeholders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Obi’s former political party before his sudden exit earlier this year when it became clear his bid for a presidential ticket, after running in the last cycle as running mate…
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has reunited with his old boss and PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar, as both parties reportedly agree to a deal to secure the emergence of the latter at an eyebrow-raising meeting held in London this week. Mr. Peter Obi was running mate to Atiku in 2019 when he challenged for the presidency on the PDP platform and he has repeatedly demonstrated his enduring loyalty to the former Vice President, including recently at the 62nd NBA Conference where his apparent deference formed part of the talking points. His attendance at the PDP fence-mending…
Labour Party’s flagbearer, Mr. Peter Obi, is enmeshed in yet another misinformation scandal following his false claim that the Falconets, Nigeria’s national U-20 football team, crashed out of the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Costa Rica after purportedly losing to the Netherlands in the Semi Final stage. Obi made the claim in a Twitter message on Wednesday where he said: “Our dear Super Falconets put up a decent game and fought gallantly at the ongoing Under 20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica, until they were knocked out at the Semi Finals stage, by the Netherlands.” The claim was however…
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Ibrahim Masari, has confirmed reports of a meeting between the presidential candidate of the party, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and aggrieved PDP Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, in Europe earlier this week. Recall that Podium Reports exclusively reported the meeting, relying on first-hand accounts from sources that witnessed the event which began in Paris, France, and culminated in a prolonged discussion and horse-trading in London, United Kingdom. We had reported that Governor Wike was accompanied by his Benue and Oyo counterparts, Governor Samuel Ortom and Governor Seyi Makinde respectively. The latter, Governor Makinde, a…
Senator Andy Uba lost possession of some of his vehicles on Tuesday when court officials stormed his Abuja residence to execute a seizure order pronounced by an Abuja High Court over an unsettled N50 million debt owed to Oranto Petroleum Limited. The court found Senator Andy Uba in breach of a debt agreement entered with Oranto Petroleum over an interest-free, friendly N50 million loan he received, ruling that his argument that the sum was a gift and donation from the owner of the firm, Mr. Arthur Eze, was unsatisfactory. Oranto Petroleum initiated a lawsuit when it became clear that Senator…
The Governor-elect of Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke, presented to INEC a high school diploma and college degree obtained 24 days apart in the United States of America, a logical impossibility that exposes his legal vulnerability and raises the risk of possible disqualification if found guilty by the court of willfully misleading the electoral body and without the academic qualifications required to run for office. The damning details, contained in an exclusive by a media outlet, showed that Senator Adeleke purportedly obtained a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the Atlanta Metropolitan State College on August 9, 2021 – a…
The Olumide Akata-led Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) suffered an image dent and bristling criticism from Nigerians over the blatant partisan nature of its 62nd conference and an ugly fight for souvenirs that ensued between lawyers, resulting in the thrashing and vandalization of the event venue. The 62nd edition of the NBA’s annual general conference was held on Monday, August 22, in Lagos. It had in attendance the presidential candidates of the three major political parties, including Senator Kashim Shettima of the APC who represented his principal Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party.…
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has come under fresh scrutiny after a petition alleging fraudulent practice and illegal falsification of accounts at Fidelity Bank whilst he chaired the board of the financial institution surfaced on Tuesday. Obi was appointed the youngest chairperson of Fidelity Bank in the 2000s and helped prepare the bank for the recapitalization carried out by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) beginning in 2005 when it was discovered that several banks operating in the country at the time lacked stability and suffered corrupt and non-transparent corporate culture in which management indulged in…