Tag: Peter Obi
Obi, Kwankwaso Defect To Nigeria Democratic Congress
Abuja, Nigeria — April 30, 2026 Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party Nigeria in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, and former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, have defected to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). The two political figures announced their defection following a closed-door meeting with the national leader of the party,…
Peter Obi Attributes Northern Insecurity to Poverty, Calls for Education and Youth Empowerment
Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has attributed the rising insecurity in Northern Nigeria to widespread poverty. Speaking during a visit to the Muslim community in Awka, Anambra State, where he joined them in breaking the Ramadan fast, Obi emphasized that addressing poverty through education and youth empowerment is…
Peter Obi Denies Alleged Link to Abacha-Era ABN, Urges Public to Ignore Falsehood
June 12, 2025 – The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has vehemently denied allegations linking him to the Association for Better Nigeria (ABN), a group that opposed the actualization of the June 12, 1993, presidential mandate won by the late Chief MKO Abiola. In a statement released on Tuesday by…