Peter Obi sympathises with Nigerians over recurrent hardship, vows change in 2023

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi

Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi on Tuesday, bemoaned the hardship that Nigeria has endured and vowed to improve things if elected to lead the country in 2023. Obi asked his followers to show more commitment as the election neared, warning that the country’s future would be unpredictable if

Nigerians missed the chance to choose a competent president in the next general elections.

The LP standard bearer spoke at the launch of a book titled: “Peter Obi: Many voices, one perspectives” in Abuja.

He said: “I have told all the supporters, various groups supporting me that we need people, we need all of you to support us, especially these final days to reach the end of this race.

“Nigeria has suffered a lot, this is a great country and it can be turned around. But we cannot succeed without your intervention, so as you launch this book, please be part of what we are doing to Nigeria.

“This is an existential election. I will urge all of you to be involved. If we get it wrong, no body can tell what next. All I know is that I always wish Nigeria the best and I know you people do. And In doing that, I urge you to be part of a new Nigeria that Dati and I are fighting for.”

Professor Okay Ikechukwu, while reviewing the book, said the 969 paged publication was at best a biographical testimonial with a historical focus.

“The subject matter is Peter Obi and that is the point. The central point we are making here and

PDP faults Buhari’s silence over attempts to assassinate CUPP spokesman

By Musa Baba Adamu

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State on Tuesday raised an alarm that for the third time in less than two months, “there was another bloody attack today” at the residence of the spokesman of Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) and candidate for Ideato Federal Constituency, Barr. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere.

The opposition party said eyewitnesses were very exact and unanimous in their verdict that the hooded attackers were members of the state-backed Ebubeagu militia who were said to have been stationed in Akokwa, just recently.

PDP stated this in a release, signed by its publicity secretary, Collins Opurozor and made available to journàlists in Owerri, Imo State capital.

The party alleged that the latest attack, apart from its core objective to assassinate Ikenga Ugochinyere, was also contrived to intimidate his supporters and weaken the resolve of Ideato people who are fully determined to elect Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere as a member of the House of Representatives at the polls on February 25th, 2023.

Recall that on December 23, 2022, the convoy of Ikenga was attacked as he returned home from Abuja, and he narrowly escaped death. On January 14, 2023, Ikenga’s residence in Umukegwu-Akokwa witnessed a bloody onslaught that left three persons dead, including his uncle and 32 vehicles burnt to ashes and buildings levelled to the ground with explosives.

The statement reads: “Today, the state-sanctioned terrorists who rode in a convoy of vehicles that included an armoured personnel carrier returned to the very same residence with even more audacity, unleashing mayhem on the buildings and letting loose hell upon everyone at sight. We are yet to establish the casualties.

Avowing that “the attacks on Ikenga Ugochinyere began immediately after he exposed the widespread compromise of the INEC voter register,” Imo PDP said: “What our party finds deeply disturbing is that President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government have remained silent over these continuous bloody attacks on our candidate by ostensible agents of the Imo APC regime.”

PDP further accused the President of having abdicated his duty as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, “thereby enabling desperate political actors within the APC in Imo to endlessly terrorize the state and mow down perceived political foes as it pleases them.” that lies in the central point of the work, is that if people keep saying the same thing about a person for a long time, it must meet that there are bases for whatever they are saying. It must also mean that they are making verifiable claims. It must men that the man is, real, he is authentic and and it must mean that he represents what is presented today. Peter Obi is a man with community consciousness,” he stated.

The party further noted that despite its call for the disbandment of the Ebubeagu Militia, redeployment of heads of security agencies and the establishment of an independent panel of inquiry to unravel the Imo killings, nothing has been done by the Federal Government.

“The masterminds of the attacks on Ikenga Ugochinyere must be arrested and brought to book before Imo is plunged into full-blown anarchy and a very bitter, bloody war.

A group of seasoned Media Professionals published the compendium entitled “Peter Obi: Many Voices, One Perspective”.

The group is headed by the first female Professor of Mass Communication in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa, Prof. Chinyere Stella Okunna.”

The compendium features published articles authored by some of the best in the pen profession, as well as opinions by other highprofile commentators.

Abia APGA ‘ll conduct guber primary soon –Etigwe Uwa

By Christiana Ekpa

Etigwe Uwa has expressed optimism that he will soon be declared the rightful governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and would proceed to win the Abia State governorship election on March 11, 2023.

Uwa, who challenged the candidature of Prof Greg Ibe, who was declared guber candidate of APGA in Abia State, in an interview said the Federal High Court in Abuja has nullified all prayers against him, and that his own prayers to the court were upheld after all arguments have been taken.

Uwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, further claimed that a new date would soon be announced for another governorship primary election to determine the rightful candidate.

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“Despite all the litigations and antics to limit or discourage my ambition, I will continue to tell Abia [people] that our state needs capable hands to harness her potential for greatness,” he said stressing that his billboards are everywhere, which is an indication that he was already campaigning.