may die before Tinubu – tells those wishing president-elect dead

By Musa Baba Adamu

Asocial commentator, Deji Adeyanju, has told those wishing Bola Tinubu dead that they might die before him.

As the president-elect returned to Nigeria on Monday, Adeyanju called out those who thought the former Lagos State governor was in a foreign country over an ailment.

Adeyanju told them to stop the same folly they displayed during the eight years of President Muhammadu Buhari, asking the opposition to wake up and start preparing for the next election.

“President-elect Tinubu is back to Nigeria. How far now with all those wishing him dead in the name of opposition? Learn from the folly of the last 8 yrs against Buhari and begin to prepare for 2027,” he said in a series of tweets.

He also added: “Those wishing Tinubu dead may end up dying before him. Life is so full of surprises and humility. Buhari who is about to complete his 2nd term is a perfect example why we shouldn’t take politics to the extreme. It’s just politics and nothing more. It’s about ideology and not hate.” rest (vacation) in Nigeria.

Obi, the presidential candidate of LP during the February 25 election, disclosed this on Monday when he paid the Muslim community in Akwa Central Mosque an Eid-el-fitr visit.

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi was highly commended by the Muslim Community in Awka, Anambra state Capital for his exceptional show of love to them while in and out of office.

The Zonal Chairman of Miyetta Alla in the state, Alhaji Gidado Siddik disclosed this when Obi paid Sallah homage to them at the Awka Central Mosque on Monday.

Alhaji Siddik explaining why the former Governor was invited to their Mosque, noted that it was ‘to fraternize with him as they always did in the past, and to encourage him on his journey to New Nigeria, not minding the falsehoods peddled against him.

According to Alhaji Siddik, they had wanted to visit Mr. Peter Obi at his house in Onitsha, but on receiving their invitation, Obi offered to visit them at the mosque and celebrate Eid el Fitr with them.

Speaking at the Central Mosque in Awka during Obi’s visit, the Zonal Chairman of Miyetti Allah, Alhaji Gidado recalled that Obi never failed to celebrate their sallah with them when he was the Governor of the State, a ritual he continued after.

He praised Obi for his visible contributions to the development of their Community over the years.

Gidado stated that under Obi’s administration as

He urged that Nigerians should not be divided based on religion or politics.

He said: “People who want to rest can go and relax. I am not resting because I have to visit schools and hospitals and interact with

Governor, many of their children received scholarships and many of their members were sponsored for pilgrimage to Mecca by Obi, and since Obi left office, that tradition ended. “No Governor has sponsored any of us to Mecca since Obi left office,” Gidado said.

He continued, “Some of our members applied for agricultural loans under Peter Obi’s administration, and they were approved, without knowing us in person. Such a thing has never happened. Obi treated us like indigenes and made us feel at home in Anambra. He did not segregate between Muslims and Christians nor between Northerners and Easterners.”

The Leader of the Awka Muslim Community, Alhaji Garba Sarki, in his remarks, noted that the many lies told by traducers to tarnish Obi’s image in the North are sad. He said he was willing to tell the whole world who Obi is, and how he has helped their community to grow in the State. He said that the Muslim Community in Awka supported Obi’s bid for the presidency because they know and understand the kind of person he is and how prepared he is to change the trajectory of the nation.

The LP Presidential standard bearer Obi appreciated the Community for their love and support and urged the people to resist any attempt to divide the nation along religious and tribal lines.

He maintained that a people.

“No serious leader will go and rest in Nigeria. We will continue to visit as many people as possible and support them as best we can”.

Recall that the President- elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Nigeria on Monday after his over one Month vacation in Europe. Meanwhile, Tinubu, in his speech after his return, said he was ready to kick the ground running. prosperous economy will be beneficial both to Christians and Muslims, and as such, all should join hands to make the nation better. He called on Nigerians to continue to love and support one another for a better nation.

Obi who was accompanied by Chief Celestine Okoye (Retd DIG), the House of Representatives- elect, Prof. Oby Orogbu, and his former

Commissioners, namely: Prof. Chinyere Stella Okunna; Barr. Peter Afuba, SAN; Mr. Ndubisi Menakaya; Dr. Patrick Obi; Lady Henrietta Agbata; Mr. Fidel Okafor as well as House of Assembly member-elect, Hon. Henry Mbachu presented his material and cash gifts to the Community and wished them well.