Good News for Peter Obi As South South Elders, Stakeholders Move Against Tinubu
- South south leaders have commenced sensitisation of the people of the region ahead of the 2023 general election
- According to the leaders, the Niger Delta had been bleeding since the inception of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari
- The leaders said the neglect of the Niger Delta is the main reason why the presidential ambition of Tinubu will be challenged at the polls
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In what can bee seen as a bad sign for the candidacy of Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), some elders, stakeholders and a coalition of socio-political and professional groups in the Niger Delta have begun moves to sensitise and galvanise the electorate in the region on the choice of a candidate for the 2023 election.
The South-South leaders are not happy with the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari who they claimed neglected the region, Vanguard Newspaper reports.
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In a statement by spokesperson of the coalition, James Komobila, the group explained that its stance against APC and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, resulted from the brazen acts of disdain and deprivation perpetrated against the Niger Delta people in the over seven years of the party’s administration at the national level.
Read what some Nigerians are saying over Governor Soludo's letter on Peter Obi
Meanwhile, some Nigerians are refusing to criticise Professor Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra state, over his recent letter about the ambition of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP).
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Soludo in an article titled ‘History Beckons and I Will Not Be Silent (Part 1)’ dismissed Peter Obi's presidential ambition, insisting that Obi will will not win.
However, a section of Nigerians believe the Anambra state governor is a realist and his position on Peter Obi is valid.
Why Nigeria qualifies as a failed state, Peter Obi gives reasons
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has declared Nigeria as a failed state.
The former Anambra state governor said this in an interview. According to Peter Obi, the country meets the two ingredients of a failed state.
Going further, Obi said good leadership should be able to identify the major problems facing the country and solving it.
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