Tinubu more intelligent than I thought ― Labour Party’s Lawmaker-elect

Tinubu more intelligent than I thought ― Labour Party's Lawmaker-elect

As many elected leaders across the country continue to meet with President Bola Tinubu, Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah, a House of Representatives Member-elect, Thursday expressed optimism that the President would serve Nigeria well, saying that he never knew he was very intelligent until he met him and heard him talk. The lawmaker-elect in a short interview with Channels TV after he met with the President in Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, stated that Tinubu’s administration would make  Nigeria better.

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Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah, a House of Representatives Member-elect. He said, “Today is my best day. I am so happy that I am an elected member. Seeing my president talking. In fact I never knew that this man is so intelligent. “I never knew that this man is so prepared to serve this country. I saw the love, the charisma, the belief that Nigeria is going to be a better nation”. Ogah was elected under the platform of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election to represent the Isiuakwato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia State at the House of Representatives. Sharing a clip of Ogah’s short interview with Channels TV on Twitter, a former Minister of State for Employment, Festus Keyamo wrote, “Politics is over and serious governance begins. It’s now one nation and one people. The Labour Party House of Representatives member from Abia State just displayed that spirit.” Watch the video here: Politics is over and serious governance begins. It’s now one nation and one people. The Labour Party House of Representatives member from Abia State just displayed that spirit. pic.twitter.com/mGTuhPjy1j — Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK) (@fkeyamo) June 9, 2023  

Labour Party’s Achonu emerges governorship candidate in Imo

Labour Party's Achonu emerges governorship candidate in Imo

Senator Athan Achonu emerges as the Labour Party’s candidate for the upcoming governorship election in Imo. Labour Party's Achonu emerges governorship candidate in Imo This was announced by the Chairman of the Electoral Panel and Abia Governor-elect, Alex Otti on Saturday. Achonu, who previously represented Imo North Senatorial District, received 134 votes and defeated Maj.-Gen. Lincoln Ogunewe, who received 121 votes. The other contestants, including Martin Agbaso, Basil Maduka, Ibe Ike, Sam Amadi, retired Capt. David Mbamara, Kelechi Nwagwu, AIG Charles Agomuo, and Ndidi Anike, received a range of votes. Otti praised the delegates for their peaceful conduct during the exercise and commended the aspirants for their resilience. He urged all the aspirants to support the governorship candidate of the party, “so that together we can move as a team to win the trophy.” “All we want is a very strong Labour Party in Imo. Abia state does not want to be an orphan. So we plead with you to ensure that a brother governor emerges in the state come Nov. 11,” he stressed.

Labour Party’s governorship aspirant for Imo State found dead in his Lagos home

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Humphrey Anumudu, a candidate for the Labour Party governorship position in the upcoming primary election in Imo State, was found dead in his residence. Labour Party's governorship aspirant for Imo State found Dead in his Lagos home Humphrey Anumudu The incident occurred in his Lagos home after he attended a meeting at the Labour Party headquarters in Abuja. According to a confidential source who spoke with The PUNCH, the car dealer passed away in Lagos on Friday evening, and his demise was unexpected. Humphrey Anumudu hailed from the Mbieri Ancient Kingdom in the Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. He was a business mogul and politician, who had been vying for the governorship seat in Imo State since 1998 until his demise. He was considered a billionaire and had reportedly won the governorship primary election under the Peoples Democratic Party in the state that same year. However, he later lost the ticket to Achike Udenwa who served as governor from 1999 to 2007. Since then, Anumudu had continued to contest for the governorship position. In 2019, he ran as the gubernatorial candidate for the Zenith Labour Party. He was a respected legal expert and served as the CEO of Globe Motors until his passing.

Labour party’s Alex Otti declared winner of Abia governorship election

Labour party's Alex Otti declared winner of Abia governorship election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Labour Party’s Alex Otti the winner of the Abia governorship election. Alex Otti Alexx Otti overtook the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Okey Ahiwe, in the March 18 gubernatorial elections. According to the vice-chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, Mrs Oti, the LP candidate defeated his rival with 175,467 votes. This declaration from INEC comes after some residents and supporters of the Labour Party (LP) in Abia state, in their hundreds launched a protest in Umuahia against INEC asking them to declare Alex Otti as the winner The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidates pulled 88,529 votes, while Young Peoples’ Party (YPP) came third with 28,972 votes.  This win is the Labour Party’s first victory in the 2023 election

“I am not a Yoruba man” — Labour Party’s Anthony Chinasa-Abiola clarifies following win in Abia

"I am not a Yoruba man" — Labour Party's Anthony Chinasa-Abiola clarifies following win in Abia

Anthony Chinasa-Abiola, the elected Labour Party candidate in Abia state’s House of Assembly, denies rumours that he is of Yoruba descent.

Despite the “Abiola” name in his title, there have been assumptions that he comes from the Yoruba ethnic group during the controversy that trailed the Lagos Labour Party candidate. In a TVC interview, Chinasa explained that he simply adopted the name Abiola to show support for Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party candidate in Lagos. According to him, the name Abiola is just a “nickname” or “guy name” that he employed. He, however, noted that he did not debunk it until now because he wanted the viral reaction to favour GRV. Watch the video below …

“Senseless” — Desmond Elliot condemns attack on Labour Party’s Olumide Oworu

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Desmond Elliot, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, condemns the recent attack on Olumide Oworu, his opponent from the Labour Party.

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Olumide Oworu had revealed on Thursday that his campaign rally, which took place on Tuesday at Iponri in Surulere, was invaded by thugs. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page on Friday, the incumbent Surulere Constituency Representative and All Progressives Congress candidate referred to the attackers as ‘overzealous political jobbers posing as party supporters.’ olumide oworu Statement from Desmond Elliot Condemning the Attack “Violent attack by Hoodlums on Labour Party supporters in Surulere The attention of the Media Office of Hon. Olushola Desmond Elliott has been drawn to the senseless attack on the supporters of the Labour Party in Surulere by suspected thugs and overzealous political jobbers masquerading as party supporters. Honourable Elliot has reiterated at several fora in the build up to the general election that he would never be a party to any move that seeks to undermine the peaceful coexistence that we currently enjoy in Lagos State as citizens under the able leadership of His Excellency, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. He condemns in strong terms violence in whatever guise and as a law abiding citizen, he has called on everyone,to allow reasons prevail and put their emotions under control in the interest of all Lagosians. Mr Elliot is peaceful and law abiding and has enjoined his teeming supporters to remain law abiding as well while urging them to come out in their numbers to vote all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC on Saturday.”

INEC rejects Labour Party’s request to witness BVAS reconfiguration

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The Labour Party has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for reconfiguring the BVAS without their witnesses.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) rejected the request from the Independent Party to witness the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines.  This action comes after the Court of Appeal in Abuja granted INEC’s request to reconfigure the BVAS that was used for the presidential election on the 25th of February, 2023. Yunusa Tanko, the spokesman for the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council said it was wrong for INEC to reconfigure the BVAS machines without any witness from Labour Party with the excuse that the data has been backup. “Are we privy or invited to see what was being backed up? If there is going to be transparency, what INEC needs to do is to invite everybody with their technical experts to see what the commission intends to back up from the original source. Was this done? “We didn’t want to use that as evidence in the court of law. INEC should not forget that we also have our own results. Anything contradictory to that particular result and what they backed up will be totally unacceptable to us. “It is clear right from the beginning that INEC deliberately went to court for reconfiguration of the BVAS machines after Obi requested to inspect election materials. Of course, nobody, not even you and I, know the commission can come up with anything like reconfiguration at this time. This was done after we demanded to inspect those machines. “When you are going into an arrangement, it is always important to tell people about the rule of engagement and ensure you don’t change it. But INEC keeps on changing the rule of engagement in order to cover their shady deals. It is unfortunate that we have to bring INEC down to this particular level.” Yunusa Tanko has however disclosed that Peter Obi and his lawyers are in talks about whether or not to appeal the court ruling on BVAS reconfiguration.

Labour Party’s Ireti Kingibe wins FCT Senate seat

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Ireti Kingibe of the Labour Party (LP) has been declared as the winner of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senate seat.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission‘s returning Officer, Professor Sanni Saka announced the result on Tuesday, February 28, He said Ireti scored 202,175 votes to emerge the winner, adding that Philip Aduda of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who is three-term Senator, came second with 100,544 votes. Angulu Dobi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came third with 78,905 votes.

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Saka said; “I, Prof. Sanni Saka, thereby certify that I am the Returning Officer for the 2023 FCT Senatorial district election held on Feb. 25. The election was contested and the candidates received the votes as announced. That Ireti Kingibe, having satisfied the requirement of the law, has been declared the winner.”

Labour Party’s Peter Obi wins with 281,717 votes in Abuja 

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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has emerged as the winner in Abuja with 281,717 votes.

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The former Governor of Anambra State successfully secured 281,717 votes, Bola Tinubu of APC polled 90,902 votes while Atiku Abubakar of the PDP got 74,199 votes. The Federal Capital Territory has six area councils—Gwagwalada, Abaji, Kwali, Gwagwalada, Bwari, and Abuja Municipal.

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Out of the six area councils, Labour Party won four, while the APC won two. Peter Obi’s largest victory was in Abuja Municipal (AMAC), where he secured over 70 percent of the votes cast and defeated his closest challenger with over 140,000 votes. In AMAC, the LP candidate polled 170,392 votes to defeat Bola Tinubu of the APC who polled 29,596 votes, and Atiku Abubakar of the PDP who scored 26,407 votes.

Labour Party’s Peter Obi bags 191,361 votes in Nasarawa State

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The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has conquered the candidates of  APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Nasarawa State.

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It will be recalled that the 2023 presidential election was held on the 25th of February. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinibu of the All-Progressive people’s party and Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party have lost their votes in Nasarawa State. Peter Obi, who captured four local governments in Nasarawa, and votes obtained votes from other LGAs totaling 191,361 to bag the state. Peter Obi He was ahead of other political parties such as the ruling APC with 172, 922 votes, PDP with a total score of 147, 093, NNPP polled 12, 715, and APGA polled 989 among other parties.