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Weekly Recap: Obasanjo’s New Year Revelation and Matters Arising

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The new year started with a special revelation from nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo. In a letter, the former president endorsed the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi. Tinubu: Obasanjo’s endorsement of Obi poison for nigeria Obasanjo’s Endorsement Of Peter Obi Speaks Volume — Wike The endorsement attracted a lot of reactions from personalities, including […]
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The new year started with a special revelation from nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

In a letter, the former president endorsed the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi.

The endorsement attracted a lot of reactions from personalities, including the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who described it as a poison to Nigerians.

It also elicited comments from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) standard bearer, Atiku Abubakar, President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu and some others.

However, the endorsement drew support from a few others too, like Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State.

It also extracted a reaction from Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, who threw a jibe at Atiku.

Recall that Atiku was Obasanjo’s vice when the latter was president between 1999 and 2007. The endorsement therefore gave room for Wike and some others to question Atiku’s capacity to rule.

After the endorsement came the next big news. The 2023 budget was signed this week.

President Buhari said the 2023 budget would provide aggregate expenditures of N21.83 trillion, an increase of N1.32 trillion over the initial executive proposal. We are still waiting for economists to break things down and tell us if the economy will get better.

Still on politicking, it appears we might have to beg Lagosians, and their rivals in Abuja to please collect their PVCs. An estimate of 2.1 million PVCs have remained uncollected in Abuja and Lagos.

In other tragic news, the convoy of a former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, was attacked. It resulted in the killing of 4 police officers.

Ikedi Ohakim
Ikedi Ohakim

Ohakim was governor of Imo state between 2007 and 2011. Eyewitnesses said that the former governor was with two of his children when the gunmen struck.

Meanwhile, in far away Saudi Arabia, the much disputed GOAT of football, Cristiano Ronaldo was welcomed. He is to join the Al Nassr and is expected to live there for at least two years.

There are talks around Saudi Arabian marriage law that prohibits cohabitation of unmarried couples, but Ronaldo may choose to live together with his partner under the same roof.

But Nigerians don’t have much time to worry about Ronaldo, they are busy looking for the newly designed naira notes yet to be well circulated. Have you seen them?

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BREAKING: APC Suspends Ganduje – 365 News

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Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ganduje Ward of Dawakin Tofa local government area of Kano State has suspended the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, from the party.

The announcement was made by the ward’s legal adviser, Halliru Gwanzo, who addressed journalists in Kano on Monday.

Gwanzo cited allegations of bribery against Ganduje by the Kano State Government as the reason for the suspension.

“We decided to suspend Dr. Ganduje from the party due to the seriousness of the allegations against him,” Gwanzo stated.

He said the suspension subsists until he clears himself from the allegations.

Details Later…

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Coastal Highway Dispute: Obi Calls Out Umahi to Substantiate Allegations

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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has addressed what he calls the “distortion of facts” surrounding his actions and statements during his tenure as governor of Anambra State, particularly concerning the ongoing demolitions for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal super highway.

In a statement on Thursday via his X account, Obi stated, “I aim to address these issues directly, devoid of political rhetoric, to ensure clarity for all. Let me be unequivocal: during my governorship, I made it abundantly clear that all structures obstructing existing roads and lacking approval would be removed.”

Referring to a circulated Update, Obi clarified, “The circulated Update clearly stated this, and I only initiated removal when construction had already commenced. Any insinuation otherwise is a blatant misrepresentation of the truth.”

He challenged critics, saying, “I challenge anyone to verify and show me where the demolished structures on existing roads or ongoing businesses were not encroaching on the road and built without government approval while I served as governor.”

Obi cited the demolition of the Onitsha North local government headquarters situated on the only existing stadium.

“I decisively demolished the Onitsha North local government headquarters situated on the only existing stadium, relocated, and built a brand new structure for the local government office away from the stadium,” he explained.

He further detailed his actions as aimed at restoring the stadium to its original purpose and honouring Nigerian sports heroes.

“This action was necessary to restore the stadium to its original purpose as a sporting facility for the people. Subsequently, the stadium was rightfully named after the first owner of the first football club figure in Nigerian sports, Chuba Ikpeazu, as a tribute to our commitment to honouring our heroes,” Obi stated.

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Akpabio: No Nigerian Will Work Under Inhuman Conditions Again

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The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has assured Nigerian workers that the National Assembly and the executive arm of government would work collaboratively to give them a living wage and better working conditions.

The Senate President declared that “No Nigerian worker will again be allowed to work under inhuman conditions. We will do everything to give you the best because you deserve the best.”

He made the declaration in a statement on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh, to congratulate the workers as they commemorate the 2024 May Day.

Akpabio, in the message, extolled the sterling qualities that stood out to the Nigerian workers, saying, “A Nigerian worker is noted for his patriotism, hard work, resilience, and dedication to duty.

“I am happy to be associated with the Nigerian workers in the last more than 25 years and I can attest to the fact that everywhere you go, the Nigerian worker’s spirit resonates profoundly.”

Speaking on this year’s theme for Workers’ Day, “Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate,” Akpabio promised that the National Assembly under his leadership was more than committed to ensuring the best working conditions for the Nigerian workers.

The Senate President reiterated that the theme for this year’s celebration was apt and in tune with the international best practices, assuring that nigeria would not be left behind.

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