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Former Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has encouraged Nigeria’s team in the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games to strive and bring trophies home. Peter Obi said he was pleased Nigeria would be represented by 88 athletes who would compete across different sporting events. In a statement on Saturday, the former governor of […]
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The Lagos chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has urged the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to reconsider its decision to hike the tariff payable by some electricity consumers in the country. Naija News recalls the federal government, via the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), on April 3rd, approved an increase of 300 per cent in […]
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Obi made this known in a post via his official X handle on Monday, after visiting Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State over the bomb explosion in Ibadan.
The former Anambra governor also stated that he is worried about the economic loss incurred by the people, many of whom were rendered homeless by the incident.
He also thanked Gov Makinde and his team for their prompt intervention in setting up an emergency centre and donations channel to help the victims of the tragic incident.
Obi, therefore, promised to make a token donation to the payment details provided by the government, adding that he shares in their pains and discomforts at this difficult time.
He wrote: “Today, in the company of some comrades that included Aisha Yesufu, Dele Farotimi, and Dr Moses Paul, I paid a solidarity visit to my dear friend and brother, the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, at Ibadan, Oyo State, to commiserate with him and the good people of Oyo State, over the recent explosion that sadly claimed some lives and injured others.
“Aside from the economic loss incurred by the people, many of whom were rendered homeless by the incident, I am concerned about the trauma and psychological devastation experienced by these brothers and sisters of ours. Our thoughts and prayers are with the affected families at these difficult times.
“I sincerely thank Gov Makinde and his team for their prompt intervention in setting up an emergency centre and donations channel to help the victims of the tragic incident. That is what governance should be about – caring for the people.
“I will definitely be making my token donations to the payment details provided by the government. We all, as one big family, share in their pains and discomforts at this time. Again, I pray God to grant eternal rest to the dead and grant quick recovery to the injured.”
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The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has mourned the death of some secondary school students who were killed by a thunderstorm over the weekend. Obi in a personally signed statement on Sunday described the death of the students as unfortunate and a great loss. It would be recalled that 9 […]
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The Labour Party (LP) has rejected the judgement of the supreme court affirming the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the February 25th presidential election. Naija News reports that the apex court on Thursday dismissed the petitions of Peter Obi of the LP and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging Tinubu’s […]
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