Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka has spoken about Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s visit to him . Obi’s visited the literary icon on Sunday May 7, weeks after his supporters – known as Obidients – tackled Soyinka after the renowned playwright faulted Obi’s running mate, Datti’s comment about the election exercise. Following the visit, many reports claimed it was a reconciliatory move by Obi towards Soyinka. However, in a statement on Monday evening, May 8, Soyinka said the …
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Delta North senator-elect, Ned Nwoko, has said the petition of the Labour Party Presidential candidate against the emergence of Tinubu as president-elect is an effort in futility. Punch reports that Nwoko explained that once the President-elect is sworn in, the petition filed against him at the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal in Abuja, might not see the light of day. According to him, the Labour Party’s ‘’poor assessment of the situation and unrealistic expectations” led to its defeat. He …
The Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso paid a visit to Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, the state capital on Friday, June 24. Present at the meeting was former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose. The reason for the meeting was not disclosed but it is belived to be connected with the 2023 Presidential election. Kwankwaso’s visit comes days after the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, also visited the …