Apparently worried about the state of the nation and the increasing uncertainty in the living conditions of the poor and underprivileged, the 2023 Presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has consulted some top opposition leaders to chart a way out.
Among those Obi consulted with were Former Vice President, and PDP Presidential Candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, the Former Senate President Senator Bukola Saraki and the Former Governor of Jigawa state, Alhaji Sule Lamido.
A statement Spokesperson Dr Yunusa Tanko indicated that his visit to the leaders is in continuation of his determination to live up to his expressed commitment to the peace and progress of the nation. “His abiding devotion has always been for the emergence of a Nigeria that works for all its peoples where the people are quickly pulled out of poverty.
“At the center of discussion during each of these visits was the state of the nation and how to reduce the suffering of all Nigerians irrespective of class and location.”
The statement explained that the desperate condition of the downtrodden in in the country was particularly highlighted.
“Of particular interest and emphasis in these discussions was the worrisome situation in the Northern parts of the country”

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The National Chairman of the Zenith Labour Party, Dan Nwanyanwu, has insisted only fresh election can reinstate the 27 lawmakers from Rivers State who who dumped the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).

According to him by voluntarily switching political allegiances, the lawmakers have effectively relinquished their previous seats, with no avenue for reinstatement.

Despite directives to INEC to refrain from taking action, Nwanyanwu argued that delaying elections merely prolongs the inevitable outcome.

According to
In an interview with Arise TV, he remarked, ”I agree with Wike that nobody will remove the 27 lawmakers but they have removed themselves.

They have on their own volition decided to leave the state assembly. And I want to say without mincing words that nothing will bring back the 27 lawmakers to their seats unless another election is conducted and they emerge victorious in the election.

As of today, any lover of democracy and laws would know that the constitution has written it clearly that if on your own, you decided to join another political party, there is no provision that you want to come back.

I’m aware that there are plethora of cases and INEC has been told not to do anything. But you see, they are just postponing the day of the election.

These lawmakers are no longer recognized members of the state assembly. I’m a lawyer and most lawyers are unanimous on this matter. When a law is clear and unambiguous, you don’t need to give it any strange interpretation.

***Berate Tinubu over Poor Policies

By Ahmed Rufa’i, Dutse

Thousands of members of the ruling All Progresdives Congress (APC) have decamped to the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Jigawa state citing President Bola Tinubu’s poor policies as the cause of excruciating poverty that has befallen the country

Receiving the decampees in Dutse the State Capital, the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 election in the state, Malam Aminu Ibrahim Ringim accused the ruling APC government at the center and in the state for poverty of ideas that can engender good governance.
He said they lack the competence that can deliver vibrant policies and programs with positive impacts on the electorate after one year in office.

Malam Ringim pointed out that president Tinubu’s administration is unprepared and incapacitated to handle the current economic and security challenges.

According to him “The present devastating economic and security hardship has rendered every Nigerian incapacitated

According to him, despite all the woes, the federal is coming up with more devastating policies that are adding to the sufferings of the citizens and the common man in particular that voted them in to power”.

“Some of the policies include the recent hike of electricity tariffs, introduction of cyber security levy in addition to the removal of fuel subsidy which was the folcrum of the economic crises and increase in security challenges”.

The gubernatorial candidate also faulted the Jigawa state governor, Mal. Umar Namadi for allegedly neglecting his responsibilities but rather pursuing misplaced priorities for good one year in office.

He accused governor Umar Namadi for abandoning agricultural sector which accommodated over 90 percent of people that engaged in farming

“The Governor failed to fulfill his promises on agriculture, youth employment and education. He had promised to pay scholarship allowance, registration fees, for the state indigenes in tertiary intitutions.
According to him, he failed woefully on his promise to support irrigation farming for large scale Rice and Maize dry season farming etc”.

“As opposition party we have been silent and watching for almost one year now, yet nothing to show any where in terms of human or infrastructure development by either president Bola Tinubu or governor Umar Namadi.
“We have concluded all arrangements to challenge the ruling party both at national and state level on why this unnecessary hardship mist be addressed”, he said.

Malam Aminu explained that, the purpose for the gathering is to meet with the leadership of NNPP in the 27 local governments in Jigawa state to discuss and design how to save Nigerians from the hardship.

“Our party NNPP as an opposition party, we wouldn’t allow things to continue to derail like that, we must challenge and called the ruling party APC to do the right as Nigerians are entitled to survive without this untold hardship”, Malam Aminu stated.

He called on Nigerians to avoid repeating mistake of ‘collecting bribes to vote’ in the next general elections to save the future of the country.

He welcome the new party members to the New Nigerian People Party (NNPP) and commend their courage, national patriotism and commitment to bringing positive changes under the NNPP.

Speaking on behalf of the decampees, one Malam Abubakar Lawan Kafi said “We took this decision in order to express our concern with the present hardship and APC led administration with their deception of palliatives distribution to people and number of bad policies and programs.

Malam Abubakar Lawan Kafi added said they are optimistic and confident that the ANPP will lead to positive changes if given an opportunity.
“We are all living witnesses of the good governance and quality leadership in Kano state under NNPP. We believe that is going to happen in the country if Engineer Rabi’u Musa Kwankoso become president of Nigeria and my humble self become the governor of Jigawa state”.