Politics
Anambra PDP Wants Peter Obi to Return and Rebuild the Party for a Better Nigeria
The Anambra State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on former governor Peter Obi to return to the party. Obi, who contested the 2023 presidential election under the Labour Party after leaving the PDP, was invited back during an expanded meeting of the PDP State Executive Committee held in Awka on Thursday.
In a statement signed by the state chairman, Chidi Chidebe, the party warned that forming alliances with groups that do not share similar values may not bring the expected results. He urged all former and aggrieved PDP members in the state, especially Peter Obi, to come back and join hands with the restructured and energized party. “We openly welcome all our brothers and sisters back, especially our respected former governor, Mr Peter Obi, to join us in our mission to build a better Nigeria,” Chidebe said.
He also encouraged voters in Anambra to support PDP candidates Jude Ezenwafor and Francis Okeke in the upcoming elections. Chidebe further appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that the process is free, fair, and transparent. In the same meeting, the party announced the unanimous nomination of Chief Clems Ezike as Anambra’s National Ex-Officio and asked the Southeast Zonal Executive Committee, led by Chief Ali Odefa, to forward his name to the PDP national secretariat.
Nigerian businessman Isaac Fayose pleads with the government and President Tinubu that the minimum wage needs to be increased.
He shared that the current minimum wage of ₦70,000 is not enough considering the current state of the country and urged the government to increase it to ₦200,000.
“President Tinubu, have mercy on our people and increase the minimum wage to ₦200,000 now. I don’t think anyone can survive on the current ₦70,000 minimum wage. ₦70,000 is nothing. If we don’t solve the minimum wage problem, we can’t solve crime.”
Human rights activist and lawyer Deji Adeyanju has faced backlash after suggesting that opposition figures, including Peter Obi, could contribute to President Tinubu’s chances of re-election if opposition votes remain divided.
He stated “If Tinubu gets re-elected in 2027, blame Peter Obi and the other contractor-general. With all the insecurity and kidnapping in the country, they are the ones aggressively working for his second term by ensuring opposition votes are divided like they did in 2023.”
His comments sparked criticism from many Nigerians, who argued that Peter Obi is not the only opposition figure and should not be solely blamed for political divisions.
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has expressed confidence that the northern region will support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the next election.
According to Matawalle, the administration has delivered major infrastructure projects and development initiatives across the region.
“For us in the North, our votes for the APC and President Tinubu will show clearly that we appreciate what he’s doing for the region.”
He added “If you see the dualisation of the Abuja–Kaduna, Zaria–Sokoto, and Ilela–Badagry expressways, you will agree with me that the North is experiencing key projects it never had in the past, even when a northerner was president.”
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