Obasanjo, Obi Renew Call for Political, Judicial Reforms

Two of Nigeria’s most prominent political figures, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate Peter Obi, used a democracy forum in Bauchi on Tuesday to press for structural changes to Nigeria’s political and judicial institutions, reviving a debate that recent data on gender representation, electoral litigation and party defections suggests has grown…

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Obi: I Might Not Live to Contest 2027

  Peter Obi has raised the stakes in Nigeria’s opposition politics with a stark declaration that he may not survive to contest the 2027 presidential election, tying his fears directly to what he described as sustained pressure from the Tinubu administration on his person and his businesses. The former Anambra State governor, now the presidential…

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NDC Defends Anti Defection Policy Amid Criticism

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has exempted its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and vice presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, from a newly introduced anti defection oath designed to discourage elected officials from abandoning the party after securing victory at the polls. The decision, disclosed by the party’s National Secretary, Ikenna Enekweizu, during an appearance on Channels…

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