Politics
Obi leads Tinubu, Atiku in fresh pre-election opinion poll
A new presidential pre-election opinion poll has projected Peter Obi of the Labour Party as ahead of four leading candidates for the 2023 election.
The online poll commissioned by Anap Foundation, a non-profit organisation, founded by Atedo Peterside, released the results on Wednesday.
The three other candidates are Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
According to a report by The Cable, the result of the poll, which was conducted this month (December 2022), showed that 23 percent of respondents proposed to vote for Obi if the election was held at the time of the poll, while Tinubu got 13 percent.
Atiku came third with 10 percent, while Kwankwaso was a distant fourth with two percent.
“Mr. Peter Obi’s 10%-point lead at this stage is significant, but not sufficient to separate him from a leading pack of candidates scoring 13%, 10% and 2%,” the ANAP’s founder said in a statement on Wednesday.
Give a further breakdown of the results, he said, “Undecided voters and those who prefer not to reveal their preferred candidate add up to a whopping 29% and 23%, respectively.
“The gender split of undecided voters shows that 38% of women are undecided versus 21% of male voters.
“This result was polled from 1,000 respondents; after which Anap Foundation conducted similar polls with a 2,000 and 3,000 respondents sample size, the difference in the results was not significant.”
GEO-POLITICAL ZONES DISTRIBUTION
In the north-central, the poll places Obi in the lead with 24 percent, followed by Tinubu with nine percent, Atiku with eight percent, while Kwankwaso had one percent.
In the north-east, Atiku leads with 23 percent, Tinubu with 15 percent, Obi has eight percent, and Kwankwaso has two percent.
In the north-west, Atiku is top with 17 percent, followed by Tinubu with 15 percent, Obi with 11 percent, and Kwankwaso scored six percent.
In the south-east, 50 percent of the voters chose Obi, Tinubu and Atiku had one percent each, and Kwankwaso did not have any percentage.
In the south-south, 46 percent aligned with Obi, Tinubu came a distant second with nine percent, Atiku had three percent, and Kwankwaso got one percent.
In the south-west, Tinubu came first with 22 percent, Obi had 15 percent, Atiku scored four percent, and Kwankwaso had one percent.
DECEMBER POLLS INCONCLUSIVE
In the statement, the organisation said the December polls were inconclusive because the combination of the undecided voters and voters who refused to disclose their preferences, is enough to change the poll outcome.
“However, Anap Foundation has concluded that the trends are clear enough to establish the front-runners and so our subsequent polls will continue to concentrate on the 4 leading candidates only,” the statement reads.
OBI WON SEPTEMBER POLL
In September, a similar NOI poll placed Obi as the leading candidate for the 2023 presidential race, with 21 percent of votes but the APC, PDP and NNPP dismissed the outcome as online-based and unrealistic.
Tinubu and Atiku tied in second place with 13 percent of votes each, while Kwankwaso came fourth with three percent.
Politics
As Senate resumes, Akpabio denies sexual harassment, Natasha submits petition
As Senate resumes, Akpabio denies sexual harassment, Natasha submits petition
Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday denied allegations of sexual harassment brought against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
He spoke at the resumption of plenary in the Senate, after a week’s recess.
Senator Akpabio said, “At no time did I ever harass any woman. I was raised very well by my late single mother, and I have always upheld respect for women. I was even awarded the most gender-friendly governor in Nigeria.”
The Senate President, who said he had been inundated with calls on the matter since February 25, and that he was aware of the growing social media discourse, urged Nigerians, the media, and social media users to refrain from drawing conclusions and instead await the court’s decision on the matter.
However, immediately after his remarks, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan raised a petition under Order 40, accusing the Senate President of sexual harassment and abuse of office.
She requested permission to step forward and formally lay the petition before the chamber.
The Senate subsequently referred the petition to the Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Code of Conduct, directing it to review the matter as soon as practicable.
The controversy started in February when a seat rearrangement led to a confrontation between Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan and the Senate President.
This led to the allegation of sexual harassment by Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, and raising fresh concerns about decorum and conduct within the legislative body.
On Wednesday, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan arrived at the Senate Chamber in the company with her husband.
She shared a brief kiss with her husband before proceeding into the chamber to take her seat.
However, she refused to stand on the arrival of Akpabio for the commencement of plenary.
Police fire tear gas at Natasha supporters
Police officers fired tear gas to prevent supporters of Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from accessing the National Assembly Complex on Wednesday.
The protesters had converged on the National Assembly gate as early as 8am ahead of resumption of plenary.
They carried placards bearing inscriptions such as ‘Akpabio must go’, ‘Protect women’s rights’, and ‘Protect Natasha at all costs’.
The police moved in swiftly, firing tear gas cannisters at them.
The crowd later moved to the Unity Fountain.
Politics
I lost Lagos governorship election because of Peter Obi – Jandor
I lost Lagos governorship election because of Peter Obi – Jandor
The 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has claimed that he would have won the election if not for Peter Obi’s victory in the presidential poll in the state.
Obi was the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP).
According to Jandor, Obi’s victory altered the political dynamics against the PDP ahead of the governorship election, which was held weeks later.
He made this statement on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today.
Jandor explained that the governorship race was a two-horse contest before the presidential election, but Obi’s win reshaped voters’ expectations.
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“The 2023 election came with its dynamics, and it was a two-horse race until the presidential election. If you look at what happened in the presidential election, Peter Obi came first (in Lagos), Asiwaju came second, and Atiku came third.
“The moment that happened, there was this belief that if we do this, we can get this state off XYZ. So, we were victims of that,” he said.
“Each time I address my people, I tell them: look, we did everything but that wave came and swallowed the whole thing; nobody saw that coming,” he added.
Jandor eventually lost the governorship election, securing 62,449 votes and finishing third.
The incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), won 762,134 votes, while Labour Party’s Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour came second with 312,329 votes.
On Monday, Jandor announced his resignation from the PDP, citing growing indiscipline and widespread anti-party activities within the party.
He specifically accused some PDP leaders, including former Deputy National Chairman Chief Olabode George, of working against the party during the 2023 elections.
I lost Lagos governorship election because of Peter Obi – Jandor
Politics
Tinubu’s 2027 Ambition: APC already has candidate, insists Orji Kalu
Tinubu’s 2027 Ambition: APC already has candidate, insists Orji Kalu
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has declared that President Bola Tinubu must complete two terms in office, insisting the All Progressives Congress (APC) has only one presidential candidate for the 2027 election.
“Well, in our party, we have only one presidential candidate now. And Tinubu has to do eight years. You can see the repairs he has done to the economy, and things are starting to pick up again,” Kalu said on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday.
The Senator representing Abia North and former Abia State governor also emphasised the need for an Igbo president but ruled out 2027 as a possibility.
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“I am not going to discuss anything about the Igbo presidency. But I still tell you there is a need for it,” he said.
“The Igbo must present an acceptable candidate to all Nigerians. No one zone can make a president. President Tinubu was not elected by the Yoruba. He was elected by all Nigerians.”
He further noted that while Tinubu has not personally declared his intention to run for re-election, the APC leadership has already endorsed him.
“This president is not even doing politics. He has never told anybody he wants to run for election or not. But as a party, we have mandated him to run and given him a vote of confidence,” Kalu said.
According to him, the National Executive Committee (NEC) reaffirmed its support for Tinubu’s leadership, with a motion moved by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma and announced by APC National Chairman Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje.
“So, things cannot just get better in one night,” Kalu added.
Tinubu’s 2027 Ambition: APC already has candidate, insists Orji Kalu
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