After being stopped by Governor Hyacinth Alia’s thugs from visiting Yelewata, Mr Peter Obi proceeded to Mangu, Plateau State, to visit an IDP camp as part of the day’s activities.
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@ChikaodiVivian Vendors had to now start hawking to people passing, begging for people to come to buy because they have to make sales which is the reverse from previous years where the crowd sees the vendors and pass through them and buy. The brand has grown very big and they don’t care
@ChikaodiVivian Why are you bothering explaining to someone who has not experienced the pain we all are feeling. The first question is why is this year festival having so much complain from vendors, something must have gone wrong before it will get to this level
@ChikaodiVivian Vendors outside paid 400k kept in a trade fair setting, no music, no stage no side attractions. Barricaded from the main bowl and asked to hawk their goods. The crowd don’t even know there is a vendor stand apart from the bole village and main bowl. Total exclusion from the show
@ChikaodiVivian Bole Festival has always been about the vendors being part of the event with vendors mainly behind with the crowd and stage all in one space to give a whole big community vibe. But what they did was to seperate vendors according to class- vendors inside and vendors outside
Una de threaten Vendors wey Pay to sell for una event , asin dem no fit complain give una ???
If una party na by Cartel then make una no de collect money from small brands and fail to plan for them properly .
Try do well , or let people know say the goal don change .
Celebrating My Eldest Brother at 75
Today, 30th August 2026, I celebrate my eldest brother, Dominic Ositadimma Obi, who turns 75. I celebrate him not merely because he is my elder brother or because of his age, but because he is an exemplary human being.
When I was Governor of Anambra State for eight years, he never came to my office or the Governor’s Lodge for a day seeking favours, as many might have expected. He is a planner and contractor who builds homes for people, yet not once did he ask me for a government contract.
Whenever we met, he would warmly embrace me and tell me that he was fine. He would then solemnly remind me to keep doing what I promised the people and never bring a bad name to the family and my community. He would tell me that whatever difficulties he was going through, many others were worse off, and that I should do my best for society.
I later came to understand that this was not peculiar to him alone. My family members had actually held a meeting and resolved that none of them would take advantage of my position as Governor. They decided that whatever good name I was building for the Obi family and Agulu must be protected. The same principle extended to my children.
Today, at 75, my beloved brother remains deeply concerned about Nigeria. Whenever we speak, he is full of prayers and good wishes. He constantly reminds me that if I have the opportunity to serve Nigeria, I should do so with honesty, integrity, and the interest of the people at heart.
Brother Dom, I thank God for the gift of your life and for the example you have set for our family. Your integrity, humility, contentment, and sense of responsibility are qualities worthy of celebration.
May God Almighty, who has graciously been with you all these years, grant you good health, His abundant grace, and blessings.
Happy 75th birthday, my dearest brother. -PO
MY MESSAGE TO NIGERIANS ON THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE 2027
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
My dear Nigerians,
As the 2027 presidential campaign officially begins, I call on every Nigerian to reflect deeply on the state of our nation and the kind of country we want to leave for the next generation.
Nigeria stands at a critical crossroads. Our people are facing a difficult economic reality. The rising cost of food and essential goods has placed enormous pressure on families.
Millions of young Nigerians are searching for meaningful employment and opportunities, while businesses are struggling with high operating costs and an uncertain economic environment.
At the same time, insecurity continues to threaten communities across the country. Too many families have lost loved ones, homes and livelihoods to terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other forms of violence.
Our farmers need security to return to their farms, our children need safe schools, and every Nigerian deserves to live without fear.
Our education and healthcare systems require urgent investment. Our infrastructure must be improved, our institutions strengthened, and public resources managed with greater
transparency and accountability.
These challenges are serious, but Nigeria is full of hope. We have the people, resources and potential to build a prosperous and secure nation. What we need is leadership with the competence, courage and commitment to put the interests of Nigerians first.
This is why I have chosen to work with His Excellency, Peter Obi, on the Obi-Kwankwaso ticket.
Our partnership is not about region, religion or personal ambition. It is about Nigeria. We believe in a country where government serves the people, where hard work is rewarded, where young people can build successful futures at home, and where every citizen has a fair opportunity to prosper.
To our young people, women, workers, farmers, entrepreneurs and professionals, I ask you to join us in this journey.
Let us move beyond politics of division and focus on the issues that affect our daily lives. Let us demand accountability, competence and results from those entrusted with public office.
The 2027 election presents Nigerians with an opportunity to choose a new direction.
I therefore call on all Nigerians to support the Obi–Kwankwaso ticket and all candidates of the NDC and join us in the task of rebuilding our nation.
Let us campaign peacefully, responsibly and with the national interest at heart.
Together, we can build a stronger nation and Nigeria will be OK. - RMK
POMO STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NIGERIANS, AS CAMPAIGNS KICK OFF — HERE COMES PETER OBI; WE URGE YOU TO LISTEN TO HIM
Nigerians, Section 98(1) of the 2026 Electoral Act provides that the presidential campaign for the January 16, 2027 presidential election commences today, August 19, 2026, and concludes 150 days later, on January 15, 2027.
Therefore, beginning today, Nigerians will witness 150 days of intensive political campaigns as presidential candidates present their ideas, records, programmes, and visions for the future of our country.
Among those candidates is the presidential flagbearer of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Gregory Obi, a 65-year-old former Governor of Anambra State. Today, his media office officially introduces him to Nigerians as the “Candidate of Conscience.”
The description is not merely a campaign slogan. It reflects a political standard rooted in integrity, prudence, frugality, accountability, and a commitment to putting public interest above personal or political advantage. In a political environment too often characterised by fiscal recklessness and transactional leadership, Peter Obi’s public profile stands out for his emphasis on responsible management of public resources and measurable outcomes.
For us in the Peter Obi Media Office (POMO), these 150 days are crucial. They represent a journey that will culminate on January 16, 2027, when Nigerians will decide not only who becomes President but also what kind of nation Nigeria will become.
This campaign must therefore go beyond the usual political contest. It is a choice between competing visions of Nigeria: one burdened by the old habits of waste, division, impunity, and broken promises, and another driven by competence, accountability, productivity, security, and hope.
At the forefront of this latter vision is Peter Obi, whose political identity has become closely associated with prudence, discipline, and public accountability. His message is clear: Nigeria must move from consumption to production. Government must reduce the cost of governance, strengthen education and healthcare, improve security, create opportunities for young Nigerians, and systematically pull our people out of poverty.
Peter Obi enters this campaign not as the candidate of one tribe, religion, or region, but as a Nigerian seeking the mandate of Nigerians based on his record, ideas, and vision. He has consistently maintained that leadership should be defined by competence, capacity, character, compassion, and commitment, rather than ethnicity, religion, or political entitlement.
Over the next 150 days, Nigerians will hear countless promises, witness rallies, encounter campaign slogans, and listen to passionate political arguments. But beyond the noise, one question must remain central:
Who possesses the integrity, discipline, competence, and courage required to confront Nigeria’s economic hardship, insecurity, unemployment, poverty, and institutional decay?
Peter Obi believes the answer begins with restoring trust between government and the people. He has pledged to reduce the cost of governance, strengthen transparency and accountability, invest in productive sectors of the economy, and ensure that public resources serve the public good rather than political privilege.
His candidacy is therefore about more than winning an election. It is a call to Nigerians who believe that public office should be an instrument of service, not personal enrichment; that leadership should unite rather than divide; and that every Nigerian child, regardless of birthplace, ethnicity, religion, or background, deserves the opportunity to succeed.
From today until January 16, 2027, every speech, debate, manifesto, policy proposal, and campaign stop should be judged against one standard:
Which candidate has the greatest capacity to build a secure, prosperous, united, productive, and accountable Nigeria?
The Osun state election is a movie carefully produced from the very top by APC in conjuction with governor Adeleke.
The idea is to make the world believe that APC conducts free and fair elections and that if the opponent is wanted by their people, they can beat APC.
Adeleke is a Tinubu man through and through. This will form part of the narrative that will be used to legitimise whatever result they plan to announce next year.
Stay cynical. Stay woke
Some people have reached out to me, wondering why I'm not as politically active this time around as I was in 2022/23.
Truth is, there's nothing to be said now that wasn't said in 2022/23. I promise you, there's no post I come across on the TL today that doesn't have a 2022/23 version. For example, the current burning topic on Tinubu's lack of verifiable educational qualifications? Old story. The lie about working ad deloitte? Old story.
That's why I've had the most important parts of my 2022/23 online work as my pinned tweet for 4 years running; because I'm not gonna be drawn into repeating the same things over and over again.
Peter Obi can allow Seun to draw him into dead conversations, maybe because he just needs to keep talking and stay in rotation.
Unfortunately, I'm not Peter Obi. I have neither his energy, his calm, nor his mental resilience. I simply can't afford that.
After the 2023 presidential election was so brazenly stolen, and after watching my fellow Nigerians whose lives were on the line write thread after thread in support of the heist, my world fell apart; literally disintegrated. I nearly ran mad.
When I say "I nearly ran mad," it is not a figure of speech; I mean I was close to clinical lunacy.
From 2022 to 2024, I did almost nothing meaningful with my life and career. Politics consumed me. I can't afford another round, please; not at this point in my life.
Peter Obi has achieved everything he set out to achieve in life. I say "everything" because the presidency isn't even an ambition for him; he sees it as a painful pilgrimage that must be undertaken for the good of Nigeria.
My life is just starting; and I'm sorry, I do not possess that level of mental resilience.
Lastly, the choice before Nigerians has never been any clearer. It's even clearer now than in 2022/23 because then, an argument could be made that you couldn't definitely say that Tinubu would make a terrible president until we'd tried him out (even though it was obvious to the least discerning).
Now, four years later, we've seen first hand every available evidence that he's not only a terrible president, but a demonic despot.
I'm not the one who will spend my time trying to convince Nigerians not to wilfully renew their subscription to hell for another 4 years. I'm sorry.