She is also a friend of Peter Obi the Labour Party's presidential candidate who was defeated by Tinubu last year...
The Labour Party which fielded Peter Obi in the presidential polls is divided while the PDP is riven by two factions: one being backed by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar – who was the party's presidential candidate in the last election – and another by Nyesom Wike (AC Vol 64 No 23 Tinubu tightens grip opposition regroups)...
Opposition leaders Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi sided with Dangote as did African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina (AC Vol 64 No 25 Opposition left outmanoeuvred)...
His main rivals Atiku Abubakar of People's Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi for the Labour Party got 29% and 25% respectively...
But he came second to Peter Obi in the presidential vote count in Lagos and his ally and the APC gubernatorial candidate Babajide Sanwo-Olu was run close by the Labour Party candidate last year...
Tinubu is fortunate that criticism from Atiku Abubakar's People's Democratic Party and reform-minded Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi lacks the punch it had before February 2023's presidential polls...
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Before the 2023 elections Ibori whose political alliances are fluid was telling friends that Peter Obi was doing extremely well on the campaign trail...
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Both he and Labour Party leader Peter Obi are now trying to use the twin crises to rebuild political support and profile...
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Tinubu's government has been dismissive towards the unions because they endorsed Peter Obi of the opposition Labour Party in the last election...
Its presidential candidate Peter Obi came third in the last presidential race winning Lagos...
Peter Obi the Labour Party presidential candidate at the 2023 general election and former Governor of Anambra State has demanded that ministers and officials refrain from making all forms of foreign trips 'until we deal with the ugly situation facing us at home...
Having run effective presidential election campaigns Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar ran out of steam by the end of last year...