Treason

Peter Obi, one of the leading candidates in the February 25 presidential election, has reacted to the recent allegations attributed to the Information ...

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The Federal Government has admonished the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi from inciting people to violence over the outcome of the ...

The minister said Atiku who came second with 6.9 million votes was only able to make one-quarter of the votes cast in 21 states. “Only the President-elect met the criteria by scoring 8.79 million votes and having one-quarter of all the vote cast in 29 states of the federation,” he said “Not only must he has the plurality of vote cast in an election, he must also have scored one-quarter of votes cast in at least 25 states. “Obi’s statement is that of a desperate person, he is not the democrat that he claimed to be. During the respective interactions with the media organisations, the minister said it was wrong for Obi on one breadth to seek redress in court over the outcome of the polls and on another breadth inciting people to violence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister is in Washington to engage with international media organisations and Think-tanks on the just concluded 2023 polls.

The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government has accused the Labour Party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, ...

You cannot be inviting insurrection, and this is what they are doing. “This is treason. The minister cautioned the Labour Party flag bearers from inciting people to violence over the outcome of the Presidential elections.

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says he never discussed or encouraged anyone to undermine the Nigerian state.

“I am committed to due process, and presently seeking redress in the Court. “Those initiating these actions have increasingly used their official positions and agents to make false allegations against me. [TheCable reported that Lai Mohammed](https://www.thecable.ng/just-in-its-treason-fg-warns-obi-datti-against-inviting-insurrection/amp), minister of information and culture, during an interview with some international media organisations on the just concluded 2023 polls accused Obi of inciting people to violence while seeking redress in court over the outcome of the election.

THE Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has accused Peter Obi of inciting insurrection over the out of the presidential election.

“You cannot win an election in a poll where you came to a distant third position and failed to meet constitutional requirements,” the minister said. This is treason. Speaking on the polls, Mohammed said his visit was to balance the skewed narratives and “to tell the world unambiguously that the just concluded general elections in Nigeria are the fairest”.

says APC spokesmen demaging Nigeria's reputation. By John Alechenu, Abuja. The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has asked the Federal ...

“ I’m committed to due process and am presently seeking redress in Court. “Those initiating these actions have increasingly used their official positions and agents to make false allegations against me. Minister Lai accusing me of stoking insurrection is malicious and fictitious.

Peter Obi, Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has condemned allegation of treason levelled against him by the...

“I urge those engaged in this demarketing process to stop presenting Nigeria in such bad light. I am committed to due process, and presently seeking redress in the Court. Minister Lai accusing me of stoking insurrection is totally malicious and fictitious.

Since he was caught on tape declaring the 2023 presidential election a "religious war", Mr Obi had remained silent on social media, leaving his aides to ...

They have filed petitions at the election tribunal with each of them seeking to be declared the winner of the election. “In the past few days, I have observed various campaigns of calumny directed at my person, with the latest being allegations attributed to the Information Minister, Lai Mohammed from Washington DC,” he said. He said he had observed deliberate moves to de-market him by various persons including officials of the Nigerian government.

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has slammed the Federal Government over allegations that he was planning an insurrection, ...

In spite of all provocation, it was the Labour Party and its candidate that was attacked in Lagos, in Port Harcourt and all other states in the federation. “I was doing some work trying to convince regular people to vote for Labour Party in Badagry West and they were telling me our votes never counted in the past, why should the votes count now? “The presidential candidate of the Labour Party is the only candidate whose campaign was issues based. Not in the Badagry West where I served as a polling unit officer,” the man said. “We have come here to balance that skewed narratives and to tell the world unambiguously that the just concluded general election in Nigeria is the fairest, most transparent and authentic in the history of Nigeria. “Mohammedaccusing me of stoking the fire of insurrection is totally fictitious and malicious. “Proof of this resolution is that the president’s party lost the presidential election in Katsina, his home state. INEC, suspecting a cyber attack, withheld the uploading of the results to preserve the integrity of the data. It is most unfortunate that these consistent efforts to portray me in a manner quite contrary to what I am and my core values are coming from such high quarters. Only the president-elect met the criteria by scoring 8.79 million votes and having one quarter of all the votes cast in 29 states of the federation.” Not only must he has the plurality of votes cast in an election, he must also have scored one quarter of votes cast in at least 25 states. He claimed that during the election, BVAS functioned 97 per cent giving unparalleled credibility to the elections.

The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi on Tuesday described the allegation of treason levelled against him and his vice presidential ...

“Minister Lai accusing me of stoking the fire of insurrection is totally fictitious and malicious. And this is possible,” he insisted. BVAS technology has helped to weed out ghost and illegal voters, eliminate multiple voting and return sanity to the elections,” he noted. He added: “The constitution has stringent criteria for anybody who wants to be president of the country. Peter Obi, while complaining of fraud has not disowned his victory in Lagos,” the minister stressed. It is most unfortunate that these consistent efforts to portray me in a manner, quite contrary to what I am and my core values, are coming from such high quarters. I urge those engaged in this ‘demarketing’ process to stop presenting Nigeria in such bad light. I shall follow the same path without endangering the relative peace in the country, which is actually what those election riggers are striving desperately to upset,” Obi said through his Media Adviser, Mr. “I have worked through similar paths in the past and was successful. I urge the Obidients to go about their businesses peacefully,” he cautioned. The presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. You cannot be inviting insurrection, and this is what they are doing.

Days after being in the eye of the storm over a leaked tape conversation with Founder and Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, ...

If they had gone ahead to make an arrest, it would have been that the government in power is being repressive. Nobody should associate or give leverage to any persons—at least we are aware of the demonstrations asking for that (interim government).” Despite the fact that the election was provocatively rigged, he decided to be peaceful and toe the part of justice. Nicolas Ossai from Delta State said the DSS ought to have mentioned the names of those plotting for an interim government. “The presidential candidate of LP is the only candidate whose campaign was issue-based. Last week, the secret police said it had uncovered a plot to install an interim government and stop Tinubu from being inaugurated as the president on May 29. “Only the President-elect met the criteria by scoring 8.79 million votes and having one-quarter of all the votes cast in 29 states of the federation. In spite of all pressures from our supporters to move into the street to protest the outcome of the general election and to reclaim the mandate freely given to our candidate by the people, he has decided to calm the nerves in other to give the judicial process a chance. “The Constitution has stringent criteria for anybody who wants to be president of the country. I am committed to due process, and presently seeking redress in the court. He added that in challenging the election results, there was no pathway to victory for either Obi or Atiku. Both Obi and Atiku have publicly called on their supporters to refrain from violence while they challenge the results in court.

The Federal Government on Tuesday said the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, risked being prosecuted ...

Any person found guilty of treason is liable to the punishment of death,” he said. Treason is defined in a criminal code with a specific element and just to make a speech is not treason,” he submitted. ‘’Who would have thought that somebody who had the benefit of a free and fair election would not allow for due process? In his contribution, Sada Soli (APC/Katsina), stated, “One of the renowned lawyers in this country – whose view cannot be wished away – was the first person who mooted the idea of an interim government. Even if what he said is wrong, is that sufficient to call it treason and call for his arrest?” The House is saddened that if this development is left unchecked, we might be sliding into irredeemable anarchy.” The judiciary is the only institution empowered by law to adjudicate over post-election matters. “The constitution has stringent criteria for anybody who wants to be president of the country. Peter Obi has the right to say whatever he wants to say. “If you are wrong, you must be called to order regardless of your position in society. No, that should not be the case. BVAS technology had helped weed out ghost and illegal voters, eliminate multiple voting and return sanity to the elections,’’ he told his audience.

•Says allegation fictitious, malicious, campaign of calumny. •Lai Mohammed: Atiku, ex-Anambra gov have no pathway to presidency. •NCC denies leaking Obi, ...

“But the DSS has since deviated from its core mandate in the last 10 years by becoming a willing tool to the government in power. He said: “The Department of State Services or the State Security Service needs a complete and total overhaul. Part of the statement read: “The commission denies the allegations in their entirety. Obi simply asked Bishop Oyedepo to help him convince his congregation in the southwest to vote for him.” With this enabled, you will need to enter a custom PIN every time you log in to WhatsApp from a new device, adding an extra layer of security to your account.” The NCC in a statement issued yesterday and signed by its Director, Public Affairs, Mr. “Minister Lai accusing me of stoking the fire of insurrection is totally fictitious and malicious. He added: “The constitution has stringent criteria for anybody who wants to be president of the country. BVAS technology has helped to weed out ghost and illegal voters, eliminate multiple voting and return sanity to the elections,” he noted. Peter Obi, while complaining of fraud has not disowned his victory in Lagos,” the minister stressed. This was just as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday denied the allegations on the social media that it had been bribed by politicians to leak Obi’s telephone calls. I shall follow the same path without endangering the relative peace in the country, which is actually what those election riggers are striving desperately to upset,” Obi said through his Media Adviser, Mr.