Obi: Contrary to Reports, I Was Never Arrested in London Says he was only stopped for routine immigration checks LP crisis deepens as Apapa-led group holds NEC tomorrow James Emejo in Abuja and James Sowole in Abeokuta The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday clarified that contrary to recent speculations
and reports, he was neither arrested nor committed any offence in the United Kingdom. Speaking on Arise Television, a sister broadcast arm of THISDAY Newspapers, he said he was only stopped for a routine immigration
check, “because there appeared to be a duplication of my identity.” Obi said contrary to news reports, the interview with the immigration official lasted for about 20 minutes, adding that he was, “treated with all due respect” during the whole
encounter. He maintained that he never committed any offence in the UK from 1993 to 2005, when he lived in the country or found wanting in any part of the world. He said, “I was never arrested;
I was never detained and I didn’t commit any offence. I was stopped for a routine immigration check because there appeared to be a duplication of my identity. “And all this lasted for a maximum of 20 minutes. And I was treated
with all due respects. I have lived in the UK from 1993 to 2005. Not just that I live there; from that 1993 till now; it is a period of 30 years. “I have never been questioned, Continued on page 10
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Buhari Charges Successor to Respect Workers’ Rights From our correspondents
L-R: NLC President, Joe Ajaero; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha; TUC President, Festus Osifo and Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi at the NLC Rally at Eagles Square, Abuja...yesterday.
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised the incoming administration of Bola Tinubu to continue to respect workers’ rights as part of its core development agenda. Buhari stated this in his speech at this year's May Continued on page 10
Ganduje to Kwankwaso: God'll Not Allow Anybody Destroy Our New Kano Emirates Ibrahim Shuaibu in Kano Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, yesterday, declared that God would not allow anybody to destroy the four new Emirates created by his administration. He made the declaration during his speech to mark the 2023 Workers' Day at Sani Abacha stadium, Kofar Mata, Kano, insisting that the newly created four Emirates have come to stay. The comment by Ganduje, was in veiled response to a recent comment by the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 general election and leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, who recently said the incoming government of the Governor-elect of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, would revisit the dethronement of the 14th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II. According to Kwankwaso, the four new Emirates were etiquettes of unity, progress and even development Continued on page 10
ABDULRAZAQ CELEBRATES WORKERS... L-R: Kwara State Chairman of Trade Union Congress, Joseph Tunde; Kwara State Head of service, Mrs. Susan Modupe Oluwole; DG Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Issa Aremu; Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq; Deputy Governor Kwara State, Mr. Kayode Alabi; State Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Muritala Saheed Olayinka; Commissioner for Police, Paul Odama, and DCS Hamisu Yusuf; during Workers' Day celebration in Ilorin, Kwara State... yesterday
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