“My trial was politically motivated. My arrest and prosecution by the EFCC was malicious. It was not even a prosecution but persecution.”

“I have never been a labour person, I have never operated on the left before but we needed a platform and this was the only platform readily available to us.”

“So, why embark on another huge project that will not be completed in the next 20 or 30 years? To do so will only exacerbate the problem of abandoned, uncompleted projects that are not contributing to economic growth and overall development.”

“Peter Obi can’t deny that I was the one who recommended him to Waziri Atiku Abubakar when he asked me to help choose a running mate in 2019.”

“What happens is, because of the presidential system that has no president in Nigeria today, we have a bad leader and he stays there for four years. When we have a parliamentary system, we can move a motion of no confidence within two or three years.”

Peter Obi, Presidential candidate of the Labour Party during the 2023 general elections has received heavy criticism after photos from the commissioning of boreholes he donated to some northern communities made it to the social media.

“The resources wasted on frivolities and unnecessary expenditures should now be invested in health, education and pulling people out of poverty. Our vision in New Nigeria is to build a healthy and productive nation, and it is possible.”

“What we’ve been doing is going round communities in the country, and talking to people to learn and understand about their livelihood, and to see if there’s any little thing I can help with.”

“Our position on this matter is clear and has not changed. Abure remains unknown to us. It is not a question of removal. As far as we know, he does not exist.”

Tinubu will fight tooth and nail and use his power of incumbency to the fullest, including through settlements and co-options, to retain power.