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People don’t understand how Lagos works.
When I was living in Ketu, an armed robber came into my house at night and he stole all our phones, a camcorder and two laptops.
In the morning, my landlady told me to go and see a man (the caretaker of the house) and tell him what had happened.
I did.
About an hour later, I got a call from Mile 12 to come and pick up all my belongings.
This was 2012.
I went to mile 12 and I saw the thief on his knees before some old people
All my items were on the floor beside him
I was told to pick them up and leave.
In Lagos, all the criminals are known, their network is known and let me state clearly, they are mostly the children of the landlords of that area.
I noticed this while living in Lagos.
Anytime there is a robbery attack, no landlord is affected
It is always the tenants (just my observation)
APC local chairman in Lagos reportedly arrived in an APC-branded vehicle and returned phones stolen from NDC supporters within an hour of the attack.
NDC’s Olushile Akinyemi asks: How did he get them so fast? Hear the reply...
#NigeriaDecides2027
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Let me speak to my Lagosians,
"Lagosians, Are you happy with the outcome of 27 years of governance in Lagos State?”
"Are you satisfied with APC's promises, Or do you want THE NEW WAY, ONA TUNTUN?"
Lagos State governorship aspirant, Funso Doherty of the NDC, challenges Lagosians to reflect on the outcome of 27 years of governance in the state.
He made the remarks at the BusinessDay Policy Intervention Series Town Hall with the Organised Private Sector.
#businessday #LagosPolitics #Lagos2027 #onatuntun #thenewway #Okmovement #VoteNDC
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LAGOS STATE_ : REAFFIRMING COMMITMENT TO PEACE, ELECTORAL INTEGRITY AMID POLITICAL INTIMIDATION
Yesterday, 12th November 2026, I arrived in Lagos from Abuja to attend the commendation service of my very dear elder brother, Chief Sir Okey Ezibe, KSC, which took place at Our Saviour’s Church, Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, as part of the activities leading to the funeral of the distinguished businessman and people-builder.
At the close of the service, I proceeded to Oregun to join our supporters and participants at the Lagos State edition of our ongoing series of town hall meetings across the country.
Earlier, I had been informed that a group of thugs had mobilised to attack participants who arrived early for the meeting. Let me reiterate that the political violence being enabled by certain political actors against our supporters is an ill wind that blows no one any good. Anarchy consumes everyone. We will remain law-abiding, even in the face of extreme provocation.
Despite the disruption and the concerns surrounding the event, we proceeded with our town hall meeting. As usual, participants raised important questions and concerns about reviving the economy, reducing the high cost of living, tackling endemic corruption, addressing insecurity, caring for vulnerable citizens, and protecting the integrity of our elections.
In my remarks, I emphasised that the first responsibility of any government is to secure the country and unite its people around a shared purpose. I also outlined our commitment to policies that will reduce the cost of living, improve the welfare of Nigerians, and aggressively invest in critical areas of development, particularly healthcare and education, while addressing poverty and the needs of vulnerable citizens.
On the forthcoming elections, I reminded participants that protecting the integrity of the electoral process is a shared responsibility. Every effort must be made to ensure that votes are properly protected, from the polling unit through ward collation to the final collation and declaration of results.
Our party, the NDC, will also fulfil the responsibility to deploy competent agents to polling units to observe and document the process.
I encouraged our people to eschew violence while remaining peaceful, vigilant, and resolute in defending their democratic rights.
I thank the organisers of the town hall meeting for their efforts. My appreciation also goes to our candidates in Lagos State for their continued dedication and to the good people of Lagos State for their participation and commitment to peaceful democratic engagement.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO
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Leadership is about showing up, listening to the people, and working together to build a better Nigeria.
We welcomed H.E. @PeterObi and other stakeholders at a town hall meeting to engage directly with the people, listen to their concerns, and exchange ideas.
For us in the NDC, meaningful dialogue, collective action, and people-centred leadership remain at the heart of both our commitment and our chosen path to a better Nigeria.
Most of us are aware of the unfortunate attempt by armed thugs to disrupt the meeting, which was bravely and successfully resisted by our committed party members. While our preferred path is peaceful engagement and mutual respect, we reserve, and our people exercised, the right to defend ourselves, insisting on our fundamental right of opposition. We will not be denied our voice and ability to engage with the electorate freely, without intimidation or attempts to silence them.
Let Lagos and Nigeria be on notice. Our democracy must make room for differing opinions, not suppress them.
The journey towards a better Nigeria continues. One conversation at a time. One deliberate action at a time. One brave stand at a time.
Ó TI YÁ.
This is leadership !!!
Leadership is about showing up, listening to the people, and working together to build a better Nigeria.
We welcomed H.E. @PeterObi and other stakeholders at a town hall meeting to engage directly with the people, listen to their concerns, and exchange ideas.
For us in the NDC, meaningful dialogue, collective action, and people-centred leadership remain at the heart of both our commitment and our chosen path to a better Nigeria.
Most of us are aware of the unfortunate attempt by armed thugs to disrupt the meeting, which was bravely and successfully resisted by our committed party members. While our preferred path is peaceful engagement and mutual respect, we reserve, and our people exercised, the right to defend ourselves, insisting on our fundamental right of opposition. We will not be denied our voice and ability to engage with the electorate freely, without intimidation or attempts to silence them.
Let Lagos and Nigeria be on notice. Our democracy must make room for differing opinions, not suppress them.
The journey towards a better Nigeria continues. One conversation at a time. One deliberate action at a time. One brave stand at a time.
Ó TI YÁ.
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orode doherty retweeted
Where are my fellow comrades?
Day 43 ✅
#VotePeterObi
#VoteFunsoDoherty
#VoteNDC
#ANewNigeria
#AGreaterLagos
Where are my fellow comrades?
Day 42 ✅
#VotePeterObi
#VoteFunsoDoherty
#VoteNDC
#ANewNigeria
#AGreaterLagos
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THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE: THE MESSAGE FROM THE PETER OBI TOWN HALL!
At the Peter Obi Town Hall, His Excellency Funso Doherty, the NDC Governorship Candidate for Lagos State, highlighted the importance of people power in shaping the political future of Lagos and Nigeria.
In his address, he acknowledged the Obidient and Kwankwasiyya movements, describing the young people and supporters present as “The Heroes of Today.”
The coming together of the Obidient and Kwankwasiyya movements represents a significant moment in Nigeria's political landscape, bringing together supporters with a shared interest in governance, accountability and national development.
The enthusiasm witnessed at the Town Hall demonstrated the passion and determination of citizens who want to participate actively in shaping the country's future.
One message stood out throughout the gathering: the people must remain at the centre of governance. Their voices, participation and collective decisions are essential to the democratic process.
As the journey towards 2027 continues, the Peter Obi Town Hall has provided another platform for political engagement, unity and conversations about the future of Lagos and Nigeria.
THE PEOPLE. THE VOICE. THE FUTURE.
Ọ̀ TÍ YÁ!
#FunsoDoherty4Lagos #PeterObi #NDC #ObidientMovement #Kwankwasiyya
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My governor!!
“Are you happy with the outcome of 27 years of governance in Lagos State?”
Lagos State governorship aspirant, Funso Doherty of the NDC, challenges Lagosians to reflect on the outcome of 27 years of governance in the state.
He made the remarks at the BusinessDay Policy Intervention Series Town Hall with the Organised Private Sector.
#businessday #LagosPolitics #Lagos2027 #policyinterventionseries
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APC local chairman in Lagos reportedly arrived in an APC-branded vehicle and returned phones stolen from NDC supporters within an hour of the attack.
NDC’s Olushile Akinyemi asks: How did he get them so fast? Hear the reply...
#NigeriaDecides2027
orode doherty retweeted
✌️✌️✌️ – at Lagos, Nigeria
NDC LAGOS CONDEMNS ATTACK ON ITS TOWN HALL
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Lagos State, stands in absolute and unflinching condemnation of the cowardly, premeditated, and barbaric attack unleashed on our members, leaders, and supporters during our peaceful Town Hall meeting with His Excellency Peter Obi and our Lagos State Gubernatorial Candidate, Funso Doherty, alongside other candidates of the party.
What should have been a democratic gathering of ideas, hope, and civic engagement at Oregun, Ikeja, was turned into a scene of terror.
Barely had the event begun when a gang of machete-wielding thugs and armed miscreants stormed the premises, attacking our people with dangerous weapons, inflicting grievous injuries, and vandalizing vehicles in plain sight.
This was no spontaneous disturbance. This was a calculated, deliberate, and coordinated assault designed to sow fear, silence dissent, and intimidate free citizens who dare to participate in the democratic process.
We ask the nation: Is this what is meant by “all is fair in politics”?
Is the price of peaceful assembly now blood, broken bones, and shattered vehicles?
We reject this evil with every fibre of our being.
Let it be known, loud and clear:
The NDC Lagos State cannot and will not be bullied. We cannot and will not be intimidated, no matter how powerful, how connected, or how desperate the forces behind these attacks may be.
Our resolve is iron. Our commitment to a free, fair, and credible electoral process is unbreakable.
Anyone who thinks violence, thuggery, and intimidation will force us into silence or submission has gravely miscalculated.
This pattern of political violence is becoming a dangerous trend, and we will not normalize it.
We stand firmly by our word: anyone who attempts to rig, manipulate, or violently disrupt the coming elections will face the full consequences of their actions.
Democracy is not a crime.
Peaceful association is not a crime. Seeking change through the ballot is not a crime.
We demand that the Lagos State Government immediately order a thorough, transparent, and independent investigation by the Nigeria Police Force and all relevant security agencies.
The perpetrators and their sponsors must be identified, arrested, and prosecuted without fear or favour.
Anything less is complicity.
We also call on the ruling party to rein in the street urchins and political thugs acting in their name or under their protection. Speak to them in the language they understand.
The continued use of violence as a political tool is a stain on the conscience of this state and a threat to the peace of our nation.
We are law-abiding citizens.
We are peaceful democrats, but we are not stupid.
We are not weak. And we are not afraid.
The blood of the injured, the fear inflicted on our people, and the damage done to our vehicles will not be swept under the carpet.
Justice must be done, and it must be seen to be done!
NDC Lagos State stands firm.
We stand with our members.
We stand for democracy.
We will not be silenced.
Signed,
Olushile Akinyemi
Publicity Secretary
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC)
Lagos State
orode doherty retweeted
Yesterday I was attacked for showing up for a new and working Nigeria.
At the NDC meeting in Ikeja, 10-11am, we converged — well-meaning Nigerians waiting for Peter Obi. Then they came. – at Lagos, Nigeria
orode doherty retweeted
What people should take away from this is that, at the end of the day, politics and democracy is about the people... To those who might think that, following 2023, people have lost some of that energy, some of that fire, I think, if anything, today should let us know that it is game on.
-Funso Doherty, NDC Lagos 2027 governorship candidate, speaking on the attack by thugs at the NDC town hall meeting
#PoliticsToday
The harassment must stop
Yesterday in Lagos, APC supporters attacked one of our own by the name Gift, while she was on her way to the NDC Town Hall in Oregun.
She was stopped at Ojota, and her car was vandalised with sticks and stones simply because it carried the images of Peter Obi, Rabiu Kwankwaso and the NDC logo.
This harassment must STOP! harassment and violence from APC supporters must STOP!
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The NDC Publicity Secretary visited @NewsCentralTV and gave a chilling account of yesterday’s Lagos TownHall attacks
He is saying that the DSS team on ground stood down and refused to get involved.
He’s also saying that the NDC Senatorial candidate for Lagos East got his leg broken and is currently in hospital.
He’s also saying the APC Chairman for Ikeja helped them retrieve their phones which was taken from them by thugs.
It’s a lot really.
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We are going to do everything possible to resist any form of political thuggery. It is getting to a point where everybody in this nation is sick and tired of the illegality of the APC ...
- Ife Salako, NDC Campaign National Co-ordinator in Lagos, speaking on the Invasion of the party's town hall meeting in the state
#SunriseDaily
orode doherty retweeted
Where are my fellow comrades?
Day 42 ✅
#VotePeterObi
#VoteFunsoDoherty
#VoteNDC
#ANewNigeria
#AGreaterLagos
Where are my fellow comrades?
Day 41 ✅
#VotePeterObi
#VoteFunsoDoherty
#VoteNDC
#ANewNigeria
#AGreaterLagos
I just came out of Kuje Prison where I visited my colleague @Mazi_OJD, who is currently remanded in the prison over @fijnigeria’s reports.
Daniel was his usual ebullient self, full of smiles, unruffled and even cracking jokes. I do worry for him, though, knowing his long-running battle with asthma.
I understand that the Inspector General of Police deemed me “at large” and asked for a bench warrant to arrest me and bring me to court. That won’t be necessary; I’m coming to court.
As of this moment, I have not yet been served any criminal charge or proof of evidence, either personally or by other substituted means. However, after being briefed by @fijnigeria’s lawyers on Tuesday’s court proceedings, I have decided to appear before the Federal High Court, Abuja, on December 1, 2026 for my arraignment as the second defendant in the case.
The law requires the IGP to ensure personal service of the Criminal Charge and Proof of Evidence on me; this has not been done but I will appear in court as a show of respect for the court. A truthteller has nothing to fear or any reason to run.
With me on the visit to Daniel were @thefunkeadeoye, founder of Hope Behind Bars Africa, and @busola_ajibola, deputy director, journalism, at CJID.
We thank everyone who has lent their voice to #FreeDanielOjukwu. The quest to protect the freedom of the press requires relentless courage in the face of fire; none of us must give up!
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I think I'm confident that we can defeat the APC...
-Funso Doherty, NDC Lagos 2027 governorship candidate
#PoliticsToday
