Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he pity Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) candidate , following the former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement.
According to Tinubu, Obasanjo cannot win his electoral district; as a result, Obi is at risk for associating with the former president.
Nobody in Ogun State, according to Tinubu, could rely on Obasanjo to become governor or a council member, according to Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the APC Presidential Campaign Council’s director of media and publicity.
The APC candidate for president pointed out that the outgoing leader has never been able to elect a president of Nigeria.
A statement by Onanuga reads: “From our records, President Obasanjo has not successfully made anyone win an election in Nigeria since then.
“Not even in Ogun State can anyone rely on his support or endorsement to become a governor or councillor.
“We pity Peter Obi as we are confident that Chief Obasanjo cannot win his polling unit and ward in Abeokuta for Obi in the coming Presidential election on 25 February 2023.”
Tinubu said Obasanjo’s endorsement of Obi was not a “political currency” that the LP presidential candidate can spend in the country.
He stressed that the former president was not “a political force” in Nigeria.
The former Lagos State governor recounted how Obasanjo endorsed the Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2019 against President Muhammadu Buhari.
He, however, noted with his support, Buhari defeated Atiku by a wide margin.
Tinubu vowed that history would repeat itself in February when he defeats Obi by a wide margin.
