FCT, Abuja- The chief spokesman of Peter Obiâs presidential campaign organisation, Yunusa Tanko, has explained why the Labour Party (LP) candidate visited former vice president Atiku Abubakar, former Jigawa governor Sule Lamido and former senate president Bukola Saraki, in Abuja.
Tanko said Obiâs visit was based on how to rescue the âsoul of Nigeriaâ from the clutch of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
He stated this while speaking with The Punch following Obiâs closed-door meeting with the PDP bigwigs in Abuja.
The closed-door meeting is the first Obi would be having with his former PDP political allies after he defected to LP in May 2022.
He said:
In a similar vein, an official statement released by Obiâs media team said the meeting was to wrest power from the ruling APC.
The statement titled âState of the Nation and Plight of the Poor: partially read:
Meanwhile, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Professor Pat Utomi said itâs clear the current political parties and politicians cannot save Nigeria.
The renowned political economist said two categories of Nigerians are coming together to form a mega platform to unseat the ruling APC.
Utomi said two cohorts of politicians- the âmea culpaâ and ânew valueâ cohorts will form the mega political party
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
