•••Says Obi More Popular Than Atiku, Tinubu, Others
The Director General of the Campaign Organisation, of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Doyin Okupe, has dismissed the reports that his principal Peter Obi, has a deal to support the candidacy of Atiku Abubakar, flagbearer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2023 general elections.
The spokesperson of the APC presidential campaign, Festus Keyamo, within the week, shared a link to an article alleging that Obi had agreed to clear the path for Atiku’s emergence as president.
But in a statement on Wednesday, the Director General of Obi Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe, described the report as utter falsehood.
According to Okupe, the LP candidate was ‘far ahead’ of all the other presidential candidates in the race.
Okukpe stressed that Obi, therefore cannot step down his aspiration for anyone.
Okupe who described the reports as a cheap, self-serving and distracting propaganda charged Obi’s supporters to stay focused on the mission to ‘take back’ Nigeria.
“I hereby categorically refute the false statement, making the rounds, that Peter Obi has made any deal with Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the PDP, with respect to the 2023 Presidential elections
“By the Grace of God and the massive acceptance and support of the Nigerian people, home and abroad, and especially the youths, Obi is far ahead of all other presidential candidates in the country.
“He, therefore, cannot, logically, be negotiating with any other less popular candidates or their parties.
“Members of the public are hereby advised to ignore this cheap, self-serving and distracting propaganda,” The statement reads.
