Kola Ologbondiyan to Nigerians: “Peter Obi Among Ruling Class — He’s Not a New Face”
- Nigerians have been asked not to get carried away with the new found face of Peter Obi of the Labour Party
- According to Kola Ologbondiyan, former PDP spokesperson, Obi is part of the rulling class and not a new person
- Recall that in 2018, Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP, chose Obi as his running mate
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Kola Ologbondiyan, former PDP spokesperson, says Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, is part of the ruling class. The Obi campaign has been branded as the third force that is bent on wresting power from the ruling elite.
Speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Wednesday, Ologbondiyan said Obi is “part and parcel” of the establishment.
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Ologbondiyan said Obi only walked away from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over a disagreement, adding that it wasn’t his first time decamping.
“Peter Obi is part and parcel of the establishment party, he only took a walk over disagreement,” he said.
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“He is not a new face, for anybody to say this is a new face, I don’t understand it. Because he is part of the process, he’s been governor for eight years.
“He has left a political party for another before he left for this.”
In October 2014, Obi left the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to the then-ruling party, citing the need to be a competitor and not a spectator in national affairs.
In 2018, Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP, said he chose Obi as his running mate, owing to the former governor’s vast knowledge of the economy.
Serious crisis ensues in Labour Party as Peter Obi is set to unveil campaign council
Contrastingly, Peter Obi may face serious issues in the Labour Party if issues surrounding the composition of his campaign council list are not resolved.
There are claims that the north is largely marginalised in Obi's presidential campaign council set to be launched on Wednesday, October 13.
Apart from this, some party chieftains have it that the leadership of the party is yet to sanction the list.
2023 election: Peter Obi does not stand a chance - Shagari
In another development, the former deputy governor of Sokoto state, Mukhtar Shagari, has disclosed that he rejected the bid to become Labour Party's presidential candidate Peter Obi's running mate.
Shagari said he rejected the slot because he did not see Peter Obi winning the 2023 presidential election.
The PDP stalwart stated that there are only two political parties in Nigeria, which are the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the PDP.
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