Peter Obi: Obasanjo suffers another major backlash over LP candidate endorsement
- The declaration of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo supporting the presidential bid of Peter Obi does not go down well with some political elites
- Obasanjo had on Sunday, January 1 in his new year's message openly endorsed the Labour Party, presidential candidate
- However, Dr Usman Bugaje says Obasanjo's records as president should be put into cognisance and his words should not be taken seriously
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Former Nigeria’s President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has again suffered yet another backlash following his endorsement of Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
Speaking on Sunday, January 1 on Channels TV’s late-night program ‘Politics Today’, the duo of Dr Usman Bugaje and Professor Bolaji Akinyemi said Obasanjo’s endorsement of Peter Obi was wrong.
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Professor Akinyemi who vehemently critiqued Obasanjo described him as the foundation of Nigeria’s problem.
He said:
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“Once you have occupied the post of president and served your term, go home, be quiet, be like General Gowon, General Abdulsalami. You have had your term, you have had your innings, to use a cricket language. Let others get on.
“For you to create problems for us and then you come back and present yourself as a problem solver, I find it difficult to swallow.”
Ex-Obasanjo's aide reacts
Similarly, Dr Bugaje, a former aide to Baba Iyabo as he is fondly called also faulted his endorsement of the Labour Party presidential candidate.
The former lawmaker said he could not put together the criteria the former President used to conclude on endorsing Obi’s presidential bid.
Dr Bugaje said Nigerians must also look at Obasanjo’s antecedents and not just pay heed to his endorsement of Peter Obi.
According to PM News, he said:
“His (Obasanjo’s) record doesn’t encourage me to take whatever he says objectively. I was in the National Assembly when he tried to extend his tenure by changing the constitution. We have to stand up to him in that respect.
“I won’t find him as a person to trust on things he says. He is free to say those things. What we need to do is to guide voters to make the right decision.”
Tinubu reacts as Obasanjo endorses Peter Obi for 2023 presidency
Meanwhile, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reacted to former President Obasanjo's endorsement of Peter Obi for the 2023 presidency.
Tinubu who reacted through the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council said Obasanjo's endorsement is worthless.
The APC presidential candidate said the former president can not win his polling unit and ward in Abeokuta for Peter Obi.
Source: Legit.ng
