2023 Elections: Why Obi Won Lagos, PDP Chieftain Dele Momodu Opens Up
- PDP chieftain Dele Momodu has shared an insight into what led to the victory of Labour Party's flagbearer, Peter Obi, in Lagos
- According to the publisher of Ovation magazine, Obi won Lagos state due to the dominance of the Igbo people in the state
- He, however, queried the emergence of Bola Tinubu while noting "a faulty process cannot produce a perfect process"
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has delved into the Labour Party flagbearer's victory in Lagos state.
Momodu said Peter Obi won in Lagos State in the just concluded presidential election because of the “preponderance of the Igbo people in Lagos.”
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Momodu speaks on why Obi won Lagos state
While speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily breakfast show on Thursday, March 2nd, the veteran journalist said:
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“What transpired last Saturday, the major factor was ethnic: the Labour Party was able to take over the APC behemoth because of the preponderance of the Igbo people in Lagos. They are everywhere.”
Momodu, a campaigner for the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, said Obi and Atiku held their respective geopolitical bases, but Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) couldn’t hold on to his base in Lagos.
“A faulty process cannot give birth to a perfect process. The Electoral Act was not obeyed. So, whosoever won last Saturday cannot lay claim to legitimacy. That process gave birth to the hullabaloo that we have now,” Momodu stated.
Tinubu's victory: "Don’t adopt unity govt," President-Elect gets tough message from Tanko Yakassai
In another development, a founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, has warned the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
While reacting to Tinubu's victory, Yakassai urged the President-Elect not to bow to the pressure of forming a government of national unity.
Yakasai kicked against the recommendation by political analysts and some governors under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying, "it is not good for the development of democracy in any given society."
2023 presidency: Peter Obi finally reveals what he will do after losing to Tinubu
Meanwhile, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said he will seek redress in court.
Obi spoke after the declaration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the president-elect.
Reacting to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)'s declaration, Obi said he would contest Tinubu’s victory legally and peacefully.
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