How I Helped Peter Obi Overcome Impeachment Plot by Obasanjo, Sowore Shares Details

How I Helped Peter Obi Overcome Impeachment Plot by Obasanjo, Sowore Shares Details

  • Sowore has denied obsession with Peter Obi as he discloses past instances where he supported the former Anambra governor
  • The RevolutionNow convener claims he secured Obi's candidacy for the Labour Party in 2023 poll
  • Sowore also reminisces about his previous assistance to Obi during his tenure as governor, exposing plots against him using Sahara Reporters

FCT, Abuja - Omoyele Sowore made a crucial revelation of his age-long secret about Peter Obi, the flagbearer of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election.

Peter Obi, Obasanjo, Anambra state governor
Sowore says he was behind Peter Obi's emergence as Labour Party flagbearer in the 2023 presidential election. Photo credit: Mr. Peter Obi, Omoyele Sowore
Source: Facebook

While denying being obsessed with Obi, Sowore, a former presidential candidate on the African Action Congress (AAC) platform, said it is not the first time he would be helping the former governor.

Sowore also claimed to be instrumental to the emergence of Obi as Labour Party presidential candidate adding that he provided the document used to get the latter a spot in the party.

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The RevolutionNow convener also hinted that he saved Obi from being impeached by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, adding he used the Sahara Reports to expose all the plots against the former Anambra state governor.

He spoke during a space titled “MIC ON PODCAST” on Saturday, December 16, 2023, The Nigerian Tribune reported.

Sowore stated thus:

“I was the one who provided the document that was used by Femi Falana (SAN) to get Peter Obi a spot in the Labour Party.
“When he was governor, Obasanjo then wanted to remove him; I helped using Sahara Reports to expose all the plots against him."

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Nnamdi Kanu's trial: Sowore struggles with DSS operatives at Supreme Court

In another development, Legit.ng reported that the Supreme Court on Friday, December 15, decided on the fate of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

In a twist on Friday, Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate on the African Action Congress (AAC) platform, raised the alarm via his Facebook page that the DSS manned the Supreme Court premises.

Sowore disclosed that the operatives of the secret police stationed at the gate denied him access to the court.

Source: Legit.ng

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