Imumolen Defends Self Over Obi, Says Labour Party Too Bewitched To Produce President
- Professor Christopher Imumolen has insisted that Peter Obi of Labour Party cannot win the 2023 presidential election
- The Accord Party presidential candidate said this in reaction to criticism against him by some followers of Obi
- Recall that he had earlier said he would employ the Labour party candidate and Bola Tinubu of APC if elected
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Accord party's presidential candidate, Professor Christopher Imumolen has insisted that Peter Obi will lose the coming presidential election.
He said this while reacting to the barrage of criticism against him when he said he would recruit Peter Obi of Labour Party and Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) to work for him if he is elected president of the country ahead of the duo.
Professor Imumolen had said that in the spirit of the Accord party's ethos of oneness and togetherness, he planned to break the boundaries of political affiliations to form a cabinet populated by the very best brains anywhere he could find them if he became the country's next president in a widely circulated report in the media.
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According to him, he would consider appointing the duo of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the APC and Peter Obi of the Labour Party to function in the roles of special envoy and trade minister respectively if he got the people's mandate to be president. he said in a statement made available to Legit.ng.
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But after an avalanche of mixed reactions which followed his statement, Professor Imumolen has come out to defend himself, saying he meant no harm in what he said.
He said:
"The statements are sincere and were not borne out of malice. As a matter of fact, my decision to pick these eminent personalities as potential members of my cabinet shows the kind of regard I have for them.
"Obi is a nice man. But he is in a wrong party. Labour Party -- the party under which he is planning to actualise his dream of becoming Nigeria's president, if I must say, is actually a liability, not an asset."
"I am aware of the popularity Labour Party has gained over the few months with some persons now regarding it as a third force despite not been truly tested in a full-blown elections. But the truth is that Labour Party, as presently constituted, cannot deliver the intended change that Nigeria earnestly seeks because it is bewitched!
Okupe released from EFCC custody, anti-graft agency apologises to LP chieftain, gives reason
Meanwhile, Doyin Okupe, a strong ally of Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential flagbearer, has confirmed that he was detained on Thursday morning, December 12, 2022. The Labour Party disclosed that he was later released and senior officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos have apologised to Okupe for the "error".
Okupe disclosed the development on his Twitter page shortly after the news of his arrest by the Department of State Service took over the media. The former special assistant on media and publicity to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and senior special assistant on public affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan was reportedly arrested by the Department of State Service (DSS) and handed over to the EFCC on Thursday morning.
The Labour Party chieftain also disclosed that his passport was seized by the Federal High Court before he was convicted for money laundering in December 2022.
Source: Legit.ng
