2023 Elections: Obasanjo, Clark’s Peter Obi Endorsement is Good News, Buhari's Minister Opens Up

• The APC believes that the endorsement of Peter Obi by Olusegun Obasanjo and Edwin Clark will work in its favour
• This was exactly what Festus Keyamo meant when he said on Tuesday, January 3, that the endorsement is a good development
• Keyamo said the endorsement means the PDP's doom which was brought close to victory in 2019 by components that have now abandoned it

Festus Keyamo (SAN), the spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, has reacted to the endorsement of the Labour Party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi, by Olusegun Obasanjo and Edwin Clark.

Speaking with journalists on Tuesday, January 3, Keyamo noted that the development has only paved the way for APC's victory, Punch reports.

Keyamo who doubles as the the minister of sate for labour and employment said that the endorsement means doom for Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the various component that brought the opposition party close to victory in 2019 are breaking ties with it.

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He asserted that with the scope of things and current arrangements, it is now obvious to the APC is coasting to victory.

Mentioning names, the minister said Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, two former PDP chieftains, are among those upsetting the political terrain.

Keyamo stated:

“I think we can say confidently today that the PDP campaign has collapsed. The PDP as a party has also collapsed. The various components of the party in 2019 are the ones pulling out of that coalition. Nothing has affected APC.

“If you look at 2019, every single component of that coalition they formed both inside and outside the party against the APC has virtually collapsed. The PANDEF endorsed Atiku 2019, Edwin Clark is a member of the PANDEF, Ohaneze, Afenifere and Middle belt forum also endorsed Atiku in 2019.

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“The various factors we have now that have upset the political terrain are Peter Obi and Kwankwaso, they were the components of the PDP in 2019. Those are the two factors that have upset the political terrain.

“We can confidently say the wheels of PDP have fallen off internally. I don’t take the view of what some of my colleagues are doing by condemning Obasanjo. I am excited by the endorsement of Obasanjo against Atiku and Peter Obi.

“The endorsement of Obasanjo is not against APC but against Atiku because he supported him in 2019. If you heard what Nyesom Wike said it is a tragedy that your former boss who should give you a pass mark has decided to endorse somebody else. In other words, Obasanjo endorsing Atiku in 2019 was because of Peter Obi..."

Powerful elder statesman, Edwin Clark, endorse Peter Obi's presidential bid

Less than 72 hours after ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo endorsed the presidential bid of Peter Obi, flagbearer of Labour Party, another prominent elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark had declared for the Anambra state governor.

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Chief Clark's declaration for Obi was made known in Abuja, the nation's capital at a press briefing on Tuesday, January 3.

He stated that the former Anambra state governor had the traits of a leader and that his candidacy is what Nigeria needs to transform and get out of its current predicament.

Source: Legit.ng