2023 Presidency: Like Tinubu, Atiku's Powerful Ex-campaigner Dumps Him, Endorses Another Candidate

2023 Presidency: Like Tinubu, Atiku's Powerful Ex-campaigner Dumps Him, Endorses Another Candidate

  • A former campaigner for Atiku Abubakar, Col. Chinyere Obi, has drummed support for Peter Obi of the Labour Party
  • The ex-military officer on Sunday, January 29, said she believes Obi is the best among presidential candidates
  • The former PDP chieftain added that if Nigerians vote for Atiku or Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, they will pay through pain and suffering

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Owerri, Imo - Colonel Chinyere Obi (retd.) a former national coordinator of Atiku House to House Support Group in 2019, has broken ties with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s presidential candidate.

Obi said she withdrew her support for Atiku Abubakar when she discovered that Peter Obi is not just a better candidate but actually the best among those eyeing the presidency.

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The former military chief claimed that Peter Obi is the best man for Nigeria (Photo: @atiku, @tsg2023, Peter Obi)
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The former Nigerian Army chief stated that Nigeria will go through untold pain and hardship if Atiku or Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) wins the coming election.

Obi insisted during her conversation with newsmen in Owerri, Imo state, on Sunday, January 29, that only the Labour Party's flagbearer can guarantee a brighter future for the country, adding that at her age (74 years) she can tell who among the frontline candidates has Nigeria's best interest at heart.

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Her words:

“Nigerians should think and vote wisely. We should know that who we elect as president would determine if we want to move forward or backward as a nation. For me, I am not just thinking about Obi, Tinubu or Atiku, but the general well-being of Nigeria and Nigerians.

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“At 74 years of age, I can tell, among the presidential candidates, who has best leadership ideas and vision for Nigeria. And I want to tell Nigerians that Peter Obi is the right candidate, who is capable of delivering on our collective expectations.
“Let me also warn that if we vote either Atiku or Tinubu, Nigeria will be doomed. We are going back to Egypt. We are not only going to suffer and die, but we are also going to fail our children and generations yet unborn.”

2023: Glory for Atiku As APC secretary, APGA campaign DG, LP's House of Assembly candidate join PDP in video

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s presidential campaign rally in Delta state on Tuesday, January 24, was indeed a hit and could determine a lot for the party ahead of the polls.

This is as the PDP received into its fold prominent and very influential chieftains of other political platforms like the All Progressives Congress, Labour Party, and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the state during the rally.

According to a spokesman for the PDP's presidential campaign council, Dino Melaye, the APC state secretary, APGA's campaign director-general, and an LP House of Assembly candidate were among the hundreds of thousands who resigned from the parties and joined the PDP.

Source: Legit.ng

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Onyirioha Nnamdi Onyirioha Nnamdi is a graduate of Literature and English Language at the University of Lagos. He is a Politics/Current Affairs Editor who writes on news and political topics for Legit.ng. He brings into his reporting a wealth of experience in creative and analytical writing. Nnamdi has a major interest in local and global politics. He has a professional certificate from Reuters and was awarded the editor with the best listicle for 2021. Contact: 08062988054, o.nnamdi@corp.legit.ng