Presidency: "IPOB Worked For Peter Obi," Says APC Chieftain, Gives Reason
- A chieftain of the APC, Biodun Ajiboye, has alleged that Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party in the presidential election, enjoyed the support of the proscribed IPOB during the poll
- Ajiboye was of the view that the secessionist group supported Peter Obi because he had never condemned the activities
- According to Ajiboye, Obi played religious and ethnic cards during the poll and that formed the factors that made him win in Lagos
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Biodun Ajiboye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, has alleged that the proscribed Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) supported Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate in the just concluded presidential election.
The APC stalwart made the claim while responding to questions on why the ruling party was defeated by the Labour Party in Lagos, despite the state being considered the stronghold of the APC and home of the president-elect.
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Listing the factors that made Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, lose to Peter Obi in Lagos, Ajiboye maintained that many youths are still angry with what happened during the EndSARS protest in Lagos.
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He also identified with the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the APC, adding that Peter Obi played the religious card by going to churches and telling them "take your country back" as if Nigeria belonged to a particular religion.
Ajiboye also alleged that the former governor of Anambra state also played the religious card, adding that all the Igbo in Lagos and the southeast dumped their votes for him and that it was obvious that the secessionist group, IPOB, worked for him.
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He argued that since IPOB had been proscribed and their sit-at-home order had come to stay, Peter Obi, had never condemned IPOB's activities, despite killing policemen and other security personnel.
The IPOB has also been fingered in the burning of police stations and Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) offices in the southeast and insisted that the election would not hold in the region, yet, Obi recorded massive votes in the region.
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Lagos: APC youth leader meets MC Oluomo ahead of Saturday poll
Legit.ng earlier reported that the APC national youth leader, Dayo Israel, has met with the chairman of Lagos state parks and garage, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo.
Israel disclosed that he met with MC Oluomo to discuss the feedback he had gotten from the streets about the activities of the transport union in the state.
The meeting of the duo is coming about 7 days to the March 18 governorship election in the state.
Source: Legit.ng
