Chief Ebenezer Babatope, a former Minister of Transport on
Monday said the 2023 presidential election will still be a two-party affair
between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP).
According to the former Minister, the Labour Party and its
presidential candidate, Peter Obi can only try their best during the election
but cannot win because they lack the structure and national spread to secure
victory.
He said, “It is still going to be a two-party affair. It is
still going to be between the APC and PDP. The Labour Party can only try but
there is nothing they can do. Unlike the APC and PDP, the Labour Party does not
cover the whole of the country.
“They cannot also claim to have the support of the Labour
movement. So, they can try but I don’t see them making any significant impact
in the presidential election.”
Asked if he will support a fellow Yoruba man, Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu who is the APC presidential candidate, Babatope said despite knowing
Tinubu for more than 50 years, he cannot support him as both of them belong to
different parties.
“We belong to different political parties, even though we
are both Yorubas. I have known Tinubu for over 50 years but I cannot support
him because we belong to different political parties. He belongs to the APC and
I am of the PDP. There is no question of Yoruba race here.
“I am a member of the PDP and our candidate, Atiku Abubakar
will win by the grace of God.”
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