The spokesperson for the Atiku, Okowa Presidential Campaign
Organisation, Daniel Bwala has claimed former president Olusegun Obasanjo
wanted to draft him into the Obi/Datti presidential movement before he joined
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
Bwala made the statement on Thursday while featuring on the
Arise Television Morning Show programme.
The revelation is coming on the heels of the endorsement of
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, by Obasanjo.
Obasanjo had, in a New Year message to Nigerians, endorsed Obi ahead of other presidential candidates for the 2023 election, citing a track record of ability and performance.
The former President also said age and physical and mental
disposition favours Obi more than other frontline candidates.
“None of the contestants is a saint, but when one compares
their character, antecedent, understanding, knowledge, discipline and vitality
that they can bring to bear and the great efforts required to stay focused on
the job, particularly looking at where the country is today and with the
experience on the job that I personally had, Peter Obi as a mentee has an
edge,” Obasanjo had said.
However, Bwala said he did not join the Labour Party because
he thought it could not defeat his former party, the All Progressives Congress,
APC.
“Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president and elder statesman,
is someone that I respect very dearly. And I felt that was wrong because if you
look at the content of the letter, he did not disclose the fact that he is the
one behind the coupling together of the Obi/Datti movement. I know as a person
because five months ago, he contacted me and wanted to draft me into the
movement but respectfully I did not go, because I did not think that if I left APC
because of the same free thinking that I want to ensure APC does not win, I
should join a party that I don’t think to have a realistic chance of defeating
APC.”
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