Peter Obi: ‘Obasanjo Is Recycling The Endorsement Tactics He Used For Yar’Adua’ – Adebayo Echoes

Adebayo has opened up on Obasanjo’s endorsement of Peter Obi.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has alleged that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is trying to do to the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, what he did with late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua.

Adebayo, who said he was not surprised by Obasanjo’s endorsement of the former Governor of Anambra, said in Obasanjo’s mind, Obi “is just an extension of his body similar to what he tried to do with the late President Umaru Yar’Adua.”

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Recall that on January 1, Obasanjo, in an eight-page open letter, made a public endorsement of the Labour Party presidential candidate and admonished Nigerian, particularly the youths, to vote for the former Governor of Anambra State in the 2023 general election.

Obasanjo said though none of the presidential candidates is a saint, Obi stands out among the likes of Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress (AAC), Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP).

This online media platform understands that Obasanjo’s endorsement has since generated mixed reactions among various political actors with some of them describing the endorsement as worth nothing.

Speaking about Obasanjo’s choice on Wednesday during a virtual interactive session with Nigerians hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo, Adebayo described the endorsement as merely a public confirmation of a scheme that the retired General himself planned and executed ab initio.

According to him, Obasanjo was just being true to himself by endorsing Peter Obi.

“It is not reasonable for anyone to pretend to be surprised that he endorsed a campaign which he himself set up, which he has been sustaining and raising funds for,” Prince Adebayo said.

He acknowledged that there is nothing new in what Obasanjo did as he is the de facto DG of the Peter Obi campaign. The two people – the former DG (Doyin Okupe) and the one who is there now- represent him.

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The SDP presidential candidate further reiterated his respect for the stateman’s right to support any candidate of choice. However, he pointed out that Obasanjo’s actions, both in and out of government, laid the groundwork for the country’s current problems.

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