- He disclosed that the coalition will not get the votes the massive Obi’s support base brings if he does not get the ticket, adding that he won two regions in the last presidential election while Atiku won one
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, has warned Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to be wary of the sinister plans of the opposition coalition.
According to Keyamo, the coalition does not plan to give Obi the presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), noting that they are only interested in his votes and followers.
He disclosed that the coalition will not get the votes the massive Obi’s support base brings if he does not get the ticket, adding that he won two regions in the last presidential election while Atiku won one.
“The person who the old, cunning guards want to take for a ride in all of this is Peter Obi,” he said. “They want his votes, but don’t want to give him their presidential ticket, because this is Atiku’s show simpliciter.”
According to him, “If you do not give Peter Obi the presidential ticket, you lose his supporters. It is as simple as that. And how can you make someone who won two regions in the last election — South-East and South-South — a running mate to the person who won only one region — North-East?”
Keyamo concluded that the opposition has weakened since 2023, while the APC has grown stronger, noting on the ADC gained from the recent political development in the country while Labour Party and the PDP lost.
“When the dust settles, you’ll discover that PDP and Labour Party have lost something, the ADC has only gained something like a caricature, but the APC has lost absolutely nothing,” he said.
“Since the 2023 elections, the APC has become stronger, whilst the opposition parties have been fragmented and have become weaker,” he added.