{"id":239192,"date":"2023-01-03T18:15:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T17:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=239192"},"modified":"2023-01-03T18:15:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T17:15:23","slug":"2023-keyamo-reacts-as-edwin-clark-endorses-peter-obi-to-succeed-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/01\/03\/2023-keyamo-reacts-as-edwin-clark-endorses-peter-obi-to-succeed-buhari\/","title":{"rendered":"2023: Keyamo Reacts As Edwin Clark Endorses Peter Obi To Succeed Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"

Festus Keyamo, spokesman for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, has reacted to former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader Edwin Clark’s<\/a> endorsement of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi.<\/p>\n

WITHIN NIGERIA previously reported that Clark declared his support for the former Anambra State Governor on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.<\/p>\n

He made the statement today while speaking to journalists at his Asokoro Residence in Abuja. Obi, he claims, will unite and restructure the country if given the chance.<\/p>\n

He went on to say that the next President of the country should be educated and experienced, and that the South East should be allowed to produce the next President because the zone has the resources and education to govern the country.<\/p>\n

Fetus Keyamo responded on Twitter, saying that the endorsement has no effect on the APC because Clark has never supported the party for president since 2015.<\/p>\n

According to him, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate is the most affected because Peter Obi will receive his votes in 2019.<\/p>\n

He wrote:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Same thing I said for OBJ that applies to my respected father, Edwin Clark. These are elders who endorsed Atiku Abubakar in 2019. The votes they gave Atiku in 2019, they have carried those votes to Obi. My father, Edwin Clark HAS NEVER SUPPORTED APC for the Presidency since 2015.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Same thing I said for OBJ that applies to my respected father, Edwin Clark. These are elders who endorsed Atiku Abubakar in 2019. The votes they gave Atiku in 2019, they have carried those votes to Obi. My father, Edwin Clark HAS NEVER SUPPORTED APC for the Presidency since 2015. https:\/\/t.co\/b82aJY15M7<\/a><\/p>\n

— Festus Keyamo, SAN, CON, FCIArb (UK) (@fkeyamo) January 3, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n