Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has advised the Labour Party (LP) candidate in the February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi, to rather form alliance with the incumbent President, Bola Tinubu, but not Atiku Abubakar or Rabiu Kwankwaso.
The Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, described Peter Obi, Atiku and Kwankwaso’s plan to take power from APC as daydreaming.
Isiguzoro, who described the ongoing talk as a welcome development, as it will keep the Tinubu-led administration on its toes, further warned Peter Obi to be wary of Kwankwaso and Atiku, who he said are looking for a way to exploit Obi’s credibility.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo insisted that the reported ongoing talks between the opposition political party leaders is a welcome development.
“It will put the APC-led Federal Government on her toes to ensure that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration delivers all the campaign promises to Nigerians.
“But anything contrary to these are not only regarded as inconsiderate pursuits of drowning politicians, whose aims are satanic, mischievous, but laughable.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo observed that there is the possibility of a collapse in their talks because Nigerians will not accept Atiku or Kwankwaso as the leader of the alliance because Nigerians know the uncharitable disposition and desperation of Atiku Abubakar.
“PDP will never allow him to support Peter Obi to be the leader of the Nigerian opposition, the ill-fated journey of Atiku/Obi/Kwankwaso will crumble in the future.
“Nigerians are warning the presidential candidate of the Labour Party to be wary of failed politicians, whose interests are looking for a way to exploit the credibility and popularity of Peter Obi to see how to depose President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from power.
“Nigerians are watching keenly the latest attempt of drowning politicians to use Obi to wrestle power from APC in the future or possible rerun. The indelible stain of such alliance talks between Atiku, kwankwaso, and Obi will destroy Peter Obi if he Obi decide to play a second fiddle.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo caution the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi that the association with Atiku and kwankwaso will destroy him except if the two will support him to lead the unified opposition political parties and which is unlikely.
“Peter Obi should work alongside with Tinubu than the two of Atiku and Kwankwaso or stand independently, Peter Obi will lose support from Nigerians if he plays the second fiddle in the future and Ndigbo urge him to pull out of the alliance talks,” he advised.
Meanwhile, Obi, during the LP’s rally in Benin City on Monday, contemplation, assuring party supporters that some of the things they are hearing are mere rumours.
He further assured the supporters of his commitment to the Labour Party.
“Labour Party will continue to grow. We will continue to go stronger (and) better. Half of the things you are hearing everywhere are rumours, don’t listen to them. We are committed to building a better and a new Nigeria where we will move Nigeria from consumption to production,” he said, eliciting loud applause from the huge crowd.”