Mohammed Shosanya
Ohaneze Ndigbo has warned presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi against any alliances with Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso as that will cause him,saying the development will make Obi to lose his huge followings.
They warned him to be cautious of failed politicians whose interests are to exploit his credibility and popularity to oust President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from power.
They said:”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.”
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo gave the warning through its Secretary General Mazi Okechuwu Isiguzoro on the backdrop of ongoing rumours of talks between the opposition political Parties leaders in Nigeria.
He added:”Ohanaeze Ndigbo cautioned 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 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.
“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, “Nigerians know that the disposition and desperation of Atiku Abubakar of PDP will never allow him to support Peter Obi to be the leader of the Nigerian opposition”.
