Obasanjo Destroyed Atiku On New Year’s Day, APC; Dismisses His Endorsement Of Obi As Worthless

By Adesina Soyooye

A few months after the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, led the leaders of his Party to the home of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to seek his blessings for, and endorsement of his Presidential ambition, the APC, in a dramatic about-turn, has dismissed any endorsement by Obasanjo as worthless.

Obasanjo had, in an,  at once, strongly-worded and emotional letter to Nigerians,  and especially, the youths, analysed the Nigerian situation, and advised on the way forward in 2023.

Looking at the Presidential Candidates, Obasanjo said none is a Saint, but adjudged Peter Obi, the Candidate of the Labour Party, as the better and best candidate. He went on to endorse Obi, and charged Nigerians, especially, the youths to rise and take charge of their destiny.

Stung by Obi’s endorsement, the APC, in two reactions, dismissed the endorsement as worthless, and of no consequence.

Said Bayo Onanuga, Director of Media and Communications of the Presidential Campaign Council who laughed it off, “Obasanjo’s endorsement of Obi, is worthless.”

Festus Keyamo, SAN, Spokesperson for the APC Presidential Campaign Council, saw it in another light. He said Obasanjo’s endorsement of Obi, instead of Atiku Abubakar, who was his Vice President when he, Obasanjo, was the President, has destroyed the Presidential aspiration of Atiku. He saw it as a vote of no confidence in Atiku, and noted that Obasanjo has confirmed Atiku’s lack of capacity and competence.

Keyamo tweeted: “Quite within OBJ’s right to endorse anyone, but bad for PDP in two ways: 1) Atiku’s former boss does not think he deserves to be President this time around. 2) The little support OBJ gave PDP in 2019 and they failed, he has taken that away to LP. No effect at all on officialABAT.”

But Paul Ibe, Atiku’s Media Adviser, tackled Keyamo, and said: “It’s within OBJ’s right to endorse anyone. But it’s within the rights of Nigerians to elect their President. Were you in Ghana on rehab like your friend to have forgotten that the Obj-Atiku admin produced the greatest economic boom in the history of Nigeria? Those are the considerations Nigerians will make.”