By Adesina Soyooye
The presumed Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, says the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar is his leader and elder brother.
Obi said this in a congratulatory message to Atiku on his victory, Saturday, May 28, 2022, as the Presidential candidate of the PDP.
In a post on his twitter page, Obi prayed for continous blessings upon Atiku.
Obi: “On behalf of my family, I sincerely congratulate my leader and dear elder brother, H.E.@ atiku, on his emergence as the 2023 presidential flag bearer of the @official PDPNig.
“I pray that the Almighty God who sees your reasons will continue to bless you now and always. ”
However, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, who Atiku beat to the second position – 371 – 237 votes – is yet to congratulate Atiku. Wike had, while addressing the delegates, just before voting started, promised to support, fully, whoever won the ticket.
He left the venue before the end of the Convention when he knew he was losing the election.
Obi was Atiku’s running mate in the 2019 Presidential election. They lost to incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Until Obi defected from the PDP to to LP, on May 20, 2022, he was a Presidential aspirant under PDP.
