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From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
Chieftain of the APC, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has knocked the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubkar for allegedly making false claims about the recent presidential poll.
He regretted that Atiku glossed over the obvious fact that his desperation and crass opportunism led to PDP’s defeat, only for him to blame Peter Obi, candidate of the Labour Party.
“Imagine what could have been the result of 2023 presidential election if it was mainly between APC and PDP,” he said.
Atiku had while addressing a press conference in Abuja last Friday, stated that Obi’s movement to LP took PDP’s votes in South East and South south.
But, speaking to journalists in Abuja, yesterday, Okechukwu said Atiku allowed his entitlement mentality to becloud his sense of judgment.
He wondered why Atiku wanted to deceive Nigerians with the false narrative that Obi rushed out of PDP, when in actual fact, it was Atiku’s insistence to contest against the zoning principle that propelled Obi to find an alternative platform.
‘’Now, for Atiku to play the blame game by bellyaching against Mr Peter Obi, who turned out as hero of 2023 presidential election, is quite distressing. How can Atiku claim that Obi was scared out by PDP Governors, when it was public knowledge that his huge war-chest and competition with Nyesom Wike made the PDP’s primary too contentious and corrupt for Mr. Peter Obi. The simple truth is that His Excellency, Atiku Abubukar’s opportunism eclipsed the PDP and halted Obi’s hurricane,” he said.
