The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has said that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), lost the governorship election in the state because of the Peter Obi effect. DAILY TRUST reports.
Ikpeazu stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today.Information Guide Nigeria
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“The future of the Labour Party depends on how Peter Obi Manages the grassroots support he garnered. How is he going to channel this toward an agenda.”
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Ikpeazu said that he never regretted being part of the G5 governors that did not campaign for the PDP Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, saying it was one of the most brilliant positions he had taken as a politician.JAMB Portal
But in an interview, Abia State governor-elect, Alex Otti had said he won the election even before the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, joined the party.NYSC Portal
He said, “In 2015 when I ran under APGA, there was no Peter Obi. And we have it on our record that I won that election. At the time we were joining Labour Party, Peter Obi had not joined. It took about a week before called me and said that he purchased the presidential nomination form and he was coming to Labour Party.”
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