On Sunday, former
President Olusegun Obasanjo formally endorsed Peter Obi, standard bearer of the
Labour Party (LP), for the office of president.
The endorsement was contained in a New Year message to
Nigerians.
“None of the contestants is a saint but when one compares
their character, antecedent, their understanding, knowledge, discipline and
vitality that they can bring to bear and the great efforts required to stay
focused on the job particularly looking at where the country is today and with
the experience on the job that I personally had, Peter Obi as a mentee has an
edge,” Obasanjo had said in the
message.
In August, sources had claimed that the former president was lobbying Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, to throw his weight behind Obi.
The former president was said to have been attempting to get
Wike on the side of Obi amid the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Meanwhile, ahead of the 2019 presidential election, Obasanjo
endorsed former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, who was the standard bearer of
the PDP.
Abubakar served as Obasanjo’s deputy between 1999 and 2007.
At the time, the former president said Abubakar was better
than incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari.
“You surely understand the economy better; you have business
experience, which can make your administration business-friendly and boost the
economy and provide jobs,” he had
said.
“You have better outreach nationally and internationally and
that can translate to better management of foreign affairs. You are more
accessible and less inflexible and more open to all parts of the country in
many ways.”
OBASANJO LOST HIS POLLING UNIT TO BUHARI
Despite his endorsement of Abubakar, Obasanjo lost his
polling unit to Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the 2019
polls.
Election results from his polling unit in ward 22 in
Abeokuta north LGA showed that the current president polled 87 votes to defeat
Abubakar who polled 18 votes.
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