Salihu Lukman, the All Progressives Congress (APC) national
vice-chairman (north-west), has described Peter Obi, presidential candidate of
the Labour (LP), as an “election merchant”.
In a statement on Sunday, Lukman, a former director-general
of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), said being a political merchant
connotes an individual who is not loyal to any political party.
Lukman said Obi is not bothered about the issues affecting
his party, owing to the fact that there has been a dispute about its
leadership.
“In terms of the person of Peter Obi, so far, his
characteristics are that of a typical Nigerian politician who is more of an
election merchant presenting himself every four years for election, even if it
means changing political party,” he said.
“Being an election
merchant connotes an obvious lack of commitment and discipline to be loyal to
any political party. This partly explains why Obi moved from All Progressive
Grand Alliance (APGA) to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and now LP between 2015
and now.
“What is the guarantee that his candidature of LP also bears
a commitment to develop the LP and get it to overcome all its challenges?
Noting that it is public knowledge that LP has been embroiled in a leadership
crisis, how is Obi using his campaign to negotiate the resolution of the LP
crisis?
“From a distant point of view, Obi is in fact indifferent to
the crisis facing LP.”
Lukman said Nigeria does not need any politician who changes
political parties frequently to get into office.
“Without prejudice to my respect for Atiku Abubakar and
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, they are both in the same category as Obi,” he said.
“Atiku has been either a presidential candidate or aspirant
in every election in different parties since 2007.
“Kwankwaso has moved from PDP to APC, back to PDP between
2015 and 2019, before finally forming New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in 2022
and presenting himself as the presidential candidate of the party for the 2023
election.”
Lukman said he is confident that Bola Tinubu, the
presidential candidate of APC, would build on the legacy of President Muhammadu
Buhari.
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