Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, has
described Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), as a
“hurricane” who changed the landscape of Nigerian politics.
Fayose spoke in an interview with Arise TV on Thursday.
Polling 6,101,533 votes, Obi was third in the February 25
presidential election won by Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress
(APC).
The LP candidate won 12 states — the same amount as the
other two top contenders — and scored 25 percent of votes in 16 states.
Many candidates for elective positions also aligned with the
‘Obidient’ movement across the country while the LP secured its highest-ever
national assembly seats.
Speaking on the performance of the former Anambra governor,
Fayose praised Obi as “a man that turned around most of the things in our
country”.
He added that Obi “exposed so many things” about Nigeria’s
electoral process.
“Obi was a man that
turned around most of the things in our country. He exposed so many things. Obi
came like a hurricane and did what no one had done,” Fayose said.
“I’m not going to come out and condemn anybody. They have
gone to court. Then let the court do justice in the matter.
“Lastly, let me join you and everybody in condemning what is
not right like the physical attacks on a number of people. But we need to
understand that nobody is innocent in this circumstance.”
Obi, alongside Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), had filed petitions challenging the victory of Tinubu.
Fayose disagreed with the petitions and said Tinubu won the
election “fair and square”.
The former governor added that the president-elect will do
everything to ensure he retains his mandate.
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