The Director of News at Arise Television, Sumner Sambo, has said that Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi cannot provide the leadership the Obidient Movement requires.
Speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Wednesday, Sambo urged Obi to structure the movement beyond his personal political ambition, insisting that the group is bigger than him.
He compared the Obidients to the Zikist Movement that supported Nnamdi Azikiwe in the 1940s and 1950s, noting that the group would continue even if Obi fails to become president in 2027.
“The Obidient movement is greater than Peter Obi himself. If I were Peter Obi, I would look for a way to structure it above my ambition,” Sambo said.
“The major problem here is the organizational issues we have in politics, and I can tell you it’s a very huge challenge.“
But the thing is that there’s so much fire in this group of young Nigerians, and they need proper political organization.
“And I’m sorry to say, Peter Obi is not someone who can give them that leadership, because what they are seeking is actually greater than Obi himself.”
Sambo linked the departure of Comrade Isaac Balami, former Deputy Campaign Manager of the Obi/Datti Presidential Campaign, to these organisational shortcomings.
He said Balami left because of gaps in funding and campaign strategies that were never properly addressed.He also criticised Obi for failing to convene a post-election analysis meeting after the 2023 polls to unite the movement and keep its members engaged.
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