Obi: Tinubu fought for democracy when Abacha refused to appoint him minister

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has accused the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, of lobbying to be a minister to former military Head of State, Sani Abacha.

Obi made the accusation via a statement issued on Monday by the Obi-Datti Media Office in reaction to Tinubu’s campaign spokesman, Dele Alake, who said the LP presidential candidate cannot be compared to Tinubu in all ramifications.

It said: “If Alake is current he should not have celebrated Asiwaju’s role in democracy struggle because it has been diminished since it was revealed that he lobbied to be made a Minister in late Sani Abacha’s government and only joined NADECO after he he was rejected by the juntas.

“Yes, they are not comparable; Obi is highly verifiable, but Alake’s man is not; Obi has an origin; Alake’s has none; Obi has educational credentials; his counterpart has affidavits; Obi is whole and hearty and ready to face the challenge of leading Nigeria, the other candidate acts by proxy; Alake’s man says it’s his turn to rule Nigeria, Obi says it’s the turn of Nigerians to take back their country.”

ODMO added that only person who was confined to a single enclave can deny Obi’s legacies as while he was ruling Anambra State.

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“Suffice it to say that Obi’s records won him numerous awards, including “Governor of the Decade” while Alake’s paymaster ruled Lagos State.

“Alake also claimed that Obi’s business is anchored on imports that destroy the economy and that he was no when his principal struggled for democracy. Again, the attack dog is either mischievous or ignorant about Obi being the only chief executive of his era with the most investment of state funds that not only boosted the economy but also provided jobs.

“Not to talk of Obi’s education policy that has taken Anambra State from number 29 to 1 in the School Certificate performance index.

“We are in sympathy with these attack dogs who need to keep attacking the man they claim has no structure and is just a social media wave instead of selling their structured candidate. All they seek is to mention Obi to be able to trend.

“The Obi-Datti tag team is in the market with their content which is resonating with Nigerians, let Alake’s enter the stage and sell himself, never again will anybody become Nigeria’s President through fake and unsubstantiated packaging,” it stated.

The Star