Prior to the next 2023 presidential election, Adamu Garba, a previous APC presidential candidate, has urged Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s nominee, to withdraw and make way for Bola Tinubu, the APC’s nominee.
Garba claimed that Obi was isolating the South-East at the centre of his rally in Port Harcourt in a tweet on Thursday night in response to images that went viral on social media showing the venue only half full. Garba called the event a letdown.
Peter Obi’s underwhelming rally in Port Harcourt today should serve as the ideal start to his day, Garba said in a tweet.
“He should immediately step down and endorse the real and truly prepared Presidential Candidate; Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu & stop isolating Southeast from the center,” Garba said.
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Garba criticised the APC for capping the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms at N100 million after withdrawing from the race after earning N83 million.
He asserted that the reason he quit the APC was because the party’s leadership was pushing anti-democratic measures meant to keep young people and those with progressive ideologies out of inclusive politics.
He declared, “Some actions the party had taken over time that seem to undermine the principles of democracy prompted my choice. a scenario where attendees expected a conference but ended up at an enthronement.
However, Garba announced his return to the ruling party on his official Twitter account two months after leaving.
In defence of his decision to rejoin the APC, he argued that if he did not support the combination of a “great strategist and a brilliant tactician” running on a same ticket, it would be worse for Nigeria.
His message read, “Yes, I am fully back to APC. I could do more harm to my country Nigeria if I did not support a combination of a great strategist and a great tactician on a single ticket.
“It is BAT/Kashim that should take over all polling units in Nigeria come 2023. It’s not altogether about not having a competent Christian in the north, there are, many of them indeed.”
“But how many of those competent ones are able to build any political capital beyond their immediate environment? Name? Politics is very practical, it’s not about whims.”
