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The three musketeers. |
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Party, ADC, Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu has said that the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi belongs to the same order as the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
The
presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Dumebi Kachikwu
said this on Tuesday on Channels TV’s Politics Today with Seun Okinbaloye,
arguing that Nigeria requires people with fresh ideas to turn the nation
around.
According
to him, “The three of them belong to the same old order of politicians who have
nothing to offer. There is no difference between Peter Obi, Atiku, and Asiwaju,”
“So, there’s no reason we have to come together to get power. I am not in the
race because I seek power desperately. I am in this because I feel my country
desperately needs change.
“Nigerians
want a breath of fresh air. For too long, the vocal minority have had their way
and their say in Nigeria. This race will be determined by the silent majority
and they are prepared to take back their country.”
The
ADC flagbearer lamented that for years, Nigerians have “trusted failures”,
noting that the country must now back those with impeccable records.
“What
Nigerians are saying to themselves is that for decades we trusted failures, now
we better trust those with sterling track records of success,” he added.
“No
longer would Nigerians say because he was a local government chairman or a
commissioner. They now realise that when they held that office, they never did
anything meaningful with it”.
His
comment came after a poll by a public advocacy group We2Geda Foundation said
going into the election, Labour Party’s Obi is ahead of other candidates by 51
percent.
“Further
analysis also shows that Peter Obi remained a consistent favourite in the four
major geopolitical zones including North-Central, South-South, South-West and
South-East, while Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was the poll leader in the NorthEast
and North-West zones,” the group said.
But
Kachikwu has faulted the exercise, claiming it was “cooked” to favour the
sponsors.
“If
you were to ask the APC or the PDP about this poll, they will tell you, ‘Give
me 24 hours and I will conduct my own poll that shows you I am leading’,” the
ADC candidate maintained.
“So,
people believe that these polls are just cooked to serve the benefit of whoever
is paying for them. That’s what most people believe; so, we will discountenance
them.”
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