A former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole and the Labour Party have exchanged words over the antecedents of Peter Obi, the LP’s Presidential candidate in the 2023 elections.
When Obi was governor of Anambra, Oshiomhole observed that he was powerless to address the security situation there.
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The former APC Chairman made this assertion on Sunday in Abuja at an APC progressive young leaders meeting.
In a recent interview with CNN, Obi had stated that Nigeria was in danger of disintegrating and that, if elected, he would deal with the country’s security issues and economic problems.
Obi, according to Oshiomhole, cannot persuade Nigerians that he would resolve the country’s security issues because, as governor in Anambra, he failed to do so.
“For those of you who are social media warriors, there are issues here that you need to speak to. Go to Google and look at the first six months of governor Obiano’s administration in Anambra state.
“What you will find on YouTube is governor Obiano using bulldozers to demolish the houses of kidnappers and those who were involved in what they called Bakassi boys or even girls.
“Who was the governor when Bakassi developed in Anambra and who solved the problem? So, if a man couldn’t fix a security challenge in his own state which requires courage, how can he convince that he would fix the security challenges all over Nigeria?
“Don’t take it from me. Go to YouTube and find out about the first six months of governor Obiano and find out who was his predecessor