×

Most Widely Read Newspaper

PDP chieftain urges party to ‘bring back Peter Obi’

Peter obi

Peter Obi



Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

A Chieftain of the People Democratic Party, Segun Sowunmi, has said his party needs to explore possible means of reintroducing the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi.

Sowunmi advised in an interview on Friday during Channels TV’s Politics Today programme, urging the PDP to work to bring Obi back.

‘’One of the people who was a PDP member, a South eastern man who felt based on the balance of play that the South-East was excluded, Peter Obi, was allocated 6.2 million votes, you lose the election, you run to the Supreme Court you lose, at least you were adjudged to have lost.

‘’Any deep-thinking, fair-minded Nigerian man who is in the political party called the PDP ought to know that the greatest, necessary next step is to have the conversation about: ‘How do you bring Peter back’ now that the energy driving him is organic,’’ said Sowunmi.

Sowunmi further explained that the internal crisis and sudden spring in defections to the All Progressives Congress are self-inflicted and should have been sorted out a while back.

“There is a level of activity that you can blame your bullies for, but there is a certain level of recurring, continuous lack of creativity that you have you have to hold yourself responsible for,” he said.

“One of the things that people do is fall prey to the frail nature of President Bola Tinubu. I know him for his intellectual capacity. He will look frail, but his brain is that of a giant, so most people underestimate him to their peril.

‘’The painful thing is that my side is choosing to pretend that it is an easy material to defeat in politics. What do they know that he doesn’t know?”

Jide Ajia

Jide, a seasoned journalist with over 12-year experience, reports business-related stories

Stay informed and ahead of the curve! Follow The Punch Newspaper on WhatsApp for real-time updates, breaking news, and exclusive content. Don't miss a headline – join now!

Join The Punch Newspapers Channel
  • Nigerians can now earn in US Dollars, acquire ultra premium domains for low and sell for super profit. Our client acquired a domain for $3715 and got it sold for $42,000. Click here to see how you too can profit from the business.

  • Download e-Copy

    Latest News

  • OSZAR »