Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of Aviation and the Director of Media Operations of the Bola Tinubu/Kashim Shettima Presidential Campaign Organisation, on Sunday, said the endorsement by Chief Ayo Adebanjo of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, is giving Atiku Abubakar an advantage.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Atiku, a former Vice-President of Nigeria, is the presidential flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The 75-year-old is contesting the poll for the fifth time, having made unsuccessful attempts in previous general elections.
Writing on his website, Fani-Kayode, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja, said Pa Adebanjo, the Acting National Leader of the Afenifere socio-cultural organisation, is aware that the former Anambra State governor cannot win the 2023 election.
“You know very well that Peter Obi cannot win the presidential election and by supporting him in the West you are splitting our base and opening the door for an Atiku Presidency. Is that what you want?
“Do Nigeria and the Yoruba, whose interest you are supposed to further and protect, not deserve better than that?
“Can you fathom or appreciate the implications of an Atiku Abubakar Presidency for our people and for the nation generally?” Fani-Kayode asked rhetorically.
While Pa Adebanjo supports Obi, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the Emeritus Leader of the group, has endorsed the candidacy of Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State who is the presidential candidate of the APC.
