Peter Obi warned against trusting New DG, Akin Osuntokun

The sacked Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi on Wednesday said the new Director General (DG) of the Peter Obi/ Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), cannot be trusted because he is not loyal and dishonest.

POLITICS NIGERIA recalls that Obi on Tuesday officially unveiled Osuntokun as the new DG of his campaign council.

Osuntokun is the former Political Adviser to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday.

He replaced Doyin Okupe, who stepped down following his money laundering travail.

But in a statement sent to this newspaper, Arabambi said Oshuntokun cannot be trusted with such a position because of many factors which included, divided loyalty, deliberate falsehood and political infraction.

According to him, facts show that Oshuntokun is the Senatorial Candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), representing Ekiti Central Senatorial district, whose presidential candidate is Dan Nwayanwu who also doubles as Zenith Labour party National Chairman.

“In the list of candidates just cleared by INEC for the National Assembly elections, Akin Oshuntokun’s name and particulars were there, and this shows that he is a member of ZLP and also its National Assembly candidate.

“From available record, ZLP has its own Presidential and Vice Presidential Candidates. So how then will he be leading our party campaign from another party,” Arabambi queried.

He added: “We are also sure that Oshuntokun has not resigned from ZLP, neither has he secured a Court order from a competent Court of jurisdiction to delete his name from INEC list as the 90days time allowed for substitution of candidates by political parties has lapsed”, Arabambi said.

“He is now presently the Ekiti Central Senatorial candidate of Zenith Labour party, meaning that he is contesting against Peter Obi and Labour party on February 25th 2023. So, which interest will he be serving at the Presidential Campaign Council”.

“The costly mistake made by LP to have picked Oshuntokun among arrays of eminently qualified and dedicated members of the party may have a devastating effects on the victory of our candidate, His Excellency, Peter Obi and Ahmed Datti if we fail to act now”.