A chieftain of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, has urged the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, not to play a second fiddle.
He said the best person for Obi to open talks with is President Bola Tinubu and not the duo of his People’s Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP).
Isiguzoro warned that Obi will lose support from Nigerians if he plays second fiddle in the future and urged him to pull out of the alliance talks.
The Ohanaeze chieftain in a statement signed by him and made available to LEADERSHIP insisted that though the ongoing reported talks between the opposition political parties leaders might be viewed as a welcome development as it will put the APC led federal government on her toes to ensure that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration delivers all the campaign promises to Nigerians.
He maintained that anything contrary to the expectations of the average Nigerians are regarded as inconsiderate pursuits of drowning politicians whose aims are mischievous and laughable.
He said Ohanaeze Ndigbo has observed that there is the possibility of a collapse in their talks because Nigerians will not accept Atiku or Kwankwaso as the leader of the alliance.
“Nigerians know that the uncharitable disposition and desperation of Atiku Abubakar of PDP will never allow him to support Peter Obi to be the leader of the Nigerian opposition, the ill-fated journey of Atiku/Obi/Kwankwaso will crumble in the future.
“Nigerians are warning the presidential candidate of the Labour Party to be wary of failed politicians whose interests are looking for a way to exploit the credibility and popularity of Peter Obi to see how to depose President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from power.
“Nigerians are watching keenly the latest attempt of other politicians to use Obi to wrestle power from APC in the future or possible Rerun, the indelible stain of such alliance talks between Atiku, Kwankwaso, and Obi will destroy Peter Obi if he decides to play a second fiddle.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo caution the Labour Party candidate Peter Obi that the association with Atiku and Kwankwaso will destroy him except if the two will support him to lead the unified opposition political parties, which is unlikely,” he said.