PDP CHAIRMAN DEFECT TO LABOUR PARTY IN ABIA STATE

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[00:00:00]PDP chairman in Bendel local government.

[00:00:03]Actually defected from from PDP to Labour Labour Party.

[00:00:09]Truth about it is that if we are to tell ourselves the truth, we hardly can find any credible candidate in Abia that can contest against Alex Otti in the 2027 governorship election in Abia. Maybe the reality has has dawned on the man and the man felt, "Look, before this train will leave me behind, there is need for me to identify with the happening party." So, I want to suggest that that could be the reason for that particular move. And I equally want to predict that before the election proper, we are likely to see defections in this nature. We are going to see more of defection, a lot of people trying to identify with the governing Labour Party.

[00:00:50]So, but still in the same Bendel where you know, the same traditional rulers came together to see they can find a possible solution to make peace between uh Number six in Nigeria. Number six is number seven.

[00:01:03]I thought he was still number six in Nigeria. Number seven. Let's pray he remains number six in Nigeria. Possibly he moved to number five, four, three, before you know it, he's number one.

[00:01:10]Let's talk about the same thing what is the same in Abia State where our traditional rulers in Abia State uh you know, in Bendel basically, they came together to list the issue in press statement and all the rest of them calling for peace and promising to bring these two great men together who happens to be Senator Orji Uzor Kalu who happens to be the former governor of Abia State and Benjamin Kalu who happens to be number six in Nigeria. Let's What's your take on the on the peace deal? Do you think that it can possibly bring peace, true peace? It can also possibly and you know, help these people to work together ahead of this itself in delivering in delivering APC in Abia State.

[00:01:44]>> Okay. Okay, let me say that beyond politics, beyond politics one cannot overstate the importance of peace in the society. So, first I want to commend the traditional rulers, traditional leaders in in Bendel local government for the move to broker peace between the camp of Dr. Carlo and the camp of Benjamin Carlo. If yes, if they are together, I think those of them from the north are going to benefit from it. By the way, Carlo represents the good people of the north and then Benjamin Carlo represents those from Bendel federal constituency. So, it will make a lot of sense and bring a lot of dividends of democracy if both of them are in alliance. If both of them are actually working for the good of the people. So, the move to reconcile them and bring them together will be beneficial to the entire people of the north. So, we can't say much than to commend the commend the the traditional leaders who have moved ahead to actually see a way to broker this peace.

[00:02:45]So, away from that, let's let's look at the national the national areas. Let's look at our national issues. You know, since Peter Obi defected to APC, APC seems to be getting more attention than that. And even people in AP this the only topic being discussed right now is Peter Obi. They are not they are not discussing or talking about the way they can win the election, the way they can you know, you know, possibly win and offer solutions to Nigeria's problems.

[00:03:08]But their only topic is what? Peter Obi.

[00:03:10]Does it mean that the APC cannot stand without Peter Obi?

[00:03:13]If you ask me, I want to I want to be as realistic as possible in my analysis. Now, the truth about it is that Peter Obi the presence of Peter Obi in APC you know, gave APC the impression that they are about to make a a strong impact in the southeast. You understand?

[00:03:33]Because as for the north, APC have substantial followers in the north. But it is only in the south where we we we doubt they they could actually muster influence. For instance, in the southwest, southwest it seems to be one of the strongholds of President Bola you know, in the in the south South is still a field for all. All any political party can actually find a fit in the South South. But in the South East we are is traditionally for people be the presence and influence of people be in ADC gave ADC the impression that look I think with the massive support we have in the north if we add it with the support that people be can actually bring from the South East then we are good to go. But unfortunately people be left them. So It's a big blow. It's a big blow.

[00:04:23]Yes. And now another thing is this another thing is this people be leaving them. They cannot deny. They cannot deny that it does not affect their chances. Of course it does. Last week when they are from the secretary Malam Bolaji Abdullahi was on air he did admit that they are shocked. Yes. That they are shocked that people be left them.

[00:04:45]And they are going to miss the impact and presence of people be in their party. Don't mind elements like Kenneth Okonkwo and Dino Melaye who claim that people be added no influence or had no influence in the ADC. If people be had no influence in the ADC why are the likes of Dino Melaye and Kenneth Okonkwo crying? Why are they shouting? You know, if you consider him surplus to requirement then there is no point giving him attention by talking about his departure. But every day Kenneth Okonkwo moves around from one TV house to another discussing people be. But that is in the past. Now what is there is this a lot of Nigerians have said that people be is a political party.

[00:05:24]Wherever he goes to that they are likely to follow them to that to that place irrespective of the political party that he is trying to associate with. So what it means is that people be on his own has enormous influence. He has court followership.

[00:05:40]You understand? So that is the way it is. People be has a lot of influence and I want to believe that that is uh presence that is actually giving relevance to NDC. Before now, nobody knows about NDC. But as it is now, and then in the coming days, we are probably going to hear more about uh NDC. So, Peter Obi has added a lot of influence to NDC. And uh NDC, there is no gainsaying that NDC is now counted among the political parties that are likely to do well in the 2023 elections. It doesn't matter. When they Actually, they sought to be registered in 2017. It was in 2017 that they submitted their proposal to be registered. But unfortunately, there were certain issues There were certain issues that delayed their registration. So, uh the former governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, looking at the political scenarios in the country, uh looked at it and said maybe this time around my party can fly. And he made the last attempt that actually got the party registered. So, their their request to register uh NDC had been there since 2017.

[00:06:41]So, what what What's talking about NDC?

[00:06:43]What What about in other states?

[00:06:44]>> We are We are um you know I think that Obi was to be a federal house of assembly in his Anambra area. Where I made a bold statement that Labour Party will support um President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. That what is good for the What is good for Lagos is also good for the president. Okay. So, and and so so indirectly Labour Party indirectly Labour Party is supporting Tinubu for for himself. So, what my question is this.

[00:07:10]Does Peter Obi have any chance of getting of winning Anambra State if he manages as a presidential candidate for NDC in the 2023 elections?

[00:07:20]Okay, let me start by saying that number one, Peter Obi is likely is likely to be the presidential candidate of NDC. That is one.

[00:07:27]Can he win there? And then when they when Labour Party And then and then And then number two is that uh we understand that uh Honorable Jim Ibe Iwuanyanwu enjoys massive uh grassroots follow follow worship, especially in his native home of Isiala Isiala Ngwa. But, even himself knows even himself knows that provided Obi is on the ballot, I do not think that there is any factor that will stop Obi from comprehensively winning the entire South East during the Isiala Ngwa election. He's going to win.

[00:07:59]Even Even the honorable member himself knows. Do you understand? The honorable member himself knows that Peter Obi is going to win every nook and cranny of Alibo Alibo. Peter Obi will win comprehensively.

[00:08:12]Not only that he will win, he's going to win with a wide margin. That I can assure you. Then, in the South South, he's going to make an inroad in the South South. Even though the votes there may be may be somehow splitted, but Peter Obi will still come out strong in the South South. I can equally assure you assure you that. If If I mean if a fair election in Nigeria, Peter Obi will conquer the South.

[00:08:32]Despite APC taking over in most of the Southern most of the South East states.

[00:08:35]What I'm saying is that there is no amount of rigging that will stop Peter Obi from comprehensively winning the South East. What if the What if the governor What if Governor Ikpeazu decide to oppose his emergence? No. No. No. No.

[00:08:45]No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. By his actions. No. The truth about it is that I don't think the governor have uh I mean, if the Labour Party the governor made a statement that the Labour Party will produce their own presidential candidate. Okay. Despite the fact that some of the members are supporting I'm saying if if Labour Party >> Okay.

[00:09:03]If someone picks Labour Party presidential ticket and are you saying that the governor will leave their own presidential material to support I don't I don't know. The governor have The governor have the prerogative to support whosoever candidate. So, whosoever they support That is what I'm saying. In the Okay, now, let me give you an instance, yeah?

[00:09:22]Peter Obi, everybody in Nigeria knows that Peter Obi is already going to cause a tsunami in the South East. Let me tell you what happened. What happened in the 2023 general election was that Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, was openly and obviously obviously against the candidacy of Peter Obi. Did that stop Peter Obi from comprehensively winning Anambra state? No. So, such kind of political tactics we know. Even the governors themselves, they know that provided that Peter Obi is on the ballot, that the South East the South East is going to go to him. But more regrettably, I think we should talk about is the lack of the lack of interest, you know, what you can call political apathy or voter apathy that a lot of fuss from the South East over the years seems to be recording, you know.

[00:10:09]If you look at the INEC registration data, you will notice that it does appear that this continuous voter registration that is going on, you see that the South East are not are not participating. And because they are not participating, that that particular idea tends to dwindle the amount of votes that comes from the South East. Take for instance, yes take for instance us.

[00:10:35]In the last presidential election, the entire South East Peter Obi won comprehensively, but at the end of the day, the vote that came from the South East was less than 2 million. It was around 1.9 million votes. And that's why talking the other time said that this is the amount of votes that comes from one single local government in Kaduna state.

[00:10:53]So, it's not as if we don't have a reasonable number of people here. A lot of people live in Nigeria. A lot of people live in Nigeria. So, if if the whole if the whole people in South East take this as their own business and say let us let us support him that the whole South East