Ahead of the fast-approaching general election, Daniel Bwala, one of the spokesmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council has dismissed impressions that the former chieftain of the party and presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi is a threat to PDP’s chances.
Daniel explained that Obi is not revolutionary enough to stand in the way of PDP in the election.
The lawyer cum politician gave his conviction in an interview on Channels Television’s programme The Verdict on Thursday, as monitored by Theliberationnews.
Bwala admitted that Obi has the followership of the youth population but with that, he still stands no chance of winning the February presidential election.
He said, “Peter Obi is a third force. But Peter Obi is not revolutionary. Peter Obi cashed into a movement – an agitation by young people who feel they need a different path,” he said
He added that he only capitalised on a movement and can’t win a state in northern Nigeria. “Polls giving him victory are ‘419 polls,” he said.
The PDP spokesperson added, “If he had gotten a ticket, he would not have gone there (LP). Even after he left, he did not go to Labour Party. He was scouting for a party.”
Bwala claimed Obi is not a member of the Labour and is running as an independent candidate.
The PDP chieftain maintained that Obi cannot win a state in the northern region.
He said, “Let me tell you today by my discipline of law. Peter Obi as we speak today is running as an independent candidate. He is not a member of the Labour Party.”
He added that at the time Obi joined the LP, the party had already submitted its list of members to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
He said, “If you go to INEC now and you ask for the register, you cannot see the name of Peter Obi [as an LP member] and the Electoral Act says it is only a political party that will sponsor a candidate.”
