A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and ally of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Segun Sowunmi, has alleged that Mr. Peter Obi wants the party’s presidential ticket without going through a primary election.
Sowunmi made the claim on Wednesday during an interview on Nigeria Info FM 99.3, while also insisting that the PDP owes the South-East a debt.
According to him, he had advised Obi months ago to return to the PDP, noting that the South-East deserves the party’s ticket since other regions have benefited in the past.
“The PDP owes the South-East a debt based on the fact that they have given every other tribe the ticket except the Igbos and you (Obi) have demonstrated capacity,” Sowunmi said.
He, however, accused Obi of avoiding internal party competition.
“The only thing there is that Peter thinks he’s too clever, he never wants to do primaries. Anybody that doesn’t want to do primaries is looking for somebody to cheat on his behalf. Primaries is the internal democracy of parties,” he said.
Sowunmi further claimed that Obi mismanaged the Labour Party after being given the platform to run in 2023, arguing that Nigeria cannot afford to wait on his ambition.
“If Peter can’t be President as an Igbo person, one day we will find an Igbo person,” he said.
