Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga has taken a swipe at former Labour Celebration presidential candidate Peter Obi, labelling him one of the crucial opportunistic and inconsistent politicians in Nigeria’s historical past.
Onanuga’s remarks adopted Obi’s suggestion throughout a tv interview that he might exit the African Democratic Congress if its inside processes change into compromised.
Reacting on X after Obi’s look on Come up Tv Prime Time on Monday, Onanuga wrote that Obi’s historical past of political motion reveals a sample, referencing his previous exits from the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Peoples Democratic Celebration, and the Labour Celebration.
Within the interview that sparked the response, Obi defended his document of switching events, insisting his selections have all the time been guided by precept moderately than private acquire. He maintained that he’s prepared to go away any political platform if it fails to uphold credible processes.
“I don’t have an extended historical past in politics, however even when I’ve to maneuver twenty occasions, I’ll. You can not declare to pursue change utilizing outdated techniques,” he mentioned.
Obi defined that his departure from the Labour Celebration was attributable to what he described as deliberate efforts to entice him in inside crises.
“They set the home on fireplace and anticipated me to stay inside. When I discovered a means out, they criticised me for not staying to place out a hearth they began,” he mentioned.
Talking on his present place within the ADC, Obi acknowledged that some former associates from earlier events at the moment are with him once more, stressing that their current actions matter greater than their previous affiliations.
“What issues is just not who folks had been earlier than, however who they’re now. We’re present process a course of collectively, and if that course of is compromised, I can’t hesitate to talk out,” he added.
He reiterated that transparency and integrity in political processes stay non-negotiable, emphasising his readiness to take daring selections in pursuit of real reform.