The Presidential campaign council of the Labour Party (LP),has reacted to the endorsement of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP by Yakubu Dogara, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives and his group, the Northern Leaders Consultative Forum
The group , had on Friday endorsed Atiku Abubakar as its presidential candidate for 2023 election.
Reacting to the endorsement, the Obi – Datti campaign council said while it is not against Dogara for supporting a candidate of his choice, doing so to achieve his selfish interest would not be fair to him,” as his position does not reflect the heart and mind of majority of Nigerian populace who are already on the moving train to take back the country from the primeval political thinkers like him
According to the campaign Council,Dogara,by his action is running “from frying pan to fire, from one injustice to the another and claiming to be acting on behalf of his people whose anger for the two wrongs of two main political parties are glaring
The campaign Council said Dogara still lives in the past as he ought to know that character, competence and capacity override political party for now adding that, that is what is required in the country today to save it from the precarious situation it is.
“Clearly, the former Speaker knows that he is swimming against the tide by his unpopular decision which amounts to running from frying pan to fire; from one injustice to another and claiming to be acting on behalf his people whose anger for the two wrongs of the two main political parties are glaring,” the statement reads.
“Hon Dogara knows as a fact that his position does not reflect the heart and mind of majority of Nigerian populace who are already on the moving train to take back the country from the primeval political thinkers like him.”
“At his level as the Ex-leader of the national parliament, Hon. Dogara should have been privileged to read the hand writing on the wall vividly to know that where the pendulum swings today: the talk is not about political party, but about character, competence and capacity, because where the country precariously stands today requires nothing short to save it,” the campaign further said.
“Hon. Dogara as the Speaker of the House of Representatives successfully ran a parliament literally in the opposition to the Executive and heaven did not fall, yet he feels that a pragmatic President like Peter Obi would not be able to maneuver or steer the ship of state.”
