A former federal lawmaker, Patrick Obahiagbon, has hinged the rising popularity of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on citizens’ dissatisfaction with the political establishment in the country.
He said that the nation’s “parasitic political class” would do well to learn necessary lessons from Obi’s meteoric rise in popularity.
Obahiagbon said this as a guest on The Morning Show, an Arise Television programme.
“I do sincerely hope that Nigeria’s parasitic political class are learning the necessary lessons that have greeted the emergence of Peter Obi.
“A fervour that his supporters refer to as Obidient movement but which I choose to describe as the emerging, surging political sirocco of the Obi.
“Nigerians and particularly Nigerian youths have become completely dissatisfied and languorous as to the failings and frailty of the entire Nigerian political class be it APC, PDP NNPP etc.
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“This is the statement that Nigerians and Nigerian youths are making. They made that first statement which galvanise into the protest that led to the end SARS debate.
“The Peter Obi movement is a resurgence and emergence of that dissatisfaction.
“Can Peter Obi ride on the crest and wave Nigeria’s disappointment into the comfortable bowels of the Aso Rock Villa? I say no. I don’t see that.
“I don’t see how the Labour Party can muster 25 percent in about 24 states in this election,” Obahiagbon said.
He noted that only two political parties were truly contenders, namely APC and PDP.
However, he said that the presidential race has thrown up three candidates – Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi.
“Only two major political parties are coming into this election. The two major political parties are the APC and the PDP.
“But that asseveration notwithstanding, I make bold to assert that even though this election is going to be contested by two major political parties, the election is throwing up three major presidential aspirants,” Obahiagbon said.