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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state has expressed his fears over the candidacy of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party.
Okowa in an interview with Daily Independent newspaper, revealed that Peter Obi has become a powerful force in the presidential race and will pose a problem from the southeastern region of Nigeria.
Peter Obi who is the former governor of Anambra state situated in the southeast region looks certainly in pole advantage to pull massive votes from the region.
Governor Okowa, who is also the vice-presidential candidate of the PDP hails from the south-south region whose population slightly cannot match that of the southeastern region except for Rivers state whose governor is not in talking terms with Okowa.
Speaking on this advantage, Governor Okowa said Obi holds the advantage in the southeast based on the sentiments laced around his candidacy as the son of the soil.
The vice-presidential candidate said: “In the southeast, it will definitely be an issue for us because of the sentiments that are coming; but I know that the PDP has a strong root in the southeast and I know the contest in the southeast will be between the PDP and the Labour Party.
“We will wish that he (Peter Obi) is not in the race but since he is in the race, it will be a competition between two parties in the southeast, not the APC but the PDP and Labour Party.”
Meanwhile, the former chairman of the Anambra state chapter of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chris Eluemuno, has expressed confidence that the Labour Party’s standard bearer has the cutting edge above other candidates.
Giving reasons for his optimism, Eluemuno on Thursday, stated that the new electoral act which makes rigging difficult will favour the former Anambra state governor.
He said this already established reform by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) places Obi above other candidates who are in the running for the presidential election in 2023.
The elder statesman described Obi as the most qualified candidate who embodies all the qualities required to reform Nigeria.
While speaking with newsmen, Eluemuno hailed INEC for the innovation of the electronic system voting introduced to the new electoral system.
He reiterated that the electronic voting system puts Obi ahead as he warned that it will be a great blunder if there is an attempt to rig the 2023 presidential election.
Eluemuno stated that the incident that transpired during the 2020 EndSars protest should serve as a lesson for Nigeria and those at the helm of affairs.
He said:“If they try and rig it, they will see more than they saw during the EndSARS protest. Nigerians are set for a showdown if the man of the people is denied his victory.”
Elder Eluemuno was a former Chief Press Secretary to the Second Republic civilian governor of Old Anambra State, Jim Nwobodo, as well as a one-time President-General of his Nkwelle-Ezunaka community.
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