Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has aligned with former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, over his remark regarding the defection of ex-presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC).
NewsWatch Nigeria recalls that Peter Obi, alongside the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), dumped the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the NDC.
Reacting to the development, Babachir Lawal, during an interview on ARISE Television’s ‘Prime Time’ programme, said Peter Obi does not want to participate in primaries but wants a consensus.
He said, “A politician who fears elections, has no business being one. Peter Obi doesn’t want to participate in primaries, he prefers a consensus candidate, and that consensus must be him.”
In response to the statement, Onanuga said Babachir Lawal has realised that Peter Obi is a very selfish politician.
According to Onanuga, Peter wants to go where other people have toiled to build the political party.
He said, “The scales have now fallen from the eyes of Babachir Lawal, a 2023 supporter of Peter Obi. He now realizes that Obi, who dreads primaries, desires a consensus that benefits him alone a philosophy seemingly ingrained in his DNA.
“In street parlance, it is called ‘Me only, nobody else’ or ‘I before anybody else’. Obi is a very selfish politician. He cannot build a political party. He goes to where other people have toiled to cook the soup and takes the biggest meat in the pot. Gbajue politician of this era!”
