Anambra State governor, Charles Soludo said Labour Party candidate Peter Obi is an outsider in the 2023 presidential race.
Prof. Soludo who last week downplayed the achievements of Obi during this time a Anambra State governor said in an article titled “History Beckons and I Will Not Be Silent (Part 1),” that Obi will not even come second in the race.
“Let’s be clear: Peter Obi knows that he can’t and won’t win. He knows the game he is playing, and we know too, and he knows that we know.
“The game he is playing is the main reason he didn’t return to APGA. The brutal truth (and some will say, God forbid) is that there are two persons/parties seriously contesting for president: the rest is exciting drama!
“That many Americans may not like the fact that Joe Biden (79 years) and Donald Trump (76 years) are two front runners for president in their parties does not remove the fact that if both of them emerge as candidates, definitely one of them will be president in 2024.
“As my brother, I wish him well and even pray for him. I told him during his courtesy call that my prayer is that himself or Prof. Umeadi of APGA would win, so why not?
“That is from my heart, but I also told him that my head and facts on the ground led me to know that its probability is next to zero.
“So I already told him my opinion. Indeed, there is no credible pathway for him near the first two positions, and if care is not taken, he won’t even be near the third position.”
He said Obi remains a creation of social media and must caution his supporters using the medium to attack his opponents.
“Let me once again wish my brother Peter Obi good luck. He should have fun and enjoy the fleeting frenzy of the moment. But he must moderate the desperation as exhibited by his social media mob.
There is a limit to propaganda. A mob action often reflects the character of its leader. No one has a monopoly of social media violence, and no one should play God. Life won’t end by February/March 2023.
“I hope that after February 2023, Peter Obi will return to APGA (the party that made him everything he is politically) as I offered him on 8th March, 2022 and begin the hard work, if he truly wants to be president of Nigeria.
“It won’t happen by desperately jumping from one party to another or by unleashing a social media mob on everyone who slightly disagrees with you”.
