A former Information and National Orientation Minister Labaran Maku on Tuesday admitted that the ‘Obidient’ movement and the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi was seen as a joke by many.
Maku made the admission while answering questions on the outcome of the 2023 election during his appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. He said that they believed the former Anambra governor would not be able to do so much.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain further said that young people proved them wrong and put up an unprecedented showing in the 2023 elections.
“What happened in the presidential election as you could see was that there was this wave of young people, the ‘Obidients’ that we all took for granted and we were thinking Peter Obi was a joke. Where would he go?” the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain said on the breakfast show Tuesday.
“So, both PDP and the APC, we were thinking ‘This man does not have structure. He will not be able to do so much’.”
“But the young people seized the initiative from the politicians. And for the first time – what we saw in Nasarawa, Edo, several other places, and in Delta State where the PDP vice presidential candidate comes from – we saw that young people were serious about what they were doing and they took advantage of social media to project a programme which has shaken the nation.”
Maku who is from Nasarawa State admitted that the party lost the presidential election in the state to LP but claimed the governorship election result declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in which the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged as the winner were concocted.
Ifunanya Ikueze is an Engineer, Safety Professional, Writer, Investor, Entrepreneur and Educator.
