IBADAN, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Former aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has ruled out the candidacy of presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, saying he can never make a good leader.
Omokri, who spoke on Channels TV’s Politics Today, said as an Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB-compliant candidate, Obi is not the best man for the job of being Nigeria’s next President.
The human right advocate also accused the ‘Obidient’ movement of religiously complying with the mandatory sit-at-home directive by the leadership of the IPOB.
He said, “IPOB had a sit at home yesterday (Tuesday) and Obidients who holds meetings every day decided to obey the order yesterday, Peter Obi complies with this order too. This shows that they are observing IPOB more than our constitution.“
Omokri argued that Obi is a political paperweight, who will only attract votes from the South-East region of the country.
“Right now, we have three major candidates and Atiku Abubakar is the only national and prepared candidate. If you talk about someone like Peter Obi, he is only a regional candidate.
“Obi is a political paperweight and that is why they have resorted to organise