The Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi has urged his followers “Obidients” to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party Candidate, Sandy Onor in Cross River.
The PDP chairman in the state, Venatius Ikem, said this in Calabar on Monday when he spoke with journalists about Obi’s endorsement of Onor for the March 18 governorship election.
Obi had said during a live interview on a local TV station, that the Labour Party would partner with some governorship candidates in some states for the polls.
According to him, the LP’s alliance with Onor was due to the candidate’s pedigree as a man of the people.
Obi had said:
“There are some states where my Party, LP, doesn’t have candidates, and we are partnering some good candidates in those states to ensure victory for them. We have good candidates in Lagos, Delta, Plateau, Nasarawa, Enugu, Abia, and a few others. But in Cross River, we have agreed to align with the PDP and its candidate, Prof Sandy Onor.
“He is a very good candidate who enjoys strong support from the people. I urge all ‘Obidients’ in Cross River to support and cast their votes for Prof Onor, who is a current senator.”
The PDP chairman attested that Obi’s endorsement of Onor was a clear demonstration of the candidate’s wide acceptability by the people of Cross River.
He said:
“Obi’s endorsement didn’t come as a surprise to me. In fact, it is an attestation of the popularity and goodwill enjoyed by our candidate in the state and beyond. It is a great value addition to our arsenal and it cannot be underestimated.
“With this endorsement of the ‘Obidient’ Movement’s phenomenal leader, we can now sleep with our two eyes closed knowing that the issue of governorship has been settled.”
Recall that Obi dumped PDP for LP to have a chance to contest in the 2023 presidential election.
