Why Peter Obi’s Emergence Is Good Omen For APC – Ganduje

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has described the emergence of Peter Obi as the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate as a good omen for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The Kano State Governor stated this on Monday evening during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Naija News reports.

While describing Obi’s candidature as a “good omen” for his party, the APC chieftain said the Labour Party’s candidate spells trouble for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

He said: “Our major contender is the PDP. What is our political investment in the South-East? The votes we got from Nasarawa Local Government in Kano Metropolitan Area was much higher than the total votes APC got in the entire five states of the South-East.

“So, you can see that if there is any problem politically in the South-East, it is the PDP that will suffer the brush. So, the emergence of Obi from the Southeastern part of this country I think it’s the votes of PDP that he will snatch away and is already snatching away.

“For APC, I think it is even a good omen. Instead of having a very close competitor, now the attention of the competitor has been diverted.”

Speaking, Ganduje said the internal crisis rocking the PDP will further affect its chances in the forthcoming election.

“Apart from the problem they have within the political party, especially the G5, there is also the factor of Obi. So, any political analyst would know that the emergence of Labour Party is a minus to PDP and by extrapolation, it is a plus to our great party, the APC,” Ganduje said.

Naija News reports that the G5 governors comprising Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Samuel Ortom (Benue), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu) have called for the removal of the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, citing regional balance in the party’s structure.