Peter Obi: Ikpeazu Gave Up His Senatorial Seat For You, Honour The Agreement – LP Chieftain

The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has been called upon to honour an agreement he had with the governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu before the 2023 presidential election.

There have been speculations that the LP flag bearer had an agreement with Ikpeazu that he would support him during the presidential election.

Speaking on the alleged agreement, Chetachi Ikpe, the Coordinator of Peter Obi Grassroots Movement, asked Obi to honour the agreement because Ikpeazu sacrificed his senatorial ambition for him.

He warned Obi against campaigning for the LP candidate in the state, Dr Alex Otti, as earlier agreement had stated that he would not carry out such an act.

He noted that Ikpeazu’s influence would still be necessary in recovering Obi’s stolen mandate.

A statement by Ikpe reads: “While assuring our principal and the man Nigerians overwhelmingly elected on February 25th, 2023 to be their president, Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) of our determination to march with him, all the way as he strives to recover his stolen mandate, we urge him to keep the agreement he had with his brother, Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, the Abia State Governor.

We are aware that prior to last Saturday’s presidential election, Obi and Ikpeazu had an agreement that he (Ikpeazu) would support the LP candidate in the presidential poll, in any way he can while remaining a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

“It was based on the above that the Abia State Government gave all necessary logistics support to Obi during his campaign visit to the state and also ensured that we, Abia State Obidients operated in a conducive atmosphere without hindrance unlike some other Igbo Governors, notably Anambra, Imo and Ebonyi.”

Speaking further Ikpe noted that just like the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, Ikpeazu had the opportunity to manipulate the result but chose not to do so.

He insisted that it would only be fair for Obi to honour his agreement as Ikpeazu had kept his side of the bargain.

Most importantly, Ikpeazu, had the opportunity of “writing Abia State results” like Wike did but chose to forego that, so as not to tamper with Obi’s votes. Unfortunately, he ended up sacrificing his senatorial bid in the process.

“It is therefore only fair and just that our principal should be his usual honourable self by keeping to the terms of the agreement which is that he should not come back again to Abia to openly campaign for Dr Alex Otti, to avoid antagonizing the Governor, who has kept his own side of the agreement and who still has so much to contribute in ensuring that Obi reclaims his stolen mandate.

”Agreement is agreement, the statement read,” he added.