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APC Chieftain Considers Peter Obi’s Meeting with Atiku and Others Inconsequential
The National Publicity Director of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bala Ibrahim, dismissed concerns over the meeting between the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and some PDP chieftains.
The National Publicity Director of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bala Ibrahim, dismissed concerns over the meeting between the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter obi, and some PDP chieftains.
APC Chieftain Considers Peter Obi’s Meeting with Atiku and Others Inconsequential
Obi met with Atiku Abubakar, Sule Lamido, and Bukola Saraki separately. Ibrahim stated that the APC is not alarmed by the meetings and views them as insignificant.
He mocked suggestions of a potential LP-PDP merger to challenge the ruling party in 2027, claiming both parties are losing support and are likely in a state of distress.
He said, “In a democracy, meeting of politicians is not forbidden. Parties, people and politicians can meet to decide what to do politically and democratically. As long as their meetings are not designed to derail democracy, there is nothing wrong with that.
“The PDP, Labour Party and others together were the same parties defeated by the APC. The ruling party took them to the cleaners where the president scored the highest votes.
They are free to meet. But as they are meeting, so is the APC with a view to strengthening our support base to woo more people, based on the dividend of democracy extended to them by the president and our party.
“Obi’s meeting with Atiku and others is nothing to make the APC lose its sleep. You talked about the party being under pressure. How? These are parties that are increasingly losing grip and support. They are probably in a panic situation. Now, they want to sit and look at what to do with a view to increasing their support base ahead of 2027. But that is too long a time to go.
“This is also not to say we are going to be sleeping between now and when the time comes. We don’t talk about crossing the bridge until we get there. By that time, if they feel like coming out to merge, that will even be better for democracy. But whatever they resolve by 2027, we are going to beat them hands down.”
