A former Special Adviser on Public Affairs to Peter Obi during the 2023 presidential election, Katchy Ononuju, has revealed that the former Anambra State governor was tricked into joining the opposition coalition spearheaded by the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Ononuju, while responding to interview questions, claimed that Obi was deceived into joining the coalition with hopes of emerging as its candidate. “The coalition was just a trick,” Ononuju said. “They tricked Peter Obi, saying don’t worry, go and register, go, let us inaugurate. We will zone to the South and after the inauguration declaration, we will now start negotiating on the terms of you being the presidential candidate.”
Ononuju also revealed that Obi had disclosed plans to run for a single term, after which he would hand over. “If there is any form of agreement that will restrict me to four years in office, I will comply with the agreement and be ready to leave office on the 28th of May 2031; not the 29th, but the 28th,” Obi had said.
Accusing Atiku Abubakar of deception and refusing to zone the presidency to the South, Ononuju said ; “The same Atiku that refused and tried to lie to some people by saying it should go to the South and Southeast in the same year. Why is he suddenly refusing to allow zoning to the South?” He queried further.
Ononuju warned that Obi would die a political death if he agrees to be the running mate to Atiku or anybody. “The moment Obi becomes Vice President to anybody, the youths will walk away and I do not want this creation to die,” he said. “In every single administration, the voice of the Vice President does not matter; it is muted and if he complains, he is degraded.”
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