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Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Benjipeter: 3:40pm On Nov 26, 2022
Peter obi i always say this u are working to ease presidency for BAT and Nigerians hav noticed that and ready to votes for Atiku because they have suffered enough and ready to make a change
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Dglintstone(m): 3:41pm On Nov 26, 2022
mrvitalis:

This your point makes absolutely no sense what so ever

We are talking about candidate and you are talking about campaign team

We are talking about a Fulani handing over to another Fulani and Muslim Muslim ticket and you attack Peter obi campaign team?

This is the best you can come up with after all the money them pay you ? Lmfao


You are not reading to understand what is there in, you are here to drop your non-common sensical notes.

To you, you must be paid to be reasonable. You are in our prayers.
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Mcweber(m): 3:41pm On Nov 26, 2022
A party without any form of bearing or course.....Not suprised anyways
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Tochi3(m): 3:42pm On Nov 26, 2022
Who have time for biased paid write up from an unstable lackey..

Yesterday was APCshit..today Pdpshit...

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Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by AdamawaLastBon(m): 3:43pm On Nov 26, 2022
It's becoming extremely difficult not to believe that Babachir Lawal is working for Tinubu by supporting Obi to divide Christian votes so that Tinubu can easily win. Obi can't and won't defeat the ruling party because he lacks the capacity and the political structures to win.

With Atiku, onboard nobody will be left behind because he will run a national unity government where both Christians and Muslims will be properly represented.
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Labanson9: 3:46pm On Nov 26, 2022
Obi is playing religion and ethics politics and he is going nowhere …..We need Atiku to unifier this country
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Mcweber(m): 3:47pm On Nov 26, 2022
The realities of the so called charade by Obi would be shattered come 2023. At this critical time in Nigeria, we need a Pan Nigerian leader and not an Ndigbo president....lessons would be learnt

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Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Rajah86: 3:50pm On Nov 26, 2022
There is nothing good that can come out from both sides APC and labour party are just the same without any blueprint
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by GoodLife4live: 3:52pm On Nov 26, 2022
Tochi3:
Who have time for biased paid write up from an unstable lackey..

Yesterday was APCshit..today Pdpshit...
watch the video of THIEF pitobi attrocities...

https://fb.watch/g_WPsr7N2Q/?mibextid=2Rb1fB
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Naajjii: 3:56pm On Nov 26, 2022
mrvitalis:

This your point makes absolutely no sense what so ever

We are talking about candidate and you are talking about campaign team

We are talking about a Fulani handing over to another Fulani and Muslim Muslim ticket and you attack Peter obi campaign team?

This is the best you can come up with after all the money them pay you ? Lmfao
Is this how you will defend Obi for his heavily lopsided campaign team ? If this is done by northerners or Muslims by now all of you will be shouting of marginalization all over.
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by JuliusNotCaesar: 3:59pm On Nov 26, 2022
The whole thing to me is a sh, another way of trying to divide votes in PDP stronghold, but the people are smarter than that
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Danladies1999: 4:02pm On Nov 26, 2022
The are just claiming to be saint but both APC and labour party is just a thesame wine in different bottle.
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by mrvitalis(m): 4:03pm On Nov 26, 2022
Naajjii:

Is this how you will defend Obi for his heavily lopsided campaign team ? If this is done by northerners or Muslims by now all of you will be shouting of marginalization all over.
Let your ticket reflects equity and justice plus extra competence I don't care of your campaign team is from one family

Campaign team won't rule over me

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Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by mrvitalis(m): 4:05pm On Nov 26, 2022
Dglintstone:



You are not reading to understand what is there in, you are here to drop your non-common sensical notes.

To you, you must be paid to be reasonable. You are in our prayers.
I don't expect someone who support who you support to have any reasonable comprehensive skill what so ever so I would forgive your ignorance


Campaign team means nothing compared to ticket

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Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Dady20(m): 4:05pm On Nov 26, 2022
PDP is the only political party that recover Nigeria
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Teitei: 4:05pm On Nov 26, 2022
Nigerians know that APC & LP are the same.
That is why they prefer Atiku the unifier. He will run a balanced and an inclusive government.
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by BOVA: 4:08pm On Nov 26, 2022
Babachir is just being used by Tinubu as Peter Obi is being used too. They are all out against the rescuing of Nigeria.
TonyeBarcanista:
Tonye Barcanista

On Thursday a group of aggrieved members of All Progressive Congress (APC) purportedly from northern Nigeria and led by a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Lawal Babachir, formally endorsed Mr Peter Obi of Labour Party for the 2023 presidential election. The group hinged their decision on not backing the candidate of their party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, over his decision to pick Senator Keshim Shettima from as running-mate. The decision not to back their Party's candidate was based on the fact that both Tinubu and Shetima are Muslims from the South and North respectively.

While I, like many others, commend the Babachir led group for turning their back on the divisive Muslim-Muslim pair of APC, I find their decision to support Mr Peter Obi as morally unjust and in conflict with the group's position on Tinubu/Shetima pair.

It is an open secret that Obi picked Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, a Muslim from Kaduna State as running-mate, yet, he strategically schemed out Northerners and Muslims from strategic positions in his Presidential Campaign Council. Without mincing word, Obi's Campaign team is heavily "Anambranised" and "Christianised" (if I must use both words) - which is as dangerous for the country as Muslim-Muslim pair of APC if allowed to occupy the position he is running for. In other words, the APC Muslim-Muslim pair and pan-Anambra/Christian team of LP Campaign are same coin of different sides.

In the LP's Campaign Composition, Peter Obi, a Christian from Anambra State, is the Presidential candidate, Julius Abure, a Christian from Edo State is the Chairman of the Advisory Board and the National Chairman of the Party, Chief Clement Ojukwu, a Christian from Anambra State is the Secretary of the Campaign, Dr. Doyin Okupe, a Christian from Ogun State, is the campaign Director-General, Chief Oseloka Obaze, a Christian from Anambra State is both the LP PCC Campaign Manager and Deputy Director-General of the Campaign, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, a Christian also from Anambra State is a Senior Campaign Advisor to Peter Obi and so on. The only top positions ceded to the North and Muslims are the positions of LP's running-mate (Datti Ahmed) and Campaign Council Chairman (Mr Mohammed Zarewa).

From the aforementioned, Peter Obi shut out not just Northern Muslims but also Southern Muslims and non-Anambra Christians (Save Okupe and Julius) from strategic positions in the LP Campaign Council. This clearly shows that Obi and LP are as guilty as APC in sectionalism in the composition of their team. To make matter worse, Peter Obi denied LP' National Secretary Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, a Muslim from the North, who ordinarily should be the LP' PCC Secretary, and gave the position to Clement Ojukwu, a Christian from Anambra State, who is the Party's Organising Secretary.

If Babachir could listen to the voices of majority Nigerians who are aligned with the candidature of Atiku Abubakar and Ifeanyi Okowa, the Presidential and Vice presidential candidates of Peoples Democratic Party respectively. This is because only the pair represents Nigeria's diversity and unity in terms of zoning, religion and region.

In the PDP Council, the Candiate, Atiku Abubakar is a Muslim from Adamawa State, the running mate, Okowa, is a Christian from Delta State, the Campaign Chairman is a Christian from Akwa Ibom State, Campaign DG is a Muslim from Sokoto State, the Party National Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, is a Christian from Benue State, the Party Board of Trustees Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara is a Christian from Abia State, and so on.

Perhaps, Babachir saw these yet aligned with Obi Campaign Council that is even more sectional than that of his party while sidestepping the Atiku-Okowa team that represents Nigeria's ethnic and religious
diversity in its composition due to mischief and hypocrisy. Maybe Babachir's public endorsement of the sectional Peter Obi Campaign is a strategy by Asiwaju Tinubu to ensure balkanisation of opposition votes to pave way for his victory knowing that majority of Nigerians are against his candidacy. This may be true when one take into account that same Tinubu was instrumental in the nomination of Babachir as SGF and same Babachir almost singlehandedly purchased APC Presidential nomination form for Tinubu.

Meanwhile, in all fairness and equity, it is just for all Nigerians to reject Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling party as well as the 'Anambranisation and Christianisation' schemes of Labour Party. Our diversity must reflect all that we do - this is the only way we can #RecoverNigeria. This is the reason majority of Nigerians are aligned with Atiku-Okowa presidential ticket.

God Bless Nigeria

Tonye Barcanista
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Mence: 4:10pm On Nov 26, 2022
Nigeria as a country with so many tribes and religion does not need to in the hands of APC or the LP.it is obvious they don't care about our unity as a nation. With The PDP structure, we are sure of a unified nation with Atiku as president.
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Hiliah: 4:11pm On Nov 26, 2022
TonyeBarcanista:
Tonye Barcanista

On Thursday a group of aggrieved members of All Progressive Congress (APC) purportedly from northern Nigeria and led by a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Lawal Babachir, formally endorsed Mr Peter Obi of Labour Party for the 2023 presidential election. The group hinged their decision on not backing the candidate of their party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, over his decision to pick Senator Keshim Shettima from as running-mate. The decision not to back their Party's candidate was based on the fact that both Tinubu and Shetima are Muslims from the South and North respectively.

While I, like many others, commend the Babachir led group for turning their back on the divisive Muslim-Muslim pair of APC, I find their decision to support Mr Peter Obi as morally unjust and in conflict with the group's position on Tinubu/Shetima pair.

It is an open secret that Obi picked Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, a Muslim from Kaduna State as running-mate, yet, he strategically schemed out Northerners and Muslims from strategic positions in his Presidential Campaign Council. Without mincing word, Obi's Campaign team is heavily "Anambranised" and "Christianised" (if I must use both words) - which is as dangerous for the country as Muslim-Muslim pair of APC if allowed to occupy the position he is running for. In other words, the APC Muslim-Muslim pair and pan-Anambra/Christian team of LP Campaign are same coin of different sides.

In the LP's Campaign Composition, Peter Obi, a Christian from Anambra State, is the Presidential candidate, Julius Abure, a Christian from Edo State is the Chairman of the Advisory Board and the National Chairman of the Party, Chief Clement Ojukwu, a Christian from Anambra State is the Secretary of the Campaign, Dr. Doyin Okupe, a Christian from Ogun State, is the campaign Director-General, Chief Oseloka Obaze, a Christian from Anambra State is both the LP PCC Campaign Manager and Deputy Director-General of the Campaign, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, a Christian also from Anambra State is a Senior Campaign Advisor to Peter Obi and so on. The only top positions ceded to the North and Muslims are the positions of LP's running-mate (Datti Ahmed) and Campaign Council Chairman (Mr Mohammed Zarewa).

From the aforementioned, Peter Obi shut out not just Northern Muslims but also Southern Muslims and non-Anambra Christians (Save Okupe and Julius) from strategic positions in the LP Campaign Council. This clearly shows that Obi and LP are as guilty as APC in sectionalism in the composition of their team. To make matter worse, Peter Obi denied LP' National Secretary Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, a Muslim from the North, who ordinarily should be the LP' PCC Secretary, and gave the position to Clement Ojukwu, a Christian from Anambra State, who is the Party's Organising Secretary.

If Babachir could listen to the voices of majority Nigerians who are aligned with the candidature of Atiku Abubakar and Ifeanyi Okowa, the Presidential and Vice presidential candidates of Peoples Democratic Party respectively. This is because only the pair represents Nigeria's diversity and unity in terms of zoning, religion and region.

In the PDP Council, the Candiate, Atiku Abubakar is a Muslim from Adamawa State, the running mate, Okowa, is a Christian from Delta State, the Campaign Chairman is a Christian from Akwa Ibom State, Campaign DG is a Muslim from Sokoto State, the Party National Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, is a Christian from Benue State, the Party Board of Trustees Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara is a Christian from Abia State, and so on.

Perhaps, Babachir saw these yet aligned with Obi Campaign Council that is even more sectional than that of his party while sidestepping the Atiku-Okowa team that represents Nigeria's ethnic and religious
diversity in its composition due to mischief and hypocrisy. Maybe Babachir's public endorsement of the sectional Peter Obi Campaign is a strategy by Asiwaju Tinubu to ensure balkanisation of opposition votes to pave way for his victory knowing that majority of Nigerians are against his candidacy. This may be true when one take into account that same Tinubu was instrumental in the nomination of Babachir as SGF and same Babachir almost singlehandedly purchased APC Presidential nomination form for Tinubu.

Meanwhile, in all fairness and equity, it is just for all Nigerians to reject Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling party as well as the 'Anambranisation and Christianisation' schemes of Labour Party. Our diversity must reflect all that we do - this is the only way we can #RecoverNigeria. This is the reason majority of Nigerians are aligned with Atiku-Okowa presidential ticket.

God Bless Nigeria

Tonye Barcanista
the truth is very bitter
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by mycar: 4:13pm On Nov 26, 2022
TonyeBarcanista:
Tonye Barcanista

On Thursday a group of aggrieved members of All Progressive Congress (APC) purportedly from northern Nigeria and led by a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Lawal Babachir, formally endorsed Mr Peter Obi of Labour Party for the 2023 presidential election. The group hinged their decision on not backing the candidate of their party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, over his decision to pick Senator Keshim Shettima from as running-mate. The decision not to back their Party's candidate was based on the fact that both Tinubu and Shetima are Muslims from the South and North respectively.

While I, like many others, commend the Babachir led group for turning their back on the divisive Muslim-Muslim pair of APC, I find their decision to support Mr Peter Obi as morally unjust and in conflict with the group's position on Tinubu/Shetima pair.

It is an open secret that Obi picked Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, a Muslim from Kaduna State as running-mate, yet, he strategically schemed out Northerners and Muslims from strategic positions in his Presidential Campaign Council. Without mincing word, Obi's Campaign team is heavily "Anambranised" and "Christianised" (if I must use both words) - which is as dangerous for the country as Muslim-Muslim pair of APC if allowed to occupy the position he is running for. In other words, the APC Muslim-Muslim pair and pan-Anambra/Christian team of LP Campaign are same coin of different sides.

In the LP's Campaign Composition, Peter Obi, a Christian from Anambra State, is the Presidential candidate, Julius Abure, a Christian from Edo State is the Chairman of the Advisory Board and the National Chairman of the Party, Chief Clement Ojukwu, a Christian from Anambra State is the Secretary of the Campaign, Dr. Doyin Okupe, a Christian from Ogun State, is the campaign Director-General, Chief Oseloka Obaze, a Christian from Anambra State is both the LP PCC Campaign Manager and Deputy Director-General of the Campaign, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, a Christian also from Anambra State is a Senior Campaign Advisor to Peter Obi and so on. The only top positions ceded to the North and Muslims are the positions of LP's running-mate (Datti Ahmed) and Campaign Council Chairman (Mr Mohammed Zarewa).

From the aforementioned, Peter Obi shut out not just Northern Muslims but also Southern Muslims and non-Anambra Christians (Save Okupe and Julius) from strategic positions in the LP Campaign Council. This clearly shows that Obi and LP are as guilty as APC in sectionalism in the composition of their team. To make matter worse, Peter Obi denied LP' National Secretary Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, a Muslim from the North, who ordinarily should be the LP' PCC Secretary, and gave the position to Clement Ojukwu, a Christian from Anambra State, who is the Party's Organising Secretary.

If Babachir could listen to the voices of majority Nigerians who are aligned with the candidature of Atiku Abubakar and Ifeanyi Okowa, the Presidential and Vice presidential candidates of Peoples Democratic Party respectively. This is because only the pair represents Nigeria's diversity and unity in terms of zoning, religion and region.

In the PDP Council, the Candiate, Atiku Abubakar is a Muslim from Adamawa State, the running mate, Okowa, is a Christian from Delta State, the Campaign Chairman is a Christian from Akwa Ibom State, Campaign DG is a Muslim from Sokoto State, the Party National Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, is a Christian from Benue State, the Party Board of Trustees Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara is a Christian from Abia State, and so on.

Perhaps, Babachir saw these yet aligned with Obi Campaign Council that is even more sectional than that of his party while sidestepping the Atiku-Okowa team that represents Nigeria's ethnic and religious
diversity in its composition due to mischief and hypocrisy. Maybe Babachir's public endorsement of the sectional Peter Obi Campaign is a strategy by Asiwaju Tinubu to ensure balkanisation of opposition votes to pave way for his victory knowing that majority of Nigerians are against his candidacy. This may be true when one take into account that same Tinubu was instrumental in the nomination of Babachir as SGF and same Babachir almost singlehandedly purchased APC Presidential nomination form for Tinubu.

Meanwhile, in all fairness and equity, it is just for all Nigerians to reject Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling party as well as the 'Anambranisation and Christianisation' schemes of Labour Party. Our diversity must reflect all that we do - this is the only way we can #RecoverNigeria. This is the reason majority of Nigerians are aligned with Atiku-Okowa presidential ticket.

God Bless Nigeria

Tonye Barcanista

When you are done. you will tell us how Peter Obi married only one wife, he should have also married from other regions. come rain come shine, Peter Obi have our votes, you can continue to follow your ancestors, it's your own funeral.

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Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by OfficialAPCNig: 4:15pm On Nov 26, 2022
PCC Chairman Council Chairman is the highest position and a Moslem occupies it. So, tell us another lie

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Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Teebouye995(m): 4:27pm On Nov 26, 2022
True. If he is avoiding a muslim-muslim candidacy because of its lack of balance. He should know Peter-Datti is not any different either

Atiku remains the best choice
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Teebouye995(m): 4:29pm On Nov 26, 2022
Obi technically shut out Muslims and northerners from his campaign team. He will most likely do worse if given the chance to become president
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Teebouye995(m): 4:31pm On Nov 26, 2022
That doesn't still change the fact that the campaign counsel is heavily loaded with Christians & South Easterners.

Are Muslims no longer part of Nigeria?
Are people outside SE no longer part of Nigeria?

These are the questions you should ask yourself

OfficialAPCNig:
PCC Chairman Council Chairman is the highest position and a Moslem occupies it. So, tell us another lie
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by HIGHESTPOPORI(m): 4:32pm On Nov 26, 2022
In Pdp, you mentioned Okowa and In LP, you shamelessly omitted Datti.You think say you wise?

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Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by temitope27(m): 4:34pm On Nov 26, 2022
mrvitalis:

This your point makes absolutely no sense what so ever

We are talking about candidate and you are talking about campaign team

We are talking about a Fulani handing over to another Fulani and Muslim Muslim ticket and you attack Peter obi campaign team?

This is the best you can come up with after all the money them pay you ? Lmfao
it makes no sense to senseless people like you
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Teebouye995(m): 4:34pm On Nov 26, 2022
If Peter Obi is planning to lead Nigeria, he need to start showing better leadership qualities right from his campaign. Nigeria is a highly diverse nation and as such it very dangerous that the campaign council of a presidential candidate is dominated by South Easterners and Christians.

What's the difference between that and a Muslim-Muslim ticket?

mrvitalis:

This your point makes absolutely no sense what so ever

We are talking about candidate and you are talking about campaign team

We are talking about a Fulani handing over to another Fulani and Muslim Muslim ticket and you attack Peter obi campaign team?

This is the best you can come up with after all the money them pay you ? Lmfao
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Teebouye995(m): 4:37pm On Nov 26, 2022
The OP clearly wrote Datti there. How come you say it was omitted?

"The only top positions ceded to the North and Muslims are the positions of LP's running-mate (Datti Ahmed) and Campaign Council Chairman (Mr Mohammed Zarewa)"

Open your eyes and you'll see it


HIGHESTPOPORI:
In Pdp, you mentioned Okowa and In LP, you shamelessly omitted Datti.You think say you wise?
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Naajjii: 4:39pm On Nov 26, 2022
mrvitalis:

Let your ticket reflects equity and justice plus extra competence I don't care of your campaign team is from one family

Campaign team won't rule over me

But if it were to be the Muslims or northern doimantinating a campaign team like this by now CAN and all of you will be all over shouting and crying without bothering wether it is a campaign team or the ticket team. Anyways Muslims don't cry of petty and little things like this. It is CAN that does that.

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Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by RolexMichael: 4:39pm On Nov 26, 2022
TonyeBarcanista:
Tonye Barcanista

On Thursday a group of aggrieved members of All Progressive Congress (APC) purportedly from northern Nigeria and led by a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Lawal Babachir, formally endorsed Mr Peter Obi of Labour Party for the 2023 presidential election. The group hinged their decision on not backing the candidate of their party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, over his decision to pick Senator Keshim Shettima from as running-mate. The decision not to back their Party's candidate was based on the fact that both Tinubu and Shetima are Muslims from the South and North respectively.

While I, like many others, commend the Babachir led group for turning their back on the divisive Muslim-Muslim pair of APC, I find their decision to support Mr Peter Obi as morally unjust and in conflict with the group's position on Tinubu/Shetima pair.

It is an open secret that Obi picked Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, a Muslim from Kaduna State as running-mate, yet, he strategically schemed out Northerners and Muslims from strategic positions in his Presidential Campaign Council. Without mincing word, Obi's Campaign team is heavily "Anambranised" and "Christianised" (if I must use both words) - which is as dangerous for the country as Muslim-Muslim pair of APC if allowed to occupy the position he is running for. In other words, the APC Muslim-Muslim pair and pan-Anambra/Christian team of LP Campaign are same coin of different sides.

In the LP's Campaign Composition, Peter Obi, a Christian from Anambra State, is the Presidential candidate, Julius Abure, a Christian from Edo State is the Chairman of the Advisory Board and the National Chairman of the Party, Chief Clement Ojukwu, a Christian from Anambra State is the Secretary of the Campaign, Dr. Doyin Okupe, a Christian from Ogun State, is the campaign Director-General, Chief Oseloka Obaze, a Christian from Anambra State is both the LP PCC Campaign Manager and Deputy Director-General of the Campaign, Mr Valentine Ozigbo, a Christian also from Anambra State is a Senior Campaign Advisor to Peter Obi and so on. The only top positions ceded to the North and Muslims are the positions of LP's running-mate (Datti Ahmed) and Campaign Council Chairman (Mr Mohammed Zarewa).

From the aforementioned, Peter Obi shut out not just Northern Muslims but also Southern Muslims and non-Anambra Christians (Save Okupe and Julius) from strategic positions in the LP Campaign Council. This clearly shows that Obi and LP are as guilty as APC in sectionalism in the composition of their team. To make matter worse, Peter Obi denied LP' National Secretary Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, a Muslim from the North, who ordinarily should be the LP' PCC Secretary, and gave the position to Clement Ojukwu, a Christian from Anambra State, who is the Party's Organising Secretary.

If Babachir could listen to the voices of majority Nigerians who are aligned with the candidature of Atiku Abubakar and Ifeanyi Okowa, the Presidential and Vice presidential candidates of Peoples Democratic Party respectively. This is because only the pair represents Nigeria's diversity and unity in terms of zoning, religion and region.

In the PDP Council, the Candiate, Atiku Abubakar is a Muslim from Adamawa State, the running mate, Okowa, is a Christian from Delta State, the Campaign Chairman is a Christian from Akwa Ibom State, Campaign DG is a Muslim from Sokoto State, the Party National Chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, is a Christian from Benue State, the Party Board of Trustees Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara is a Christian from Abia State, and so on.

Perhaps, Babachir saw these yet aligned with Obi Campaign Council that is even more sectional than that of his party while sidestepping the Atiku-Okowa team that represents Nigeria's ethnic and religious
diversity in its composition due to mischief and hypocrisy. Maybe Babachir's public endorsement of the sectional Peter Obi Campaign is a strategy by Asiwaju Tinubu to ensure balkanisation of opposition votes to pave way for his victory knowing that majority of Nigerians are against his candidacy. This may be true when one take into account that same Tinubu was instrumental in the nomination of Babachir as SGF and same Babachir almost singlehandedly purchased APC Presidential nomination form for Tinubu.

Meanwhile, in all fairness and equity, it is just for all Nigerians to reject Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling party as well as the 'Anambranisation and Christianisation' schemes of Labour Party. Our diversity must reflect all that we do - this is the only way we can #RecoverNigeria. This is the reason majority of Nigerians are aligned with Atiku-Okowa presidential ticket.

God Bless Nigeria

Tonye Barcanista
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by Mcweber(m): 4:40pm On Nov 26, 2022
If unserious is a person, definitely Peter Obi
Re: Peter Obi Team Is As Sectional As APC's Muslim Pair - Tonye Barcanista by RolexMichael: 4:42pm On Nov 26, 2022
Truth be told, Nigeria cannot survive another sectional President.

We need a President that is widely accepted by majority of Nigerians from region, religious beliefs, and social cadre. B gd.

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