A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Sam Ohuabunwa, has said that he would not be sleeping well if he were in the shoes of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the main opposition party.

Ohuabunwa said that different meetings being held in Port Harcourt between Governor Nyesom Wike and other opposition candidates and camps, would have given him some sleepless nights.

Ever since his defeat at the PDP presidential primaries by Atiku Abubakar, the Rivers State Governor has been in romance with some candidates of different political parties.

The latest of such meetings was between the Governor and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi.

And appearing on Channels Television on Tuesday night, Ohuabunwa accused the PDP leadership of taking competitors such as Peter Obi for granted, warning that such an act was dangerous.

He said that if he was on Atiku’s side, he would take all those ovatures and meetings in Port Harcourt seriously, insisting that in Nigeria there’s no political meeting that is for nothing.

“One of the greatest failures of people is to underrate competitors. As the CEO for a multi-national company for many years, I do not underrate competition no matter how small they are.

“And every move the competitor makes in the marketplace causes an alarm for me and I deploy forces to counter those quickly because you don’t have a second chance.

“The problem of the party may not be as bad as it is looking but the media say perception is everything and we need to pour water on this and put it off.

“Certainly, all those political meetings everybody is coming to, if I’m the Chairman of the political party or the presidential candidate I don’t think I’ll sleep well or maybe because I don’t have the kind of heart or spirit that they have. I won’t sleep well.

“The next morning I’ll ensure that I fly down to Port Harcourt or wherever I need to fly and pour water on it and close this chapter so that we can move forward.

“That’s my candid advice and I’ve offered this advice through proxies to the party leadership that we need to harness our resources. This party is bleeding right now…the party has had enough time to sort out this problem.

“The problem is that this is not the only one. Just that this is the most visible one. And if we’re taking so much time to finish this, how are we going to deal with the others?… I think that the party leadership has a call, they should be humble, dynamic and strategic with the party.”

HarlequinLekex:
Can't say what this country will look like after 2023 elections

PresidObi:
I will agree that Peter Obi partnering directly with Wike to work against PDP in the forthcoming elections will deliver so many votes to the LP, but there's something else we shouldn't forget.

Peter Obi is not a stranger in Rivers state, with the number of businesses he owns there, the infrastructure he has built there and the number of persons he knows there, Rivers state, and the entire south south will vote for Peter Obi without much persuasion.

PresidObi:
I will agree that Peter Obi partnering directly with Wike to work against PDP in the forthcoming elections will deliver so many votes to the LP, but there's something else we shouldn't forget.

Peter Obi is not a stranger in Rivers state, with the number of businesses he owns there, the infrastructure he has built there and the number of persons he knows there, Rivers state, and the entire south south will vote for Peter Obi without much persuasion.

Is it not in Port Harcourt where Peter Obi build a new road even before becoming governor of Anambra state?

Is it not the same Rivers state where Peter Obi owns warehouses, and a shopping mall with so many employees?

Is it not the same south south (Akwa Ibom) where Peter Obi has married their daughter and has kept her as only wife for so many years?

Is it not the same south south with a sizeable population of Ijaws who witnessed how Igbos stood behind Goodluck Jonathan their son till the end?

The south south are definitely voting Peter Obi in a landslide, we are voting individuals now, party structure hasn't helped us as a nation.

citygarden:
Atiku should go and sleep and even snoring. If election is holding up tomorrow. Peter Obi will not even take third position. Forget about the media, online hyping. Politics is more than that. Wike will now work with a party without even councilor?

NaijaRoyalty:

The people that matters are talking, you that don't even know the name of your local government chairman too wan talk ...

citygarden:

Am not surprised with your comment because we know how Obidient you are. One is spotted.

Pandev:
what's this clown capping?
I wish seun create a section where we can bet, I would bet Obi won't make top 2 in the coming presidential election, I go borrow like 1m from lapo microfinance bank, use am bet, na sure win

GoooodHardDick:
Together we can get it right this time around with PO. He is the best man for the job.

Peter Obi for president