Buhari’s Aide, Bashir Reacts As Obasanjo Endorses Peter Obi For Presidency

The special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, on Digital Communication, Bashir Ahmed, has reacted to the endorsement of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi by the former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo.

Naija News earlier reported that Obasanjo, in a New Year message titled “My Appeal to all Nigerians, particularly young Nigerians”, endorsed Obi to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.

The former Nigerian leader described Peter Obi as a needle with thread attached to it from North and South and he may not get lost.

Reacting, Bashir in a post shared on the microblogging platform, Twitter, made a mockery of the former president without mentioning his name.

He described Peter Obi’s endorsement as hilarious saying Obasanjo cannot even produce a councilor but is busy endorsing a presidential candidate.

Bashir Ahmed added that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu is the person that Nigerians would be voting for in February.

He tweeted: “Someone that can’t produce a councilor is busy endorsing a presidential candidate. Hilarious! Asiwaju is the candidate Nigerians will be voting for in February.”

Keyamo Reacts

In a tweet via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday, Keyamo stated that it is within the former President’s right to endorse anyone for the 2023 Presidency.

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment said Obi’s endorsement shows that Obasanjo does not think that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, deserves to be President this time around.

Keyamo said the little support Obasanjo gave PDP in 2019 couldn’t help them win, adding that he has taken that away to LP.

The minister, however, said Obi’s endorsement has no effect at all on the APC flagbearer, Bola Tinubu.