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Obi urges Obidients to support Sandy Onor, PDP guber candidate.
Obi urges Obidients to support Sandy Onor, PDP guber candidate.
“I urge all “Obidients” in Cross River to support and cast their votes for Prof. Onor, who is a current senator.”
Peter Obi’s endorsement of Sandy Onor, the PDP’s candidate for governor, according to the Cross River chapter, attests to the candidate’s heritage as a man of the people. NewsReport gathered.
In an interview with journalists on Monday in Calabar regarding Mr. Obi’s endorsement of Mr. Onor for the March 18 governorship election, the PDP chairman in the state, Venatius Ikem, stated as such.
Mr. Obi is a member of the Labour Party who dumped the PDP to have a chance to contest the presidential election.
During a live interview on a local TV station, Mr Obi said the Labour Party would partner some governorship candidates in some states for the polls.
“There are some states where my Party, LP, doesn’t have candidates, and we are partnering some good candidates in those states to ensure victory for them. We have good candidates in Lagos, Delta, Plateau, Nasarawa, Enugu, Abia, and a few others. But in Cross River, we have agreed to align with the PDP and its candidate, Prof Sandy Onor,” the former PDP member explained.
He added, “He is a very good candidate who enjoys strong support from the people. I urge all ‘Obidients’ in Cross River to support and cast their votes for Prof Onor, who is a current senator.”
Mr. Obi’s endorsement of Mr. Onor, according to the PDP chairman, was a clear demonstration of the candidate’s widespread acceptance by the people of Cross River.
“Obi’s endorsement didn’t come as a surprise to me. “In fact, it is an attestation of the popularity and goodwill enjoyed by our candidate in the state and beyond. It is a great value addition to our arsenal, and it cannot be underestimated,” Mr. Ikem explained. “With this endorsement of the ‘Obidient’ Movement’s phenomenal leader, we can now sleep with our two eyes closed knowing that the issue of governorship has been settled.”
(NAN)
