Group backs Buhari, says Obasanjo’s allegations frivolous

A pro Buhari group, Re–elect Buhari Movement (RBM) has asked Nigerians not to be distracted by the recent allegations leveled against President Muhammadu Buhari by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. According to the RBM, the action is nothing but a failed plot to de – market the President ahead of the coming polls. The group however said, the action would not affect Buhari negatively as the former President was known for his antics. The RBM in a statement signed by its Convener, Mr. Emmanuel Umohinyang particularly noted that Obasanjo himself knows that he has no electoral value. This is even as the RBM predicted that Akwa Ibom State where Obasanjo endorsed its governor for second term last year despite a woeful performance would fall to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the coming elections. It posited that the issue has been made worse with the defection of Senator Godswill Akpabio, the immediate past governor of the state to the APC, which has altered the political equation of the state. Said he, “We have said it before, Nigerians have since turned their backs on Obasanjo and his antics, especially his ill informed tirades against the Buhari administration. “The state of Akwa Ibom in particular has fallen to the APC with Akpabio’s defection, and that tells you the picture of things to come. With Akpabio’s defection, the people have also moved which shows the deep love they have for him. “We have also told you that though he represents Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District, he has successfully impacted on other constituencies by way of constituency projects, even in districts controlled by the PDP “Even the governor’s Eket senatorial district is a major beneficiary of Akpabio’s benevolence, so, for the governor to have gone to the senator’s Senatorial District to campaign for another candidate is an aberration. “The antecedents of the two are well known to the people and there is no hiding the fact that Akpabio is too much for any pretender because this is somebody who did not attract a single project to his area even as deputy governor . “It is a settled principle that you don’t change a winning team, so, the people know where to cast their votes when the time comes. “The types of Akpabio come only once in a century and he is out to ensure that the state of Akwa Ibom returns to the glorious days. “That is why we have our governorship candidate in Nsima Ekere, a man who has come to rescue Akwa Ibom. “He is out to change the dynamics of the state. He is a man out to ensure that the era of uncommon transformation returns. “We must and we will match to chase away the current governor of the state and elect a leader who can bring development, a leader who has capacity to move the state forward from abysmal performance.

PATRICK Okohue