Wave of defections from opposition parties reaches Peter Obi’s camp, says APC spokesman
On Monday, May 5, news broke that some supporters of Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate from the last election, may be defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Daniel Bwala, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Policy, revealed this in a television interview, claiming that several of Obi’s close aides are making moves to join the ruling party.
Bwala shared that one of Obi’s top handlers is already a member of the APC, while a second handler is currently in talks with party leaders. He also mentioned that one of Obi’s media aides has expressed interest in joining the APC as well.
He explained, “Governors are on their own coming into our party. What about the key managers of specific presidential candidates of the last election?”
Bwala continued, “Take, for example, Peter Obi—one of his handlers is with us. The second handler is in talks with us. One of his media spokesmen is in talks with us.”
He added, “Why are they joining us? Nobody is giving anybody kobo, but because they realise, we are not perfect as a government, but our hearts are right, our head is correct, and we are creating a national consensus.”
