Omokri said: “I love Obidients, because they love #RenosNuggets. But I am voting for Atiku Abubakar. It does not mean Peter Obi is not an excellent candidate. He is.”
Ex aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has said that the former governor of Anambra State is an excellent candidate to be Nigeria’s president in 2023 but wont be.
Omokri on his verified Twitter handle, said Obi cannot win the election because the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar is a better candidate.
Omokri urged people to support whoever they want and still respect each other.
He said: “I love Obidients, because they love #RenosNuggets. But I am voting for Atiku Abubakar. It does not mean Peter Obi is not an excellent candidate. He is.
“Just that Atiku is a better candidate in my opinion. We can all support who we want and still respect each other.”
Meanwhile, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo had in an interview with Channels Television said Obi is more experienced in governance than Atiku.
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Keyamo said Mr Peter Obi is “ahead of him (Mr Atiku) in terms of capacity to make decisions. So how are we going to hand the country to somebody who has never held a position—who has never shown capacity where he makes the final call. Atiku Abubakar is not tested, he is not trusted. He has never held such a position, even Obi is ahead of him.
“The major rival we have today has never held an executive position where he makes the final call in government. So, we cannot second guess—Atiku Abubakar has never held an executive position where he made the final call; he was the vice president, he was not the chief executive, he was never governor, he was never anything. Even Peter Obi is ahead of Atiku Abubakar.”