Atiku too big for Peter Obi to back - Melaye

Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has said erstwhile Labour Party statesmanlike campaigner Peter Obi should beryllium the 1 to enactment with erstwhile Vice-President Atiku Abubakar up of the 2027 wide election, arguing that Atiku is politically excessively large to beryllium Obi's moving mate.

Melaye stated this during an interrogation with DCL, wherever helium dismissed suggestions that Atiku mightiness not look connected the ballot successful the adjacent statesmanlike election.

“It is not a Volkswagen that pulls a lorry. It is simply a lorry that pulls a Volkswagen. So, you should beryllium talking astir Peter Obi moving with Atiku, not the different mode around. Atiku is excessively large for Peter Obi to back,” helium said.

Addressing concerns among APC and Atiku supporters implicit the governmental situation, Melaye urged them not to panic, insisting that the erstwhile vice-president would contention the election.

“My connection to APC supporters each implicit the satellite is: nary retreat, nary surrender. There is nary tension. There is nary request to worry. There is nary request to panic. We are okay. We are organised. We are good,” helium said.

Melaye expressed assurance that Atiku would beryllium connected the ballot and decision President Bola Tinubu, predicting that the president and his governors would endure an electoral defeat.

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