By Olawale Lamina
It was different strokes for different folks as the presidential candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi and popular socialite turned politician, Cubana Chief Priest rooted for two personalities apart, with the former approving of the suitability of the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde for Nigeria’s top job, and the latter calling on his Igbo tribesmen to support President Bola Tinubu’s second term bid in 2027.
Obi, who is also a presidential candidate, on Monday spoke on the sidelines of the unveiling of Makinde’s presidential campaign office ahead of the 2027 general elections. appealed for unity among opposition politicians and focus on poverty reduction, hunger and insecurity in the country.
The Former Anambra State Governor described Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde as qualified to become Nigeria’s president.
Seyi Makinde is running for the president under the Allied Peoples Movement (APM).
Obi used Makinde’s unveiling to advise electorate to freely make a choice of their preferred candidate at the coming election.
Obi said: “A Nigeria of unity and inclusion. We have a candidate who is contesting the presidency today: my dear brother Seyi Makinde. Is he qualified to be president? Yes,”
“We can’t all continue the way we are going today. Our people are hungry. Our people are poor. Our people are insecure,” he added.
He called for a political system where leaders focus more on improving citizens’ welfare above political division.
He noted that disagreement whenever it comes up should bother on how to feed the people and pull them out of poverty, rather that biker over politics of quarrel,
…Cubana Chief Priest assures Igbos’ll do all to get Tinubuk reelected in 2027
In a other development, Nigeria’s Socialite and businessman turned politician, Pascal Okechukwu, widely known as Cubana Chief Priest, has said Igbos will do everything to ensure that President Bola Tinubu is reelected during the 2027 polls
Cubana Chief Priest said that his kinsmen of Igbo stock now have access to President Tinubu through his son, Seyi. while addressing supporters in Imo State as the state Director of the City Boy Movement.
The City Boy Movement is a political support group rooting for Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda to ensure continuity for the second time in office.
This became a public knowledge in a video circulating on social media,where the nightlife entrepreneur stated that Imo State will vote for the APC.
“We Igbos now have access to Mr. President Tinubu through his son, Seyi Tinubu. That’s why we’re doing everything to make sure he’s re-elected.
“Thousands of Imolites are trooping in for registration for APC. Ndi Imo don’t just love the City Boys Movement, they believe in it. Let’s do politics with lifestyle. On Asiwaju’s mandate, we shall stand. Imo is APC. Here, it’s zero competition,” he declared.
He informed that the ruling party now commands large followership, translating to the growing membership of the APC in Imo state.
Cubana Chief Priest described the City Boy Movement as a new approach to political mobilisation in the country.
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