..insists that Nigerians should reject presidency by proxy
By their various actions concerning the 2023 elections, the wife, daughter and son of Chief Bola Tinubu were struggling to “keep their family business alive, having cornered the commonwealth of Lagos State, which they now run as a family enterprise.”
By Ife Osemedua
365Daily – Valentine Obienyem, the Media aide to Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate and former Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi, has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, as a parasite to Lagos State.
He said that since Tinubu left office as Governor of Lagos State, he and his entire family have been been living off the state, unlike Obi who has had no business with the state government since he completed his tenure.
The Spokesman said this in a press statement issued on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, while reacting to a challenge by a Spokesman of Tinubu/Shettima Presidential campaign, Festus Keyamo, that Obi’s son should organise a campaign rally for him like Tinubu’s own did in Lagos.
He added that unlike Tinubu and his household who have grown stupendously wealthy with no identifiable industry or money making ventures outside the state government for over two decades, Obi left behind for Anambra State, a whopping N75 billion after 8 years of meritorious service.
Obienyem noted that by their various actions concerning the 2023 elections, the wife, daughter and son of Chief Bola Tinubu were struggling to “keep their family business alive, having cornered the commonwealth of Lagos State, which they now run as a family enterprise.
He said: “The attack dog forgot to differentiate the two sons, and their fathers. The only thing that joins Obi and Tinubu is that they were once governors of states in Nigeria. After that one became a parasite to the state government he served with his entire family, while the other left the government, and he and any members of his family never collected a dime from Anambra state. This assertion is verifiable for Keyamo and his other hirelings.
“Unlike Tinubu and his household who have grown to be stupendously wealthy with no identifiable industry or money making ventures outside the state government for over two decades, Obi left behind for the State, a whopping N75 billion after 8 years of meritorious service to the State.
“If Keyamo had taken time to study the family he speaks for, he would have avoided this comparison that is bound to expose the parasitic life of his Principal and show Nigerians why the entire household is going headlong in the campaign.”
Obienyem noted that unlike Tinubu’s family, Obi’s own is not part of his politics as they are busy running their lives, contributing to the development of the nation, without nearing public funds.
Obienyem enjoined Nigerians to demand that candidates, not their wives, sons or daughters, should address issues with respect to the coming elections as they are the ones seeking for the peoples votes and should be scrutinised by the people.
“As the most populous black nation, Nigeria has gone past the level of being ruled by proxy. Candidates vying for different political positions must constructively engage Nigerians on issues germane to national development and not engage spokespersons or family members to interact with Nigerians,” he concluded.