Forget United Nigeria If Peter Obi Fails To Win Presidential Election –Adebanjo

If Peter Obi’s run for president this year is unsuccessful, there won’t be anything similar to a unified Nigeria, according to Adebanjo.

If Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, loses the upcoming election, Nigerians should be ready for a post-election crisis, according to Pa Ayo Adebanjo, the chairman of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organization Afenifere.

If Obi’s run for president this year is unsuccessful, there won’t be anything similar to an unified Nigeria, according to Adebanjo.

Obi has been cited as the best candidate by Adebanjo, who made him his choice for the presidency in 2022.

In order to maintain Nigeria’s unity and uphold equality and fairness, he suggested that Obi should be elected as the country’s next president.

While speaking at the celebration of the life and times of the late President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof. George Obiozor, in Lagos on Wednesday, as reported by The Sun, Adebanjo said Obiozor’s death came at a time Nigerians were in a battle to save the country from years of oppression.

He said, “Forget Nigeria if you don’t vote for Obi. I am not boasting and it is not a threat. When we say we must come together, is it by cheating one of us? Is that equity, justice and peace?”

“These days, I don’t fancy those who talk about united Nigeria in peace without action to back it up. Many people, even among the Igbo, pay lip service to a united Nigeria because of their selfish interest; Obiozor was not one of them. Obiozor was a distinguished scholar, an ambassador par excellence, an intellectual of international repute, and a qualified and distinguished Nigerian.

“When you want to mention the people who give this country recognition and respect, how can you not mention George; he is one of our prides. He shouldn’t have gone now because we are in the middle of a great battle.”

According to him, having a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction (from Southeast Nigeria) in 2023 is a cause that everyone must fight for.

He added that Igbo people should not be shy about it as it is their constitutional right and not a favour.

Adebanjo, therefore, warned Nigerians to prepare for a post-election crisis, saying, “In giving tribute to Obiozor, you must be prepared for a post-election crisis. But, whoever causes or initiates it, must not get away with it.”