The newly appointed DirectorGeneral (DG) of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the Labour Party (LP), Akin Osuntokun has disclosed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo is in full support of the 2023 campaign for his principal, Peter Obi.
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Osuntokun made this known during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday.
Osuntokun was asked if Obasanjo is “fully backing” Obi’s campaign, to which he responded with an emphatic “Yes!”
This declaration is coming barely 24 hours after the party announced Osuntokun as its new presidential campaign DG following the exit of Doyin Okupe.
Shedding more light on his relationship with Okupe, the DG stated that his predecessor is a father figure.
According to him, “He is a father figure. That’s a better description of the relationship. He’s a father figure to us, not an ‘ally.’ Assuming that what you are saying is correct, am I not qualified for the job? Am I not competent for it?”
When asked if his appointment was based on the recommendation of Obasanjo, the DG replied, “You’ll have to ask the presidential candidate, my principal, whether it was an Obasanjo slot and that was how the position was filled.
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“Don’t forget that I was the immediate zonal coordinator of the campaign in South-West, so this is essentially an elevation. It is not that I’m just joining the campaign organisation, but if you say that it’s Obasanjo’s slot, people have different perceptions and you’re at liberty to say so.”
