Harnie Gold
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During an interview with BBC pidgin on Monday, August 1, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa who is the running mate of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), stated that Peter Obi the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate lacks enough experience to rule Nigeria.
Responding to the statement the Vice Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, countered Governor Okowa, following his claims that Peter Obi lacked enough experience to rule Nigeria
Governor Okowa, claimed that Atiku had more experience for running Federal Government administration than Peter Obi.
Governor Okowa said during the interview on Monday:
“I did not say he won’t have any votes, he will have. But what I’m saying is that he’s not a new candidate. It has not been long since he left PDP. You know he was in APGA before, from APGA he came to PDP. It has not been long since he left (PDP), so he cannot say anything about PDP because that’s where he was before.”
“Some of us are still here. At every party, there are good people and bad people. But today’s Nigeria is very troubled and we need the right person. That is why I am appealing to our youths to be wise and vote well, they should not be blinded by the concept of a false change because that is how they raved on Jonathan in 2015.
“His (Obi) previous experience is not enough for this one (presidency), it will be hard. His experience is not deep enough. Even as a current governor ruling in a time of crisis, I know how hard it is.
Speaking in an interview with ChannelsTV on Monday night, Datti Baba-Ahmed challenged Okowa to present a more that experienced candidate than the former Anambra State Governor.
He said:
“It’s untrue that Obi does not have enough experience. He is more experienced than any of the contestants. Show me anyone who has more experience than peter Obi. None of them have as much as peter obi has.”