Festus Keyamo, spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, has boasted that Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) cannot win the 2023 presidential election.
Mr Keyamo who spoke on Tuesday night while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today said though the LP is “doing better than expected” with its campaigns, the party stands no chance in the forthcoming election.
The minister of state for labour and employment said the Labour Party with Mr Obi as the flagbearer lacks the support that could earn them victory at the presidential poll.
He added that the actions of five aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are a plus for the APC.
“I want to let all Nigerians know this, including the APC supporters. We want to address our base. Either way the G5 goes is a win-win situation for APC because this G5 is a strong component of the PDP,” he said.
“If they go to Peter Obi, win-win for APC, if they come to us, it’s a plus. Anywhere they go, except Atiku Abubakar, is a win-win for us. Even the votes they are taking to Labour Party will also not give victory to the party.
“This is a young party, Peter Obi went there in the last five or six months, and they are doing well, better than expected.
“It’s not that people expect them to win. No, Labour Party will not win. I can bet with anything that is precious to me on earth. I can tell you, and I am that confident. I put it down that they will not win.”
Keyamo said the departure of Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) from the PDP has led to the collapse of the latter’s structure.
