Why I initially supported Peter Obi – Okupe

Doyin Okupe, a former presidential adviser, has charged that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP) in 2023, has betrayed Atiku Abubakar, the candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Okupe claimed that although Obi deserted his former principal, Atiku elevated the latter to prominence as his running mate in 2019.

He revealed that Obi was compelled to oppose Atiku due to his presidential interest.

In a widely shared video, Okupe asserted that he had not betrayed the former governor of Anambra State.

The former Obi-Datti presidential campaign spokesman claimed that he had withdrawn his support for Obi due to his lack of desire to work with him.

He said, “They said I betrayed Obi. No. How can I betray him? I started politics in 1978. Obi was nowhere else.

“Obi was the vice-presidential candidate of Atiku Abubakar in 2019. He brought him to the national limelight.

“Because of his own ambition, which was correct and due, Obi left the party and contested against Atiku. If people said I betrayed Obi, what did Obi do to Atiku? It is not fair.

“It is Obi’s interest in 2023 that made him go on a collision course against his former master. Obi was not my master; I was his supporter. If I supported him up to a point and decided to go back and be myself, how can that be an offence?”

Okupe also revealed that he was forced to back Obi by Pa Ayo Adebanjo of Afenifere.

He said: “Baba asked which section of the South should be considered if the presidency was zoned to the region. I told Baba that it was only the South-East that has not produced a president.

“Baba said we should support the South-East for the presidency and I agreed. We reviewed the presidential candidates from that region and we concluded on supporting Obi. That was what happened.”

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