{"id":79194,"date":"2023-01-03T16:19:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/you-cant-produce-a-councillor-buharis-aide-mocks-obasanjo-for-endorsing-peter-obi"},"modified":"2023-01-03T18:12:39","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T17:12:39","slug":"you-cant-produce-a-councillor-buharis-aide-mocks-obasanjo-for-endorsing-peter-obi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/you-cant-produce-a-councillor-buharis-aide-mocks-obasanjo-for-endorsing-peter-obi","title":{"rendered":"You can\u2019t produce a councillor \u2013 Buhari\u2019s aide mocks Obasanjo for endorsing Peter Obi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s Special Assistant on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad, has mocked former President Olusegun Obasanjo for endorsing the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmad said Obasanjo who can\u2019t produce a councillor went ahead to endorse a presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo had endorsed Obi in an open letter to Nigerian youths, where he urged them to vote for the former Anambra State governor.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting, Buhari\u2019s aide described the former president\u2019s endorsement as hilarious.<\/p>\n<p>Tweeting, Ahmad said Nigerians would vote for the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: \u201cSomeone that can\u2019t produce a councillor is busy endorsing a presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHilarious! Asiwaju is the candidate Nigerians will be voting for in February.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot a long time, for the 2019 election, Chief OBJ endorsed and supported the PDP candidate, and wrote several letters against President Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSee the result from OBJ\u2019s ward 11, unit 22, Olusomi\u2019s compound of Abeokuta North LG; APC: 87 votes, PDP: 18 votes. We are not bothered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s Special Assistant on Digital Communications, Bashir Ahmad, has mocked former President Olusegun Obasanjo for endorsing the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Ahmad said Obasanjo who can\u2019t produce a councillor went ahead to endorse a presidential candidate. 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