{"id":79226,"date":"2023-01-03T16:28:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/youth-group-condemn-endorsement-of-peter-obi-by-former-president-obasanjo"},"modified":"2023-01-03T18:31:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T17:31:56","slug":"youth-group-condemn-endorsement-of-peter-obi-by-former-president-obasanjo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/youth-group-condemn-endorsement-of-peter-obi-by-former-president-obasanjo","title":{"rendered":"Youth group condemn endorsement of Peter Obi by former President, Obasanjo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been described as an ex-dictator who is \u201cunfit\u201d to impose a candidate on Nigerian youths.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo had urged Nigerians to vote for the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi in next month\u2019s presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Obasanjo had endorsed Obi in an open letter to young Nigerians, where he described Obi as his \u201cmentee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Condemning the endorsement, the Patriotic Youth Front of Nigeria, PYFN, rejected the former President\u2019s alleged imposition of Obi on Nigerian youths.<\/p>\n<p>The PYFN President, Maxwell Ogar, in a statement he signed, alleged: \u201cObasanjo\u2019s hands are stained with innocent blood, which makes him unfit to advise the Nigerian youth on whom to vote for president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ogar said: \u201cObasanjo\u2019s endorsement of Peter Obi is rather a disservice to the upcoming national politician instead of being a boost because there is ample evidence that whatever this erstwhile civilian dictator lays his hands upon turns to dust.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis endorsement of the OBIdient brand has consequently doomed the Peter Obi candidacy as Obasanjo\u2019s track record of satanic evil will haunt the LP candidate\u2019s presidential bid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe find it necessary to call out former President Obasanjo for his devious double standard and attempt to scam Nigerians as to his true identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ogar urged the former president to atone for the innocent blood before advising youths on how to elect their leaders.<\/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. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been described as an ex-dictator who is \u201cunfit\u201d to impose a candidate on Nigerian youths. Obasanjo had urged Nigerians to vote for the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi in next month\u2019s presidential election. 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