Presidency or Nothing: Obidient Movement rules out VP role for Obi

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The Obidient Movement has declared that it is not mobilised to support former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, as a vice-presidential candidate to anyone ahead of the 2027 general election, insisting that its backing is exclusively for his emergence as President of Nigeria.The movement made the clarification in a statement issued on Saturday, following what it described as “deliberate misrepresentations and malicious propaganda” arising from recent comments by its National Coordinator, Dr Tanko Yunusa.Yunusa had earlier said on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief that the Obidient Movement would remain within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and abide by the outcome of the party’s presidential primary, even if former Vice President Atiku Abubakar emerged as the candidate.

He said the movement was committed to democratic principles and would take its decisions “democratically” within the ADC.

“As democrats, we will go in there and contest equitably well with every contestant based on democratic tenets. We believe that at the end of it all, Mr Peter Obi will come out on top with the large teaming population that he is bringing into the ADC,” Yunusa said during the interview.

His remarks, however, fuelled speculation that Obi’s recent decision to officially join the ADC was based on a perceived agreement to deputise Atiku, should the former vice president clinch the party’s ticket.

In its statement titled “The Peter Obi Presidency: A Joint Project of All Nigerians,” the Obidient Movement rejected that interpretation, stressing that its position had been misconstrued. Vanguard