Presidential aspirants like Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar and others were brought into the African Democratic Congress (ADC) with a strategy already set up to fail, a factional leader of the party, Dumebi Kachikwu, has alleged.
He said this in an interview on Arise TV Prime Time.
He dismissed claims of President Bola Tinubu trying to hijack the party, saying those trying to hijack it are David Mark, Atiku and Peter Obi.
“Let me make it clear. President Tinubu did not attempt to hijack my party. “I am against David Mark, Atiku and Peter Obi. The people that tried to hijack my party are David Mark, Atiku and Peter Obi,” Kachikwu declared.
He added that, as he worked tirelessly to build the ADC, Obi and Atiku had no intention of advancing the party’s cause.
“They showed up to this party because they were ready to fail. “They came to this party because they were ready to work on the public psyche,” he said.
Kachikwu noted that he travelled all over the country popularising the party and fighting numerous court cases to protect the interests of the party.
He said Obi, Atiku and Mark joined the ADC with the purpose of taking advantage of the public opinion and blaming the government if their political aspirations were dashed.
“They haven’t gone to court, but they have gone to the court of public opinion. “Whatever happens, they will say the government of the day frustrated their ambitions,” Kachikwu argued.
