Controversial Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, has explained that there might be a revolution if the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi does not win the election to become the next president of Nigeria.
Farotimi made this disclosure on Friday via his official Twitter page while responding to a tweep, expressing that Obi’s candidacy currently rests on the slender wings of hope.
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He wrote, ‘Nigeria has NEVER been glorious, it has existed on a foundation of lies, and has been held together by illusions.
‘What Buhari has done is to destroy the illusions, and to expose the lies. Obi’s candidacy rests on the slender wings of hope, and if dashed, a revolution awaits.’
Meanwhile, a Constitutional lawyer, Kayode Ajulo has submitted that Peter Obi, needs more than just social media clout and endorsement to win the 2023 presidential election.
The former LP National Secretary offered his opinion yesterday in a statement on political issues in Nigeria.
Ajulo said though social media polls were good for a show of popularity, such votes are rather imaginary.
‘What will determine the next President of Nigeria are the tangible votes cast at the polling units across the country’, he stressed.
Reiterating that there are about 176,00 polling units (PUs) in Nigeria and 96 million registered voters, he said 93,000 PUs are in the North, while 80,000 are in South.
Ajulo asserted that the North-West has the most PUs with 41,671, and 22.67 million registered voters, followed by the South-West with 34,808, and 18.3 million registered voters.
The North-Central, he added, has 27, 514 PUs and 15.68 million registered voters; the South-South with 27, 126 PUs and 15.3 million voters.
The legal practitioner said the North-East has 24,006 PUs and 12.8 million registered voters, while the South-East has 21,631 PUs and 11.49 million registered voters.
‘These are facts that will determine 2023. Obi must be able to totally control at least six States outside of his home State, Anambra, before he can win the election.
‘This is no time for Obi to just visit Baba Obasanjo, Gusau and other stakeholders for photo-ops. He must put even his recent London meeting with the PDP stakeholders into veritable use.’
Ajulo urged the LP flagbearer to earn the genuine support of governors like Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Samuel Ortom (Benue) and Seyi Makinde (Oyo).
‘I know of three formidable governors from the North who have given indications to support him. He has the next two months to do so before electorates pick permanent sides.’
The lawyer further advised Obi to leverage on the national spread of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).