Atiku too large for Peter Obi to again – Melaye

Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has stated former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi must be the one to work with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar forward of the 2027 normal election, arguing that Atiku is politically too large to be Obi’s operating mate.

Melaye said this throughout an interview with DCL, the place he dismissed solutions that Atiku won’t seem on the poll within the subsequent presidential election.

“It is not a Volkswagen that pulls a lorry. It is a lorry that pulls a Volkswagen. So, you should be talking about Peter Obi working with Atiku, not the other way around. Atiku is too big for Peter Obi to back,” he stated.

Addressing considerations amongst APC and Atiku supporters over the political scenario, Melaye urged them to not panic, insisting that the previous vice-president would contest the election.

“My message to APC supporters all over the world is: no retreat, no surrender. There is no tension. There is no need to worry. There is no need to panic. We are okay. We are organised. We are good,” he stated.

Melaye expressed confidence that Atiku could be on the poll and defeat President Bola Tinubu, predicting that the president and his governors would undergo an electoral defeat.

“Atiku is going to be on the ballot. The elections will hold, and Atiku will win. Tinubu and his governors will be disgraced,” he declared.

He additionally questioned the electoral worth of governors, citing the 2023 normal election, when a number of serving governors contested for Senate seats.

“He is claiming and shouting that he has Atiku governors, that he has three governors. In the 2023 election, 12 governors contested for Senate. Only three won. What can a governor do for you today in our politics?” he requested.

The former senator urged Nigerians to not be intimidated by the political developments, sustaining that Atiku remained decided to contest.

“There is no shaking. Atiku is the candidate, and he is going to contest this election. He will be on the ballot, except Tinubu is trying to give us the Yugoslavian idea,” he added.