Knocks for Obasanjo on Obi’s endorsement

On Sunday January 1, former president Olusegun Obasanjo, unarguably one of the most respected Nigerian past leaders in a letter endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi as his preferred candidate for 2023 and advanced reasons for his choice of Obi.

Reactions expectedly greeted this endorsement as the country is just about eight weeks away from the election. Politics Editor, TUNDE OPALANA, in this piece examines shades of reactions withing 48 hours of releasing the political bombshell. Excerpts.