Peter Obi Put Tinubu Into Confusion.
Tinubu’s supporters call him master strategist but it seems he has met his teacher in political strategy.
Now, before the ADC coalition was announced, some forces ensured the crisis in LP festered almost irreconcilably. Peter Obi’s traducers were happy. They accused him of being incapable of solving the problem of Labour Party and queried how he can be trusted to solve the myriads of Nigeria’s problem as he always claims.
After the coalition was announced, some people have taken it upon themselves to swear that Obi will never be the candidate of the coalition; they are certain the ADC ticket is already at Atiku’s living room. At the other hand, Tinubu has already started scheming on how to scuttle the coalition by either infiltrating it or activating sleeper cells within. What are we even saying? Shebi some people are already in court challenging the interim leadership of the coalition.
But here’s where it gets interesting. While Tinubu is trying to scuttle the ADC leadership (coalition), Peter Obi seems to be having two pronged approach towards the resolution of the Labour Party leadership crisis.
The first is being part of those who enthroned the Nenadi Usman led Interim Leadership.
And secondly, we just saw Datti appear at Abure led leadership’s NEC meeting obviously representing Peter Obi’s interest.
And that’s where Tinubu’s confusion sets in.
Where now does he wait for Peter Obi?
At ADC?
Or in ensuring Nenadi Usman doesn’t get accepted by INEC?
Or ensuring Julius Abure doesn’t accept Obi back into his fold should INEC end up interpreting Supreme Court judgment and end up continuing to recognize Abure?
The big question is how are you sure the LP crisis is not a deliberate manufacturing of Obi and Abure to give the enemies hope?
As it stands now, it seems that whichever way the pendulum swings, Obi is game. Whether ADC, Nenadi Usman or Abure, Obi’s chances remain untouched.
In the end, it seems the ‘master strategist’ will be taught true strategy in 2027.
By a Concerned political analyst
