Why I accepted Obi’s campaign DG appointment – Osuntokun

28th December 2022

The new Director General of Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, said he accepted the appointment without religious or ethnic sentiments.

He also dismissed speculations that he may have influenced or lobbied for his new job.

Osuntokun was responding to questions from The PUNCH on how he would face critics from the South West which is dominated by the All Progressives Congress and supporters of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, for choosing to work with the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi.

He said, “We are taking Nigeria away from the culture of sentiments. We are not going to help in perpetuating those primordial sentiments. Being a Yoruba man, Igbo or Fulani should not be a determinant to winning the election this time.

“Otherwise, we will be holding ourselves responsible for all things that have gone wrong in this country. The question should be about competence and antecedents.”

Asked if he would be under any form of pressure after his appointment following the exit of Okupe, Osuntokun admitted that he would not be the only person undergoing such pressure.

Osuntokun said though his new role may come with additional responsibilities, he was equal to the task of taking pressure.


“Of course, so will be the other DGs of other campaigns. Anybody in the campaign hierarchy will necessarily be under pressure until after the election. It is not an armchair position.

“Naturally, I feel good about it. I look forward to the new role. It didn’t come to me as a shock. I didn’t lobby for it.


“As the zonal coordinator of the South West and in the hierarchy of the campaign organisation, I am next to the DG of the South West. If we look at it from that perspective, it didn’t come to me as a surprise. That is the simple explanation for that”, he said.

Speaking on how he intended to hit the ground running, the former managing director of News Agency of Nigeria said that he had a considerable wealth of experience in terms of participating in the presidential election in Nigeria.

“It is not new terrain. I led the 2003 and 2007 presidential elections as a political adviser,” he said.

The former aide to President Olusegun Obasanjo was unveiled as the new helmsman of Obi’s campaign in Abuja on Tuesday.

He replaced the former DG, Doyin Okupe, who announced his resignation in a letter last Tuesday following a Federal High Court ruling in Abuja that convicted him of violating the money laundering Act.


Two days ago, Obi’s Media Aide, Emeka Obasi, told our correspondent that the new DG to head the campaign council would be announced in 48 hours.

But rising from a strategic meeting of the party which has Obi, members of the National Working Committee and several political candidates of Labour Party in attendance, LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, told journalists that Osuntokun was the anointed one.

He described the former managing director of NAN as a ‘worthy and trustworthy’ replacement for Okupe.

Osuntokun became the South West leader of the party after he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the LP in August 2022.

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He looks well-refined. That's what truly matters to me

This man will defeat tifnubu in his iragbiji polling unit.

Who wan bet?

Congratulations on your new appointment

PO is the real deal.... they said he only has social media voters... now let them watch as social media voters will take him to the Aso Rock.

You accepted the offer just to cash out like your predecessor and to fund your own campaigns with zenith labour party.

Obi is the newest cash cow in town we must milk him dry after all, he claimed to be richer than the USA president.

Nawa money, get your cutz

Peter Obi is A GOAL

Peter Obi is the choice of Nigerians who have witnessed 7 years of failure under APC. Now they want to sell the National leader of the same APC as the solution to the problems they created. Very funny people with their demented vagabonds-in-training called urchins on Nairaland

Good reasons there......

You made the best choice sir!

To hell with the old corrupt and senile bed wetter according to Kwankwaso

Tinubu its a failure

The town hall different from

If u like they appoint u as monkey post

Zenith labour party senotorial candidate.

The supleme monkey must be thought a lesson of his life.

You can't run a state dry and making it the poverty capital of the world and with unexplained level of insecurities and expected to be rewarded with the presidency.

No way.....


We must deal with you severely at the polls with our superior numerical strengths

Agronomix:
He looks well-refined. That's what truly matters to me

LP itself it's full of people who are learned.

Good

This worthless clown with no electoral value
Sha collect enough dollar from the ipobian drug pin .
Cash out season

Hmmm

Peter Obi is our incoming president in 2023. . .

My people let's come out to vote in large numbers.

We're pushing him to Abuja to go and work for us. . .
You hear?

Deji and co. are only dreaming of a new Nigeria but lazy to work for it.
What a confused Artivist.
#Blackman

Win

Obi coasting to victory

Obi, Datti, Okupe,
Osuntokun….what do they all have in common?

They are all ex PDP members!! Keep deceiving yourselves that they represent a new Nigeria.

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Why I accepted Obi’s campaign DG appointment – Osuntokun

28th December 2022





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Build their weak confidence with word of mouth and take their money with your both hands. Sharp man Who go see free money no go wan chop, clean mouth

southsouthking:


LP itself it's full of people who are learned.

Agreed

Obi can't win

Okay

Obi, Datti, Okupe,
Osuntokun….what do they all have in common?

They are all ex PDP members!! The biggest looters of the treasury since Abacha!! Keep deceiving yourselves that they represent a new Nigeria.

They are not in power and some of them are already embezzling campaign funds.

Have you had a look at LP party members? They look hungry and ready to steal.

Well done Osuntokun. You are the DG of the incoming president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Congrats!

Congrats, but the only issue is this man is not outspoken and eloquent like doyin

IranianSea:

Build their weak confidence with word of mouth and take their money with your both hands. Sharp man Who go see free money no go wan chop, clean mouth

God bless you sir

Omoluabi no dey dull.

If a thief comes to you with his stolen wealths, get your shares but be smart about it.

Don't milk him too recklessly like Okupe did, make it gradual but continuous.

Silly obi-pigs