It Is An Honour For Tinubu To Be Running Against Peter Obi -- LP Says As Party Challenges APC Candidate To An Open Debate

 

Opposition party, the Labour Party (LP) has dared Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to an open debate with Peter Obi, its presidential candidate.

The LP through the chief spokesperson of its Presidential Campaign Council PCC, Yunusa Tanko saidvrge debate will make Nigerians judge who between the two is better qualified to lead the country.

He also averred that Tinubu and Obi are not on the same level in terms of intellectual capacity.


It would be recalled that Tinubu had last week taken a swipe at Obi, accusing him of quoting fake statistics that can not be substantiated. He also boasted that he can never bring himself to even mention Obi's name as doing that would be a disgrace.

Tanko in his reaction described Tinubu as a drowning man who cannot state his school records among others.

In his words:

" The APC presidential candidate said it will be a disgrace to mention Obi's name. It is a statement from a drowning man".

"This is somebody that cannot really identify his own mother. He cannot clearly state his school records. So, Tinubu and Peter Obi are not in the same realm at all. Obi is far superior to him in terms of health, physical structure and intellectual disposition".


"Infact, it's a honour for him to be running against Peter Obi. As far we are concerned, we have an intellectually endowed presidential candidate who is consistent, who is transparent and has the capacity to turn Nigeria around for good".

"We challenge Tinubu to an open debate with Peter Obi and see if he will not be humiliated . He should come out of his hiding place and intellectually engage Peter Obi on national issues and let Nigerians decide who is the best between the two of them to lead the country in 2023".