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Alhaji Mukhtar Shagari, a former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, has disclosed that he was approached to be Peter Obi's running partner for the Labour Party (LP).
Shagari stated he turned down the invitation to be Peter Obi's running mate because he feels the Labour Party will never be able to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party in an election.
In an interview with Channels Television, the former Deputy Governor, who also said that the Labour Party has no representation in Sokoto, where he is from, adding that Nigerians are not looking for lofty ideas, but solutions to economic problems and diseases.
He said;
“I was contacted to be the running mate of Peter Obi. I told them I will not be able to leave my Party because I believe in the philosophy of my Party, I believe in what my Party stands for Nigeria and I also believe that the Labour Party will not be able to beat my party at any election.
“What is happening? So many young people as you said, who are those young people? I asked the Labour Party members that contacted me, ‘Tell me who really is the Chairman of Labour Party in Sokoto State? Who are the candidates of Labour Party in Sokoto State? Who is contesting for Senate? Who is contesting for governorship and so on and so forth, I did not get any successful answer.
“The issue is at any point in time, Nigerians are not looking for lofty ideas, Nigerians are looking for solutions to the problems and maladies of this country in the area of economy, in the area of security, in the area of infrastructure, in the area of poverty alleviation.”
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