2023: Plot to force Peter Obi out of presidential race revealed

<p><strong><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Peter Obi<&sol;a>&&num;8216&semi;s Campaign Manager&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;Openlife&period;ng">Doyin Okupe<&sol;a>&comma; has cried out over alleged plan to force his candidate to step down from the presidential race&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The former Anambra state Governor is one of the aspirants contesting for the presidential ticket under the Peoples Democratic Party &lpar;PDP&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Okupe made the allegation during Obi&&num;8217&semi;s meeting with zonal leaders and youth leaders of the party from the 36 states of the federation ahead of the forthcoming primary&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Campaign Manager told the PDP stakeholders at the gathering that moves to frustrate Obi&&num;8217&semi;s efforts towards clinching the coveted ticket was very active&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Okupe said if the delegates don&&num;8217&semi;t stand up and do the right thing&comma; the primary will not provide the best candidate&comma; adding that&comma; <em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Let us begin something new&comma; let us reject the idea of saying we know your candidate is the best but we can find a way to accommodate him&period; It is about time that we begin to put merit above mediocrity&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He noted that Obi has been certified by most Nigerians as the only man that can turn around the fortune of the country for good&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;gunmen-kidnap-nasarawa-council-chairman-kill-orderly&sol;">Gunmen Kidnap Nasarawa Council Chairman&comma; Kill Orderly<&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>Okupe also said that there are historical examples of how nations in dire situations similar to Nigeria&&num;8217&semi;s had managed to liberate themselves by choosing exceptional characters like Obi as leader&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He therefore&comma; urged the youths not to give in to money temptation at the convention and ensure that they elect a candidate that best suits the task&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Obi and other contestants will jostle for the PDP ticket on May 28 and 29&comma; 2022&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;