Amid ongoing public reactions trailing the victory of the Labour Party (LP) flag bearer, Peter Gregory Obi over Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos after Saturday’s presidential elections, veteran journalist, and political analyst, Jimi Disu has come out to share his thoughts on the development.
Recall that after results were collated from polling units scattered across 20 Local Government Areas in Lagos, Obi was adjudged to have emerged victorious in the state after polling a total of 575,735 votes. Tinubu came a close second with 573,001 votes on the ballots.
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Analysing Labour Party’s victory during an interview on Nigeria Info FM’s ‘Dailies Today’ program on Tuesday morning, Disu opined that Tinubu’s camp in Lagos made the fatal mistake of assuming that the only people who support Obi in the state are Igbos. Going further, the veteran journalist argued that the incumbent governor in Lagos would have to veer away from the strategy being deployed by the APC in the state ahead of the gubernatorial election coming up on March 11 or risk facing the same outcome on the ballots.
He said; “I think it’s results like this that give us a feel of what is truly happening in Lagos. If I was Sanwo-Olu, I would step back and study the voting pattern of the just-concluded presidential election in the state. The APC made the mistake to think that all Obidients are Igbos. They completely missed it with that thought.
One question the APC needs to ask is this; if it’s the same APC people and others who voted for Femi Gbajabiamila at his polling unit, why did Obi defeat Tinubu at that same polling unit? What that should tell you is that you can’t take the average Nigerian for granted because they are very discerning. And don’t take your praise singers as your best advisers. Your best advisers are your critics.”
You can watch Jimi Disu’s analysis on Nigeria Info FM here.
