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"Beware the Trap: Retired General Ijioma Warns Peter Obi Against PDP Return"

Major General Ijioma Nwokoro Ijioma (retd.) has issued a stern warning to Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, cautioning him against rejoining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking during Ikengaonline’s July edition of the Town Hall Meeting, the retired military officer minced no words in branding the PDP as a political "carcass" unfit for Obi's aspirations.

Ijioma, a respected voice in political circles, described recent behind-the-scenes efforts to lure Obi back into the PDP fold as deceptive and designed to undermine his 2027 presidential ambition. “It is a booby trap," he warned, "a calculated move to confine and ultimately sabotage his political future."

Central to his warning is the current influence of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike within the PDP, a figure Ijioma accused of unwavering loyalty to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). “A party that idolizes someone openly allied with the APC is no place for Peter Obi,” he said. “With Wike's shadow looming large, there is no guarantee that Obi’s interests would be protected.”

But the General didn’t stop at the PDP. He also urged caution regarding Obi’s relationship with the coalition led by the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Unless Obi is certain of clinching the coalition’s presidential ticket, Ijioma advised, he should walk away and explore other viable political platforms.

“Peter Obi is the most nationally accepted aspirant today,” he said confidently. “The masses are hungry, frustrated, and angry after nearly a decade of APC’s misrule. They are ready to follow Obi to any party he aligns with. The platform is secondary; the man is the movement.”

Reaffirming Obi’s mass appeal, Ijioma cited the belief held by many that the former Anambra governor embodies integrity and is uniquely equipped to rescue Nigeria from its current socio-political despair. He echoed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s call for an Igbo presidency, highlighting Nigeria’s historical neglect of the Southeast in presidential leadership.

“Every other major region has tasted power—Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba, even minorities,” he stated. “But the Igbos, who have contributed immensely to this country, are yet to have their day. Peter Obi represents that long-overdue opportunity.”

Ijioma made a passionate appeal to Nigerians—especially the political and intellectual elite in the Southeast and the diaspora—to abandon their selfish interests and rally behind Obi. “There is no other candidate in the current landscape,” he declared, “who carries the hopes of the average Nigerian the way Peter Obi does.”

By Haruna Yakubu Haruna

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