Ikenna Enekweizu, national secretary of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), says Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the party, wanted his ally Aisha Yesufu to contest for the AMAC/Gwari house of representatives seat, not the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) senate position.
Enekweizu spoke on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme on Wednesday.
He said discussions between Obi and the party leadership centred on building consensus around the AMAC/Gwari house of representatives ticket after the former governor of Anambra joined the party.
“When Peter Obi joined the party, part of what we wanted to do with him was to allow him help us build consensus on who will be the candidate of the party for the AMAC/Gwari seat,” he said.
“He told me personally that he wanted Aisha Yesufu to run for the house of representatives seat of AMAC/Gwari.
“But two or three days after he said this
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