Peter Obi Chides Atiku, Tinubu for Their Age and the Birthdate Controversies

Peter Obi, a contender for president of Nigeria in 2023, has urged young people and members of different unions all around the nation to join the Labour Party.

On January 22, Obi said that the Labour Party is one for young people and those in unions during a speech at a campaign rally in Kano.

The former governor of Anambra state claimed in a video seen by Legit.ng that other political parties are filled with individuals who are too old to manage national affairs.

His words: “Union people, the youths, this is your party, this is your future; we want to build a future for you.

“If you look at it, our government is coming down with age, if you look at me… The APC chairman ins 75 years old, PDP chairman is over 70 years, our chairman (Labour Party) is 52 years… It’s coming down.”

Obi also made mockery of Bola Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate, whose age has been a source of controversy in the political arena. He claimed that Nigeria needs young people in its leadership now more than ever.

Obi said:”If you combine my age and that of Datti, divide it into two, we are in fifty-something. “If you combine the other one; they are 70. The other one we don’t even know their age at all. We cannot continue this way. It (Nigeria’s presidential seat) is not old people’s home.”