A former chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank has alleged that Ifeanyi Okowa, the 2023 vice presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Celebration begged and lobbied to turn into Atiku Abubakar’s working mate.
Reacting to the gale of defections which rocked the Peoples Democratic Celebration (PDP) previously days, Frank condemned Okowa’s feedback over his ‘supposed‘ remorse of contesting the 2023 presidency alongside Atiku.
In an announcement issued on Wednesday, Frank stated he believes Okowa should have been misquoted as a result of he lobbied and fought exhausting to turn into Atiku’s working mate within the final election.
In accordance with him, it’s disappointing that hours have handed and the previous is but to debunk the assertion attributed to him.
He additionally highlighted the significance of setting the information straight in such a matter.
He additional described Okowa as a pathological liar and a betrayal.
His phrases, “This isn’t Okowa’s first try at a high-level betrayal. The story of how he stabbed ex-Governor James Ibori, his erstwhile godfather, within the again due to energy continues to be recent in our reminiscence.”
The previous deputy nationwide publicity secretary of the APC stated he understands that Okowa is preventing exhausting to evade prosecution by the {Economic} and {Financial} Crimes (EFCC) therefore his must shift base.
“It’s comprehensible that Okowa is preventing the battle of his life to evade prosecution by the EFCC over corruption allegations towards him however to make Nigerians imagine that he now “regrets” taking over the place of vice Presidential candidate of the PDP in 2023 isn’t solely an an afterthought however cowardice in full bloom.
“We all know how Okowa begged, fought and lobbied to get the place,” he stated.