The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has apologised to Beatrice Itubo, the party’s gubernatorial candidate in Rivers state, for not visiting her during his trip.
The Nation reports Obi was in Port Harcourt during on Thursday for the inauguration of the Nkpolu Oroworukwo flyover.
During his visit, he asked Governor Nyesom Wike to support his bid for the presidency in exchange for the governorship seat.
This request, irked some members of LP in the state. They frowned at how Obi asked Wike to take the gubernatorial seat and support him for the presidency.
Some of them were particularly concerned that Itubo, known to have been mobilising support for Obi, was in clutches nursing injuries she sustained from a domestic accident when her presidential candidate was trading off her ambition.
The Nation reports Itubo had replied that she only understood Obi’s statement within the context of politics, saying she would never step down for Wike’s governorship candidate.
