Lagos Guber Candidate, Adediran Opens Up On What He Discussed With Peter Obi On Phone

In a bid to solidify his chances of winning Saturday’s governorship election, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Olajide Adediran has turned down some requests and appears ready to severe relationships that can cost him the opportunity to win Saturday’s election.

Part of the request he turned down was the one made from Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour party in the last election according to the PDP candidate.

While speaking on the Wednesday edition of Arise TV Morning Show, Adediran explained the nature of the discussion he had with the former governor of Anambra State when they both spoke on phone over the forthcoming Governorship election in the State.

According to him, Peter Obi called him to discuss modalities for a possible alliance between him (Adediran) and the governorship candidate of Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour.

He said, “When Peter Obi called me, because I met with Peter Obi. And my principal also called me, which is Atiku Abubakar, on this matter. Peter Obi said your principal will call you and I will also call the other guy. Let us first discuss whether or not an alliance will work between you. And I said I don’t have a problem with alliance, the problem I have is how are we going to go into it without gambling and making sure we put our best foot forward.

“When I had this discussion with my principal, and the same discussion I had with Peter Obi, Okay Jandor, how will this alliance work? Of course the alliance can work if we are ready to put our best foot forward and analyze the two candidates. This other person’s has two pending cases on candidacy, one is in supreme court. We are not ready to gamble going into the election. That’s why it didn’t work.”