LP, campaign spokesperson differ on Obi's manifesto

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The report said that the LP candidate had “finally released his long-awaited 62-page campaign manifesto”, which contained his proposed plans for Nigeria if elected as president. Less than three hours after it went viral, the campaign team of the former Anambra State governor denied the report. Tanko disclosed that unless the candidate mandated the campaign team, Obi remained the only person to officially unveil his policy document. It is obvious people are too eager for it.”But Arabambi disagreed with the report of the campaign spokesperson. It was shared on the NWC platform by the national secretary.
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Walk for Tinubu ignites Osun APC, PDP rivalry

Adekunle, who questioned Oyetola after losing to a PDP candidate at the governorship poll, further said, “How long will Oyetola take the people of Osun State for a ride? Osun people don’t need a futile marketer with unedifying presidential material.”Responding to the allegation that Oyetola expended state resources on the walk, Osun State Commissioner for Political Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations, Taiwo Akeju, said the claim was untrue. Governor Oyetola will never do so. If he didn’t do that during his governorship election, he would not use state funds to prosecute any other political project. Oyetola is our image as a party in Osun and, looking at him, the whole world knows we are decent in Osun APC.

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