The lawmaker said the presence of Rabiu Kwankwaso and Peter Obi will provide what he termed a “spoiler effect” that will ultimately pave the way for Mr Tinubu.
A member of the House of Representatives, Shamzudeen Danbazzau, says the emergence of a ‘third force’ in the 2023 presidential race will impact positively the chances of the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress , Bola Tinubu.
Mr Obi, who served as running mate to Atiku in 2019, is securing large followership in the South-east and South-south — two zones believed to be strongholds of the PDP. “The spoiler effect—if you are not familiar with the spoiler effect—the spoiler effect will give Asiwaju Tinubu the win. When you have two parties going toe to toe, and you introduce a third wheel, and that third wheel is popular, that person that is introduced, the attention will be shifted from the second strongest to the third wheel,” he said.
The lawmaker said the same spoiler effect will be applicable in Kano State, where APC governorship candidate Nasir Gawuna is facing Abba Yusuf of the NNPP, Sha’ban Sharada of the Action Democratic Party and others in March.
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