Dino Melaye detailed how Atiku discovered Peter Obi

Senator Dino Melaye says Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) discovered Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labor Party.

 Melaye said Obi, who was a previous governor of Anambra State was not known until Atiku discovered him.

He added that any reformer in Nigeria, who emerged within 1999 till date was discovered by Atiku.

Melaye expressed this throughout the weekend in Abuja while speaking at an occasion coordinated by a ladies' political gathering, Diamond Ladies in Politics.

“Obi is a fantastic Nigerian, but he was not known nationally until Atiku identified him. Atiku is a talent hunter. Everyone who was a reformer in this country from 1999 till date was a discovery of Atiku.

“Atiku discovered Obi before keyboard warriors discovered Obi. Unfortunately, elections are not going to take place on social media. It is going to take place at the polling units. And those that would vote are the people here. So it is now operation votes must count,” he said.

 Melaye likewise handled Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)

As per him, Tinubu and others looking to turn into Nigeria's leaders in 2023 don't have the requisite foundation to contrast themselves with Atiku.

“Unfortunately, both of them are very wealthy, but there is a difference. Atiku is a billionaire with enterprise, while Tinubu is a billionaire without enterprise. He has a history of a physical business in agriculture, education, oil and gas, media, manufacturing, and banking,” he said.

In her comments, the convener of the Diamond Ladies in governmental issues, Princess Maimunat Wada, vowed to gather something like 2,000,000 votes in favor of Atiku in the impending political election.