"I'M NOT A COWARD, PETER OBI HAS POSITIVE RECORDS" – ADC HOUSE OF REPS CANDIDATE SAYS AS SHE DECLARES SUPPORT FOR PETER OBI 

Barrister Juliet Isi Ikhayere, a House of Representatives candidate for the AMAC/Bwari constituency in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) recently stunned Nigerians on social media when she declared her support for the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

In a tweet that went viral on Friday, October 14, Barrister Juliet Isi Ikhayere declared her support for Obi after sharing a photo of herself and the LP presidential candidate in a single banner with the words:

“Unapologetically, aligning with the masses choice. To a Nigeria that works for us all.”

In a chat with Legit in Abuja, Barrister Ikhayere is a former national secretary of the Young Lawyers Forum, explained why she took the decision.

Her words: “I am not a coward, one of the reasons I declared my support for Peter Obi is because he has positive records that people can see. I believe with him in the saddle, we will see a government that is accountable to the people and practice transparency.” 

When asked if she doesn't feel that what she is doing is an anti-party activity, Barrister Ikhayere said, “My party has already expelled our presidential candidate, but that is not the issue, we all know that our presidential candidate has not been campaigning.

“The only people that can sue me for anti-party activity is my party and they have not done that. And that's because I know they know I am a person of integrity. Labour Party cannot sue me because I cannot be subjected to their constitution. 

“In any case, before being a candidate, I am a Nigerian. Even if I am not running for office, I would still be at the forefront for Peter Obi. I am not a coward. 

“Peter Obi's emergence is timely, it has been able to reshape our political atmosphere. And I am not speaking as a politician, I am speaking as an ordinary Nigerian.”