OBJ’S LETTER : APC, PDP AND LP, “BOIL” ON BOILING POINT ARENA ON SUNDAY

There have been so much controversies arising from the latest letter of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo on the 2023 presidential election. It is a known fact that every society has opinion leaders and opinion moulders who shape the thought-line of the people and their pronouncements cannot be totally trashed no matter what. However, there are those who believe that the said letter lack political weight.

The Boiling Point Platform, a news and social media platform has therefore taken the bold step to extract the opinions of the spokespersons of the three foremost political parties in the forthcoming presidential election. The spokespersons will dissect the pros and cons of the letter written by the former President.

Interestingly, members of the public who are not members of the platform have an opportunity to partake in the online meeting of Sunday, January 8, 2023 by 8:00pm. Nigeria time.

It will really be boiling as Festus Keyamo of APC will be firing from all cylinders while Aare Dele Momodu of PDP on cruise mode and Otunba Akin Osuntokun of LP view the said letter from his political binocular.

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According to a statement released by Mr Ayo Arowojolu, the convener of Boling Point Platform, : ” An interesting conversation on the “Pros and Cons of the OBJ Letter” is expected to take the center stage on Sunday night as spokesmen of the three top Presidential Candidates, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Mr. Peter Obi lock horns on the popular Boiling Point Arena.”

“The Chief Olusegun Obasanjo letter addressed to Nigerian youths and endorsing Peter Obi of the Labour Party had sparked controversy since almost a week ago.”

“Listed as Discussants on the show are the trio of Mr. Festus Keyamo(SAN), Minister of Labour and Productivity who doubles as spokesman of the All Progressive Party (APC) Presidential Campaign Committee and his counterparts, Aare Dele Momodu for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Otunba Akin Osuntokun of the Labour Party (LP).”

The statement reads further : “The Chairman, Organizing Committee for Boiling Point Arena, popular columnist and erstwhile Editor of Punch Newspaper, Mr Bola Bolawole, disclosed that the programme will kick off by 8pm on Sunday, January 8, 2023 via Zoom meeting.”

“Mr. Bolawole added that the programme, apart from discussing the OBJ Letter, will also be looking in totality into the relevance of endorsements in Nigeria’s current political dispensation.”

The Boiling Point Platform according to the release comprises over 80 professors, technocrats, industry leaders, Judges, traditional rulers, security top shots, media professionals and others, all numbering about 200.

ValidViewNetwork reports that the first two editions of the Boiling Point zoom meeting were revealing, informative and worthwhile.