Plateau NDC gov'ship crisis: Peter Obi accused of taking sides

A chieftain of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, in Plateau State, Comrade Iliya Abdullahi, has accused the party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of taking sides in the lingering dispute over the party's governorship ticket in the state. Abdullahi questioned Obi's perceived closeness to Alfred Ali Dapal, whose emergence as a governorship aspirant has reportedly heightened divisions within the party, while the party's recognised candidate, Da Jonathan Sunday Akuns, allegedly struggles to receive similar support. The NDC governorship ticket dispute in Plateau State centres on Dapal and Akuns, with both sides laying claim to the party's mandate ahead of the forthcoming election. Da...