Speaking during an interview, Agada said there were clear differences in political strategy between himself and the former Anambra State governor, particularly in relation to Obi’s international engagements.
He suggested that Obi was currently focused on fundraising activities abroad, saying: “As you know Obi is out there abroad and part of what he is doing is fundraising. I hope you are aware of why I won’t do the same.”
Agada did not provide further clarification on the comment but used the comparison to highlight what he described as a different approach to politics.
The Labour Party aspirant then issued a direct challenge to Obi, expressing confidence in his ability to outperform him in a public debate.
“If Obi likes let him call for an open debate, he cannot stand me,” he said.
He further claimed that several of the ideas popularly linked to Obi’s campaign speeches were developed by a wider team of policy experts and strategists.
According to him, key campaign themes, including the “consumption to production” economic model frequently referenced by Obi, were products of collective policy work rather than individual authorship.
“There is a concept of consumption to production… Obi knows it at level three… but level two and three, or ground zero, that is engineering, the back end of how it works, we wrote that,” he said.
Agada also referenced economist and public policy expert Pat Utomi, describing him as part of the group involved in shaping the policy framework.
“We are the policy framework developers, Mr. Pat Utomi and a group of others,” he added.
He concluded by reiterating his confidence in a debate scenario, saying Obi would be outperformed in a direct exchange of ideas.
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