cluster-node-tuning-operator in CrashLoopBackOff on CU cluster

CU cluster of the Mavenir deployment has cluster-node-tuning-operator in a CrashLoopBackOff state and does not apply performance profile

4.14rc0 and 4.14rc1

100%

1. Deploy CU cluster with ZTP gitops method
2. Wait for Policies to be complient
3. Check worker nodes and cluster-node-tuning-operator status 

Nodes do not have performance profile applied
cluster-node-tuning-operator is crashing with following in logs:

E0920 12:16:57.820680       1 runtime.go:79] Observed a panic: &runtime.TypeAssertionError{_interface:(*runtime._type)(nil), concrete:(*runtime._type)(nil), asserted:(*runtime._type)(0x1e68ec0), missingMethod:""} (interface conversion: interface is nil, not v1.Object)
goroutine 615 [running]:
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime.logPanic({0x1c98c20?, 0xc0006b7a70})
        /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime/runtime.go:75 +0x99
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime.HandleCrash({0x0, 0x0, 0xc000d49500?})
        /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime/runtime.go:49 +0x75
panic({0x1c98c20, 0xc0006b7a70})
        /usr/lib/golang/src/runtime/panic.go:884 +0x213
github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/pkg/util.ObjectInfo({0x0?, 0x0})
        /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/pkg/util/objectinfo.go:10 +0x39
github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/pkg/operator.(*ProfileCalculator).machineConfigLabelsMatch(0xc000a23ca0?, 0xc000445620, {0xc0001b38e0, 0x1, 0xc0010bd480?})
        /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/pkg/operator/profilecalculator.go:374 +0xc7
github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/pkg/operator.(*ProfileCalculator).calculateProfile(0xc000607290, {0xc000a40900, 0x33})
        /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/pkg/operator/profilecalculator.go:208 +0x2b9
github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/pkg/operator.(*Controller).syncProfile(0xc000195b00, 0x0?, {0xc000a40900, 0x33})
        /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/pkg/operator/controller.go:664 +0x6fd
github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/pkg/operator.(*Controller).sync(0xc000195b00, {{0x1f48661, 0x7}, {0xc000000fc0, 0x26}, {0xc000a40900, 0x33}, {0x0, 0x0}})
        /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/pkg/operator/controller.go:371 +0x1571
github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/pkg/operator.(*Controller).eventProcessor.func1(0xc000195b00, {0x1dd49c0?, 0xc000d49500?})
        /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/pkg/operator/controller.go:193 +0x1de
github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/pkg/operator.(*Controller).eventProcessor(0xc000195b00)
        /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/pkg/operator/controller.go:212 +0x65
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.BackoffUntil.func1(0x30?)
        /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/backoff.go:226 +0x3e
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.BackoffUntil(0x0?, {0x224ee20, 0xc000c48ab0}, 0x1, 0xc00087ade0)
        /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/backoff.go:227 +0xb6
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.JitterUntil(0x0?, 0x3b9aca00, 0x0, 0x0?, 0xc0004e6710?)
        /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/backoff.go:204 +0x89
k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.Until(0xc0004e67d0?, 0x91af86?, 0xc000ace0c0?)
        /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/backoff.go:161 +0x25
created by github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/pkg/operator.(*Controller).run
        /go/src/github.com/openshift/cluster-node-tuning-operator/pkg/operator/controller.go:1407 +0x1ba5
panic: interface conversion: interface is nil, not v1.Object [recovered]
        panic: interface conversion: interface is nil, not v1.Object

cluster-node-tuning-operator is functional, performance profiles applied to worker nodes

There is no issue on a DU node of the same deployment coming from same repository, DU node is configured as requested and cluster-node-tuning-operator is functioning correctly.

must gather from rc0: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DlzrjQiKTVnQKXdcRIijBkEKjAGsOFn1/view?usp=sharing
must gather from rc1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qSqQtIunQe5e1hDVDYwa90L9MpEjEA4j/view?usp=sharing

performance profile: https://gitlab.cee.redhat.com/agurenko/mavenir-ztp/-/blob/airtel-4.14/policygentemplates/group-cu-mno-ranGen.yaml