Peter Obi
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has reaffirmed his membership of the party, despite his involvement in a coalition movement that adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its platform for the 2027 elections.
Speaking in Anambra State on Friday during the campaign flag-off for the party’s governorship candidate, George Moghalu, and his running mate, Lady Ifeoma Okaro, Obi said it was important to clear the air on what he described as “confusions making the rounds.”
Obi said, “Let me put it categorically clear. I and the National Assembly members of the Labour Party are part of the coalition that has adopted ADC for the 2027 election… But today, we are members of the Labour Party.”
Addressing speculations about his political alignment, Obi stressed that his commitment to the Labour Party remains intact, even as he collaborates with other opposition leaders to form a united political front ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“If anybody asks you which party Peter Obi belongs to today, tell them Peter Obi is in the Labour Party. If anybody asks you about the coalition, tell them the coalition is for 2027,” he told the crowd.
He also reaffirmed his ambition to run again for the presidency in 2027, declaring confidently, “Everyone has the right to run for president; I won’t stop anyone. But if anyone asks, let them know I am in the race, and no one does it better than me.”
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