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The Labour Party, LP, says it would field former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, as its candidate in the 2027 general elections<\/p>\n
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Abayomi Arabambi, stated this on \u2018Politics Today\u2019, a programme on Channels Television, adding that Tinubu would not have a smooth sail in the next general polls.<\/p>\n
\u201cTinubu is not just going to have it very easy in 2027, we are coming back with that Peter Obi to them so that they will know we are very serious,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Arabambi also faulted actor-turned-politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, over his decision to dump the party, describing his exit as a relief for the party as it plans to unseat the present administration come 2027.<\/p>\n
The Publicity Secretary doubted Okonkwo\u2019s loyalty to the LP, accusing him of working for President Tinubu and the ruling APC.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd we wish Kenneth Okonkwo well, his resignation is good riddance to bad rubbish. He should not speak about the Labour Party anymore.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no leadership crisis in the Labour Party. Labour Party is not going into extinction. It is just a figment of the imaginations of most of our detractors,\u201d Arabambi stated.<\/p>\n
Recall\u00a0\u00a0that Obi was the party\u2019s presidential candidate in 2023 but lost to President Bola Tinubu, the then-candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC.<\/p>\n
The former Anambra State governor came third in the polls, trailing behind former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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