Amidst coalition, Labour Party reacts to Peter Obi’s declaration

Keep up with the latest news and be part of our weekly giveaways and airtime sharing; follow our WhatsApp channel for more updates. Click to Follow us

On Monday, the Labour Party (LP) declared that no prospective presidential contender would automatically receive a ticket.

National Publicity Secretary Obiorah Ifoh made this revelation in response to comments made by Peter Obi, a past LP presidential candidate, suggesting that he would run on the party’s platform once more.

Obi stated that he would think about running “for now” under the LP platform while speaking at an event in Abuja.

Ifoh responded by saying that the party is not against him running but denied cheering such a news.

The statement reads: “The attention of the leadership of the Labour Party has been drawn to the news trending in the media that the party is “celebrating” that its candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi has declared his intention to run on the platform of the party in 2027.

“I want to state emphatically that I was quoted out of context and therefore, the impression conveyed by the news was erroneous, inaccurate and does not in any way reflect the position and mood in the party.

“First, while we are not opposed to anybody running under the platform of the Labour Party in the 2027 general election, we need to make it categorically clear that the party has a long standing rule on how its candidates shall emerge and automatic ticket is not one of the routes.

“Recall that at the party’s National Convention in 2024, the party had erroneously granted automatic tickets to our former Presidential candidate and the only governor of the party, however, that decision has since been rescinded and reversed after consulting the statute books.”

Please don’t forget to “Allow the notification” so you will be the first to get our gist when we publish it. 
Drop your comment in the section below, and don’t forget to share the post.