The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has clarified that there are currently no merger agreements in place with the Peoples Democratic Party, the New Nigeria People’s Party, or any other political party.
Obi made this statement during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday morning, where he discussed the state of the nation.
The former governor of Anambra State emphasized that no formal arrangements have been made with other political parties. He called on all Nigerians who are passionate about the country’s future to unite in 2027 to defeat the All Progressives Congress , which he accused of mismanaging the nation’s resources.
Obi also expressed concern over the country’s security situation, describing it as tragic. He highlighted the needless loss of lives due to banditry, terrorism, and kidnapping-for-ransom. Furthermore, he criticized the high levels of corruption in Nigeria, alongside the rising cost of governance, which he claimed has led to a significant increase in the public debt under the administration of President Bola Tinubu of the APC.
He further accused government officials of mismanaging public funds in 2024, citing frequent foreign travels as an example of their disregard for the country’s resources.
In the 2023 presidential elections, Tinubu won in 12 of Nigeria’s 36 states and secured 8,794,726 votes, nearly two million more than his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, who garnered 6,984,520 votes. Obi, running for the first time, received 6,101,533 votes. Meanwhile, NNPP’s Rabiu Kwankwaso, who had previously been with the PDP, won his home state of Kano, earning 1,496,687 votes. Both Obi and Kwankwaso had left the PDP prior to the election, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for their departure from the party.
