Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has reaffirmed his ambition to contest the 2027 presidential election, debunking speculation that he may team up with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as a running mate.
Speaking on Sunday Politics, a Channels TV programme, Obi dismissed suggestions that he was considering a vice-presidential slot under Atiku or any other candidate.
Nobody has ever discussed with me whether to be A or B or C, Obi said. I am going to contest for the President of Nigeria, and I believe Im qualified.
Obi also clarified that the coalition of opposition parties, which recently adopted the African Democratic Congress ADC as its platform ahead of 2027, was not a departure from the Labour Party, nor was it an act of disloyalty.
There is nothing anti-party in the decision, he explained. We are not abandoning where we are. We are going there together. What is constant is that we have agreed to work together.