The Labour Party (LP) says it would field former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, as its Presidential candidate in the 2027 election.

Political Economist NG recalls that Obi was LP’s presidential candidate in 2023 but lost to President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Obi who made LP popular among many Nigerians of all divides came third in the election behind former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, said Tinubu would not have a smooth sail in the next general elections.

“Tinubu is not just going to have it very easy in 2027, we are coming back with that Peter Obi so that they will know we are very serious,” he said.

He chided 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.

He doubted Okonkwo’s loyalty to the LP, accusing him of working for President Tinubu and the ruling APC.

“And we wish Kenneth Okonkwo well, his resignation is good riddance to bad rubbish. He should not speak about the Labour Party anymore,” Arabambi stated.

LP had been enmeshed in leadership crisis and has had to rely on the court to resolve it, but  Arabambi said, “there 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.”

He insisted that Peter Obi remains a huge threat to the ruling APC, adding that Obi’s nationwide consultations have boosted his popularity and chances at the polls.