Eric Patrick
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election below the identical occasion platform, whereas accusing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of orchestrating the interior crises at the moment plaguing each the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Obi made the daring declare in a video circulating on social media, the place he addressed a gaggle of supporters on the way forward for Nigeria’s political panorama.
“I’ll nonetheless proceed to run within the Labour Party. I’m a member of the Labour Party,” Obi said in response to a direct query on his political future.
The previous Anambra State governor went additional to allege that the disaster rocking main opposition events within the nation will not be unintended however a deliberate sabotage allegedly sponsored by the ruling occasion.
“What is going on within the Labour Party and the PDP is brought on by the federal government, quote me wherever,” Obi stated emphatically.
He recalled the same state of affairs throughout the presidency of the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, explaining that the then-president ensured INEC didn’t intrude with occasion points, in contrast to the current administration.
“We had an issue in our occasion earlier than, up to now. Yar’Adua was the President. I went to him then; he known as the INEC chairman (Prof. Maurice Iwu) and informed him, ‘I don’t need any drawback in any occasion.’ We had been compelled to repair it.
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“However right this moment, in all of the events, there are issues; these are deliberate issues brought on by the system. These are among the issues I wish to clear up if I’ve the chance. Events will operate very effectively as a result of you possibly can’t have a system working and not using a robust opposition,” he stated.
Obi, who might be 65 years outdated in 2027, famous that the upcoming election would seemingly be his final try on the presidency, saying he doesn’t want to be contesting in his 70s.
He urged Nigerians, particularly younger folks, to stay hopeful and concerned within the political course of.
“No matter what political events do or the brokers they rent, the true energy lies with the folks. Nigerians should guarantee their votes depend,” he stated.
He emphasised that true change usually comes with resistance, particularly from these benefiting from the established order.
Obi’s feedback come amid rising tensions throughout the Labour Party and different opposition {groups}, with factions battling for management, elevating issues over the power and unity of opposition forces forward of the following normal elections.