Peter Obi, Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 elections may be without a party by 2027 if the postulations and activities going on at the Labour Party, are not arrested soonest as the party has already announced plans to deny his the Presidential ticket.
Abayomi Arabambi, the National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, made the announcement that Peter Obi, the party’s former presidential candidate, will not be granted the ticket for the upcoming 2027 elections.
This statement follows Obi’s recent guidance to his supporters during the August by-elections, where he encouraged them to vote for candidates from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), an organization he has aligned with but not officially joined.
Arabambi clarified that Obi’s recommendation was due to the lack of Labour Party candidates nationwide, but emphasized that the party considers his statement to be false and contrary to its interests. Speaking on Channels Television’s Lunchtime Politics, Arabambi expressed confidence in the Labour Party’s future without Obi, asserting that the party’s success in the 2023 elections stemmed more from the #EndSARS movement and widespread dissatisfaction with the Buhari administration than from Obi’s personal influence.
“We will proceed to the 2027 elections without Peter Obi; he will not have our ticket,” Arabambi declared. He criticized the former governor, suggesting that his presence within the party was divided between Labour, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and the ADC.
Arabambi further challenged Obi to formally announce his departure from the Labour Party if he believes he can secure seven million votes independently in the upcoming elections. He reiterated that the momentum of the 2023 elections was largely driven by the public’s desire for change rather than Obi’s leadership, stating, “Obi was simply a figurehead who emerged during a time of national frustration with the administration.”
As the Labour Party looks ahead to the 2027 elections, it is clearly positioning itself to move forward without Obi and to forge a unified path for its candidates and supporters.
