By Seyi Odewale
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the 2023 election under the Labour Party (LP) platform, has said there is no merger deal yet with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), or any other party ahead of the 2027 election.
Obi stated this yesterday in Abuja during a press conference on the nation’s state.
The former Anambra State governor added that no agreement has yet been established with other parties. He rallied all lovers of Nigeria in the political space to come together in 2027 and defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC), which he accused of mismanaging the country’s resources.
Also, Obi described the security situation in the country as unfortunate, saying Nigerians die needlessly due to banditry, terrorism, and kidnapping-for-ransom.
He said the level of corruption in Nigeria remained high, as did the cost of governance, which has led to an astronomical increase in public debt under the current administration of President Bola Tinubu of the APC.
Obi stated that government officials mismanaged public funds 2024 through incessant foreign travels.
In the 2023 presidential election, Tinubu came out on top in 12 of Nigeria’s 36 states and secured significant numbers in several other states to claim the highest number of votes—8,794,726, almost two million votes more than his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the PDP.
Atiku, who has run for president six times, got 6,984,520 votes, while Obi, a first-time contestant, secured an unprecedented 6,101,533. New Nigeria Peoples Party’s Rabiu Kwankwaso finished fourth with 1,496,687 votes.
Interestingly, Obi and Kwankwaso were members of the PDP months before the last poll but cited irreconcilable differences as reasons they exited the party.
