2027: We’ve Not Agreed On Merger With Any Political Party — OBI
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has said there was currently no agreement between the party and any other opposition party for a merger.
According to vanguardngr.com, the former Anambra State governor spoke against speculations that the LP had entered into a merger deal with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
Obi, who addressed newsmen on the state of the nation in Abuja, yesterday, however, didn’t admit or deny the existence of merger talks, but he was emphatic that there was “no agreement yet.”
He appealed to all lovers of Nigeria irrespective of political affiliation to unite because it was only in unity that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), whom he said has “mismanaged” the nation’s resources can be defeated.
Obi who described Nigeria’s security situation as unfortunate, expressed sadness that Nigerians were needlessly being sent to their early graves on account of banditry, terrorism, and kidnapping-for-ransom.
He also faulted the current administration’s claims of fighting corruption.
Obi argued that the level of corruption in Nigeria remained high just as the cost of governance which he said has led to an astronomical increase in public debt.
Obi stressed that the situation was worsened because government officials willfully mismanaged public funds in 2024 through incessant foreign travels.