The National Secretary of the Labour Party (LP), Umar Farouk Ibrahim, has stated that the former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, may lose the opportunity to represent the party as its 2027 presidential candidate if he continues to associate with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition.
Naijaonpoint reports that Ibrahim made this known during an interview with Trust TV, stating that the party’s presidential ticket is not reserved for anyone.
According to Ibrahim, LP will give the party’s 2023 Vice Presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, a chance to contest for president, adding that he is as qualified as his principal, Peter Obi.
He said, “Datti is qualified to contest for the presidency as good as Peter Obi. So, the seat of that candidacy is not reserved for anybody. It is open for a competitive contest.
“If Datti is willing to aspire for presidency and he wants to do that under the Labour Party, we will open it. Come and buy the form, mobilise his support and then get elected. But the only thing is that if those people didn’t come back to us, they lose that opportunity because there’s no way you’ll continue to romance with other political party and then you still come back and your one leg is in the Labour Party. No, ab initio, you may be disqualified.”
Ibrahaim’s comment comes barely a week after Baba-Ahmed declared his interest in the 2027 presidential race, should Obi decide not to contest.
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