Umar Farouk Ibrahim, the Nationwide Secretary of the Labour Celebration loyal to Julius Abure, says the social gathering’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is barely having fun with his present media consideration however wouldn’t contest within the forthcoming 2027 normal elections.
That is coming barely 24 hours after Obi insisted that he was a member of the Labour Celebration and that his identify could be on the poll in 2027.
Ibrahim made this identified on Thursday whereas responding to questions in an interview on Belief TV, stressing that the opposition events have grow to be too demoralised to problem the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
“I can let you know, Obi will not be going to contest presidential election. Obi is having fun with media publicity however 2027, he’s not excited about it. We’ve supplied him presidential ticket, he rejected it,” he acknowledged.
The LP Nationwide Secretary additional questioned Obi’s present political alignment, alleging that his current strikes had created uncertainty about his social gathering affiliation.