Labour Party Dismisses Reports on Obi’s Intention to Contest in 2027

Emameh Gabriel in Abuja

The Labour Party (LP) has dismissed viral reports that its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was nursing the ambition to contest in 2027.

The Chief Spokesman of Obi-Datti Campaign Council, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, said  the interview which Obi was quoted to have said he would contest the presidential election in 2027, never happened as the former governor of Anambra State was not in even in the country.

Tanko in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja yesterday said there was no time Obi granted the said interview to any media organisation in Nigeria or outside the country.

He said: “Our attention has been drawn to a publication in the Daily Post and some social media networks on an interview granted by His Excellency Peter Obi to Arise News television.

“We want to quickly point out that this is the highest level of yellow journalism taken too far all in a bid to change the narrative as there was no time Obi granted such a nebulous interview to Arise News.

“Obi arrived in Nigeria from an overseas trip just last weekend, and for any reputable media organisation to publish such a fallacy and complete fabrication calls to question the kind of journalism some Nigerians are practicing.

“For all avoidance of doubt, Obi did not at any time grant such an interview to any media organisation in Nigeria or outside the country. Please take note!”