Peter obi

There are chances that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi may dump the party before the next general elections. This is coming just a few days after the party reserved its presidential ticket for Obi in the 2027 elections.

Speaking during an online chat with his supporters on X (formerly Twitter), Obi dropped hints of a likelihood of him pitching his tents elsewhere. He said his focus remains fixing Nigeria for the benefit of all citizens and said that the mission that the “Obidient Movement” has imbibed.
Obi said, “Our engagement is about Nigeria, they are trying to change our focus. What we want to do is not about the Labour Party; it is about what the Obidients want to do about Nigeria.

“We are thinking about water, we are thinking about power, we are thinking about employment, thinking about security. That should be our focus.
“The other matter we will deal with. We were somewhere, we didn’t start with Labour.
“I’m a Christian. Jesus said, When you go into a city, try to change them, live with them, fast. in the end, you can’t come out and even wash the sand that is on your shoes.

“He didn’t say go there and die with them. I tell you, I’m making spirited efforts to change them (LP), but I’m not going to die with them.
“That will not stop what we set out to do. We will try to change them (LP), if we can’t, we will leave them; we will not die with them.”

On Sunday, presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, paid a visit to Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka.

Obi in a statement Sunday night described the visit as enriching, saying he had a useful discussion with him.

Recall that supporters of Obi had recently attacked Soyinka over an interview where he said he had warned Obi that if he lost the presidential election, it would be due to his supporters.

But on Sunday, Obi moved to pacify the literary icon.

“Today (Sunday) I visited one of Nigeria’s most revered figures and an international literary icon, Prof Wole Soyinka. Prof Soyinka has been my father whom I hold in very esteem for what he has achieved and stands for in the struggle for a better Nigeria. His reputation as a fighter for justice and equity in our society has been legendary and we will never ignore them.

“I had a very useful and enriching discussion about his aspirations for a better and greater Nigeria. He shared a lot with me about his dream for a greater, more inclusive Nigeria.

“I reminded the Nobel laureate of the huge price he paid just before the outbreak of civil war, fighting for the cause of the Igbos. I cherish this Sunday visit which was intended to erase the needless misconceptions about the relationship between the great icon and the obidient family,” Obi said.