By Ayomide Otitoju
The Labour Party (LP) has declared that President Bola Tinubu will not have an easy path to re-election in 2027, vowing to present its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, once again.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, LP’s National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, insisted that the party remains a formidable force and is committed to unseating the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
“Tinubu is not just going to have it very easy in 2027. We are coming back with that Peter Obi to them so that they will know we are very serious,” Arabambi stated.
Obi, who ran under the LP banner in 2023, finished third in the polls behind Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Arabambi also addressed the recent resignation of actor-turned-politician Kenneth Okonkwo from the party, dismissing it as inconsequential. He accused Okonkwo of being disloyal to the LP and working in favor of Tinubu and the APC.
“We wish Kenneth Okonkwo well; his resignation is good riddance to bad rubbish. He should not speak about the Labour Party anymore,” he remarked.
The LP spokesperson dismissed speculations about a leadership crisis within the party, asserting that the party remains strong despite efforts by detractors to undermine it.
“There is no leadership crisis in the Labour Party. Labour Party is not going into extinction. It is just a figment of the imaginations of most of our detractors,” Arabambi added.
With the 2027 general elections on the horizon, the Labour Party’s renewed commitment to Obi signals a potentially fierce contest against the APC-led administration.