Former Governor of Anambra State and a presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, has joined the Labour Party to contest for the 2023 presidential election.

The move comes after Obi dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) less than three days to its presidential primary, where Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, emerged the winner.
The former governor, who was warmly welcomed to the LP with supporters and members and will be contesting on the platform of his new party for president come 2023 election.

LP’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Abayomi Arabambi, disclosed this in a statement by the National Chairman of the party, Barr. Julius Abure, which was made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Arabambi said that with Obi joining LP, a new dawn had come for Nigerians, as the party is set to rescue the country from maladministration of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) Buhari-led administration.

He, therefore, called on all well meaning Nigerians to join forces with Obi and the LP to save Nigeria from the heightening insecurity, hunger, poverty, hardship and imminent collapse
“The Labour Party, the Official Political Platform of the Working People of Nigeria, wishes to formally and warmly welcome His Excellency, Peter Obi and his teeming supporters and members, into our Grand Coalition of Progressives and Leaders of Conscience set to rescue and take back Nigeria by 2023.

“The grand entrance of HE Peter Obi and his teeming supporters nationwide into the Labour Party yesterday confirms to the whole world that the 2023 election is as good as won by our credible political alternatives to the ruling APC and PDP, with the growing backing of Nigerian people, who are already extremely tired of the maladministration of the APC and PDP.

“Therefore, in the light of the crystallising rainbow coalition in the Labour Party, we wish to invite all well meaning Nigerians, including Women, Youths, Physically Challenged, the Poor and the well to do, among others to immediately join forces with the Labour Party to save Nigeria from the heightening insecurity and collapse of the country sequel to the incompetent rulers of Nigeria.

“The Party wishes to reaffirm our resolved commitment to our Party Manifesto, programmes as further reflected by Labour Charter of Demand and Policy, initiated by the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC), while also pledging our adoption of the Rescue Agenda of the 3rd Force Movement of Nigeria initiated by the National Consultative Front (NCFront), led by Prof. Pat Utomi, who endorsed our Party of Productivity as the 3rd Force Mega Rescue Platform for the 2023 elections with over 20 million members of the 3rd Force Movement”, the statement said.