MIRIAM NNOLI 
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Labour Party (LP) National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, announced on Wednesday that the party would field the former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, as its candidate.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Arabambi said Tinubu would not have a smooth sail in the next general polls.
New Telegraph recalls that Obi was the LP’s presidential candidate in 2023 but lost to President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Obi came third in the keenly contested election, trailing behind the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Speaking further, Arabambi faulted actor-turned-politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, over his decision to dump the party.
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He described Okonkwo’s exit as a relief for the party as it plans to unseat the present administration come 2027. He doubted Okonkwo’s loyalty to the LP, accusing him of working for President Tinubu and the ruling APC.
“Tinubu is not just going to have it very easy in 2027, we are coming back with Peter Obi to them so that they will know we are very serious.
“And we wish Kenneth Okonkwo well, his resignation is good riddance to bad rubbish. He should not speak about the Labour Party anymore.
“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.” he stated
