Labour Party reacts to reports that Peter Obi will contest 2027 presidential elections

The Chief Spokesman of the dissolved Obi-Datti Campaign Council, Yunusa Tanko has dismissed the claims that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections that his principal has set his sights on the 2027 elections.

POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the Daily Post newspaper had published an article claiming that the former governor of Anambra State had revealed his intentions to run for the presidency in 2027 during an interview.

Tanko, however, denied these allegations, asserting that Peter Obi had never given any interview, either domestically or internationally, discussing his plans for the 2027 presidential race.

Tanko further warned the newspaper against propagating falsehoods about their party’s flag bearer and urged them to refrain from such fabrications.

In a statement released Monday, Tanko stated, “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 TV. 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 HEPO [His Excellency Peter Obi] granted such a nebulous interview to Arise TV.”

Tanko continued, “HEPO arrived Nigeria from an overseas trip just this weekend, and for any reputable media organization to publish such a fallacy and complete fabrication calls into question the kind of journalism some Nigerians are practicing.”

The spokesperson concluded the statement by reiterating that Peter Obi did not grant an interview to any media organization, be it in Nigeria or abroad, emphasizing, “For all avoidance of doubt, HEPO did not at any time grant such an interview to any media organization in Nigeria or outside the country. Please note!”