Peter Obi is not stepping down for Atiku - Labour Party

The Labour Party has denied Peter Obi is stepping down in the presidential race for the Peoples Democratic Party, presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

In a statement released on Wednesday, February 1, Diran Onifade, Head of Media for Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, has said that the Party is not in talks with Atiku or any other candidate.

Recall that Atiku in an interview with BBC Hausa Service, stated that he was in touch with the presidential candidates of the Labour Party and New Nigerians People Party (NNPP) for support ahead of the upcoming election.

Responding to the claim, Onifade said that Peter Obi is the not stepping down as he is in the race to win.

“We have been inundated with enquiries about the claim of an ongoing discussion between our Presidential ticket and the camp of PDP’s Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

“For emphasis, we wish to repeat, as we have said all day, that the claim is totally false and baseless. We are not in any talks with Atiku or anyone else with a view to stepping down from a race in which we are the frontrunner.

“Peter Obi is in the contest to win in consonance with the aspiration of the majority of Nigerians who desire a New Nigeria devoid of lies, corruption and selfish scheming,” he said.

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