The Labour Party’s leadership has asked Atiku Abubakar, the PDP’s presidential nominee, to exclude its candidate, Peter Obi, from his dispute with President Bola Tinubu, claiming the former Anambra governor is only interested in winning back his “stolen mandate” at the supreme court.
But the party emphasised that it would welcome any support for its efforts to build a country where genuine justice would reign.
The remark was in response to Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party and the PDP candidate for Obi, who had urged supporters to join his crusade in exposing the president’s allegedly dark secrets.
In a statement released in Abuja on Thursday by the National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh, the party appealed that they would appreciate if their candidate is allowed to concentrate on his case at the apex court.
The statement read, “The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi is presently in the Supreme Court seeking to reclaim his stolen mandate and he is focused on that.
“He has been in the vanguard of ensuring a just nation where justice must be the watchword, and he will not stop until Nigeria achieves the leadership it truly deserves. Obi has pontificated on the need for leaders to be good role models and live a life worthy of emulation.
“This he has done by publicly putting his credentials in the open for verification. Nigeria will get better when men of integrity and honour drive the affairs of the nation.
“We therefore welcome every other interest willing to join us in our pursuit of a nation where justice shall reign.”
