According to Kennedy Ahanotu, the National Youth Leader of the Labour Party in Edo State, Barrister Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the Labour Party, said that Peter Obi would be the only candidate for President in 2027. He asserted that because of this position, several politicians now saw the party as a possible unifying force. He went on to ask whether Julius Abure’s level of harassment during his arrest in the City of Benin had been experienced by any other National Chairman of a political party in Nigeria.
He said in an interview with Arise TV, ”Can any political party National Chairman in Nigeria be molested the way Abure was molested? Let’s tell ourselves the truth. The political undertone has been there since after our Presidential election. There has been one fight instigated by people that don’t want the Labour Party to stand. And let me remind us, Abure said Labour Party in 2027 has only one Presidential form and that is for Peter Obi. The establishment felt that if they give Labour Party space, they would consolidate and the Obidient movement would produce a formidable movement.”
