The All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a statement in response to the recent meeting between the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
The meeting has fueled speculations of a possible alliance between the two politicians or a merger of their political parties in the lead up to 2027.
Reacting, in a press statement on Tuesday signed by Felix Morka, Esq., APC National Publicity Secretary, the party claims that both Obi and Atiku lack the commitment and staying power to build or fix their own parties, and are instead seeking convenient platforms to advance their presidential ambitions.
According to the APC, Atiku and Obi are only united by their mutual desperation to become President of Nigeria and their disdain for President Bola Tinubu’s leadership.
“Their restless drift in search of convenient party platforms to execute their presidential run only belie the self-indulgent and opportunistic essence of their aspirations. Men without the staying power to build or fix their own parties, who flee at the slightest flicker of internal crisis cannot possibly be trusted by Nigerians to tackle serious and complex national political and economic challenges that confront our nation.
“What is unclear, however, is whether Obi would make a comeback to Atiku’s PDP or whether Atiku would dump his PDP and seek rehabilitation in Obi’s Labour Party or whether both men would abandon PDP and Labour, altogether, and sojourn into the political wilderness of Professor Pat Utomi’s mega party.
“News of Peter Obi’s return to the PDP would be hardly surprising. His reputation as a political wayfarer is only dwarfed by Atiku’s track record as a veteran political wanderer. News of Atiku joining the Labour party will shock no one as he will be living up to his well established reputation as the country’s most itinerant politician. For now, Utomi’s mega party remains a figment with no offering of tangible accommodation for both men.
“President Bola Tinubu embodies character, vision, tenacity and doggedness required to deliver a resurgent Nigeria of stable growth and development. The administration’s bold economic policy reforms and massive infrastructural uptake have already shattered historic barriers to growth, and paved the way for steady progress and development.
“We urge Nigerians to stand fast in their invaluable support of our great Party and President Bola Tinubu’s determined commitment to deliver a stronger, secure and more prosperous country for us all,” the statement read.
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