May 27, (THEWILL) – Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has joined the Labour Party (LP).
THEWILL had reported that Obi in a letter addressed to the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu, on Wednesday, announced his resignation from the party saying recent developments within the PDP had made it impossible for him to continue in the presidential race.
However, barely 48 hours after exiting the PDP, Obi has eventually joined the Labour party, a platform he hopes to actualise his presidential ambition.
Confirming the development in a statement on his Twitter page on Friday, as he registered with the party in his Agulu Ward in Anambra State, the former vice-presidential candidate of the PDP in the 2019 elections, invited “all Nigerians” to join him in his new party to take “back our country.”
The statement, titled “The Road to Recovery”, reads: “I thank all Nigerians, especially our youths, who have joined me in the mission of rescuing and taking back Nigeria.
“This project is yours and for the future of your children. I am just a facilitator.
“Since I resigned from the PDP because of issues that are at variance with my persona and principles, I have consulted widely with various parties and personalities to ensure we do not complicate the route to our desired destination.
“For me, the process of getting into this high office is as fundamental as what one will do thereafter.
“Therefore, I have chosen a route free of rancour and one in line with my mantra of taking the country from consumption to production and that is the Labour Party, which is synonymous with the people, workers, development, production, securing and uniting the Nigerians as one family.
“I invite my fellow Nigerians to join me to take back our country.
“Be assured that I’ll never let you down.”
