The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, says the party is on the path to victory in the November 8, 2025, governorship election in Anambra State.

Obi expressed optimism on Friday in Onitsha, during the campaign for the LP governorship candidate, Dr. George Moghalu and his running mate, Ifeoma Okaro.

Addressing a gathering of party stalwarts and supporters at the All Saints Cathedral field, Onitsha, led by the state party chairman, Ugochukwu Emeh, including the party?s lawmakers, such as Senator Tony Nwoye, Obi pledged that the party would stand with the candidates.

He said the rally was aimed at deepening the party?s grassroots movement and reaffirming its shared commitment to equity, good governance and people-oriented leadership.

Obi used the occasion to clarify the reason for joining the ADC coalition, insisting that he still belongs to the LP while the coalition is for the 2027 elections.

He said, ?I will start the conversation by clarifying some confusions, making the round, and I need to explain to you, and it is very important that I clarify this because people are saying, ?Oh! Obi is in the ADC and also in the Labour Party.

?Let me put it categorically clear, I and the National Assembly members of the party are part of the coalition that has adopted ADC for the 2027 election, and other parties will join us.

?But today, we are members of the Labour Party. If anybody asks you which party Peter Obi belongs to today, tell them Peter Obi is in the Labour Party. If anybody asks you about the coalition, tell them the coalition is for 2027.

?Everyone has the right to run for president ? I won?t stop anyone. But if anyone asks, let them know I am in the race, and no one does it better than me.

?It is important that they know that, and that is why we are here to initiate the campaign of the Labour Party governorship candidate in Anambra State, Dr. George Moghalu.

?Our candidate is soft-spoken, focused, and an achiever. He is a product that is highly marketable, and I am confident that with him as our flagbearer, good governance and people-oriented leadership is assured.?

Addressing the gathering, the state Chairman of the party, Ugochukwu Emeh, said the rally is aimed at deepening the party?s grassroots movement and reaffirming its shared commitment to equity, good governance and people-oriented leadership.

?Let us unite with purpose and resolve to shape a brighter and more inclusive Anambra. Together, we move forward? for the people, and with the people,? he added.

The gathering featured addresses from the stalwarts and members of the party, including the governorship candidate, Moghalu and his Deputy, Okaro.

Representatives at both National and State Assemblies, party stakeholders and grassroots mobilisers also addressed party faithful at the rally. (The PUNCH)

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