Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Labour Party (LP) says it would field former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, as its candidate.

Obi was the LP?s presidential candidate in 2023 but lost to President Bola Tinubu, the then-candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He came third in the polls, trailing behind former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Speaking on Channels Television?s Politics Today, National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, said Tinubu would not have a smooth sail in the next general polls.

Tinubu is not just going to have it very easy in 2027, we are coming back with that Peter Obi to them so that they will know we are very serious,? he said.

During the show, he faulted actor-turned-politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, over his decision to dump the party.

Arabambi described Okonkwo?s exit as a relief for the party as it plans to unseat the present administration come 2027.

He doubted Okonkwo?s loyalty to the LP, accusing him of working for President Tinubu and the ruling APC.

?And we wish Kenneth Okonkwo well, his resignation is good riddance to bad rubbish. He should not speak about the Labour Party anymore,? Arabambi stated.

To the LP spokesman, ?There is no leadership crisis in the Labour Party. Labour Party is not going into extinction. It is just a figment of the imaginations of most of our detractors.? (Channels TV, excluding headline)