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A chieftain of the Young Peoples Party (YPP), Pastor Sunday Emmanuel Abbah, has warned that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, risks losing his credibility if he executes the merger plan with former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.
Abbah, who is also the convener of the New Nigeria Network (NNN), said this on Wednesday in Abuja at a media briefing and public presentation of two books, ‘The New Nigeria Project’ and ‘The Privatised Presidency of Nigeria’.
Daily Trust reports that Obi has spoken about the possibility of a merger between the LP and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“Nigerians were looking for something different from PDP and APC, and the basis for the Obidient movement was not even the Labour Party. I believe that if Peter Obi really stands for a New Nigeria, he should leave Atiku out of the equation and go back to the people,” Abbah, a YPP aspirant for the Kogi East Senatorial seat, said.
He also said that one of the bases for good governance is when the incumbent president or governor during elections in Nigeria does not participate in organising the elections in which they are also contestants.
“This is a global practice that we should correct from Nigeria, and I am sure that the rest of the world will realize that something is wrong with any democracy that permits someone to hold onto a title or trophy while contesting for the same,” he said.
