Lagos—The presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) has said that the Labour Party (LP) cannot win any election with the “present realities.”
According to reports by Dailypost, the NNPP presidential candidate, who spoke during his appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, totally ruled out the possibility of the LP winning the presidential election in 2023.
It has been widely reported that the NNPP and the LP are seeking to join forces to emerge as the “third force” to challenge the leading political parties in the country—the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in next year’s presidential election.
However, this merging arrangement has not gone according to plan as the issue of who will become a running mate to the other has become a hindrance for the two parties striking a deal.
But according to the former Kano state governor, it is in the interest of the two parties and even the country for the NNPP and LP to merge.
He said, “I believe it is in the interest of the Labour Party and the NNPP, and even in the interest of this country, because LP, as it stands today, certainly cannot win an election.
“Yes! It cannot win an election.
“Because mainly, the support is mainly in a particular zone and not spread, and the figures there cannot earn anybody a presidential seat in this country.”
The Labour Party has former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi as its presidential candidate.
