Abayomi Arabambi, a factional National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, says the party has three possible names to consider as its presidential candidate in 2027 but Peter Obi is not one of them.
Obi, who finished in third place, was the Labour Party’s candidate in the 2023 presidential election.
Arabambi, who spoke on Monday on Channels Television’s Lunchtime Politics, insisted he cannot reveal the names of the individuals now because they would be kidnapped and Labour Party would have no presidential candidate in 2027.
He hinted that his stand on Obi stems from the former Anambra State governor promoting Nenadi Usman as the party’s national chairman.
“We are going to do our 2027 without Peter Obi, he will not have our ticket. If he likes let him be promoting Nenadi Usman,” he said.
“We know their agenda which is to make sure that Nigeria turns to South-East and that is not going to be acceptable.
“We have a lot of southeasterners in the administration of Tinubu, a lot in Buhari’s administration, and even Jonathan.
“Have you ever seen any one of them moving in this way as agents of destruction?
“It’s only the Obidient members of Obi that are giving Nigeria a hell of a problem and I wish them well in their coalition.
“If we begin to mention names but I know we have one from the South-West, one from the South-South, and one from the South-East.
“Our deputy candidate is from South-South and a woman with a reputation but I’m not going to mention her name.
“We are in a discussion right now with them to know the direction that we are going but not like these political extremists like Peter Obi.
“If we mention their names, I can assure you that they are going to kidnap them because some people are just determined to kill Labour Party as we did not allow them to hijack the party for political insurrection.
“I know that they will go and kidnap them and we will not have a candidate, that’s why we have to keep it under wrap.”
