Don’t accept Vice President position for Obi – Ohanaeze speaks on Possible NNPP and LP merger

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-political organization, has reacted to the reported merger between Labour Party, LP, and the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP.

The group in a statement by it’s Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro warned Peter Obi against accepting any arrangement that would make him a running mate of NNPP’s Rabiu Kwankwaso.

Isiguzoro averred that the purported merger would strengthen the chances of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso winning the presidential election in 2023.

The statement reads partly: “The merging arrangements between the Labour Party and New Nigeria People’s Party will strengthen the chances of Obi/ Kwankwaso occupying Aso Rock.

“The headache for the Labour Party is never to accept the Vice Presidential position for Obi, any arrangements that would see Obi as a running mate to Kwankwaso will end up the popularity of the Labour Party.

“Mr. Peter Obi is the New Nigeria’s candidate, and Kwakwaso is a regional champion who should serve as the running mate”.