Labour Party: 15 Deregistered Parties Back Peter Obi 

15 political parties deregistered by the INEC, under the aegis of Coalition for Good Governance, on Friday declared support for the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi.

iexclusivenews reports that the organisation stated that only Obi out of the contesting candidates for the 2023 Presidency can move Nigeria forward.

This online news outlet understands that the CGG in a statement by its national chairman, Okey Chikwendu, and Publicity Secretary, Don Anthony Harmattan, said the deregistered parties took the decision after carefully studying each presidential candidates to know the most reliable and credible among them.

However, iexclusivenews Nigeria reports that INEC had in 2020 deregistered 74 political parties on the ground that they failed to meet constitutional requirements. That determine the continuous existence of political parties in the country, leaving 18 which passed its test.

However, the deregistered parties maintained they still have structures in place and that they will still support and work for the former Anambra State governor’s triumph.

“We have previously stated that the outcome of the political party primaries for the presidential ticket and the selection of the vice presidential tickets will determine which party we, the Coalition for Good Governance comprised of 15 deregistered political parties and some former presidential candidates, would endorse and support for the 2023 presidential election,” the statement said.

The choice is based on identifying the ticket with the most credible candidates who are tested, trusted. And exhibit sufficient intellectual capacity to salvage our nation from the wreck we find ourselves and meet the yearnings of the Nigerian people which is equitable, fair and just irrespective of tribe or ethnicity.

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In addition to the foregoing, the CGG held a meeting in Abuja on July 28 that was well attended by National Party Chairmen and former presidential candidates of deregistered political parties.

During which they took a very critical appraisal of all the current presidential contenders for the 2023 presidential elections and their Vice.

The house unanimously voted Peter Obi/Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed as the most credible among the candidates and resolved to support and work with them.

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“As a result, we agreed to rebrand our offices across the country as Campaign support offices for the initiative. Our infrastructure in all 36 states and 774 local government areas will now be expected to support the Obi ticket.

“Nigerians have had enough of the discord, impending disintegration, lingering ASUU strike, terrorist threats, killings, kidnappings, hunger, unemployment, unbearable petrol prices and scarcity, high electricity tariffs, its epileptic situation, rising food prices, and the establishment’s continued lack of resolve to end these crises.”

“We as leaders in main stream politics in Nigeria wish to make clear that only an efficient, effective and credible candidate of renowned character can resolve most of Nigeria’s lingering problems and we therefore urge Nigerians to heed to our advice and support our goals of returning Nigeria as the true giant of Africa and the production hub of West Africa.”