Peter Obi Denies Merger Deal with PDP, NNPP; Calls for Unity to Defeat APC Amid Nigeria’s Security and Corruption Challenges

Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, has denied any current merger agreement between the LP and other opposition parties, such as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Obi refuted speculations that the LP had entered into a merger deal with these parties but did not confirm or deny ongoing discussions, stating that there was “no agreement yet.”

The former Anambra State governor, however, called for political unity among Nigerians, emphasizing that only through solidarity could the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which he accused of mismanaging the country’s resources, be defeated.

Obi also expressed deep concern over Nigeria’s security situation, condemning the escalating banditry, terrorism, and kidnapping-for-ransom that he said were needlessly taking lives. He criticized the current administration’s claims of combating corruption, arguing that the nation’s corruption levels remain high, alongside an alarming rise in public debt, driven in part by government officials’ excessive foreign travel and poor management of public funds in 2024.