Daniel Bwala, a former spokesperson for the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation, has alleged that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 Presidential Election, is plotting to leave the LP and join the Social Democratic Party (SDP) with the immediate past Kaduna Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Bwala made the claim in a post on his social media account, stating that Obi was planning to leave the LP due to the ongoing conflict between the party leadership and the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
It is worth noting that Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State, left the Peoples Democratic Party to join the LP in May 2023 ahead of the 2023 general elections. Bwala, in his post, stated that the NLC is now prepared to take ownership and custody of their political party, the Labour Party, following a court judgment stating that NLC owns the party.
When approached for a response, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, Chief Spokesman for the Obi/Datti Presidential Campaign, dismissed Bwala's assertion as "a figment of his imagination." He also stated that their leader's position has not changed, and they have responded to false narratives of him leaving the LP in the past.
It is important to note that El-Rufai was sighted at the national secretariat of the Social Democratic Party in Abuja on Wednesday, consulting with the national chairman of the SDP, Alhaji Shehu Gabam. After the Senate declined to confirm his ministerial nomination in 2023, not much has been heard from El-Rufai. Following the screening of the 49 ministerial nominees sent by President Bola Tinubu, the Senate also declined to confirm the appointment of former Deputy Governor of Taraba State and another ministerial nominee from the state, Senator Abubakar Danladi. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, explained that the Senate did not clear the nominees because of adverse security reports against them.
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