2023 Elections: Uncertainty for Peter Obi as Tinubu Meets LP's Chairman, Guber Candidate
- There seems to be uncertainty about Peter Obi's popularity in the north ahead of the election, especially in Kano
- This is as some top members of the Labour Party in the state feel aggrieved over alleged marginalisation by the party's national machinery
- This is part of the reason the governorship candidate of LP in the state, Bashir Ishaq Bashir, is said to have defected to the APC after his recent meeting with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
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Kano - The gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party in Kano, Bashir Ishaq Bashir, met with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday, February 12.
It was also gathered that the chairman of the Labour Party in Kano, Muhammad Raji, attended the closed-door meeting with Tinubu.
Source: Facebook
Sources told Daily Trust that the meeting convened in Abuja was based on the possible defection of Bashir to the APC.
In its report, Daily Nigerian stated that the LP's governorship candidate has dumped the party for the APC and has declared full support for Tinubu's presidential bid.
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The same news was carried by one of Tinubu's keen supporters, Joe Igbokwe, who via Facebook on Sunday said:
"Asiwaju met Kano State Labour Party Governorship Candidate, Bashir Ishaq in Abuja.
"Those present at the meeting include Senator. Kashim Shettima, LP Deputy governorship candidate, Peter Obi's Kano state campaign coordinator."
However, this report cannot be verified because Bashir is yet to release any official statement announcing his defection from the LP and endorsement for the former Lagos governor.
Labour Party breathes fire, blasts Kwankwaso for saying party rides on religious, ethnic sentiments
Labour Party had condemned the criticism by the presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso while speaking at the Chatham House on Wednesday, January 18.
At the institute, Kwankwaso described the Labour Party as one full of hype and built on ethnic and religious sentiments.
However, in a swift reaction, the spokesperson of the Labour Party's Presidential Campaign Council, Yunusa Tanko, accused the former governor of Kano state of failing to see the leadership qualities possessed by the party's flag bearer, Peter Obi.
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