Labour Party denies meeting with Obasanjo

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- Following the recently publicised gathering of top politicians in Lagos, Labour Party says it was not party of the meeting

- The meeting was said to have been anchored by former president Olusegun Obasanjo

- Former governor Rabiu kwankwaso with the representatives of 35 political parties were said to have attended the meeting

The Labour Party (LP) has distanced itself from a meeting reportedly convened by former president Olusegun Obasanjo in Lagos recently.

35 political parties were said to have attended the meeting chaired by the former president.

Ebere Ifendu, national publicity secretary of the LP, in a statement made available to NAIJ.com said the claim that the party was part of the meeting was falsehood.

“The attention of the Labour party has been drawn to a story published in the Punch and some national dailies about the meeting held in protea hotel, Lagos, anchored by former president Olusegun Obasanjo with former governors Rabiu kwankwaso (Kano) and others with the representatives of 35 political parties.

“Of concern to us is the inclusion of the Labour Party as part of the political parties in attendance.“As a party held in trust for the generality of the people of this great country, it is important for us to quickly debunk this falsehood and set the record straight.

“We categorically declare our inclusion as false, Labour Party had no representatives in the said meeting and has no association with the coalition for Nigeria Movement in respect to the 2019 general elections. We are not part of any political merger.

“We immediately request an amendment to the story as earlier written to reflect our parties position.“We also enjoin our media friends to endeavor to confirm such stories or any other sensitive information from the official spokesperson of the party before going to the press.

“Our party is currently repositioning for the onerous task of presenting Nigeria with a better alternative to the present government that has not satisfied the yearnings of the majority people,” the statement read.

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Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo met with former governor of Kano state, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and other political bigwigs to forge a path to wrestling power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019.

The former president convened the meeting with 35 political parties in a hotel in Lagos under the umbrella of Coalition for New Nigeria.

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