Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, and a professor of political economy, Pat Utomi, are set to contest the presidential ticket of the Labour Party, LP .
Report says that, the national convention of the party is set to hold on Monday in Asaba, the Delta capital.
A source in the party disclosed that Obi and Utomi are the two leading presidential candidates of the party.
On Friday, the presidential aspirant, Obi, joined LP hours after announcing the resignation of his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP .
The former Anambra governor said his decision to join LP aligned with the interest of Nigerians across different sectors, adding that he wants to take the country from consumption to production.
“Therefore, I have chosen a route that I consider to be in line with our aspirations and my mantra of taking the country from consumption to production; and that is the Labour Party which is synonymous with the people, workers, development, production, securing and uniting Nigerians as one family,” Obi had said.
Pat Utomi, co-convener the National Consultative Front, is one of the stakeholders creating awareness on the need for a third force that will break the dominance of two major political parties in the country.
Cable/Taiwo Akinola
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