Time For Tinubu, Atiku, Peter Obi To Step Aside; Nigeria Needs New Faces — Former LP Campaign Spokesperson
Okonkwo added that Nigeria needs a fresh idea to solve the country’s socioeconomic problems because the present set of politicians had proven that they had nothing to offer.
Kenneth Okonkwo, the former spokesperson for the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has made a bold call for new faces in Nigerian politics.
Okonkwo who appeared on an Arise News TV interview which SaharaReporters monitored on Tuesday night, asked President Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi to step aside for new individuals to rule the country.
Okonkwo added that Nigeria needs a fresh idea to solve the country’s socioeconomic problems because the present set of politicians had proven that they had nothing to offer.
His assertion is rooted in his belief that both the ruling party and the opposition have failed Nigerians.
Rather than jumping into discussions about mergers, Okonkwo advocates for consolidation and alliance-building among opposition parties.
He stressed the importance of working together to form a strong, united front before considering electoral alliances.
He said, “I completely agree with you that we need new faces, 100% and that is how I have said it, that Atiku, Peter Obi, and Tinubu should step aside. The reason is because the ruling party has failed, the opposition has failed. Are you aware that we have more opposition members as representatives than the ruling party? If they have come together, that is why I said coming together to form a consolidated fortune, before you even think to talk about merger.
“I am not saying merger is not important, I am saying don’t just finish an election and the next thing you start talking about is the next election. You consolidate and form an alliance to work together as an opposition.”
SaharaReporters had reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) revealed that candidates of three strong opposition parties in Nigeria were planning to form a merger to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the general polls in 2027.
This was disclosed by the National spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ibrahim Abdullahi in an interview with Channels TV on Monday, September 2.
The PDP spokesman mentioned the three opposition candidates in the last elections; PDP’s Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), saying they would put personal interests aside.
