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Abure, however, said his decision to support any candidate would depend on the outcome of a pending Supreme Court case involving the leadership of the Labour Party, his political interests and ideology, as well as the candidate’s acceptability. The immediate past National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has declared his readiness to align with President Bola Tinubu or former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election, while ruling out support for the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi.
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✦However, the NDC and Obi’s camp dismissed Abure’s position, saying they had moved on from the former LP chairman and were focused on the 2027 presidential contest.
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2027:The immediate past National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has declared his readiness to align with President Bola Tinubu or former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election, while ruling out support for the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi.2023:He also vowed to mobilise his supporters against Obi, insisting that the former Anambra State governor had squandered the goodwill and political structure that contributed to his strong showing in the 2023 presidential election.2027:However, the NDC and Obi’s camp dismissed Abure’s position, saying they had moved on from the former LP chairman and were focused on the 2027 presidential contest.
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✦Abure, however, said his decision to support any candidate would depend on the outcome of a pending Supreme Court case involving the leadership of the Labour Party, his political interests and ideology, as well as the candidate’s acceptability.
✦The immediate past National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has declared his readiness to align with President Bola Tinubu or former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election, while ruling out support for the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi.
✦However, the NDC and Obi’s camp dismissed Abure’s position, saying they had moved on from the former LP chairman and were focused on the 2027 presidential contest.
Key Facts:2027: The immediate past National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has declared his readiness to align with President Bola Tinubu or former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election, while ruling out support for the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi.2023: He also vowed to mobilise his supporters against Obi, insisting that the former Anambra State governor had squandered the goodwill and political structure that contributed to his strong showing in the 2023 presidential election.2027: However, the NDC and Obi’s camp dismissed Abure’s position, saying they had moved on from the former LP chairman and were focused on the 2027 presidential contest.2023: I am talking about the same faces that took Peter Obi everywhere in 2023.” He added, “We are open to working with any of the major candidates, but as former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, said, ‘I know whom I will not hand over to.
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The immediate past National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has declared his readiness to align with President Bola Tinubu or former
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Abure, however, said his decision to support any candidate would depend on the outcome of a pending Supreme Court case involving the leadership of the Labour Party, his political interests and ideology, as well as the candidate’s acceptability.
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The immediate past National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has declared his readiness to align with President Bola Tinubu or former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election, while ruling out support for the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi.
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The immediate past National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has declared his readiness to align with President Bola Tinubu or former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2027 presidential election, while ruling out support for the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi.
