The purported withdrawal of Mr Peter Obi from the presidential race has been declared as false by the Obi-Datti Campaign media office.
It said that the rumour that the Labour Party flagbearer is willing to collapse his structure with that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is not true.
The Labour Party described the speculation as “absurd and untrue”, stating that Obi remains on course to win the presidential race and salvage the country from its current ruins.
The media office said: “Nothing can be more absurd than the fact that 18 persons are in a marathon to pick a trophy and somebody is suggesting that the front runner in the race who is already sighting the trophy wants to step down for somebody behind.
“The fact that other parties contesting for the President have been cloning the LP candidate in their corruptly induced gift items like bags of rice, posters, and billboards speak volumes of who is the man to beat in this race”.
The party stated that Obi’s presidential bid has been a source of attraction to the global community and other powerful stakeholders in the country.
“The truth is that Peter Obi’s performance is now the standard by which other contestants and their parties are being measured,” the statement stated.
In the 25 February presidential election, Obi will have to topple strong opponents like Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressive Congress and PDP’s Atiku.
