Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi Hints At Forming Political Alliance With Moghalu
The former governor of Anambra state and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has hinted that there may be a future collaboration with a former presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, Kingsley Moghalu.
Obi on Friday said, “Yesterday, I spent some valuable time with my brother and friend Moghalu Kingsley and his lovely family. During my visit to him, we discussed some issues that are germane to national interest and nation-building. His views, as always, were lucid, concrete, and constructive.
“We have collaborated in the past on issues related to governance, and I look forward to our unfettered collaboration in the weeks and months ahead.”
Obi visited Moghalu at his Abuja residence on Thursday.
The Labour Party presidential candidate has been visiting leaders including those in opposition political parties.
The former Anambra Governor on Thursday also met with the former Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko. He had visited Olusegun Obasanjo; former military dictator, Major General Ibrahim Babangida; Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom among others.
Also, Moghalu (@MoghaluKingsley) in a series of tweets on Friday said Obi visited him in his residence in Abuja and shared pictures taken during the visit of the Labour Party presidential candidate.
Moghalu, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria who contested for President in 2019 on the platform of Young Progressives Party (YPP), wrote, “His Excellency @PeterObi paid me a visit yesterday morning at my residence in Abuja. I was very glad to receive him. We discussed the state of the nation and his aspiration to lead our country from 2023. I have always enjoyed a warm fraternal relationship with “Okwute”. We collaborated closely when he was Governor of
@AnambraStateGov and I, also an Anambra indigene, was Deputy Governor of @cenbank.
“I recall his keen interest in education and our close coordination when, as CBN DepGov, I influenced a corporate social responsibility investment of N1 billion by the Bank in building infrastructure for Anambra State University in Igbariam (Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University).
“I also recall H.E. PO’s invitation to me to deliver the sixth edition of the Anambra State Distinguished Public Service Lecture in 2011 on the subject of Nigeria’s banking reforms, his conferment on me of the Anambra State Government’s Special Award for Excellence, and our collaboration as colleagues in Nigeria’s Economic Management Team under then President Goodluck Jonathan.
“As someone who has been a leading voice for our youth and a Third Force approach to Nigeria’s democracy, I believe PO’s candidacy is a welcome development.”
H.E. @PeterObi paid me a visit yesterday morning at my residence in Abuja. I was very glad to receive him. We discussed the state of the nation and his aspiration to lead our country from 2023. I have always enjoyed a warm fraternal relationship with “Okwute”. We collaborated pic.twitter.com/r8oqudJdRu
— Kingsley Moghalu (@MoghaluKingsley) August 12, 2022
