Chief Chekwas Okorie, the party's founding chairman and originator of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, declared that Peter Obi had advanced beyond his status as a state champion.
Chief Chekwas Okorie made this claim in an exclusive interview, according to The Punch.
Recall that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, beat the former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, in the 2023 election.
Okorie stated, "He (Peter Obi) has graduated from being a state champion to playing at the national level. Though we are not in the same party, I still beat my chest. I gave him political exposure."
"If I had not insisted on giving him the nomination, because others were contesting for that office, he wouldn’t have had that exposure as governor of Anambra State for two terms."
"He would probably not have had something to use as evidence of our capacity to launch himself at the center."
Chekwas Okorie went on to say that he foresees the 2027 election ending differently from a winner-take-all scenario if Peter Obi is able to hold onto the Labour Party.