THE Obi-Datti Campaign Organisation has disclosed that the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, is not in talks with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over a possible alliance.
Alhaji Atiku had hinted at his readiness to work with Obi and the New Nigerian People Party’s (NNPP) candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, after meeting with the duo to support his ambition in the forthcoming election.
Atiku made this known in a 15-minute interview with BBC Hausa service on Tuesday. Speaking with the interviewer in the Hausa language, Atiku said both Obi and Kwankwaso were not a threat to his chances of winning the 25 February poll.
“Although I see no threat in any of them, we are in talks, and the discussion might yield a positive result that will see one of them coming”, Atiku said during the interview.
But reacting to the claim on Wednesday in a chat with our correspondent, the Obi-Datti Campaign Organisation spokesperson, Yunusa Tanko, said those making the alliance claim are just trying to exploit Obi’s popularity.
“As of yesterday, before we left Numan, there was nothing of such nature. We are busy with campaigns. We are not aware of anything like an alliance”, he said.