Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has hinted at collaborating with Prof Kingsley Moghalu, a presidential aspirant of African Democratic Congress (ADC), who lost the ticket of his party to Mr Dumebi Kachikwu and resigned.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Mr Obi hinted at the collaboration with Prof Moghalu following a visit of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate to the Abuja residence of the former presidential aspirant on Thursday.
“Yesterday, I spent some valuable time with my brother and friend @Moghalukingsley 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 wrote on Twitter.
Moghalu, who also tweeted on the visit, disclosed that he believes that the candidacy of Peter Obi is a welcome development while recalling past collaborations they had.
“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 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 ’s invitation to me to deliver the 6th 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 (EMT) under then President @GEJonathan.
“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,” Moghalu wrote.
TNG reports after losing the ADC 2023 presidential ticket, Prof Moghalu, who was the presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the 2019 elections, said he has totally opted out of the 2023 electoral cycle and will no longer run on any other political platform. After losing the ADC presidential primary election, Moghalu resigned from the party.
