Seven of the parties have repeatedly claimed they were working on uniting into a large platform that will constitute the third force of Nigerian politics and present a viable alternative to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra, and Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, are set to contest the presidential ticket of the Labour Party.
Two days after former President Goodluck Jonathan got a reprieve from a Federal High Court, removing the constitutional obstruction that now makes him eligible to contest 2023 presidency, President Muhammadu Buhari has distanced himself from any plot to draft Jonathan into the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential race.