Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labor Party, has assured his supporters that he has the support of the National Assembly if he is is elected president in the 2023 general election.

On Monday, at the Obi's Chatham House, a member of the audience joining via Zoom asked the former Governor of Anambra state how he intended to get support of the legislature if the Labour Party was not in control of the National Assembly.

Obi replied that he had been in a same situation as governor of Anambra state.

Peter Obi, stated that thirty (30) members of the Anambra state House of Assembly were not from his party, the All Progressive Grand Alliance, when he was Governor of the state.

Obi's statement, "Quite frankly, I've been through this as a governor. When I was elected and sworn in as a governor I had 30 House members not from my party (APGA). In fact, nobody from my party was involved"

He further said that getting the support of legislators not from his party would not be a problem if he was elected President, he the would pursue what is right. 

"As long as you're pursuing what is right, everybody will go with you"

"It becomes a problem when you're pursuing transactional policies which benefit you or you're engaging in nepotism"

Obi further said that if the constitution was respected and governance was inclusive, with respect for the nations diversity, there would be no need to worry about whether or not the legislature would work with the executive.