The Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) has given Peter Obi, its 2023 presidential candidate 48 hours to leave the party.
The development is a result of Obi’s involvement with the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition.
In a statement in Abuja, on Thursday, the faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, opposed Obi’s decision, noting that their party is mostly made up of young Nigerians who are tired of the leadership of the “old order”.
In addition, the statement accused the members of the coalition of being part of the politicians who mismanaged Nigeria over the years.
He said, “We are aware of several nocturnal meetings between Peter Obi and some of our members, lobbying them to join him in his new party. We’re also aware that a number of them have refused to defect with him.
“Labour Party has consistently said it is not part of the coalition and therefore, any of our members who is part of the coalition is given within 48 hours to formally resign his membership of the party.
“Labour Party is not available for people with dual agenda, people with deceptive persona. The party will not avail itself to individuals who have one leg in one Party and another leg elsewhere.
“People that in the morning, they will claim to be in the Labour Party and in the evening they are in coalition.
“Nearly 70 percent of Nigerian population are youths who are tired of the old order, tired of gerontocrats deciding their fate. The new Nigeria that the youths are dreaming of, is not what can be realized from what we are seeing in the coalition.”
Ifoh argued that the new Nigeria can only be achieved through the Labour Party, claiming that the coalition is made up of opportunistic politicians who are only interested in relaunching themselves into circle of power.
Recall that Obi and other notable opposition leaders on Wednesday adopted the ADC as their platform to contest the 2027 poll.
