Thursday July 03, 2025
By Idorenyin UMOREN
The Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party, LP, has given Peter Obi, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, a 48-hour deadline to resign his membership following his role in a newly launched opposition coalition.
In a statement released on Thursday, the Labour Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, reaffirmed the party’s position against the coalition, describing it as a platform for “recycled, desperate and frustrated politicians.”
“Former Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Gregory Obi has received a 48 hour ultimatum to formally resign his membership of the Labour Party having formally joined the coalition party,” the statement read.
Obi had earlier confirmed his participation in the coalition, which adopted the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as its political vehicle for the 2027 general elections. He was also present at the unveiling event in Abuja, where he expressed support for the new alliance.
Ifoh claimed that Obi had been secretly meeting with some Labour Party members to persuade them to join the coalition.
“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,” he said.
“Labour Party has consistently said it is not part of the coalition, and therefore, any of our members who are part of the coalition are given 48 hours to formally resign their 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 who, in the morning, claim to be in the Labour Party and in the evening are in the coalition.”
Ifoh said the coalition fails to reflect the aspirations of Nigeria’s youth, who make up nearly 70 percent of the population and are demanding a break from the past.
“The new Nigeria that the youths are dreaming of is not what can be realised from what we are seeing in the coalition,” he said.
“These people are opportunistic politicians who are only interested in relaunching themselves into the circle of power — people who are desperate to continue holding on to power.”
He concluded by reaffirming the Labour Party’s commitment to national renewal and urged members to remain loyal and focused on the party’s vision.
