By Citizenship Newspaper, Abuja
The Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) on Thursday handed the Presidential candidate of the party in 2023, Peter Obi a 48 hour ultimatum to formally resign his membership of the party, following his alleged joining of the coalition party.
The National Publicity Secretary (NPS) of the party, Obiora Ifoh in a statement said the faction is giving the order because it is not interested in joining the coalition, because the members of the coalition are power mongers whose only interest was self and not the people.
The party further warned Nigerians to be mindful of what they are told, insisting that the often cliche of their now estranged Peter Obi; ‘new Nigeria is Possible’ is a ruse and cannot be achieved with the assemblage of old, recycled, desperate and frustrated politicians in the coalition.
Ifoh wrote; “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 has 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.
“These people are opportunistic politicians who are only interested in relaunching themselves into circle of power, people who are desperate to continue holding on to power”.
He insisted that the he new Nigeria which every well meaning Nigerian is dreaming of can only be realized through Labour Party and that the party is willing to lead Nigerians along that trajectory.
The statement concluded by urging all members of the party to remain loyal and keep the party structure intact ahead of future elections.
