……..As Obi gives reasons why he joined the David Mark led coalition
Emmanuel lkpeama
The Julius Abure group within the Labour Party (LP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Peter Obi to resign his membership of the party over his brotherhood with the David Mark-led opposition coalition.
In a statement on Thursday, a spokesman for the group, Obiora Ifoh, said all members of the coalition once mismanaged Nigeria at one point or the other.
Ifoh said desperate politicians can’t birth a new Nigeria, stressing that the Labour Party won’t tolerate Obi’s alliance with the coalition powered on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) while the former presidential candidate still identified with the Labour Party.
“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,” the statement read.
The Labour Party group labelled members of the opposition coalition as opportunistic politicians “interested in relaunching themselves into the circle of power, people who are desperate to continue holding on to power”.
It will be recalled that Leaders and members of the opposition coalition had on Wednesday met in Abuja and announced the ADC as the platform for the 2027 election.
They selected former Senate President David Mark and ex-Osun governor Rauf Aregbesola as interim National Chair and Secretary, respectively.
Aside from Obi, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai; former Rivers governor Rotimi Amaechi, and many others were present at the meeting. Others include Dino Melaye, Solomon Dalong, Dele Momodu, Gabriel Suswam, Ireti Kingibe, Emeka Ihedioha, Sadique Abubakar.
In another development,the former Anambra governor said that members of the coalition have committed to work together towards the 2027 general elections.
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has explained that he joined the opposition coalition to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections.
In a post on his official X handle on Thursday, he said that no one group can change Nigeria alone, adding that to dismantle the APC, bridges must be built even when they are uneasy.
The former Anambra State governor said that members of the coalition have committed to work together towards the 2027 general elections.
He wrote, “Yesterday, the coalition members formally adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2027 Nigeria General Elections with Distinguished Senator David Mark serving as the National Chairman and H.E. Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola serving as the National Secretary.
“Our commitment is to sacrifice and work together towards the 2027 General Elections, ensuring that Nigeria gets a competent, capable, and compassionate leadership that will prioritise the nation’s future by putting the welfare of Nigerians first.
“This decision was not made lightly. It comes from deep reflection on where we are as a country and what must be done to move forward.
“No one group can change Nigeria alone. To dismantle the structures that keep our people in poverty and insecurity, we must build bridges, not walls even when those bridges are uneasy.”he submitted
