The Director of Mobilisation of the Obidient Movement, Morris Monye, has resigned from his position, citing poor coordination within the movement and exhaustion from personally funding its activities.
In a statement shared via his X handle on Thursday, Monye said despite his passion and financial sacrifices, the movement had failed to achieve most of its set goals nearly a year after his appointment. He also described the group’s performance in the recently concluded Anambra governorship election as disappointing.
“Almost a year down the line, most of our short, medium, and long-term plans have not been met. I won’t be part of optics and no work,” Monye stated. “The poor showing at the Anambra election has also made my position untenable.”
The former mobilisation director revealed that he solely funded the group’s nationwide activities — including travel, support for local structures, voter awareness campaigns, and logistics — without financial backing from the movement’s leadership or its presidential figure, Peter Obi.
“No money was given to the Directorate of Mobilisation. There’s no bank account even for the directorate. In fact, Mr Peter Obi has never asked what we are doing in mobilisation — no communication, nothing,” he said.
Monye also disclosed that his activism had exposed him to harassment and intimidation from state authorities, putting his personal safety and that of his family at risk.
“It’s a role that paints a target on your back. I’ve had to remain silent so as not to discourage anyone or appear to be complaining, but it has taken a toll on me and my family,” he added.
Listing his contributions, Monye said he introduced an online registration platform for Obidient supporters, revived inactive support groups, established regional and local offices, and launched the Obidient NextGen university campus network. He also said he raised campaign funds for the Obidient candidate in the Anambra election and initiated a project to equip polling agents with affordable body cameras to enhance election transparency — a project he urged his successor to complete.
“The next director must follow up on this. We have not closed it out yet. You can’t run a campaign simply from general goodwill. This is not 2023. The element of surprise is gone,” he warned.
Monye described his tenure as “a privilege” but said it was time for someone else to take up the role.
The Obidient Movement — a grassroots political platform inspired by Peter Obi’s 2023 presidential campaign — gained national prominence for mobilising millions of young Nigerians online and offline.
As of press time, the movement’s National Coordinator, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, had yet to respond to Monye’s resignation or the issues he raised.
