The Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party has issued a 48-hour ultimatum for Peter Obi to leave the party following his decision to join the coalition.
This directive was announced in a statement signed by the faction’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, in Abuja on Thursday.
Ifoh stated that under Abure’s leadership, the Labour Party strongly opposed participation in the coalition and described coalition members as “power-hungry individuals concerned only with personal interests rather than the welfare of the people.”
The faction cautioned Nigerians that the frequently repeated slogan, ‘New Nigeria is Possible,’ is misleading and unattainable through an alliance of old, recycled, desperate, and frustrated politicians.
Ifoh further remarked that the coalition is comprised of those who have mismanaged Nigeria over the years, emphasizing that such desperate politicians are incapable of delivering a new Nigeria.
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 Nigeria’s 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 the circle of power, people who are desperate to continue holding on to power.
“The new Nigeria of our dream can only be realized through the Labour Party, and the party is willing to lead Nigerians along that trajectory.
“I therefore urge all members of the party to remain loyal and keep the party structure intact ahead of future elections.”
