Labour Party backs coalition move by Peter Obi, Atiku, others

The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has thrown it’s weight behind the recent coalition move by its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

This was contained in a press release issued by Mr. Ken Eluma Asogwa, the Senior Special Adviser on Media to Senator Nenadi Usman.

In the statement dated May 26, 2025, the leadership of the party condemned reports that certain former members of the party, led by the suspended chairman, Barr. Julius Abure, disapproved of the coalition.

The statement, entitled “Peter Obi’s participation in coalition meeting enjoys full backing of Labour Party leadership,” blasted Barr. Abure’s disapproval of the participation of the 2023 presidential candidate in the ongoing coalition movement aimed at rescuing Nigeria from the failed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.

Asogwa said: “To be clear, the National Caretaker Committee of the Labour Party, under the able leadership of Distinguished Senator Nenadi Usman, expressly approved and endorsed Peter Obi’s participation in the ongoing patriotic convergence of well-meaning Nigerians committed to dismantling the rudderless Tinubu administration.

“It is worth reiterating that Obi has consistently maintained that his interest lies solely in a coalition focused on eradicating hunger, insecurity, and poor governance – a vision that aligns squarely with the founding principles and aspirations of the Labour Party.

“It is therefore baffling that individuals who have been shown the exit door for their anti-party activities now seek to question a move so clearly rooted in national interest.

“One is left wondering whose agenda Julius Abure and his cohorts have truly been advancing.

“Is it that they disagree with Obi and the Labour Party that Nigeria is presently facing an unprecedented crisis requiring collective action to salvage?

“While the Labour Party wholeheartedly welcomes the coalition movement driven by the Nigerian people, we also reaffirm Peter Obi’s unequivocal right to contest the 2027 elections under the Labour Party platform – should the ongoing coalition efforts fail to materialise.

“In the meantime, it is rather comical that Abure and his band of entertainers continue to peddle the narrative of a purported 2024 national convention which was self-convened, unlawful, and ultimately denounced by the Supreme Court of Nigeria as illegal.

“The repeated reference to this so-called convention is not only misleading but also a flagrant contempt of the Supreme Court’s judgment and should be treated as such by the appropriate legal authorities.”

Asogwa, thereby, advised the general public to disregard any statements “emanating from these impostors masquerading as party leaders”.

He further urged the public to rely solely on communications from the office of the National Caretaker Committee led by Distinguished Senator Nenadi Usman for reliable information respecting the party.

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