The Labour Party said there is no truth in the news making the rounds that its 2023 presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi has been given a 48-hour ultimatum to resign from the party, following his participation in the unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as opposition coalition platform for 2027 general elections.
Acting National Chairman, Senator Esther Nenadi Usman, in a statement by her Senior Special Adviser (Media), Ken Asogwa, said the party’s endorsement of Obi’s involvement in the coalition efforts “aimed at creating a robust political alternative to rescue Nigeria from the disastrous misrule of the APC,” has not changed.
Senator Usman said “Obi’s participation in the coalition activities, including the ADC unveiling, was done with the full knowledge, approval, and support of the Labour Party leadership.”
She described the individuals claiming to have issued an ultimatum to Obi as “political jesters with no legitimate standing in the Labour Party.
“They are neither recognised by the party nor by the law, having long been sacked by the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the highest court in the land, and suspended from the party for their serial acts of indiscipline and anti-party activities.”
According to the statement, “It is the remnants of the disorder and mess left behind by these impostors that the current leadership under Senator Nenadi Usman continues to clean.
“Therefore, members of the public, and especially the media, are urged to disregard the distractions and mischief from these discredited elements.
“For clarity, the only legitimate and authoritative source of information regarding the official position of the Labour Party on any matter remains the office of Senator Nenadi Usman, Acting National Chairman of the Labour Party.”
