US EditionNigeria: Labour Party Reacts to Peter Obi's Defection to ADC
A Labour Party faction blames Peter Obi for a prolonged leadership split after his defection to ADC, following a contested 2023 election with over 6 million votes for Obi.
- On Wednesday, Peter Obi, former governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, defected to the African Democratic Congress in Enugu alongside senators and former governors, and Obiora Ifoh issued a statement shortly after.
- The Labour Party had been battling an intense leadership crisis that split it into rival factions led by Julius Abure and by Peter Obi with Alex Otti, while a factional NEC sacked Abure's executive and appointed Nenadi Usman, causing conflicting court rulings over party control.
- Abure-Led officials accused Peter Obi and Governor Alex Otti of sponsoring an insurrection against party leadership, highlighting Otti's suspension despite his continued presence.
- Obiora Ifoh said the LP was `liberated` by Obi's exit and party leaders called it a blessing, adding the Enugu rally was largely boycotted and Obi had lost his pre-2023 appeal.
- INEC's official records continue to list Julius Abure as the party's national chair, while Peter Obi alleges the All Progressives Congress orchestrated the crisis, drawing south-east politicians to the African Democratic Congress.
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Labour Party reacts to Peter Obi's defection to ADC
PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Obi, a former 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, defected to the ADC on Wednesday in Enugu. The post Labour Party reacts to Peter Obi’s defection to ADC appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Kenneth Okonkwo Labels Obidients Outside ADC as DisObedience
News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/kenneth-okonkwo-labels-obidients-outside-adc-as-disobedience/Kenneth Okonkwo, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has called on supporters of former Anambra State governor Peter Obi to join the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. Okonkwo described Obidients who have yet to register with the ADC as disObidients. Speaking on Cha…
2027: Group Says Obi’s Move To ADC ‘New Year Gift To Nigerians’
The Eastern Union, EU, Friday, said Wednesday’s defection of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress, was a “New Year’s gift to many Nigerians”. EU National President Hon Charles Anike told THE WHISTLER in Enugu that Obi’s defection would pose a huge challenge to the ruling All Progressives on theCongress, APC. According to him, “The Obi defection is not only a welcome…
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