- He underscored the need to do the right thing to to save the party, adding that his desire was to building a new Nigeria
The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has spoken on the recently held national convention of the party.
Recall that Obi was conspicuously absent at the controversial convention held on Wednesday in Anambra State.
The chairman of the party, Julius Abure, was re-elected as the national chairman of the party at the convention.
Speaking on the development, Obi said he was absent at the convention because the party leadership under Julius Abure refused to consult widely with key stakeholders of the party before holding the said convention.
He made the disclosure on Friday during a twitter space hosted by Parallel Facts.
He also said he promised to rebuild Nigeria and not to build a new party.
He underscored the need to do the right thing to save the party, adding that his desire was to building a new Nigeria
“We promised to build Nigeria, we did not promise to build a New Labour Party,” Obi said.
He also threw his weight behind the call for a structure for the ‘Obidient’ movement.
“It is the standard practice around the world where movements form themselves into blocs and are part of the political process,” he added.
Two factional groups respectively led by Julius Abure and Apapa Lamidi have been claiming supremacy.
Also, the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, is against Abure’s leadership of the party
