- Peter Obi was the LP’s presidential candidate in 2023 but lost to President Bola Tinubu, the then-candidate of the APC.
- The former Anambra governor came third in the polls, trailing behind Atiku Abubakar, former vice president, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The spokesperson of the Lamidi Apapa-led faction of Labour Party (LP), Abayomi Arabambi, has claimed Kenneth Okonkwo is returning to All Progressives Congress (APC).
Okonkwo, former campaign spokesperson for LP in 2023 elections, resigned from the party on Tuesday, citing internal crisis and leadership struggles.
In 2022, Okonkwo left APC for LP due to APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket for 2023 presidential poll.
Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Arabambi accused Okonkwo of colluding with ruling party, lacking loyalty to LP.
Arabambi described Okonkwo’s exit as “good riddance” for LP, which plans to unseat present administration in 2027.
He said the LP will not tolerate “political rascality” and is taking steps to remove those with external loyalties.
“We wish Mr Kenneth Okonkwo well. His resignation is good riddance to bad rubbish. He should not speak about the Labour Party anymore,”Arabambi said.
”There is no leadership crisis in the Labour Party. The party is not going into extinction; it is just a figment of the imaginations of most of our detractors.
“He’s going back to APC. He’s been working with President Inubo before, that Kenneth Okonkwo. He worked with them against Peter Obi and Atiku in 2019.
“We know he’s still going back there. We wish him well. We will meet in the political session in 2027.
“But in 2027 we are not going to have such political rascality in our party. The national chairman is on a reconciliatory mission which is why you see a lot of people being jittery.”
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