- He stated that Obi, who was the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, gave life to the party after being comatose for years.
Akin Osuntokun, former DG, Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, has said the Labour Party, LP, will go into oblivion when Peter Obi leaves.
He stated that Obi, who was the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, gave life to the party after being comatose for years.
His is even as he opined that powerful forces have succeeded in using some individuals to destabilise and undermine the Labour Party.
Speaking on Arise News, Osuntokun said Obi will not involve himself with a party like LP if Nigeria constitution allows for independent candidacy.
He noted that Peter Obi was a product of the Obidient movement and not the Labour Party, adding that like many party in the country, LP only existed on paper before Obi joint it.
“We know a party as such is heading towards extinction. But it’s not peculiar or unexpected. Many parties exist only on paper; the Labour Party was one of them before Peter Obi breathed life into it,” he said.
“Though they have something that works for them, they have a nuisance value.
“If any other party, for instance the party in power wants to destabilise any other party, they’re there to be used and they’ve been doing that.
“It’s a pity that the Nigerian constitution does not permit independent candidacy. If the constitution permitted independent candidacy, that is what Obi would have done,” he stated.
Peter Obi is a member of the newly formed Coalition movement aimed at removing President Bola Tinubu from office (through the ballots) in 2027.
Obi recently declared that he is still a member of Labour Party but would work with the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
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