“Labour Party ‘Liberated’ By Peter Obi’s Defection To ADC” – Julius Abure
The Julius Abure-led National Working Committee of the Labour Party (LP) has described the defection of its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a “liberation” for the party, declaring that it regrets fielding him as its flagbearer in the last general election. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, hours after Obi formally announced his defection in Enugu. According to the LP leadership, Obi’s exit merely formalized a political separation that had already occurred months earlier amid a prolonged leadership crisis within the party. “The leadership of the Labour Party took note of the defection of its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi and a few of his supporters to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). “We also took note of the lacklustre speech Obi made at the occasion, and wondered what new things he intends to sell to Nigerians. For us in the...