“Obi Plotting to Install His Wife as National Women Leader”: Labour Party Slams 3 Allegations Against Obi

“Obi Plotting to Install His Wife as National Women Leader”: Labour Party Slams 3 Allegations Against Obi

  • A factional national chairman of the Labour Party, Bashir Apapa, has said Peter Obi, the party's presidential candidate, is not fit to govern Nigeria
  • He alleged that Obi disobeyed an order of the Federal High Court in Abuja by attending an NEC meeting summoned by the chairman, who was sacked by a court of law
  • According to Apapa, the objective of Obi is to destroy the party's structure, install tribal bigots in critical positions and make his wife the national women leader

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FCT, Abuja - Bashir Apapa, a factional chairman of the Labour Party, has said the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party held in Asaba was illegal, adding that Peter Obi, the party's presidential candidate, is not qualified to lead the country.

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Apapa claimed that Obi's presence at the meeting showed that he was a party to disobeying a court order that sacked Julius Abure as the party's national chairman, The Tribune reported.

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Labour Party faction lays three allegations against Peter Obi. Photo Credit: Peter Obi
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According to the faction, the invitation letter for the NEC meeting was signed by the sacked national chairman, Abure.

Obi wants to destroy the Labour Party structure

The Apapa-led faction alleged that the primary objective of Peter Obi was to destroy the structure of the party where he contested the 2023 presidential election.

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The faction claimed that he aimed to ensure that people from his tribe dominated the party and that his wife be installed as the women leader of the party.

The statement reads in part:

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"Peter Obi’s mission was to amputate the Labour party structure so that he and his gang of ethnic bigots would take over the party and fix his wife as the new national women leader of the party to continue his trade."

Obi was not correctly nominated as the Labour Party flagbearer

Apapa's faction of the Labour Party also alleged that Peter Obi's nomination as the party's presidential candidate did not follow due process.

The faction said his improper nomination was pointed out to him, but Obi launched a mission to ensure that all those perceived to be against him were removed from the party.

Obi disobeyed a court order

The Labour Party's faction further claimed that the presidential flagbearer disobeyed an order of the Federal High Court in Abuja by identifying with the sacked national leader, Julius Abure.

The faction then resolved that the former governor of Anambra state did not qualify to be Nigeria's president following his action.

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Legit.ng earlier reported that Peter Obi of the Labour Party has said that humans are bound to make mistakes, and he would never intentionally break the law.

Although Obi did not reveal what led to his veiled statement, he reiterated his commitment to fighting for a new Nigeria.

Recall that the former governor of Anambra was accused of treason by the opposition because of his post-election activities, while his running mate was accused of fascism.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng