Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, has urged the members of the party’s dissolved National Working Committee (NWC), previously led by Julius Abure, to put aside their differences and collaborate with the National Caretaker Committee to rebuild the party.
Obi, represented by Datti Baba-Ahmed, made this statement during the inaugural meeting of the party’s caretaker committee, which took place in Abuja on Tuesday night.
He emphasized that it was the party’s constitution, not any individual, that removed Abure from his position after his tenure ended.
Obi said: “Listen, my friend, no governor unseated Abure, the constitution unseated him. Abure’s time elapsed. Nobody unseated him. As of today, Abure is our good friend and a loyal member. We want him back in the fold; we have roles for him to play.
“We didn’t have crisis. We managed a transition that was a bit bumpy and that was it. I tell you, no other political party of our size could do that in the time and manner that we did.
“We are a political party who went all the way to the Supreme Court claiming our 10 million votes. They were only able to give us six million votes. So we are a force to contend with in Africa. What we’ve done has never been done before. When PDP came, they had the military. We had nothing.”
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Obi highlighted that the opposition party is determined to not only repeat but also surpass its performance in the 2023 elections by securing a majority in the National Assembly and winning the presidency in 2027.
Earlier, Senator Nenadi Usman, the chairman of the Labour Party’s National Caretaker Committee, reassured party members of the committee’s commitment to addressing the current challenges and rebuilding the party as a strong alternative for Nigerians.
She emphasized the committee’s readiness to guide the party through reconciliation during its short tenure.
Usman stated: “We are on a rescue mission, not just for the Labour Party, but I tell you for our dear nation, Nigeria. The interest this committee has generated extends beyond party lines.
“The number of telephone calls I have received not just from Labour Party members, but people from other political parties who told me that if we get this thing right, we will walk together. So we have a huge task.
“Our party, by the grace of Almighty God, will become a platform for all disenfranchised and unhappy Nigerians. People who are not happy with the way things are going, we are going to be the platform for them by the grace of God. Therefore, we must view this as a significant national assignment.”
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