Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), has threatened to leave the party ahead of the 2027 general election if the internal crisis continues in the party.
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Obi said that he is unwilling to sacrifice himself to reform the Labour Party, indicating his readiness to exit if the party fails to resolve its internal crisis.
Recall that the Labour Party has been involved in a leadership and ownership crisis lately.
Struggles for control have intensified between Julius Abure and Apapa Lamidi vying for the party’s National Chairmanship position.
Moreover, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has laid claim to the LP, further complicating matters.
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Amid this power struggle, Abure controversially secured reelection during a national convention held in Anambra State.
However, Obi while featuring on an X space hosted by Parallel Facts, Obi said, “Our engagement is about Nigeria, they are trying to change our focus. What we want to do is not about the Labour Party; it is about what the Obidients want to do about Nigeria.
“We are thinking about water, we are thinking about power, we are thinking about employment, thinking about security. That should be our focus.
“The other matter we will deal with. We were somewhere, we didn’t start with Labour.
I’m a Christian. Jesus said, When you go into a city, try to change them, live with them, fast with them. in the end, if you can’t, come out and even wash the sand that is on your shoes.
“He didn’t say go there and die with them. I tell you, I’m making spirited efforts to change them (LP), but I’m not going to die with them.
“That will not stop what we set out to do. We will try to change them (LP), if we can’t, we will leave them; we will not die with them.”
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