Peter Obi, a prominent Nigerian politician and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has threatened to leave the party ahead of the 2027 general election in response to the ongoing crisis that has rocked the party in recent times.
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Obi, who has been a vocal member of the party, cited the party’s leadership and ownership crisis as the main reason for his decision to consider leaving.
According to Obi, he is not willing to sacrifice his life in an attempt to change the LP, and therefore, he feels that it is best for him to leave the party if the crisis cannot be resolved.
The LP has been embroiled in a leadership of Peter Obi LP crisis that has pitted two individuals, Julius Abure and Apapa Lamidi, against each other over the position of the party’s National Chairmanship.
Moreover, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has also been claiming ownership of the LP, which has further complicated the situation.
Amid this battle of supremacy, Abure was re-elected in a controversial national convention held in Anambra State. The ongoing crisis has put the future of the LP in doubt, and it remains to be seen how the party will navigate its way out of this challenging situation.
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, 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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