The Digest:
A major rift has opened within the Labour Party, as the Julius Abure-led faction issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Peter Obi to resign his membership, following his support for the opposition coalition anchored on the ADC platform. Tensions now test the unity of a party once seen as the future of Nigeria’s youth-led movement.
The Abure faction accuses Obi of dual loyalty and labels the coalition’s leaders as “power mongers” with no genuine vision for a new Nigeria.
Key Points:
- Labour Party gives Peter Obi 48 hours to resign over ADC coalition
- Abure faction says Obi has been lobbying members behind the scenes
- The coalition includes Atiku, Amaechi, El-Rufai, and other former officials
- The party claims Obi’s allies are recycling old power seekers in new clothing
- Warns coalition cannot deliver the 'new Nigeria' promised to youths
- Says LP will not tolerate members working across political camps
- Obi insists Nigeria needs united action to end poverty and insecurity
As competing visions clash, the dream of a new Nigeria now walks a tightrope between loyalty and reinvention.
Sources:
Vanguard Newspaper
