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By Madu Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 elections, Mr. Peter Obi has said that he is more passionate about building a new Nigeria than building a political party.
Obi was apparently reacting to the controversy trailing the recent national convention of LP that saw Mr. Julius Abure reelected as national chairman of the party.
Addressing Nigerians on his X space, Obi said he ignored the Nnewi convention because the party leadership under Abure failed to do wide consultation with key stakeholders of the party before embarking on the exercise.
At the convention, Obi and other major stakeholders of LP, including elected members of the party, were conspicuously absent.
Obi emphasized the need for the right thing to be done to salvage the party, adding that he is more passionate about building a new Nigeria than building a new Labour Party.
“We promised to build a new Nigeria, we did not promise to build a New Labour Party.
“It is the standard practice around the world where movements form themselves into blocs and are part of the political process,” Obi said.
He also threw his weight behind the call for the restructure of the ‘OBIdient’ movement.
Recall LP has been in crisis in recent times with many of its supporters calling for a proper restructuring of the party ahead of 2027.
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