1 week Ago By Guardian Nigeria
National Vice Chairman (North Central) of the Labour Party (LP), Ibrahim Idoko, and the Chairman of LP in Lagos State, Dayo Ekong, have publicly criticised the National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, Yunusa Tanko, for suggesting that the movement could align with another political party due to the ongoing crisis within the party. “The public deserves the truth, not carefully spun narratives that deflect blame or misrepresent our party’s standing. Tanko has continuously painted an incomplete and, at times, misleading picture of internal matters, especially regarding the role and leadership of our National Chairman, Julius Abure.
They have omitted the fact that the so-called ‘LP members and not Obidients’ bore the brunt of electoral violence.”IDOKO, in a statement yesterday, dismissed Tanko’s comments, describing him as a political opportunist trying to please his paymasters. He said the LP had been winning elections and making significant progress without the Obidient Movement for many years, adding that Tanko’s assertion should be disregarded by all party members and supporters across the country.
“For the record, Governor Alex Otti of Abia State is not the first governor elected under LP; former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko, was a two-term governor under LP. The party has also had National Assembly and House of Assembly members in various states. Well-recognised politicians such as Sen Ovie Omo-Agege of Delta State, Sen Joshua Dariye of Plateau State and Samuel Godday of Benue State, among others, were elected under LP.
“If Tanko and his allies wish to pursue an alternative path to the LP in 2027, so be it. We bear no grudges, but we are confident that under the leadership of Abure and the National Working Committee (NWC), LP will only grow stronger, and in 2027, it will emerge victorious in the elections.” Idoko further reiterated the North Central LP chairmen’s commitment to maximum support for Abure to help him elevate the party to greater heights.
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