The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the concluded 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has said only the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) can determine the authentic leader of the Labour Party.
Obi also stated that the decision to have Abure remain as chairman of the party is one that stakeholders will have to decide on, taking into consideration the various factors involved.
Obi said this while fielding questions from reporters after he addressed the Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Transition Committee, headed by former President of the NLC, Abdulawaheed Omar.
The NLC Transition Committee was at the Labour Party to take over the party secretariat but was denied access, as Peter Obi and other stakeholders were already holding a peace meeting there.
Police officers were stationed at the gate, controlling access as approved by the FCT Chairman of the Labour Party, Peter Diugwu.
Obi said he initiated peace meetings with the leadership of the party and other stakeholders, including members of the NWC of the Labour Party, legislators, and others, with a view to resolving the leadership challenge and focusing on unity.
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According to him, the leadership challenge in the Labour Party can be resolved by the stakeholders.
His words: “When we come together as a family, we will make decisions as a family. The party has a constitution and a National Executive Council, and everyone, including myself and Governor Otti, will be there to decide.
“We cannot say someone is at the gate and tell your wife to leave; everyone must be present before dissolving a marriage.
“The protest is good because it shows that everyone wants us to organize ourselves better. They are part of the family, and in a family, people agitate and misunderstandings are part of the living process.”
