You have 48 hours to resign – LP tells Peter Obi over coalition agreement with Atiku

By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja-

Julius Abure-led Labour Party (LP) faction has given former presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi 48 hours ultimatum to formally resign from the party.

NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the e ultimatum was issued due to Obi’s involvement in the ongoing coalition arrangement with Atiku Abubakar and other opposition figures.

Addressing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, the National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh, said the party is not interested in joining any coalition arrangement.

“Labour Party has consistently said it is not part of the coalition and, therefore, any of our members who is part of the coalition is given within 48 hours to formally resign his membership of the party,” he said.

Ifoh described members of the coalition as “a group of power mongers whose only interest is self and not the people.”

He added that the often-mouthed “A New Nigeria is Possible” is a ruse and that selfless leaders are needed to achieve it.

Ifoh emphasized that the party will not avail itself to individuals with dual agendas or deceptive personas.

“Labour Party is not available for people with dual agendas, people with deceptive persona.

“The party will not avail itself to individuals who have one leg in one party and another leg elsewhere,” he said.

Ifoh noted that nearly 70% of Nigeria’s population are youths and that the new Nigeria they dream of cannot be realized through the coalition.

“The new Nigeria that the youth are dreaming of is not what can be realised from what we are seeing in the coalition,” he said.

Ifoh urged Labour Party members to remain loyal and keep the party structure intact ahead of future elections.

“I, therefore, urge all members of the party to remain loyal and keep the party structure intact ahead of future elections,” he said.