LP says Peter Obi enjoys public trust despite attacks
By Adeola Atanda
Obiorah Ifoh, national publicity secretary of the Labour Party, in a statement, said that the falling out of erstwhile lieutenants of Peter Obi and their criticisms of him would not reduce his followers “trust”.
Kenneth Okonkwo, a thespian and former spokesperson for Obi, at the weekend, joined the likes of Doyin Okupe, to cut ties with the 2023 Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Obi. Okonkwo’s grouse, as he said, is Obi’s seeming support for LP’s national chairman Julius Abure, who faces allegation of corruption and opposition from the Nigerian Labour Congress over his control of the party.
“Coordinated attacks from some quarters will not in any way diminish the trust Nigerians, particularly the obedients and youths in Nigeria, have in him,” Ifoh said.
“Kenneth Okonkwo’s resignation from the Labour Party didn’t come to us as a surprise. We also think that his attack on the party’s leader, Peter Obi, is rather unfortunate,” the statement reads.
“However, we will continue not to dignify him with any response, as we understand that his attention-craving attitude knows no bounds.
“Recently, a former director-general of the party’s presidential campaign organisation resigned and rejoined the APC.
“Only last week, an ex-deputy director-general of the presidential campaign organisation also resigned and rejoined the APC.
“Today, it is the turn of Mr. Okonkwo, a former member of APC, who smuggled himself into the presidential campaign, and his destination is already known to us.
“Needless to say that Nigeria is not in want of political jesters and jobbers whose stomach are their gods. The Labour Party is not perturbed by his decision to move on, and in fact, we wish him well in his future endeavours, whether in acting, law practice, politics, or otherwise.
“We also wish to note here that the party is aware of a few other persons who are planted as moles, who are presently instigating crises within the party, and who have unsuccessfully attempted to hijack the party for the use of their paymasters.
“We urge them to act fast and do the needful before they are exposed and fumigated out of the party,” Ifoh added.
