Labour Party, LP, factional National Chairmen, Callistus
Okafor, has declared that the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023
general elections, Peter Obi, cannot lead Nigeria.
Okafor made this declaration on Thursday as he announced his
exit from the party.
He cited unresolved leadership tussles and disappointment
with Peter Obi.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja, Okafor, said the
decision followed extensive deliberations by his faction’s National Working
Committee and National Executive Council.
“My team and I had carefully looked at what is happening in
the Labour Party, including the crises that have been going on for seven years,
and wondered how long it will continue,” he said.
According to him, an estimated five million supporters are
leaving with him, declaring his new destination to be Team Wazobia Nigeria, a
socio-political and non-partisan movement.
“I hereby stand today to announce to Nigerians and all the
Labour Party faithful who are under my own faction that we are pulling out
today as a team.
“We are moving from the Labour Party to Team Wazobia
Nigeria. This crisis has come to a point where it’s no longer healthy in the
Labour Party,” he added.
Okafor blamed Obi for failing to resolve the lingering
leadership crisis, saying his inaction raised questions about his capacity to
govern a country like Nigeria.
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