The Labour Party’s National Caretaker Committee, led by Senator Nenadi Usman, has welcomed and supported Peter Obi’s involvement in the continuing patriotic gathering of well-meaning Nigerians dedicated to overthrowing the directionless Tinubu government.
According to a press release on Monday, 26th May 2025, signed by Senator Nenadi Usman’s Senior Special Adviser on Media, Ken Eluma Asogwa, Obi has consistently maintained that his interest lies solely in a coalition focused on eradicating hunger, insecurity, and poor governance—a vision that aligns squarely with the founding principles and aspirations of the Labour Party.
“It is therefore baffling that individuals who have been shown the exit door for their anti-party activities now seek to question a move so clearly rooted in national interest. One is left wondering whose agenda Julius Abure and his cohorts have truly been advancing. Is it that they disagree with Obi and the Labour Party that Nigeria is presently facing an unprecedented crisis requiring collective action to be salvaged?
“While the Labour Party wholeheartedly welcomes the coalition movement driven by the Nigerian people, we also reaffirm Peter Obi’s unequivocal right to contest the 2027 elections under the Labour Party platform should the ongoing coalition efforts fail to materialise.
“In the meantime, it is rather comical that Abure and his band of entertainers continue to peddle the narrative of a purported 2024 national convention that was self-convened, unlawful, and ultimately denounced by the Supreme Court of Nigeria as illegal. The repeated reference to this so-called convention is not only misleading but also a flagrant contempt of the Supreme Court’s judgement and should be treated as such by the appropriate legal authorities.
“In view of the foregoing, the general public is hereby advised to disregard any statements emanating from these impostors masquerading as party leaders. For authentic and authoritative information regarding the Labour Party, the public is urged to rely solely on communications from the office of the National Caretaker Committee led by Distinguished Senator Nenadi Usman.
Recall that the reports circulating in some sections of the media suggest that certain former members of the party, led by the suspended chairman, Barr. Julius Abure, have voiced disapproval over the participation of the 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the ongoing coalition movement aimed at rescuing Nigeria from the failed APC administration in 2027.
