The Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) has described its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as an ‘Uber’ politician.
Recall that Obi had urged his supporters to vote for the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) in the by-elections, explaining that the LP has no candidates.
Reacting in a statement personally signed by him on Friday, Abure stated that Obi has booked a place for himself in the Guinness Book of Records as a person affiliated with many political parties.
He accused the former Anambra governor of crying wolf, where none were involved.
“It is unfortunate that Obi has turned himself to an irony and a paradox in the Nigeria political space.
“He has turned himself into ‘Uber” politician, not willing to take a position and stand by his decision,” he said
Last week, members of the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) staged a protest at the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja, decrying the omission of their candidates’ names from the list for the upcoming elections.
Naijaonpoint reports that the demonstrators, who gathered under heavy security presence, expressed anger over INEC’s decision not to publish candidates submitted by the Abure-led group for the Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections and some National Assembly bye-elections.
Chanting solidarity songs and carrying placards with inscriptions such as “INEC should respect the rule of law,” “Supreme Court judgement favours Julius Abure,” and “INEC should not kill the greatest opposition party in Nigeria,” the protesters marched around the commission’s premises demanding justice.
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