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Labour Party Crisis Deepens as Abure Faction Accuses Peter Obi of Instigating Internal Wrangles
The leadership tussle within the Labour Party (LP) took a fresh turn on Tuesday, as the faction loyal to Julius Abure accused the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of fueling the internal crisis.
Umar Ibrahim, National Secretary of the Abure-led faction, made the accusation in a statement issued in response to Obi’s recent comments that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had infiltrated the Labour Party to cause disarray.
According to Ibrahim, Obi’s claim was not only misleading but also a deliberate deflection from what he described as “the real source” of the crisis — the former Anambra governor himself and Abia State Governor, Alex Otti.
“It is therefore pertinent to put on record that the problem with the Labour Party was not created by the ruling party (APC),” the statement read. “Rather, the problem in the Labour Party was created and sustained by Peter Obi and Dr. Alex Otti, the governor of Abia State, who is presently serving suspension for anti-party activities.”
He went further to challenge Obi to provide evidence that Abure’s leadership was colluding with the APC-led federal government, adding that such allegations are baseless and damaging.
“When good leaders fail, they should own up to their responsibilities. Obi failed to provide leadership for the party. He should own up to his mistakes,” Ibrahim said.
The Abure-led group also accused Obi and Otti of trying to “demarket” the Labour Party by repeatedly accusing external forces of meddling in the party’s affairs.
“We are therefore calling on Peter Obi and other aggrieved members of the party to understand and digest the fact that Barrister Julius Abure’s leadership has come to stay and nothing can change that,” Ibrahim asserted.
He described it as “contradictory and hypocritical” for Obi to now discredit a leadership that played a critical role in his 2023 presidential campaign.
The rift adds another layer of uncertainty to the party’s stability as it prepares for future elections, with deep divisions threatening the unity that once galvanized its 2023 momentum.
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