The Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) has given Peter Obi a 48-hour ultimatum to resign his membership of the party.
The ultimatum followed Obi’s decision to join the David Mark-led opposition coalition.
In a statement on Thursday, the faction’s Spokesman, Obiora Ifoh, accused Obi of having a dual agenda and said the Labour Party won’t tolerate members with “deceptive personas”.
“We are aware of several nocturnal meetings between Peter Obi and some of our members, lobbying them to join him in his new party.
”We’re also aware that a number of them have refused to defect with him.
“Labour Party has consistently said it is not part of the coalition and therefore, any of our members who is part of the coalition is given within 48 hours to formally resign his membership of the party, ” the statement said.
It added, “Labour Party is not available for people with dual agenda, people with deceptive persona.
”The party will not avail itself to individuals who have one leg in one Party and another leg elsewhere. ”
The group claimed that members of the coalition were opportunistic politicians interested in holding onto power.
”All members of the coalition once mismanaged Nigeria at one point or the other, ” it added.
The opposition coalition, which include notable figures such as Atiku Abubakar, Nasir El-Rufai, and Rotimi Amaechi, has adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its platform for the 2027 election.
