Omo, Naija politics no dey ever dull! As Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, dey yarn about Peter Obi wey don waka comot from Labour Party, e don turn matter wey dey baffle many people. E talk say di former presidential candidate be serious loss for di party. Na serious gbege wey dey happen for inside di Labour Party as dem still dey face leadership wahala like wahala no dey finish.
Dis koko wey Otti yarn happen for Abuja, where e gather di Board of Trustees, leaders from di National Caretaker Committee, and some big boys from di Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress. Na one day after di Julius Abure-led faction blow whistle say INEC don gree recognize di Nenadi Usman-led National Caretaker Committee, something wey dem reason as hasty and wey fit scatter di party wahala more.
Otti no hide im mind when e talk say dem dey regret Peter Obi movement but dem wish am well for im political waka. Na wetin e talk be: “We dey regret di exit of our former leader. But as e don go, we go gather ourselves stronger.” Him don also mention say dem don lose some members to defection, even from di National Assembly. But Otti stand gidigba dey talk say di party still dey strong no matter wetin happen.
As part of di plan to tidy di matter, Otti talk say dem go set up reconciliation committee wey go engage di aggrieved members—yes oh, even Julius Abure go still dey involved. E warn say di plan go only work if dem follow di party rules. “We wan appeal to Julius Abure say make e sheathe im sword and make e come back. If dem fit obey di rules, we go welcome dem back.” dat one wey Otti yan be say di door dey open for new members too.
When dem ask Otti if Labour Party go join di coalition wey dey form under di African Democratic Congress for di 2027 elections, Otti no gree hear word, say dem no get such plan because di Labour Party dey represent one coalition of im own. “We no need any other coalition. Labour na coalition of Nigerian workers and progressive people.” Na wetin Otti dey yan be dat, talk am loud and clear!
Otti also praise INEC for obeying di court order wey gree make dem replace di Abure-led executives with di Usman-led committee. E dey happy say INEC don upload di names of di new leaders on their portal. Na dat one show say governance still dey follow rule of law regardless of di drama wey dey happen.
Now, di Labour Party don set date for congress wey go start for March. Dis congress go involve di revalidation of members and registration of new faces as di party look to bounce back from all di wahala. Di party don alert dem members to be ready and unite to build a stronger political force. Di meeting chair by Otti talk say di congresses go dey start soon, so all eyes dey on March 2026!
But as di former Anambra State governor Peter Obi don waka enter African Democratic Congress, e don dey call on everyone to join hands to rescue Nigeria from all di wahala like poverty and political disunity wey dey suffocate di country. E dey talk say leadership wey dey now dey mismanage di economy and na hin dey cause all dis palava. Despite all di wahala, Otti still talk say di Labour Party go feel di absence of Obi. Na wetin dey happen for Naija weh we go keep dey watch!
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