A former Director-General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation and erstwhile Labour Party Chieftain, Doyin Okupe says the party’s inability to build an enduring structure after the 2023 elections is responsible for the gale of defections from the party.
Okupe who made the statement in an interview with the News
Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Sunday said Peter Obi may soon dump LP.
A total of six LP lawmakers recently dumped the party on the
floor of the House of Representatives for the ruling All Progressives Congress,
APC.
The defected lawmakers include Rep.Tochukwu Chinedu Okere,
Imo, Rep. Donatus Matthew, Kaduna, Rep. Akiba Bassey, Cross River and Rep.Esosa
Iyawe, Edo.
Okupe noted that the mass defections from the Labour Party
were expected as elected members would not stay in a party where their future
is not sure.
The former LP chieftain said those leaving the party already
know they have to move for political relevance and survival.
“The Labour Party was one of those common parties that
existed mainly for those who could not get tickets in the major parties to come
and find expression.
“That is how we also got there. Our presence in the Labour
Party then boosted the fortunes of the Labour Party.
“But what was important and which was essentially neglected
by the leadership of the Labour Party and the presidential candidate was the
political structure
”So those who are in the National Assembly, under the LP
platform know that they are on their last card.
“Even if they cannot return, they need to use their
opportunity right now to align with one or two of the major parties and become
somebody.
“So, that is why you are seeing all this gale of
deflections, and it’s not going to stop,” he said.
“Those who came on the wings of the popularity of the
Obedient Movement know, for a fact, that they would not return because the
circumstances are different.
“The situation has become different. What happened in the
South West is not going to happen in 2027. I can assure you. It’s not going to
happen.
“People want political success tomorrow but LP is not ready
to build. They are not ready to build and are not ready to invest in
structures, so people will leave” he said
According to him, it is also very possible that Obi, the
2023 LP’s presidential candidate will dump the party, considering his meetings
with some opposition leaders recently.
“Obi was with Atiku Abubakar in Adamawa, recently. So, what
does that tell you? That tells you that all options are open. The followers in
the Labour Party are not blind,” he said.
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