Oseloka Obaze, Peter Obi's ally, resigns from Labour Party

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By Madu Obi

Mr Oseloka Obaze, a key political ally of Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, has resigned his membership of the party.

In a letter addressed to LP chairman in his Ochuche Ward in Ogbaru local government area, Obaze said the resignation took effect in April 6.

Obaze, a former diplomat, was Secretary to the Anambra Government under Obi administration as governor and had worked closely with him as an adviser and chieftain of the party until his resignation from LP.

He said his decision to leave LP was to express his disapproval and protest against the conduct of the April 5 governorship primary election of the party in Anambra.

For the November 8 governorship election, Obaze supported Mr. John Nwosu, who lost the primary under questionable circumstances.

He also cited the leadership crisis at the national level of the party and the inability of stakeholders’to reconcile the Julius Abure and Nenadi Usman factions in the party.

He said: “The processes, conduct and outcome of the Labour Party governorship primaries held on April 5, 2025 in Awka, were fraught with outright irregularities, bothering on fraud and criminality.

It was not in tandem with either the party's Constitution and espoused core values or true tenets of democracy.

As such, I hereby disassociate myself henceforth from the Labour Party."

Recall that he aspired to govern Anambra State on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance and later joined the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, along with Obi. He resigned from PDP in 2022, one week ahead of Peter Obi and became his presidential place holder in the Labour Party.

He subsequently became Peter Obi's campaign manager in the 2023 general election and one of the brains behind the Obedient Movement.