Your party is fueling crisis in LP, Obedient Movement replies Akpabio on comment against Obi

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By Madu Obi

The Obedient Movement, the political pressure group that supports the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has reacted to the comment credited to the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio against Obi, alleging that it is All Progressives Congress, APC, Akpabio's party, that is fueling the crisis in LP.

Akpabio was quoted as saying that Obi was clamouring to lead a country as big as Nigeria, when he has not been able to solve a small crisis in his party, LP.

Replying Akpabio in a press statement in Awka, the group's Director of Strategic Communication and Media, Nana Kazaure, accused APC of shielding the sacked national chairman of LP, Mr Julius Abure with state sponsored security.

Kazaure said it is not surprising that the 10th Senate being led by Akpabio has been described as the worst in Nigeria's history because his character as a man who lacks discretion in speaking and self-control in acting, is already in public domain.

His statement read in part: "It is a well known fact that the President of the 10th Senate is not particularly renowned for the substance or depth of his public utterances. However, we did not anticipate that he would descend to such an embarrassing low.

For the benefit of Senator Akpabio, the internal issues within the Labour Party were duly taken before the courts by stakeholders of the party, under the leadership of Mr. Peter Obi.

The Supreme Court - the highest court in the land - gave a clear and unambiguous ruling, affirming that the individual currently parading himself as the party chairman is doing so illegally.

Rather than comply with the court’s directive, this usurper has been emboldened by the ruling All Progressives Congress, which continues to provide him with state security cover. These actions have rendered the Senate President’s insinuation that Mr. Obi is overwhelmed by intra-party crises not only disingenuous but also hypocritical.

It is deeply ironic and unbecoming for Senator Akpabio to publicly highlight a situation his own party has played a key role in manufacturing and sustaining.

If anything, his comments serve only to advertise his complicity in the artificial and externally-driven disruptions in the Labour Party.

There is, in fact, no crisis within the Labour Party. What persists is the shameless interference of the APC - Senator Akpabio’s party - in facilitating the illegal tenure of Julius Abure, despite the clear ruling of the Supreme Court."

The movement described Obi as a man who has a sterling record of achievements in public office, which Akpabio can neither controvert, not diminish.