One of many spokespersons for the Labour Social gathering’s presidential marketing campaign council within the 2023 election, Kenneth Okonkwo, has introduced his departure from the celebration and severing political ties with celebration’s candidate, Peter Obi.
Okonkwo cited insecurity within the management of Peter Obi, the LP presidential candidate in 2023.
In a press release posted on his X deal with on Saturday, Okonkwo expressed his disillusionment with Obi’s capability to construct a celebration able to successful elections. “Even when the folks vote for him, he doesn’t have what it takes to safe the mandate,” Okonkwo acknowledged.
Okonkwo, who left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for LP within the lead-up to the 2023 presidential election, served as one of many spokespersons for the LP presidential marketing campaign council.
Nevertheless, he has lately been vocal in his criticism of the LP’s Nationwide Working Committee (NWC), led by Chairman Julius Abure.
In June 2024, Okonkwo described the LP as “a secret society led by a bunch of clowns,” and hinted at the potential for leaving the celebration. His assertion on Saturday confirmed this choice, citing latest occasions throughout the celebration as a catalyst for his departure.
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Reflecting on his preliminary optimism following the 2023 elections, Okonkwo mentioned many Nigerians, together with himself, had “excessive hopes” for Obi. “He simply wanted to offer the appropriate directives and everybody would fall in line. I obtained my first shock when he publicly declared that he didn’t promise Nigerians to construct a powerful Labour Social gathering, however to resolve Nigeria’s issues,” Okonkwo remarked.
Okonkwo criticized Obi for not taking decisive motion to handle the celebration’s points, together with the failure to organise an all-inclusive conference and the dearth of dissociation from the expired NWC’s “shenanigans and legal actions.”
He highlighted the confusion amongst LP members as a result of perceived lack of management from Obi.
“Each member of the Labour Social gathering is confused at present as to the way forward for the Labour Social gathering due to lack of management from PO over the celebration,” he mentioned. “I can’t proceed to talk on behalf of a frontrunner that I have no idea his stand on problems with nice significance.”
Okonkwo additionally accused Obi of not supporting the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in its efforts to fight these making an attempt to hijack the celebration. “An peculiar assertion from the LP presidential candidate would have resolved the problems,” he added.
In his concluding remarks, Okonkwo acknowledged, “I now not have the arrogance that PO has what it takes to construct a celebration that may win in opposition to these ‘kakistocrats’ and kleptocrats. Above all, he has proved that even when the folks vote for him, he doesn’t have what it takes to safe the mandate.”
Okonkwo emphasised that his choice was not pushed by any need to rejoin APC or PDP, however slightly by a dedication to proceed his political journey in the direction of a greater Nigeria with out Peter Obi.
