The Nenadi Usman-led Interim leadership of the Labour Party (LP), has said it supported the defection of the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
This is according to a statement by Usman’s Special Adviser on Media, Ken Asogwa, in Abuja, late on Wednesday.
In the statement, Usman stated that Obi enjoyed the party’s support to participate in coalition talks from the start.
She recalled that on 26th May 2025, the Labour Party gave its full blessings to Obi to join the ADC coalition.
She said that the Labour Party has not withdrawn its initial support to Obi following his eventual formalisation of his entry into the ADC.
According to her, while the leadership of the Labour Party continues its determined struggle to reclaim the party from the stranglehold of entrenched interests bent on foisting a one-party system, it reassures members nationwide that there is no cause for alarm.
“We give Peter Obi our full support as he joined the ADC. Following Mr Obi’s anticipated exit, all statutory organs of the Labour Party will convene to chart a fresh and sustainable course for the party.
“We are confident that the fortunes of the party will be revitalised in no time.
“Even as the party works assiduously to fill the void created by the recent wave of defections, we reassure our members that the Labour Party will return stronger, better organised, and more focused.
“The ongoing membership revalidation and registration exercise is designed to inject new energy into the party, and we are pleased to note that the exercise is already yielding positive results,” she said.
