Peter Obi Damns Abure, Rejects Betrayal Claims

The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi has addressed recent betrayal allegations made by Barrister Julius Abure, the party’s troubled national chairman.

During a recent National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, Abure accused Obi and Alex Otti, the party’s only governor from Abia State, of conspiring against him. Abure alleged that they held a stakeholders meeting in Umuahia, Abia State, where Esther Nenadi Usman, a former Minister of Finance, was chosen as chairperson of a 29-member caretaker committee aimed at resolving the party’s leadership issues.

In response, Obi, through his spokesperson Comrade Ibrahim Umar from the Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR), expressed disappointment in Abure’s accusations. Umar labeled the claims as politically motivated and suggested they were designed to mislead the public.

“I am disappointed, but not surprised, by the false accusations of betrayal label against our principal Mr. Peter Obi by Julius Abure, the Embattled national chairman of the party. It is clear that this is a politically motivated attempt to mislead the public.

“The stakeholders meeting of the LP held at Umuahia, on Wednesday, was meant to resolve the lingering leadership crisis and chart a way forward. The decision was not in anyway personal.

“Therefore the Obidient Movement stands in total solidarity with the actions and decisions of the stakeholders, which have always been guided by a commitment to unity, justice and transparency,” Umar said.

Umar further criticized Abure for misleading the public and defaming Obi’s character. He questioned Abure’s resistance to leaving his position, which was supposed to end in June, and his readiness to engage in conflict.

He said, “Simply because he intervened for Justice? His (Abure) tenure ended in June, but he refused to leave the stage, and also vowed that he is ready to fight. Who is he fighting? We understand his desperation for power, but it’s high time for him to put the interest of the party over his personal interest.

“We will not engage in name calling and character assassination. Instead, we call on Julius Abure to accept the outcome of the intervention by Mr Peter Obi and Gov Alex Otti which aimed to resolve any misunderstandings, and chart a way forward.”

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