2023 Election
BREAKING: Labour Party Members Dump Peter Obi Declares Support For Tinubu
Omotoso Banji the Labour Party Chairman in the Southwest Zone has on Monday, February 13 declared his support for the Presidential Candidate of All progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Tinubu.
Omotoso Banji the Labour Party Chairman in the Southwest Zone has on Monday, February 13 declared his support for the Presidential Candidate of All progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
NewsVerse Nigeria reports that Omotosho while speaking on the development said that leaders and members of the Labour Party in the Southwest have decided to quit the party because it is not a viable political platform to win the 2023 election.
Omotosho said that the Labour Party is not yet ready to serve adding that, the Party’s structure in the southwest region has collapsed into the ruling APC.
“The Labour Party presently is a shaking platform for anybody to contest, it is a failure platform for anybody to contest, I don’t know Peter Obi and I’m less concerned about him but I’m concerned about those who are celebrating the Labour Party mediocre within Nigeria.
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“In view of this, we leaders of the Labour Party in the South-West have decided to leave the party because we have a lot of mediocre there and what they are looking for is money, they are not ready to serve Nigeria.
“The Labour Party is not ready to serve Nigeria and that is why we decided to leave the party and come together to the APC. I collapsed the structures of the party in Ekiti State. So, I don’t know how the Obi can come now and embarrass us here in the South-West.
“We are the pillars of that party in the South-West, and to the glory of God Almighty, we have pulled down the structures today ( Monday). I was so surprised to hear from the DG of the party, Akin Osuntokun. We don’t know him in the Labour Party, Akin Osuntokun is representing his personal interest.” He said.