PETER OBI’S ALLY, OBAZE DUMPS LP OVER ANAMBRA GUBER PRIMARY

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Oseloka Obaze, a close associate of Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has announced his resignation from the party.

Obaze made his decision known in a letter addressed to the Labour Party Chairman of Ochuche Ward 406 in Ogbaru Local Government Area, Awka, on Sunday.

A former United Nations diplomat and ex-Secretary to the Anambra State Government under Obi, Obaze had served as an adviser and prominent figure within the party before stepping down.

He stated that his resignation was in protest against the conduct of the party’s April 5 governorship primary election in Anambra, which he strongly disapproved of.

According to him, “by virtue of this letter, I hereby tender my resignation from the Labour Party (LP).

“The processes, conduct and outcome of the Labour Party governorship primaries held on April 5, 2025 in Awka, were fraught with outright irregularities, bothering on fraud and criminality.

“It was not in tandem with either the party’s Constitution and espoused core values or true tenets of democracy.

“As such, I hereby disassociate myself henceforth from the Labour Party,” he said.

Obaze told the News Agency of Nigeria confirmed that “the letter was real and speaks for itself”.

Obaze also cited the leadershiip crisis in the LP at the national level and the refusal of leaders of the party to harmonise or reconcile the Julius Abure and Sen. Nenadi Usman factions.

He however did not disclose his next political moves.

Obaze resigned from PDP in 2022, one week ahead of Peter Obi, to the Labour Party.

He subsequently became Peter Obi’s campaign manager and one of the prominent brains behind the Obedient Movement.