The factional spokesperson of the Labour Party (LP), Abayomi Arabambi, has said the party made a grave error by selecting former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, as its 2023 presidential candidate instead of Faduri Joseph, a US-based nurse and entrepreneur.
Speaking to journalists in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Friday, Arabambi criticized Obi’s campaign as being built on “emotional rhetoric and oversimplified solutions,” lacking the discipline and governance experience needed to transform Nigeria. He described Faduri as a more credible candidate whose leadership style reflects accountability, transparency, and national unity.
According to Arabambi, the LP’s choice of Obi in 2023 was not just a political miscalculation but “a fundamental betrayal of Nigeria’s yearning for genuine transformation.”
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He further accused Obi of promoting ethnic divisions during his campaign, saying, “Obi’s movement, intentionally or not, became a vehicle for tribal sentiment. He failed to firmly denounce secessionist rhetoric, showed selective concern over national insecurity, and often framed issues with a partisan lens.”
Arabambi also criticized Obi’s economic commentary, alleging that the former governor deliberately misrepresented Nigeria’s debt figures during a recent Channels TV interview.
“He converted dollar-denominated debt into naira at an inflated rate, ignoring the fact that external debt has actually dropped under President Tinubu—from $108.2 billion to $94.2 billion,” he claimed.
He noted that Faduri’s mission remains focused on freeing Nigeria from “corruption, inefficiency, and systemic collapse,” a contrast to what he called Obi’s “populist tactics.”
Arabambi also distanced the Labour Party from Obi’s involvement in the newly formed ADC coalition, led by figures such as David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola. “We are not in support of that. Peter Obi was properly introduced as the Labour Party leader at the coalition event, but as far as we’re concerned, he’s no longer with us,” he said.
He revealed that moves are underway to formally expel Obi and his allies from the Labour Party at their next National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.
