The 2023 Labour Party Vice Presidential candidate Datti Baba Ahmed has affirmed that former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi remains a member of the party.
Baba Ahmed made the clarification while speaking with journalists after the partys National Executive Council meeting in Abuja which was monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission. He dismissed rumours that Obi had left the Labour Party.
“To the best of our knowledge our brother His Excellency Peter Obi is still a member of the Labour Party. Nothing has changed. If he were here now I would have shifted my seat to the left for him” he said.
He noted that the party had overcome its internal challenges describing the development as a sign of stability and progress. Baba Ahmed also highlighted the presence of INEC at the meeting as a significant boost.
“The Labour Party has not reduced in any way. We have only increased in numbers. But with the submission of our leader the National Secretary we have gone through rough times as is usual with political associations and have emerged from it.
“The highlight and major turning point of this NEC meeting is the presence of INEC which validates this sitting and justifies our presence here. As law abiding citizens we strictly go by what the law provides.
“This is a renewed drive for reconciliation and I am here as a loyal party member to continue to open our arms to embrace new and existing members to come back and reconcile with the party for the national assignment ahead of us” he stated.
