{"id":1048,"date":"2024-06-04T07:12:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T07:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=1048"},"modified":"2024-06-04T07:13:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T07:13:06","slug":"obidients-reject-abure-led-labour-partys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2024\/06\/04\/obidients-reject-abure-led-labour-partys\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Obidients’ Reject Abure-Led Labour Party’s"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The leadership of the Obidient Movement has rejected the Labour Party (LP)\u2019s recent establishment of an \u2018Obedient Directorate\u2019.<\/h4>\n

In a statement released late on Sunday in Abuja, the movement issued a disclaimer, co-signed by Mubarak Bawa, representing the Obedient Conveners Collective, which includes 223 Peter Obi Support Group Conveners, Barr. Daniel Elomba, Co-Convener of the Peter Obi Support Network (POSN), and 37 others.<\/p>\n

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The National Chairman of the LP, Julius Abure, announced the establishing the establishment of a directorate\u00a0 \u00a0to oversee the party\u2019s affairs, with the goal of reducing tensions and restoring confidence among other stakeholders.<\/p>\n

The Labour Party, in its repositioning strategy,\u00a0\u00a0introduced the obedient directorate appointing Marcel Ngogbehei as Director, Aju Elumelu as Deputy Director (Diaspora), and Mariam Ismaila as Deputy Director.<\/p>\n

Leaders of the Obidient Movement were angered by the Labour Party\u2019s decision to formalize the Obidient Directorate and assimilate its members into the party\u2019s framework, seeing it as an overreach due to the appointment of individuals without consulting Peter Obi or the movement\u2019s key figures.<\/p>\n

The group leaders, however, criticized the party\u2019s decision, contending that it was an effort to undermine their grassroots-driven movement.<\/p>\n

Leading conveners of the Obidient Movement, representing 261 support groups, issued a statement titled \u201cWe Vehemently Reject Julius Abure\u2019s Attempt to Usurp the Obidient Movement,\u201d firmly rejecting the offer extended by the Labour Party.<\/p>\n

They emphasized the movement\u2019s inception as an autonomous coalition of support groups, which played a crucial role in rejuvenating the political prospects of the Labour Party.<\/p>\n

The statement partly read, \u201cWe, the leading 261 conveners of the Obidient Movement support groups, are compelled to issue this statement, rejecting Julius Abure\u2019s brazen attempt to co-opt the Obidient Movement by creating an \u2018Obedient Directorate\u2019 within the Labour Party.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Obidient Movement predates Peter Obi\u2019s entry into the Labour Party and is a global force far more potent than the Labour Party, which had not seen electoral success since Olusegun Mimiko\u2019s 2007 governorship win in Ondo.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Labour Party had one job in the 2023 elections: to protect the votes and secure the victory achieved by the Obidients.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cOn this simple task, Julius Abure and his party failed spectacularly\u2014failing Peter Obi, failing the millions of Obidients worldwide, and failing Nigeria\u2019s future generations.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe categorically reject the creation of an Obidient Directorate within the Labour Party. We explicitly reject the appointment of a charlatan like Marcel Ngogbehei to any position of authority within the movement.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe call on Julius Abure to halt this destructive plot and engage in sincere dialogue with the true stakeholders of the Obidient Movement, starting with His Excellency Peter Obi.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

The leaders of various support groups criticized the LP leadership\u2019s move to establish a directorate, viewing it as an effort to control the movement that had revitalized the party, denouncing it as a \u201cludicrous scheme\u201d and a \u201cdestructive plot.\u201d<\/p>\n

They condemned Marcel Ngogbehei\u2019s appointment as director, labeling him a discredited figure with a history of corruption, asserting that the Obidient Movement recognizes only Peter Obi as its leader.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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