Julius Abure, the National Chairman of a faction of the Labour Party (LP), has taken a swipe at the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, labelling him an “Uber politician” who lacks firm political direction.
In a strongly worded statement he personally signed on Friday, Abure accused Obi of political inconsistency and accused him of undermining the party. He criticized the former Anambra State governor for allegedly shifting political loyalties to suit personal ambitions.
“It is unfortunate that Obi has turned himself to an irony and a paradox in the Nigerian political space. He has turned himself into an ‘Uber’ politician, not willing to take a position and stand by his decision,” Abure said.
The statement comes in the wake of Obi’s recent call for his supporters to vote for African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidates in the upcoming August 16 by-elections in some states.
This move, Abure said, reflects Obi’s lack of loyalty to the Labour Party.
According to Abure, the former presidential candidate now appears to be playing politics by convenience and has earned a place “in the Guinness book of records” for his affiliations with multiple political platforms.
“Obi has booked a place for himself in the Guinness book of records as a person affiliated to many political parties pari passu, all in his desperation to preside over Nigeria,” he stated.
He also accused Obi of political theatrics, saying the LP flagbearer has lately been “crying wolf where there is none” and employing subterfuge to mask his true intentions.
