Wednesday, August 20, 2025 - Chairperson of the Labour Party, LP, in Lagos State, Dayo Ekong, has said that the political influence of the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, is dwindling, urging him to pause and reflect.
Ekong said this in a statement via her official X handle on
Tuesday, stating that Obi’s rising profile in 2023 was not just about his
personality but a combination of party structures, grassroots mobilisation and
public desire for change.
She reiterated that “grace” which carried Obi then is now fading because of his
divisive choices and inconsistent political moves.
“In 2023, Nigerians rallied behind him because he
represented a fresh alternative.
“But today, his actions are beginning to erode the
foundation of that support,” Ekong wrote.
The Lagos LP’s chairperson further cited the 2024 Edo governorship election, where Obi supported Olumide Akpata, the LP candidate, against the preference of party leaders.
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