Peter Obi’s exit left a void in Labour Party — Spokesperson

The National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Ken Asogwa, has admitted that the departure of the party’s former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, created a major vacuum within the opposition party.

Asogwa made the remarks on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme while reacting to Obi’s recent alignment with the African Democratic Congress-led coalition ahead of the 2027 elections.

“We can’t close our eyes to the fact that we lost Peter Obi, and he was a colossus within the party.

“So the last time I came here, I remember saying to…his departure left a void in the party,” Asogwa said

According to him, the party had anticipated Obi’s exit long before it officially happened on December 31 and had already begun taking steps to minimise its impact.

“Before his departure, the rumour was already out there that he was leaving. Before he eventually left, the new leadership had already taken a number of steps to cushion the effects of that departure,” he stated.

He explained that the party subsequently returned “to the drawing board” to rebuild its structure and political base.

Reacting in a statement, Labour Party National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, accused Obi of maintaining “dual political loyalties” and described the coalition as a gathering of “power mongers.”