Temisan Olaifa
Mr Oseloka H. Obaze, a key ally of Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, has resigned his membership of the party.
Obaze disclosed this in a letter addressed to the LP Chairman in Ochuche Ward 406, Ogbaru Local Government in Awka on Sunday.
Obaze, a former United Nations Diplomat, was the Secretary to the Anambra Government under Obi and had worked closely with him as an adviser and chieftain of the party until his resignation.
He said his decision was to express his disapproval and protest the conduct of the April 5 governorship primary election of the party in Anambra.
According to him, by this letter, I hereby tender my resignation from the Labour Party.
“The processes, conduct, and outcome of the Labour Party governorship primaries held on April 5, 2025, in Awka, were fraught with outright irregularities, bothering on fraud and criminality.
“It was not in tandem with either the party’s Constitution and espoused core values or true tenets of democracy.
“As such, I hereby disassociate myself henceforth from the Labour Party,” he said.
Obaze also cited the leadership crisis in the LP at the national level and the refusal of leaders of the party to harmonise or reconcile the Julius Abure and Senator Nenadi Usman factions.
He, however, did not disclose his next political moves.
Obaze resigned from PDP in 2022, one week ahead of Peter Obi, to the Labour Party.
He subsequently became Peter Obi’s campaign manager and one of the prominent brains behind the Obedient Movement.
