LP : Obi Harps On Reconciliation Of Aggrieved Members

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP in the last general election, Peter Obi wants the leadership of the party to continue in its efforts towards reconciling all aggrieved party members and supporters

This is contained in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Obiora Ifoh in Abuja.

According to the statement Obi vows to ensure that every discord within the party is addressed.

“I also plead with the NLPTC protesters led by Abdul Waheed Umar, who stormed the national headquarters of the party to sheath their swords and take the option of achieving their demands through legal means”, he adds.

It says that Obi who attended the National Working Committee meeting of the Party commented on the reported reconciliation between the party and its estranged former leaders, led by former Deputy National Chairman, Lamidi Apapa insisting that the reconciliation was for the greater good of tthe Party, as a family do not fight forever.

“Let me tell you one thing, their reconciliation is all about our party, and I can assure you that everyone must reconcile with each other”, Obi notes.

The statement explains that the former presidential candidate was at the party Headquarters to initiate a peace and reconciliation process in the party.

“During our meeting before we learnt that our people were outside, I told them that my first assignment was reconciliation, my second assignment was reconciliation and my third assignment, reconciliation and I can tell you that what you witnessed earlier is a normal thing in our lives, I do the same thing” he states.

“It is what I do every day, even in our families. When we quarrel with our wives and children, we reconcile. Even today, during the meeting, I made one instance, which is that I have come to start the work of reconciling the family”.

“So these people here are members of the family who we must reconcile with. We are going to sit down around a table and decide the future of our party. I am ready for a reconciliation meeting any day you choose” Obi stresses.”

“And I like what happened here today. This means we have just started the reconciliation process and what we achieved today was so much, as I told you sometimes it happens in my house and I allow it because that is the only way I know how mature my children have become.”

According to the statement, earlier the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Julius Abure expressed satisfaction with the leadership roles Obi has been playing in the party in making sure that it returns to a formidable entity capable enough to engender the new Nigeria hoped for.

“Labour Party is happy with your reconciliation project and we will give you all the support. We are not the aggressors here, we have always wanted peace because we can’t go into future elections with divided loyalty” Abure emphasizes.

“We have said that we are focused on 2027, that is why we are the only party that has produced its candidate for the 2027 presidential election. We know where we are going, and we have refused to be distracted. We will definitely get to our destination of giving Nigerians a better nation.” He adds

PR/Georgina Humphrey