A former Labour Party (LP) caucus leader in the House of Representatives, Victor Ogene, has alleged that former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, is the target of the crises affecting opposition political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Ogene, who represents Ogbaru Federal Constituency of Anambra State, spoke with reporters at Obeagwe in Ogbaru Local Government Area.
He said developments in political parties associated with Obi showed what he described as deliberate efforts to stop the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate from contesting the next election.
Ogene said the crisis in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) was not primarily targeted at the party but at Obi.
He said, “I do not think what is happening in the ADC is targeted at the party. It is targeted at only one person, Mr. Peter Obi. I will give you empirical evidence of why I say so.
“On April 4, 2025, the Supreme Court, in a landmark judgment, declared that the tenure of Barr. Julius Abure in the Labour Party was effectively over. I was among the leaders of the party, alongside Mr Peter Obi, Gov. Alex Otti, our senators, House of Reps members and several others, who took the certified true copy of that judgment to INEC.
“INEC received us and said they would study it. They kept studying it, but some of us who are down there have our ears close to the ground, and we got reliable information that for as long as Mr Peter Obi remained with the Labour Party, the party would not know peace.”
The lawmaker said he had earlier discussed the LP crisis with Obi and warned him about the alleged plot.
He said, “In one of my discussions with Mr. Peter Obi in September last year, I told him that I am aware of this fact.
“And since the judicial arm had given a judgment; in fact, in that judgment they mentioned that people should be gracious to leave the scene when their tenures are over, a remark directed at Julius Abure, yet he refused to hands off the party.”
