You Came, You Scattered Everything! — Peter Obi Under Fire From Furious LP Chieftain

A former presidential aspirant and prominent Labour Party (LP) chieftain, Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, has squarely blamed Peter Obi, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, for the ongoing internal crisis rocking the LP.

In a statement issued on Thursday, Faduri criticized Obi for consistently refusing to take responsibility, instead deflecting blame onto others—including the current president, the party leadership, and supposed external forces.

He also recalled Obi’s earlier political journey with the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), accusing the former Anambra State governor of abandoning the party after benefitting from it, rather than helping it grow into a national force.

“The Labour Party was a united front when Obi joined in 2022,” Faduri stated. “But since his entry, the party has descended into chaos. Internal division, confusion, and disarray now define our structure—and this fragmentation was a major reason behind our poor performance in the 2023 elections.”

He continued: “It is both ironic and disheartening that a man who brands himself as a champion of competence and productivity now represents dysfunction and blame games. He has blamed everyone but himself—from the president to party executives. It’s time to look in the mirror.”

Faduri challenged Obi’s supporters to reflect deeply on his leadership capacity, questioning how someone who cannot manage a party can be expected to lead a complex country like Nigeria.

“Obi’s history of hopping between parties—leaving APGA, then the PDP, and now the LP—demonstrates a pattern of political opportunism rather than a commitment to institution-building. In contrast, leaders like Bola Tinubu transformed regional parties into national powerhouses.”

“He’s not building, he’s merely moving to wherever suits him politically,” Faduri concluded. “True leadership requires sacrifice, consistency, and the ability to unite—not division and finger-pointing.”