There are indications that some aggrieved supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General Elections, Peter Obi, referred to as Obidient movement, have concluded plans to exit the party to promote another political platform ahead of the 2027 election.

Coordinator of Obidient Youth Ambassadors, Meche Oswald, who disclosed this in a statement, on Tuesday, however, said the development would not be felt by the party due to the strong forces behind the Labour Party Directorate of Mobilization and Integration (DMI).

Oswald noted that with the current happenings in the Obidient movement, the true intention of those who kicked against the establishment of the DMI has been made public.

In June 2024, the Labour Party created the Directorate of Mobilization and Integration and appointed Marcel Ngogbehei as the Director General.

Recently, the Directorate set up state coordinators and local government coordinators with the aim of strengthening the party’s grassroots structure ahead of the 2027 elections.

Oswald added that with DMI’s extensive grassroots presence in every community across Nigeria, it would be extremely challenging for the factionalized Obidient movement to promote any other political platform.

He said DMI’s strategic and innovative approach has undoubtedly raised LP’s banner as a force to reckon with within the political environment.

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“The strong forces behind DMI are, in fact, young formidable members of the Obidient movement, and this poses a significant threat to a faction of the movement who have concluded arrangements to exit the Labour Party for another one that will favor their individual goals,” he said.

“I am particularly impressed by the foresight of LP Chairman, Barrister Abure, and DMI Director-General, Marcel Ngogbehei. The reports rolling in from various states are loud and encouraging.

“DMI is a child of destiny and a testimony to visionary leadership. Great leaders have the ability to foresee the future and prepare accordingly; this is exactly what Marcel has done.

“Every malicious attempt to bring LP to disrepute has been effectively neutralized, leaving the gang of traitors confused. They have been fighting tooth and nail to see that the directorate is rendered inoperative because they feel it rivals their goals.

“Instead of coming up with strategic ideas on how to make the faction under their control work, they are preoccupied with dirty plans of how to bring someone else down. I have never seen such a level of callousness being exhibited by humans against others; even animals have a level of soberness”, he noted.

He further informed the factional movement within the party that the DMI is focused on the task of reshaping and transforming LP.

Oswald added that the DMI was conceived out of a burning desire for radical repositioning of the Labour Party.

“We are all witnesses to the numerous complaints that almost weighed down the party. In fact, someone emphatically said the party is dead. Why, then, are certain individuals unhappy that the party they declared dead has now fully resurrected with total reinvigoration?

“The DMI dares to challenge the obstacles on the way of LP, igniting the flame of an intellectual youthful movement that has taken up the challenge to lead in this liberation struggle.

“This is the dawn of a new era. We should celebrate the birth of the indomitable spirit of DMI, forged in the crucible of struggle. Since its inception, the DMI has not wavered in its mission to fight for the true emancipation of the Nigerian people.”