By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

Mr Oseloka Obaze, a close ally and die hard supporter of Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has resigned his membership of the party.

Stating this in a letter addressed to the chairman of the party in Ochuche Ward 406, Ogbaru Local Government and made available to journalists on Sunday in Awka, Obaze said that his decision to dump LP was a way of expressing his disapproval of the April 5 governorship primary election of the party in Anambra State.

He said that his resignation serves as protest for the process and also cited the leadership crisis at the national level of the party and the inability of stakeholders to reconcile the Abure and Nenadi Usman factions.

The resignation letter which took effect in April 6 reads in part: “By virtue of this letter, I hereby tender my resignation from the Labour Party (LP).

“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.”

Recall that Obaze resigned from PDP in 2022, barely 7days ahead of Peter Obi and went on to become his presidential place holder in the Labour Party.

He subsequently became Peter Obi’s campaign manager in the 2023 general election and one of the lead promoters and prominent brains behind the Obedient Movement that swept across Nigeria.

Obaze before his venture into politics was a former diplomat before he was appointed Secretary to Anambra State Government under the Peter Obi administration.

Since then, he has worked closely with him as an adviser and chieftain of the party until his resignation from LP.