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Since the establishment of the Labour Party (LP), it has struggled like all others to break the dominance of both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

But since a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi joined the party in May 2022 after dumping the PDP and withdrawing as a presidential aspirant, the party suddenly sprang to life, with burgeoning supporters, especially the youths.

Obi’s presence gave a huge boost to the aspirations of different individuals who contested different positions under the insignia of the Labour Party.

Checks by The Nation revealed that different Labour Party chieftains and staunch members have defected and moved to either APC or PDP.

The latest defection is from a former governorship candidate in Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo, who resigned from his membership of the party.

“A few moments ago, at a state executive committee meeting of the Labour Party in Awka, in Anambra State, I formally submitted my resignation letter to my ward’s Chairman,” Mr Ozigbo wrote on his Facebook page on Wednesday.

The politician contested the 2021 Anambra governorship election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

But in August 2022, ahead of the 2023 General Elections, Ozigbo defected to the LP from the PDP to support the LP’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Here is a list of LP staunch members who have defected:


1 Valentine Ozigbo
Anambra

2 Hon. Esosa Iyawe
Edo

3 Hon. Dalyop Chollom
Plateau

4 Alfred Iliya
Plateau

5 Tochukwu Chinedu Okere
Imo

6 Donatus Matthew
Kaduna

7 Bassey Akiba
Cross River

8 Udengs Eradiri
Bayelsa

9 Ezenwa Onyewuchi
Imo

10 David Ameh
Kaduna

11 Comrade Isaac Balami
Borno

12 Kenneth Okonkwo
Enugu

13 Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu
Delta

14 Doyin Okupe
Ogun

15 Paschal Obi
Imo

16 Lasun Yusuf
Osun

17 Olukayode Salako
Lagos

zero8zero:
https://thenationonlineng.net/full-list-17-popular-politicians-who-have-dumped-labour-party/

zero8zero:
LP is an SUV, the purpose has been achieved, them leave Obi and Abure make dem dey push and start the vehicle by themselves but Obi too will soon jump out of the vehicle.

Since the establishment of the Labour Party (LP), it has struggled like all others to break the dominance of both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

But since a former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi joined the party in May 2022 after dumping the PDP and withdrawing as a presidential aspirant, the party suddenly sprang to life, with burgeoning supporters, especially the youths.

Obi’s presence gave a huge boost to the aspirations of different individuals who contested different positions under the insignia of the Labour Party.

Penguin2:
Idiotic charlatans trying to play psychological game with Peter Obi supporters by trying to tell us those who have abandoned Obi.

These are people who became relevant because of Obi and not the other way round.

Why knew Val Ozigbo before Obi supported him for Anambra PDP ticket in 2022?

Who knew Isaac Balami before 2023?

Or the Kaduna Okada rider that won election on the Peter Obi bandwagon effect?

Why didn’t The Nation Newspaper list those who have defected from PDP?

But news flash, no matter the charlatans who leave Labour Party, if you conduct election today, Tinubu would have to write results to defeat Peter Obi.

Free and fair election, Obi will beat Tinubu silly before 12pm.

zero8zero:
LP is an SUV, the purpose has been achieved, them leave Obi and Abure make dem dey push and start the vehicle by themselves but Obi too will soon jump out of the vehicle.

NairalandVDM:
Their departure is of no significance to us. With or without the decampees, we are still gallant. And in the next presidential election, we are retrieving our lost mandate..

Penguin2:
Idiotic charlatans trying to play psychological game with Peter Obi supporters by trying to tell us those who have abandoned Obi.

These are people who became relevant because of Obi and not the other way round.

Why knew Val Ozigbo before Obi supported him for Anambra PDP ticket in 2022?

Who knew Isaac Balami before 2023?

Or the Kaduna Okada rider that won election on the Peter Obi bandwagon effect?

Why didn’t The Nation Newspaper list those who have defected from PDP?

But news flash, no matter the charlatans who leave Labour Party, if you conduct election today, Tinubu would have to write results to defeat Peter Obi.

Free and fair election, Obi will beat Tinubu silly before 12pm.

Arostar2023:
Those are the people that used Obi's influence and reputation to gain popularity. They should be indebted to Obi.

zero8zero:
LP is an SUV, the purpose has been achieved, them leave Obi and Abure make dem dey push and start the vehicle by themselves but Obi too will soon jump out of the vehicle.