By Jude Atupulazi
The conduct of the April 5, 2025 Governorship Election Primary of the Labour Party, LP, in Anambra State, has led to the resignation from the party of Mr Oseloka Henry Obaze, a close confidante of Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General Elections.
Obaze disclosed this in a letter addressed to LP Chairman in Ochuche Ward 406, Ogbaru Local Government of Anambra State which was made available to journalists last Sunday.
According to the letter, the resignation took effect in April 6.
Obaze, a former diplomat was Secretary to the Anambra Government under Obi and had worked closely with him as an adviser and chieftain of the party until his resignation from LP. He was also once the Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra State.
He said his decision to dump LP was to express his disapproval and protest the conduct of the April 5 Governorship Primary Election of the party in Anambra.
He also cited what he called the leadership crisis at the national level of the party and inability of stakeholders to reconcile the Abure and Nenadi Usman factions.
‘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, bordering 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 dissociate myself henceforth from the Labour Party,’ he said.
Speaking further Obaze confirmed the veracity of the resignation letter, saying the letter was real and spoke for itself.
Obaze, it will be recalled, resigned from PDP in 2022, one week 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 prominent brains behind the Obidient Movement.
