The Labour Party faction led by Julius Abure has given its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, a 48-hour ultimatum to quit the party. This demand follows Obi’s unveiling on Wednesday as part of an ADC-led opposition coalition aiming to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections. In a statement released on Thursday in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, condemned the new coalition as a club of “power seekers” and accused Obi of maintaining divided political loyalties. “We are aware of several nocturnal meetings between Peter Obi and some of our members, lobbying them to join him in his new party. We’re also aware that a number of them have refused to defect with him,” Ifoh stated.