Resolve Labour Party crisis before attacking leaders – Akpabio blasts Peter Obi

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has challenged the Labour Party, LP, former presidential candidate, Peter Obi to show leadership and resolve the party’s crisis.

Akpabio was reacting to Obi’s remark that the Labour of Nigeria’s past heroes are in vein.

Speaking at the memorial lecture of Clark in Abuja, Obi had said: “I listened to my brother Mike when you talked about, ‘may the Labour of our heroes past not be in vain’.

“I’m happy that Jonathan is here. But I can tell you their sacrifice is in vain.

They have sacrificed for nothing. We were in this country when people were protesting, when there was no need to protest under Goodluck Jonathan. where are those protesters? Have they died? Where are they?”

Reacting, Akpabio disagreed with the view of the former LP presidential candidate.

Speaking on the floor of the Senate, Akpabio said: “When somebody makes a statement that the Labour of our heroes past are in vein, I beg to disagree. Let our brother, Peter Obi show leadership like Edwin Clark did by resolving first the crisis in the Labour Party.

“For a man who wants to run Nigeria, you have one of the smallest parties in Nigeria, and you can’t even resolve the crisis, is it the crisis of Boko Haram that you will come and resolve in Nigeria?

“I would like us to be known for what we did when we had the opportunities. As I speak now, I can tell you about the dualized thorough fares in my state, I can tell you about the flyovers in my state, I can tell you the unity I brought to Nigeria by sponsoring over 5, 800 Muslims to the holy land and 12 to 15,000 Christians to Rome.

“But then, those who are aspiring presidential candidates are trying to cause divisions with their mouth using the social media.

“Tell them to resolve the small crisis in the smallest party in Nigeria before they come to talk about the larger Nigeria. But for the Social Media, it’s unregulated and I wish you luck as you have a field day.

“I’m saying this because this is what Clark would have advised if he were alive, so I have started to speak his voice.”

Resolve Labour Party crisis before attacking leaders – Akpabio blasts Peter Obi