Labour Celebration members in Southwest dump Obi for Tinubu 11 days to election

The Chairman of the social gathering within the area, Omotoso Banji led the social gathering members at an occasion in Ondo state to declare their assist for Tinubu on Monday, February 13, 2023.

The defection of the Labour Celebration members was reported to have been facilitated by Dayo Adeyeye, the Nationwide Chairman of the South West Agenda For Asiwaju Tinubu (SWAGA).

Talking on the occasion, Omotosho, stated that leaders and members of the Labour Celebration within the Southwest have determined to stop the social gathering as a result of it’s not a viable political platform to win the 2023 election.

He stated, “The Labour Celebration presently is a shaking platform for anyone to contest, it’s a failure platform for anyone to contest, I don’t know Peter Obi and I’m much less involved about him however I’m involved about those that are celebrating the Labour Celebration mediocre inside Nigeria.

“In view of this, we leaders of the Labour Celebration within the South-West have determined to go away the social gathering as a result of we’ve got loads of mediocre there and what they’re in search of is cash, they aren’t able to serve Nigeria.

“The Labour Celebration just isn’t able to serve Nigeria and that’s the reason we determined to go away the social gathering and are available collectively to the APC. I collapsed the buildings of the social gathering in Ekiti State. So, I don’t know the way the Obi can come now and embarrass us right here within the South-West.

“We’re the pillars of that social gathering within the South-West, and to the glory of God Almighty, we’ve got pulled down the buildings right this moment ( Monday). I used to be so shocked to listen to from the DG of the social gathering, Akin Osuntokun. We don’t know him within the Labour Celebration, Akin Osuntokun is representing his private curiosity.”

That is coming barely 48 hours after Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Celebration ended his nationwide political campaigns in Lagos on Saturday, February 11, 2023.

Based on reviews, Bashir’s major cause for defection was the “exclusion of main northern stakeholders within the decision-making strategy of the social gathering’s marketing campaign”.

The LP governorship candidate additionally reportedly promised to mobilise his supporters to vote for Tinubu.