The party warned of a return to “phantom coup plots” and alleged that DSS operatives had begun harassing its officials.
Fresh divisions have erupted within the Labour Party following a petition accusing its leaders, including 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Factional National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, on Tuesday petitioned security agencies, alleging that Obi, Nigeria Labour Congress President Joe Ajaero, Senator Victor Umeh, and others planned a “One-Million Man March” as cover for a coup and to reclaim the party’s former national secretariat in Utako, Abuja.
But interim national chairman Nenadi Usman dismissed the claims as a “malicious and desperate frame-up.”
She said, “Let it be stated unequivocally that the leadership of LP is not aware of any planned protest anywhere in Nigeria under the auspices of the party. We have neither authorised nor sanctioned any individual or group to march on the streets in the name of reclaiming a property the party has long abandoned.”
The party warned of a return to “phantom coup plots” and alleged that DSS operatives had begun harassing its officials.
“We remain committed to the rule of law and democratic principles,” the statement read, urging security agencies to probe the petition thoroughly.