Chief spokesman of the Obi-Datti organisation, Tanko Yunusa, says the Obidient Movement is bigger than the Labour Party.
Yunusa stated this while speaking on an interview programme on Channels Television on Friday.
Yunusa said, “It’s bigger than the Labour Party. It is so because it is a movement of its own, that has a life of its own. What they are interested in is good governance.
“Even if the Labour Party is doing something that is wrong, they are able to challenge it. Let me go further. Even His Excellency, Peter Obi, if he does something that is not aligned with good governance, we would challenge it.”
The Obi-Datti organisation spokesman added that the Obidient Movement is all about good governance, which Peter Obi preaches.
“They are loyal to the messages that connect to good governance and Peter Obi is championing that particular good governance,” he stated.
Recently, Labour Party renamed a directorate of the party named the “Directorate of Obidient Affairs” following a backlash.
LP National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, stated that the Obidient Directorate is now renamed as the Directorate of Mobilisation and Integration.
Ifoh said on Thursday, “Following the controversies arising from the creation of the Directorate of OBIDIENT Affairs, in the party, the Directorate is hereby renamed the Directorate of Mobilisation and Integration.
“The inauguration will take place on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at the party’s National Secretariat, Utako, Abuja, by 10 a.m. Party members and the general public should take note.”
But following this move, Obi, on his X page on Wednesday, said the movement is beyond the LP and cuts across party, gender and ethnic divides.
According to him, “There may be a youth mobilization directorate in political parties, but the Obidient Movement is far beyond a particular political party.
“The Obidient Movement is a diverse and inclusive collective that transcends traditional political, religious, and ethnic affiliations.
“It is not domiciled within any particular party or headquartered in any particular part of the country.”
