Former Labour Party presidential aspirant, Faduri Oluwadare Joseph, on Friday, described the current crisis rocking the party as “poetic justice” and “karma unfolding before the eyes of the nation.”
He also said the turmoil is the direct consequence of the betrayal and injustice meted out to him and his team in 2022.
In a statement, Faduri traced the roots of the Labour Party’s woes to what he called the betrayal of foundational visionaries who revived the party from obscurity and built it into a national force.
He warned that the Labour Party crisis will persist, as its current leadership is “transactional and self-serving,” unfit to lead Nigeria to the future it deserves.
He said: “What is happening in the Labour Party today is nothing short of poetic justice, karma unfolding before the very eyes of the nation.
“It is the consequence of the injustice, betrayal, and deceit done to me and my team in 2022, when some leaders of the party connived to rob me of the presidential ticket, a ticket we labored tirelessly to build, and handed it over to Mr. Peter Obi.
“My political journey began with the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), another dormant party at the time. I saw the potential and gave it life again. Recognizing this opportunity, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso reached out.
“But as is too often the case in our politics, greed and corruption prevailed. The party was sold to Kwankwaso. I alerted my team: NNPP had been hijacked.”
Faduri also shared that his personal interactions with Peter Obi in 2022 left him disillusioned, saying that, “What I experienced was far from the messianic figure many believed him to be.”
Looking ahead, Faduri confirmed he remains a member of the Labour Party but has not decided which platform he will run on in 2027. However, he firmly declared his intention to contest again for the presidency.
He added: “From President Tinubu to Atiku Abubakar to Peter Obi, they’ve all had their time. It is time for them to step aside. Look at the global impact of young leaders: Barack Obama (USA), Emmanuel Macron (France), Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Ukraine), and right here in Africa, Ibrahim Traoré (Burkina Faso). Nigeria too needs young, selfless, visionary leadership.
“Our elders have done their best. Now, it is our time. I believe Nigeria, a country that has everything yet lacks everything, can rise again. It is time for a leader who is young, vibrant, intelligent, untainted by the system, and ready to take Nigeria to its promised land.”