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Labour Party dying because of Peter Obi – Prof Kila
Anthony Kola, a Professor of Strategy and Development, has attributed the current internal crisis and perceived decline of the Labour Party to what he described as its overreliance on the personal popularity of its 2023 presidential candidate rather than institutional strength.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Launch Time Politics on Monday, March 2, 2026, Kila argued that the party’s rapid rise ahead of the 2023 elections was driven largely by the momentum of a candidate who was not organically rooted in the party’s ideological or structural foundation.
“If Labour is dying or dead, it is mainly because it grew with the popularity of a candidate who, by nature, is not a Labour person,” Kila said.
Though he did not mention him by name in the specific remark, Kila was clearly referring to Peter Obi, who contested the 2023 presidential election on the Labour Party platform after defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party.
Kila’s analysis suggests that the Labour Party’s surge in 2023 was less about institutional consolidation and more about a coalition of strange bedfellows united around Obi’s personal appeal. According to him, such an arrangement was inherently fragile.
He noted that political movements built primarily around an individual’s popularity, rather than a party’s long-term ideological consistency and organisational coherence, often struggle to sustain momentum once electoral cycles pass or internal pressures mount.
The Labour Party experienced a dramatic expansion in visibility and support ahead of the 2023 general election, attracting a wave of young voters and first-time participants. However, in the aftermath of the polls, the party has been plagued by leadership disputes and internal fragmentation, raising questions about its structural depth.
Kila maintained that for any opposition party to survive and thrive in Nigeria’s competitive political environment, it must develop institutional resilience beyond the charisma of a single figure.
His remarks come amid broader debates about the strength of opposition parties in Nigeria and the growing dominance of the ruling All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
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