Factional National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, has levelled serious allegations against the party’s former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, accusing them of plotting to overthrow President Bola Tinubu.
Speaking during an interview on Breakfast Central, a programme on News Central TV, Arabambi claimed that Obi and Ajaero were planning to forcefully gain access to the National Assembly and Aso Rock as part of a larger scheme to destabilize the current administration.
“Peter Obi and Joe Ajaero have been planning everything possible to make Nigeria ungovernable, this is a man that has never spoken well about our country since 2023 and that is unpresidential as far as I’m concerned,” Arabambi said.
He further accused the duo of using the proposed one-million-man rally as a cover for anti-government actions, describing the move as an illegitimate attempt to incite unrest.
“Peter Obi and Ajaero should explain to Nigerians and the National Security Adviser what exactly they want to do with the one-million-man rally. Are they campaigning for Obi to be president under which party? This is not an election period and you are now claiming that you want to mobilize one million people,” he said.
Arabambi insisted that the alleged plan was not a form of political opposition but a deliberate attempt to sabotage the government.
“As a Nigerian, if you don’t have any good in your country, you have an aim to make sure that administration does not succeed. That is not the function of the opposition; it’s just for you to put the ruling party on their toes,” he stated.
He argued that opposition should be focused on offering alternative solutions, not hoping for government failure.
“Whatever they are doing, you must come out with a possible solution. It’s not just for you to be willing for the failure or downfall of that administration.”
Arabambi also referenced past tensions within the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) during Obi’s tenure as governor, pointing to criticisms made by former APGA Chairman Victor Umeh.
“When he was a governor, you all knew what the man going about with him then, Umeh, said about him during their second term. He called Obi a rebel. He said Obi is a man who wants to be controlling him, but he, as APGA National Chairman, is not open to control.”
According to Arabambi, both Obi and Ajaero are seeking power but are unwilling to pursue it through the proper democratic channels.
“It is an attempt to forcibly enter the National Assembly and Aso Rock and overthrow the president. Peter Obi and Ajaero have their eyes on the presidency, but they don’t want to do it through elections,” he alleged.
