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Doyin Okupe, former Director-General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, has attributed the recent gale of defections from the Labour Party to the party's inability to build a lasting structure after the 2023 elections. Okupe, a former Labour Party chieftain, also commented on the future of Obi ahead of the elections coming in 2027.He made the remarks in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday.
reports that six lawmakers recently defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress . The defectors include Rep. Tochukwu Chinedu Okere , Rep. Donatus Matthew , Rep. Akiba Bassey , and Rep. Esosa Iyawe .Okupe noted that these defections were expected, as elected members would not remain in a party without a clear future. “The Labour Party was one of those common parties that existed mainly for those who could not get tickets in the major parties to come and find expression.
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