{"id":169756,"date":"2025-07-16T13:38:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T12:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/labour-party-denies-friction-between-obi-and-usman"},"modified":"2025-07-16T14:48:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:48:43","slug":"labour-party-denies-friction-between-obi-and-usman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/labour-party-denies-friction-between-obi-and-usman","title":{"rendered":"Labour Party Denies Friction Between Obi and Usman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr Yunusa Tanko has described as baseless the speculation that Peter Obi has issues with the Acting National Chairman of the Labour Party, Nenadi Usman.<\/p>\n<p>Tanko who was responding to questions over Obi\u2019s appearance at the campaign flag off of the Labour Party gubernatorial flagbearer in Anambra State, Dr George Moghalu, said the 2023 presidential candidate remains a committed and loyal member of the Nenadi Usman-led Labour Party.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cHis Excellency Peter Obi has consistently affirmed that he remains a member of the Labour Party under the leadership of Senator Nenadi Usman. He has also clearly stated his support for all individuals who had previously secured the party\u2019s ticket to contest political positions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rumour that Peter Obi has betrayed Senator Nenadi Usman is entirely baseless. It is a false narrative being peddled by opposition elements to distract.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The speculation began after Obi attended the flag-off of the Labour Party gubernatorial candidate, Dr George Moghalu, in Anambra State.<\/p>\n<p>Tanko explained, \u201cSenator Nenadi Usman, along with other key stakeholders in this movement are fully aware of and support the recent developments. Let\u2019s not forget that His Excellency, Mr. Peter Obi, is a man of integrity, known for keeping his word. His decision to support Dr. George Moghalu, the Labour Party\u2019s gubernatorial candidate for Anambra State, reflects that consistency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo far, the only individuals who have spoken on these matters are senators, Members of the House of Representatives, State Assembly members, and I. This marks a clear departure from the old political order.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He urged members of the public to disregard the speculation and treat it as mere propaganda built on falsehoods and aimed at stirring unnecessary controversy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur focus remains on one goal: building a strong movement, a united Labour Party and a better Nigeria. That, we shall achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr Yunusa Tanko has described as baseless the speculation that Peter Obi has issues with the Acting National Chairman of the Labour Party, Nenadi Usman. Tanko who was responding to questions over Obi\u2019s appearance at the campaign flag off of the Labour Party gubernatorial flagbearer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":169755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[3634,18032,254,222],"class_list":["post-169756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-labour-party","tag-nenedi-usman","tag-nigeria","tag-peter-obi"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Labour Party Denies Friction Between Obi and Usman - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr Yunusa Tanko has described as baseless the speculation that Peter ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/labour-party-denies-friction-between-obi-and-usman\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Labour Party Denies Friction Between Obi and Usman\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Dr Yunusa Tanko has described as baseless the speculation that Peter ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/labour-party-denies-friction-between-obi-and-usman\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-16T12:38:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-07-16T13:48:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1752661229.021786.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/labour-party-denies-friction-between-obi-and-usman#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/labour-party-denies-friction-between-obi-and-usman\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Labour Party Denies Friction Between Obi and Usman\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-16T12:38:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-16T13:48:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/labour-party-denies-friction-between-obi-and-usman\"},\"wordCount\":329,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/labour-party-denies-friction-between-obi-and-usman#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/07\/sm_1752661229.021786.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Labour Party\",\"Nenedi usman\",\"Nigeria\",\"Peter Obi\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/labour-party-denies-friction-between-obi-and-usman#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/labour-party-denies-friction-between-obi-and-usman\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/labour-party-denies-friction-between-obi-and-usman\",\"name\":\"Labour Party Denies Friction Between Obi and Usman - 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