{"id":175131,"date":"2025-08-20T08:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T07:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/peter-obis-political-influence-declining-lagos-lp"},"modified":"2025-08-20T10:06:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T09:06:09","slug":"peter-obis-political-influence-declining-lagos-lp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obis-political-influence-declining-lagos-lp","title":{"rendered":"Peter Obi\u2019s political influence declining \u2013 Lagos LP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Chairperson of the Labour Party, LP, in Lagos State, Dayo Ekong, has said that the political influence of the party\u2019s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, is dwindling, urging him to pause and reflect.<\/p>\n<p>Ekong said this in a statement via her official X handle on Tuesday, stating that Obi\u2019s rising profile in 2023 was not just about his personality but a combination of party structures, grassroots mobilisation and public desire for change.<\/p>\n<p>She reiterated that \u201cgrace\u201d which carried Obi then is now fading because of his divisive choices and inconsistent political moves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2023, Nigerians rallied behind him because he represented a fresh alternative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut today, his actions are beginning to erode the foundation of that support,\u201d Ekong wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The Lagos LP\u2019s chairperson further cited the 2024 Edo governorship election, where Obi supported Olumide Akpata, the LP candidate, against the preference of party leaders.<\/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. Chairperson of the Labour Party, LP, in Lagos State, Dayo Ekong, has said that the political influence of the party\u2019s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, is dwindling, urging him to pause and reflect. 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