{"id":194381,"date":"2026-02-10T15:27:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T14:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/peter-obi-wont-rejoin-labour-party-says-okocha"},"modified":"2026-02-10T16:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:34:04","slug":"peter-obi-wont-rejoin-labour-party-says-okocha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obi-wont-rejoin-labour-party-says-okocha","title":{"rendered":"Peter Obi Won&#8217;t Rejoin Labour Party Says Okocha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Labour Party has addressed speculation over the possibility of Peter Obi returning to the party.<\/p>\n<p>At a meeting of the Usman-led National Working Committee, NWC, on Tuesday, Darlington Okocha, the National Secretary described Obi as \u201ca man of principle\u201d and said his departure from the Labour Party to another party was a decision made after careful consideration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor him to have left Labour Party, I don\u2019t see him as somebody that will come back again. He\u2019s quite principled,\u201d Okocha stated, noting that the party has wished Obi well in his new political journey.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the Labour Party continues to have a competent and capable national leader, emphasizing that \u201cintegrity matters in everything we do,\u201d commending Obi for maintaining his.<\/p>\n<p>Okocha said questions about Obi\u2019s return to the Labour Party must be set aside in light of the party\u2019s current leadership strength.<\/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 Labour Party has addressed speculation over the possibility of Peter Obi returning to the party. 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