A former presidential aspirant, Joseph Faduri, on Saturday, mocked the leadership of the Labour Party over the current internal crisis threatening to tear the party apart, describing it as ‘karma.’
In a statement released in Abuja, Faduri lamented that it was painful watching the party rob him of the presidential ticket in favour of the LP candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, in the manner they did.
His reaction comes in the wake of the power tussle that has seen three party chieftains laying claim to the leadership of the LP following the recent judgment of the Supreme Court.
According to The PUNCH, Obi and Abia State Governor Alex Otti have rejected the leadership of Julius Abure, whom they insisted has ended in favour of a National Caretaker Committee headed by a former lawmaker, Senator Nenadi Usman.
Lately, the one-time Deputy Chairman of LP, Alhaji Lamidi Apapa, has made a bold return and also made a claim to be the rightful heir to the throne.
But Faduri, who is now the head of the Rescue Movement for a New Nigeria, blamed all the aforementioned leaders for his plight.
He said, “What is happening in the Labour Party today is nothing short of poetic justice, a karma unfolding before the very eyes of the nation.
“It is the consequence of the injustice, betrayal and deceit done to me and my team in 2022 when some leaders of the party connived to rob me of the presidential ticket, a ticket we laboured tirelessly to build, and handed it over to Mr Peter Obi.
“In 2022, LP was a dead structure — no plan, no preparation, no hope. I reached out to its national leaders. I rallied my team, invested resources and reawakened the sleeping giant.”
Continuing, the former presidential aspirant noted that his refusal to challenge the illegal process in court was an act of patriotism and his resolve not to throw the party into crisis.
Recalling his political journey, Faduri further explained that he initially started with the New Nigerian Peoples Party, an initiative he claimed was hijacked by the leader of the Kwankwasiyyan Movement, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso.
“We then began scouting for a new platform, and that was how we came to the Labour Party,” he added.
