The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, has reacted to reports that a ‘faction’ of the Obident Movement has disbanded the group and expelled its leader, Peter Obi, as well as himself.
In a telephone conversation with DAILY POST, Tanko dismissed the report as false, adding that those behind the purported expulsion are ‘boys’ of a former national chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure.
Tanko said, “It’s false. It’s Abure’s boys circulating that nonsense. How can that even happen? How can they sack the owner of the Movement (Peter Obi). Isn’t that funny?”
DAILY POST reports that the faction, led by a self-acclaimed International Coordinator of the Obident Movement, Dr Barry Avotu Johnson, had announced the development at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday.
Johnson said the group has not adopted any presidential candidate for the 2027 election and has also ceased all dealings with the Labour Party.
According to the faction, it had withdrawn the recognition and membership status of some individuals, including Obi and Tanko, declaring them expelled from the Movement as both leaders and members.