The LP said in a statement on Friday that the lawmaker, who is to represent Isuikwuato-Umunneochi Federal Constituency, Abia State, in the House of Representatives had already regretted his actions and tendered his “unreserved apology” to the party.
The national leadership of the Labour Party has dissociated itself from the comments made by a member-elect in the House of Representatives, Godwin Amobi Ogar, who expressed his admiration for President Bola Tinubu saying he never knew Tinubu was so intelligent.
The LP said in a statement on Friday that the lawmaker, who is to represent Isuikwuato-Umunneochi Federal Constituency, Abia State, in the House of Representatives had already regretted his actions and tendered his “unreserved apology” to the party.
SaharaReporters had earlier today reported that Ogar extolled President Bola Tinubu, saying he never knew the APC presidential flagbearer was so intelligent and prepared to serve Nigeria.
Amobi, who stated this in an interview he granted to newsmen, after the meeting between the federal lawmakers-elect and Tinubu at the State House had said, “Today is my best day. I’m so happy that I’m an elected member seeing my president talking. In fact, I’ve never known that this man is so intelligent.
“I never knew that this man is so prepared to serve this country. I saw the love, character, and charisma — the belief that Nigeria can be a better nation.”
Reacting, the LP frowned at his action in the statement titled “Hon. Ogah’s position on President Tinubu’s leadership, personal not party position.”
The statement, which was signed by the Acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, said, “The attention of the leadership of the Labour Party has been drawn to an interview granted by one of our House of Representatives members-elect, Hon. Amobi Ogah wherein he expressed his satisfaction with the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and that some of his colleagues have “agreed to go towards government decision” on the leadership of the 10th Assembly.
“Though as a first-time and newly elected lawmaker, the member-elect made the utterance which is clearly within his rights as an individual as enshrined in the laws of the land however, the party has a view quite different from what the honourable member was quoted to have said.
“As an individual, he does not have the mandate to speak for the party and therefore cannot claim to be standing on the platform of the Labour Party to do same, giving views that are diametrically opposed to what Labour Party stands for.
“Labour Party is presently in the tribunal hoping to retrieve our mandate which was expressively given to our presidential candidate on February 25, and every testament emanating from the tribunal points to the fact that Labour Party clearly won the election but was robbed. We have remained resolute to our belief that justice will be done and so soon.
“For the records, Labour Party has nothing against the personality of President Tinubu, however, we are challenging both the process and final outcome of the presidential election. We as a party insist that the route to His Excellency must be excellent and anything other than that amounts to a mockery of democracy.
“Finally, we urge millions of our party members who are irked and offended by Hon Ogah’s interview which has since gone viral to maintain their cool as the lawmaker has regretted his actions and has tendered an unreserved apology to the party.”