Morris Monye, the director of mobilisation of the Obidient Movement (a group supporting the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi), has announced his resignation from the position.
Mr. Monye, who stated his resignation in a post on his X handle on Thursday, confirmed he had forwarded a copy of his resignation letter to both Mr. Obi and the movement’s National Coordinator, Yunusa Tanko.
He expressed his disappointment with the movement’s progress, saying: “Almost a year down the line, most of our short, medium, and long-term plans have not been met. I won’t be part of optics and no work,”
He also lamented that the movement’s “poor performance in the just-concluded 8 November Anambra Governorship Election has also rendered his position ‘untenable.’”
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In that election, the LP candidate, George Moghalu, came fourth with 10,576 votes, and the LP “lost in Mr Obi’s polling unit” to the APC.
Mr. Monye claimed he and his business had suffered constant harassment from “sympathisers and instruments of this government,” which was another reason for his resignation, adding: “But it’s taken its toll on me and my family,” after previously keeping quiet to avoid discouraging others.
He also claimed he had personally spent “approximately N40 million from his private account to fund Obidient events, trips, committees, and mobilisation,” without receiving any support from the LP national leadership, including Mr. Obi.
He stated: “No money was given to the Directorate of Mobilisation. There’s no bank account even for the directorate. In fact, Mr Peter Obi has never asked what we are doing in mobilisation. No communication, nothing.”
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Monye warned that the reliance on personal funds is unsustainable, saying: “All the current directorates are using their personal funds, and it’s simply not sustainable if we want to see results. Not a single kobo was/is assigned to any of them. Mr Obi needs to show more interest in what the movement is doing. Obidients outside don’t see or understand that. I spent those personal monies because I believe in the movement as a vehicle for a new Nigeria.”
Mr. Monye said he would continue to lend his support to the Obidient Movement but would no longer be at the “forefront.”
He hinted that he would only seek an elective office if Nigeria carries out electoral reform, urging all “well-meaning Nigerians” to continue the activism.
Finally, he advised Mr. Obi to engage a large media team and fund the engagement of political consultants who will coordinate polling units for optimal performance.
He cautioned: “You can’t run a campaign simply from general goodwill. This is not 2023. The element of surprise is gone! Also no one can be held accountable from ‘general goodwill’. They will work at their own leisure. This has to be a serious business for him. Polling unit agents’ mobilisation is key. That must be happening quickly. The lapse was shown again in the Anambra election.”
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