“Structure Of Criminality” – Peter Obi Defends Claim Labour Party Has No Structure

The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has downplayed submissions that his party doesn’t have the needed structure to win the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria.

Taking a shot at the existing political parties in Nigeria, Obi said the structures they claim to have is what has made the country as bad as it is and in need of better leadership.

He described the existing structures by parties in the country as structures of criminality that have hampered the growth and development of Nigeria.

Speaking in an interview with Trust TV which was published on Tuesday, Obi listed some of the harms parties that claim to have structures have done to Nigeria.

He said: “The structure they are talking about is the structure of criminality, it is the structure that has kept Nigeria where it is today, it is the structure that has produced the highest number of poor people living in a country, it is the structure that has produced the highest number of out of school children, it is the structure that has produced the highest youth unemployment, it is the structure that has produced not just pass India in infant mortality, I can go on and on and tell you.”

I Governed Anambra Without Having Party Members In The Legislature

Speaking about his time as the Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi said it doesn’t matter that the Labour Party does not have candidates for National Assembly in many constituencies.

He argued that this can’t affect his ability to lead Nigeria as he governed Anambra without having his party members in the State House of Assembly.

He said: “Don’t worry about that. I governed Anambra State with 30 members of the house, none from my party, so don’t worry about that. I’ve told you, we will secure and unite Nigeria. We will show purposeful leadership.”