Peter Obi loses strong ally to APC, possible reason emerges

• The Labour Party (LP) has lost an influential party chieftain to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)
• Comrade Isaac Balami, the former number three man of Peter Obi's campaign organisation has returned to the APC
• Giving reasons for his decision, Balami said he had thought that LP had all it takes to take over Nigeria but was amazed by Tinubu's one-year in office performance

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Aviation expert and youth activist, Comrade Isaac Balami, has dumped the Labour Party (LP) and returned to his former party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Balami, a former national deputy campaign manager for the Obi/Datti in the 2023 presidential election, announced his decision at a media parley in Abuja on Wednesday, July 17.

As reported by The Nation, Balami said the Muslim-Muslim ticket was the major crux of crossing to the Labour Party, but he has now seen that it actually means nothing.

Speaking further, he recalled why he dumped APC ahead of the last presidential elections, stating that it was only reasonable to revisit his decisions after the mess he encountered in the LP compared to the one year of Tinubu’s administration.

He said Tinubu has shocked him in just one year in office with regard to the Muslim-Muslim ticket which he vehemently opposed.

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He said the Muslim-Muslim ticket was the major reason he crossed to the LP but that he has now seen that it actually means nothing.

According to him:

”Tinubu has so far empowered more Christian northerners and other Muslim ethnic nationalities since Nigeria returned back to Democracy. There is nothing that trips me like equity and fairness.”

The former National President for Aircraft Pilots and Engineers said: “No president has ever worked with the middle belt like President Bola Tinubu,” highlighting areas the administration has done well, including appointing credible Nigerians with more emphasis on equity.

”That was not what I saw when I left. I now see a better party and a better government. I can see a Nigeria that in a few years will thrive and I think it is only important for us to work with APC in its effort to rescue this country.

“Consequently, after consulting widely with leaders across Nigeria, the middle-belt caucus, my parents and my immediate family, it becomes expedient that I resign from the Labour Party. I will now return back to the APC.”

Source: Legit.ng