The Labour Party (LP) has distanced itself from Abayomi Arabambi, who recently filed separate suits against the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) over records relating to Peter Obi’s academic credentials.
The party said Arabambi ceased to be a member of the LP months before filing the cases.
National Publicity Secretary of the party, Ken Asogwa, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday.
Asogwa said the party initially chose not to respond when reports about the lawsuits began circulating on social media. However, he said the LP decided to clarify the situation after mainstream newspapers published reports describing Arabambi as an LP chieftain who sued the three institutions over Obi’s credentials.
The party spokesman said the LP would not comment on the substance of the court cases, adding that Obi himself is no longer a member of the party.
Asogwa said, “On Wednesday, 18th March 2026, the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Labour Party suspended 25 of its members for various infractions bordering on anti-party activities.
That suspension, which was made public and widely reported by several mainstream media organisations across the country, included the said Abayomi Arabambi and a few other former members.
“The suspension was subsequently ratified by the National Convention of the Party, the highest decision-making organ of the Labour Party, on 28th April 2026. Following the said ratification, the affected members ceased to be members of the Party.”
He said no organ of the party had subsequently met to reverse or review the decision.
The LP therefore urged the public and the media to recognise that Arabambi no longer represents the party and could not have filed the court action as an LP member.
The party said, “It is therefore against this background that the Labour Party wishes to inform the general public, and particularly the media, that Abayomi Arabambi is not a member of the Labour Party and could not have instituted any action in court as a member of the party, having long severed ties with the Labour Party.”
According to Asogwa, any attempt by Arabambi to identify himself as an LP chieftain or representative of the party would be unauthorised and could amount to impersonation.
He said, “The matter is currently being reviewed by the Party’s lawyers for the purpose of determining the appropriate legal and other steps that may be taken, including a possible petition to the relevant law enforcement authorities.”
The spokesman stressed that the statement was intended to clarify Arabambi’s current status within the LP and should not be interpreted as the party taking a position on the merits or validity of his claims against Obi before the court.
Source: Labour Party
