Labour Party (LP) on Monday, September 14, 2026 declared that one Abayomi Arabambi, who purportedly dragged the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) to court over Mr. Peter Obi’s academic records, is not a member of the Party.
LP particularly expressed concern that the said Abayomi Arabambi purportedly filed the case in its name as its member.
The Party in a statement by Ken Eluma Asogwa, National Publicity Secretary, stated that when its attention was first drawn to the circulation of the story on social media, it initially chose to remain silent, believing that issuing a reaction would only help to feed the desires of some clout chasers.
Labour Party stated however, a reaction has become inevitable particularly as the story has found its way into some mainstream newspapers, including The Punch and Vanguard newspapers, where the Party noticed captions which read: “LP chieftain sues WAEC, UNN, NYSC over Obi’s credentials” and “2027: Obi’s credentials under probe as LP chieftain sues WAEC, UNN, NYSC”, respectively.
The Party said that while it chose to refrain from commenting on the substance or otherwise of the litigant’s case before the court, particularly as Mr. Peter Obi is not a member of the Labour Party, it however wished to notify the public that Abayomi Arabambi is not a member of the Labour Party.
According to Asogwa; “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. It is also worth mentioning that, since the above decision was taken by the Labour Party, no organ of the Party has sat to revisit or reverse the decision concerning the expelled members.
“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.
“If Abayomi Arabambi has presented himself to the public as a chieftain or representative of the Labour Party, the general public is hereby notified that such representation is entirely unauthorised and, prima facie, amounts to impersonation,” the Spokesperson of the party stated.
Asogwa further said that 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 agencies.
He explained that Party position was issued solely to clarify the alleged relationship between the litigant and the Labour Party and has no bearing whatsoever on the validity or otherwise of his claims against Mr. Peter Obi before the court.
The Labour Party expressed the hope that its statement has put the matter in its proper perspective and, most importantly, clarified the status of Abayomi Arabambi vis-à-vis the Party.
