The Labour Party has distanced itself from its former National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, over his legal action seeking access to the academic and service records of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress.
In a statement on Monday, the LP National Publicity Secretary, Ken Asogwa, said Arabambi was no longer a member of the party.
According to Asogwa, Arabambi was among 25 members suspended by the party’s National Executive Council in March over alleged anti-party activities. He said the suspension was later ratified at the party’s National Convention on April 28, 2026.
Asogwa said the clarification followed reports describing Arabambi as an LP chieftain after he filed suits against the West African Examinations Council, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and the National Youth Service Corps over records relating to Obi’s credentials.
“While the Labour Party wishes 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 party, we wish to notify the general public that Abayomi Arabambi is not a member of the Labour Party,” he said.
The party spokesman added that no organ of the LP had reversed the decision to suspend and subsequently expel the affected members.
He warned that any representation by Arabambi as an LP chieftain or representative was unauthorised.
“If 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,” Asogwa said.
He added that the party’s lawyers were reviewing the matter and could take legal action, including filing a petition with law enforcement authorities.
The LP’s statement came a day after the National Democratic Congress dismissed Arabambi’s suits and challenged him to produce evidence questioning the authenticity of Obi’s academic credentials.
Arabambi filed three separate suits at the Federal High Court in Abuja against WAEC, UNN and the NYSC under the Freedom of Information Act.
He is asking the court to compel the institutions to release official records concerning certificates allegedly issued to Obi.
However, Arabambi said he was not asking the court to determine whether the certificates Obi submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission for the 2027 presidential election were genuine or forged.
He said his request was limited to obtaining existing records from the relevant institutions to establish the status and details of the certificates.
Reacting to the suits, NDC National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director, told newsmen that Obi had a verifiable academic background.
Director also questioned the basis of Arabambi’s request, particularly because the litigant had acknowledged that he was not challenging the authenticity of Obi’s certificates.
