The Director of Mobilisation of the Obidient Movement, Morris Monye, has stepped down from his position, accusing Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, of neglecting the movement.
Monye, in a statement personally signed and made available to journalists on Thursday, said his resignation followed what he described as unfulfilled objectives, lack of structure, and personal harassment within the movement.
He explained that despite his passion and financial input towards advancing Obi’s political ambition, the movement’s poor outing in the recent Anambra governorship election rendered his continued stay untenable.
Monye alleged that Obi had failed to maintain communication with the leadership of the movement.
“No money was given to the Directorate of Mobilization. There’s no bank account even for the directorate. In fact, Mr Peter Obi has never asked what we are doing in mobilization, no communication, nothing.
“Almost a year down the line, most of our short, medium, and long-term plans have not been met. I won’t be part of optics and no work,” Monye lamented.
He revealed that he personally funded the activities of the Obidient Movement during the Anambra election, including providing support for candidates.
Monye added that he initiated a plan to equip polling unit agents with affordable body cameras for transparency during elections, a project he said his successor should complete.
“The next director must follow up on this. We have not closed it out yet,” he noted.