Director of Mobilisation for Obidient Movement, Tony Monye, has resigned from his position, citing frustration, harassment, and a lack of structural backing within the organisation.
Gatekeepers News reports that in a statement released on Monday, Monye said his decision followed months of disillusionment over Labour Party’s weak internal structure and the neglect of the movement by its presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
According to him, the group, which rose to prominence in 2022 as a youth-driven political force supporting Obi’s 2023 presidential ambition, has failed to achieve its key objectives nearly a year later.
He said, “Almost a year down the line, most of our short-term, medium-term and long-term plans have not been met; I will not be part of optics without work.”
Monye explained that he and his businesses had been persistently harassed by individuals loyal to the current government. He revealed that he had personally spent about ₦40 million funding mobilisation activities, media campaigns, and grassroots coordination for the movement.
He accused Obi of abandoning the group and failing to engage with its leadership saying, “No money was given to the Directorate of Mobilisation; there is no bank account even for the directorate.”
“In fact, Mr Peter Obi has never asked what we are doing in mobilisation — no communication, nothing.”
Monye further disclosed that he personally financed campaign support for the Labour Party’s candidate in the recently concluded Anambra governorship election.
He also revealed that he had launched an initiative to provide polling unit agents with affordable body cameras to ensure transparency during elections, urging his successor to continue the project.
The ex-director added, “The next director must follow up on this; we have not closed it out yet.”
He advised that the movement should employ professional consultants to manage its operations, stressing that success in future elections would require structured funding and accountability.
Monye said, “You can’t run a campaign simply from general goodwill; this is not 2023 — the element of surprise is gone.”
“Also, no one can be held accountable by ‘general goodwill’. They will work at their own leisure — after all, it’s goodwill. This has to be a serious business for him.”
