Senator Ireti Kingibe has delivered a stinging assessment of the Labour Party’s prospects, saying the platform is “fractured and broken” and incapable of winning any future election, including the crucial 2027 polls.
Kingibe, who represents the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at the Senate under the Labour Party, shared her thoughts during an interview on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm aired on Tuesday.
“Yes, I am still a member of the Labour Party,” she began, before dropping the bombshell: “But I support the ADC.”
The ADC, or African Democratic Congress, has recently been positioning itself as the rallying point for a possible third-force coalition ahead of the next general election and Kingibe appears to be one of its early converts.
“Labour Party is in some sort of a quagmire,” she said. “We are trying to put it together, but I do not see the Labour Party in the present way it is as a vehicle that can win any election. It’s been very fractured and broken.”
The senator revealed that while she hasn’t formally defected, the Labour Party has effectively lost its footing in the FCT due to internal chaos and factional battles.
“There are two factions of the Labour Party right now,” she noted. “We have local government elections coming… So, we needed a platform. The Labour Party would have been that platform, but it was broken.”
Kingibe is now aligning with the ADC, which she believes offers a more credible structure and viable candidates for the FCT — a region she insisted cannot fall into APC hands.
“I know the FCT can win, not on APC. So, ADC has credible candidates, and it is that platform we are going to use to show them,” she asserted.
Her comments are a major blow to Labour Party’s public image, especially coming from one of the party’s most visible lawmakers in the nation’s capital — and they also fuel growing speculation about looming realignments ahead of 2027.
With rising frustrations over Labour’s internal struggles and an increasing number of stakeholders quietly exploring alternatives, Kingibe’s public pivot might be the clearest signal yet that the Peter Obi-led party is losing steam — and members — ahead of the next big political showdown.
