Morris Monye, the Director of Mobilisation for the Obidient Movement, has resigned from his position, accusing Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi of neglecting the movement and failing to provide organisational support.

In a statement on Thursday, Monye said his resignation followed months of frustration and financial strain. “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 without substance,” he said.

Monye alleged that he had personally spent about ₦40 million funding mobilisation drives, media campaigns, and grassroots structures, without any financial or moral support from the party leadership. “Peter Obi has never asked what we are doing in mobilisation. No communication, nothing,” he claimed.

He also said he and his businesses had faced intimidation from “sympathisers and instruments of this government,” describing the role as one that “puts a target on your back.”

Monye lamented the Labour Party’s poor showing in the recent Anambra election, which he said underscored a lack of strategy and cohesion. He revealed that he had initiated a plan to provide polling unit agents with affordable body cameras to boost electoral accountability, urging his successor to continue the project.

As parting advice, Monye urged the Obidient Movement to engage professional political consultants to improve its operations. “The movement must get serious about structure if it wants to survive,” he said.