Labour Party Petition Raises Security Alarm: Calls for Probe of Peter Obi, Ajaero, Ireti, Others Over “One Million March” Plot

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LETTER TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AND THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, HIS EXCELLENCY CHIEF NYESOM WIKE

RE: PURPORTED “ONE MILLION MARCH RALLY” – ALLEGED PLOT TO UNDERMINE NATIONAL SECURITY AND SUBVERT DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

URGENT CALL FOR INVESTIGATION AND PROACTIVE SECURITY MEASURES

Your Excellencies,

We write with a deep sense of concern and responsibility to alert your esteemed offices to a developing situation that poses a potential threat to national peace, democratic stability, and public safety in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Credible intelligence gathered from multiple sources indicates that a group of individuals including Mr. Peter Gregory Obi, Comrade Joe Ajaero (President of the Nigeria Labour Congress), Senator Ireti Kinjigbe, and others are allegedly involved in organising an event dubbed the “One Million March Rally,” scheduled to hold on Wednesday, 30th July 2025, at the Labour Party National Secretariat.

This rally, according to our findings, may not be a conventional protest, but rather a potentially unlawful and strategically coordinated movement, with indications of an agenda aimed at inciting civil unrest, promoting mass disobedience, and possibly destabilising the current democratically elected government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR.

It is particularly troubling that the leadership of the Labour Party has officially disclaimed any involvement or endorsement of the planned march. This raises further red flags as to the legitimacy, purpose, and organisers of the rally.

Reports also suggest the mobilisation of individuals from various states, including Anambra, Imo, and Abia, along with unverified intelligence regarding the movement and suspected stockpiling of materials that could be used to disrupt public peace. Notably, certain private residences and the NLC National Secretariat have been flagged as potential operational centres for this effort.

Your Excellencies, these developments, if unchecked, could precipitate violence, erode public confidence in democratic governance, and create unnecessary tension within the polity.

In view of the foregoing, we respectfully urge the following immediate actions:

1. Activate High-Level Security Monitoring: All national security agencies, including the DSS, Police, and Armed Forces, should be placed on alert to monitor, verify, and preempt any unlawful gatherings or actions that threaten national peace.

2. Initiate Investigations and Necessary Legal Action: Individuals reportedly involved in the planning of this event should be urgently investigated. Where evidence supports, appropriate legal steps including arrests or prosecutions should be undertaken in accordance with due process.

3. Conduct Targeted Searches: Security agencies should carry out lawful searches of locations suspected to harbour arms, disruptive materials, or logistics that could compromise public safety.

4. Restrict Movement in Sensitive Areas (If Required): In order to prevent escalation, especially in Abuja and other identified hotspots, temporary restrictions on gatherings and movement may be considered in line with security assessments.

5. Launch Public Information Campaigns: To counter misinformation and maintain public order, official communication channels should be used to inform citizens of the facts, reassure them of their safety, and discourage participation in any unlawful activity.

This is a time for vigilance, leadership, and swift, lawful action. The Federal Government must send a clear signal that acts of insurrection, threats to democracy, and reckless endangerment of national peace will not be tolerated under any guise.

We have absolute faith in your offices to act with firmness, fairness, and fidelity to the Constitution.

Respectfully,

Dr. Arabambi Abayomi (FBAU)

National Publicity Secretary,

Labour Party

29th July 2025

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