The Labour Party Presidential Spokesperson, Diran Onifade, has described as unfortunate the recent comments by Anambra businessman, Chief Arthur Eze.
ALL FACTS NEWSPAPER had earlier reported that Eze on Monday disassociated himself from the presidential ambition of Peter Obi.
But in reaction, Onifade in a telephone interview, in Abuja on Tuesday said that it was clear that Eze was expressing his personal opinion on the subject.
“It is the influence of people like that that we want to take our politics away from.
“He is part of the establishment and structure that young Nigerians what to take our country back from.
“When we take power from the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress, the likes of Arthur Eze will no longer wield the kind of influence they enjoy today.
“You don’t expect them to take this lying down. Our candidate and our campaign remain focused on the take ahead which is to take back our country, rebuild it to make it take its proper place in the comity of nations. “