The Director of Mobilisation of the Obidient Movement, Morris Monye, has stepped down from his role, citing what he described as a troubling lack of direction, funding and leadership engagement within the organisation.
Monye confirmed his resignation on Monday in a formal notice addressed to the movement’s leadership and later made public. He said the recent poor outing in the Anambra governorship election exposed deeper internal problems that made it difficult for him to continue.
According to him, he had invested his own money and time to keep mobilisation efforts alive nationwide without a single financial allocation from the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, or from any central funding structure.
“No money was given to the Directorate of Mobilisation. There is no bank account for the directorate. In fact, Mr Peter Obi has never asked what we are doing in mobilisation, no communication, nothing,” he said.
Monye explained that the strain of self-funding travel, grassroots engagement, logistics and support for state chapters had become overwhelming. He also claimed he had endured harassment and threats from individuals sympathetic to the ruling government, saying the pressure had taken a toll on him and his family.
He noted that despite the setbacks, his office recorded several achievements, including an online registration system for supporters, reactivation of dormant groups, creation of regional and LG structures, and the launch of the Obidient NextGen network targeted at university students.
He added that he personally raised funds for the Anambra governorship candidate and initiated a plan to equip polling unit agents with low-cost body cameras ahead of future elections. “The next director must follow up on this. We have not closed it out yet,” he said.
Monye confirmed that separate resignation letters had already been sent to Peter Obi, the National Coordinator, Dr Yunusa Tanko, and the state leadership of the movement.
He said he will now turn his attention to his private businesses and pursue further studies at either Oxford or Cambridge University, while remaining active in advocacy for electoral reform and accountability.
On what lies ahead for the movement, Monye urged Obi to take more interest in its internal workings and to empower the directorates with proper funding and professional oversight. “You can’t run a campaign simply from general goodwill. This is not 2023. The element of surprise is gone,” he warned.
Monye described his time in the organisation as a privilege but said it was necessary for a new person to “carry the mantle”
