Peter Obi, who used to be a candidate for president on the Labour Party ticket, said that Senator Tony Nwoye’s rise to the position of Minority Whip in the Senate is a chance for him to do more good for people.
In a statement on Thursday, Obi asked Nwoye to use his new role to help people, especially poor and suffering Nigerians.
The new Senate Minority Whip was told by the former Governor of Anambra State to stay focused on keeping Nigeria united, making sure its people are happy, and moving the country forward.
“Congratulations on becoming the Senate Minority Whip, my dear younger brother, Distinguished Senator Tony Nwoye.” This promotion gives you a bigger stage to keep helping people, especially the poor and suffering Nigerians who look to principled leaders for hope.
Obi wrote in a statement posted on his 𝕏 account, “Stay true to the unity of our dear country, the well-being of the people, and the progress of our nation toward a new Nigeria that is POssible.”
During the plenary on Wednesday, it was brought up that Tony Nwoye, the lawmaker from Anambra North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, was chosen as the new Minority Whip of the Senate.
The Senate minority caucus unanimously chose Nwoye to take over the job after Senator Osita Ngwu left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday and joined the APC.
The Labour Party (LP) put Senator Nwoye up for election to the Senate in 2023. He switched to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in late 2025.
