Isaac Balami explains why he left the Labour Party and returned to the APC after previously opposing President Bola Tinubu. Why I Left the Labour Party - BalamiBalami also directed sharp criticism at the Labour Party, arguing that structural failures within the party had made his continued membership untenable. "In the history of democracy since 1999, there's no president that has supported and been fair to ethnic nationalities in Nigeria like President Bola Ahmed Tinubu," he said. "There is nothing wrong if you are angry with somebody for a particular reason, and the person has proven you wrong. Balami, who joined the APC shortly after the 2023 general elections, said he left the Labour Party because of what he saw as a lack of purposeful leadership within the party.