The Labour Party (LP) has stated that it will not form an alliance with any political party in the run-up to the governorship and state assembly elections.
According to news reports, the LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, announced this in a statement made accessible to reporters on Tuesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Abuse indicated that the party is not interested in forming alliances with other parties, and that the party leadership has not directed any state chapter to align with or endorse a candidate from another party.
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As a result, the LP chairman urged supporters to vote for all of the party’s candidates across the country in the March 11 gubernatorial and state assembly elections.
The statement reads: “As preparation for this Saturday’s Governorship/State House of Assembly elections enter final preparations, the Labour Party is leaving nothing to chance in ensuring that our candidates not only participate, but win at the ballot.
“This call becomes necessary given reports from some political opportunists from other political platforms, claiming that they have reached an agreement with Obidients and LP supporters to cast their ballots for them in this Saturday’s polls.
“We want to state categorically and unequivocally that the national secretariat of LP has not given any instructions for any chapter of the party to liaise or support any candidate except LP candidates in this Saturday’s polls.
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“Our members should not only go out and vote, but follow the process to a conclusive end as provided by the Law.
“We encourage millions of the electorate who believe in LP presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi and the philosophy of the party not to be deterred, but troop out en masse and vote for all LP candidates anywhere in the country. The LP is not in any alliance with any political party in the run-up to this Saturday’s polls.”
The LP national chairman’s declaration came just hours after the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River sponsored and adopted Brian Odey, the LP candidate for Yala 1 state assembly election.
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