Labour Party Tears Apart As 3 Parallel Guber Primaries Held At Peter Obi's Backyard

Labour Party Tears Apart As 3 Parallel Guber Primaries Held At Peter Obi's Backyard

  • The Imo state chapter of the Labour Party has been thrown into disarray as 3 factions of the party hold governorship primaries at different locations
  • Imo is one of the states where off-season elections will be conducted, and Labour Party is working to take over the state in the next election
  • Peter Obi, the party's candidate in the February 25 presidential election and chairman of the screening committee for the primary, was reported to have identified with 1 of the group

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Owerri, Imo - The Labour Party in Imo has been thrown into confusion as 3 factions of the party held parallel governorship primary elections at different locations in the state.

According to The Nation, about 10 of the aspirants had their primaries at the Landmark Event Centre in New Owerri alongside their delegates for the election.

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Labour Party holds 3 paralleled governorship primaries in Imo Photo Credit: Peter Obi
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However, 3 other aspirants held theirs at different locations along the MCC Road, Urrata, in the Owerri North local government area of the state.

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Imo is one of the influential states in the southeast, a region considered to be the stronghold of Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra state.

It was alleged that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the party in the last poll, was the chairman of the screening committee and was said to have identified with one of the factions.

Names of aspirants contesting for Labour Party's governorship ticket in Imo

Some of the chieftains of the party eyeing the party's governorship ticket and have obtained the nomination forms are Senator Athan Achonu, Chief Joseph Ukaegbu, Major General Lincoln Jack Ogunewe (retd), and Martin Agbaso

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Others included Capt David Mbamara (retd), Basil Maduka, Chief C. Ishiguzo, AIG Charles Agomuo (retd), Tochi J.Ehirim, Fabian Ihekueme, Ike Ibe, Chinedu Amadi, and Kelechi Nwagwu

"Nobody can force me out of Nigeria", Peter Obi opens up on UK detention

Legit.ng earlier reported that Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate in the February 25 presidential election, had reiterated that nobody could force him out of the country.

Speaking on the background of his recent arrest in the United Kingdom, the former governor of Anambra state said he was committed to getting Nigerians off the grip of the thieves.

He also noted that he would not give up his ambition until people he considered thieves were flushed out of Nigeria's elective offices.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng