Imo Governorship Poll: Labour Party Finally Opens Up on Alleged Deal With Uzodinma, Reveals Truth

Imo Governorship Poll: Labour Party Finally Opens Up on Alleged Deal With Uzodinma, Reveals Truth

  • The Imo state chapter of the Labour Party has opened up on the alleged deal the party had with Governor Hope Uzodimma
  • In a fresh statement, the southeast national vice chairman of the party, Chief Innocent Okeke, revealed LP struck no deal with Uzodimma as speculated in some quarters
  • Meanwhile, the party insisted that there was no going back in its quest to get hold of the reins of power in Imo state ahead of the forthcoming governorship election

The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has revealed the real details surrounding the alleged deal it had with Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state.

LP said that the party has no deal with Uzodimma in respect of the forthcoming governorship election in the state, The SUN newspaper reported.

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Labour Party says it has no deal with Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state. Photo credit: Hope Uzodimma
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Imo state Labour Party says it has no deal with Uzodimma

This is as the party declared its poise to win the November governorship election and control the reins of power in the state.

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LP national vice-chairman (southeast) Chief Innocent Okeke, made this disclosure in a statement on Monday, April 24, following a recent viral video indicating that Governor Uzodimma may have influenced the emergence of Senator Athan Achonu as the governorship candidate of the party in the oncoming election.

Imo elders adopt charter of equity for political offices, endorse Uzodimma for 2nd term

Legit.ng had earlier reported that the Imo state elders’ council endorsed Governor Uzodimma for a second term.

The elders also adopted a Charter of Equity for the rotation of key political offices among the three senatorial zones in the state.

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The state’s governorship will rotate among the three senatorial zones of Orlu, Okigwe, and Owerri for eight years each, the charter advocated.

Peter Obi knocks Tinubu as he returns to Nigeria

Meanwhile, Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 presidential election, revealed the reason he had not taken a rest since the completion of the general poll.

The former governor of Anambra state, in a veiled shading of Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, explained that no serious leader would travel out of the country on vacation with the situation Nigeria is currently in.

Obi made this known during his visit to the Muslim community in Awka to facilitate the celebration of the Eid-el-Fitr with them, adding that his visit has nothing to do with politics.

Source: Legit.ng

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