– As Peter Obi’s Party Wins In Bauchi, Without Candidate
There are reliable feelers that the decision by Labour Party not to participate in the upcoming local government council election has gladdened the hearts of the All Progressive Congress APC top shorts in Imo State, who see it as an advantage for them to have a field day.
Sequel to this development, the party and its aspirants have been in celebration mood.
However, while the APC is rejoicing, Stakeholders in Labour Party, are grudgingly accusing the party’s governorship candidate in the last election, Senator Athan Achonu of stampeding the party out of the contest.
A Labour Party chieftain who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said, they were shocked when they were told that Senator Achonu, went to Abuja to persuade the national leadership of the party to back out from the local government council election on the ground that participating in the election will jeopardize the case he has in court against the Governor. “When the party’s lawyers who was consulted told them that the participation in the election will not in any way jeopardize his case, he turned around to say that participating in the election will be a waste of money since the election will not be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Based on this, he succeeded in persuading the National Executive Council to back out form the election in a manner that makes some stakeholders to suspect foul play.
Some stakeholders in the party who spoke to this reporters expressed disappointment, pointing out that the party’s questionable decision not to participate has given the APC undue advantage to win the election at all levels.
They said, “we strongly suspect that some moles in Labour Party are being used by the APC to undermine the chances of our party to use the Imo Council election as an opportunity to spread our tentacles at the grassroots”.
They recalled how APC, used some mercenaries Labour Party compelled the national leadership of the party to dissolve the State Working Committee (SWC) a week to the House of Assembly election, abandoning the candidates.
This, according to him, left the candidates to their fate, confused and frustrated without any person to report or look up to for solution to challenges they faced”.
“It is my candid opinion that Labour Party’s decision not to participate in the Imo State local government council election, is synonymous with a footballer team scoring a goal against his team in a match”.
This reaction came up barely few days after it was reported that L.P, won with 2,200 votes in Bauchi where it did not field a candidate. Hence, the PDP candidate scored 2, 168 votes was declared winner of the election in Gusan Bogoro Ward.
Continuing, the source said with what happened in Bauchi as regards the election conducted on August, 17, 2024, you can imagine what would have happened in Imo State.
The APC would have suffered a resounding defeat, because LP, has left an indelible mark, as regards election in Imo State.
