Labour Party Crisis Deepens As Two Gov. Flag Bearers Emerge In Imo

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The crisis currently rocking the national leadership of the Labour Party has trickled down to the state as two factions of the party produced different governorship flag bearers, Senator Athan Achonu and Ikechukwu Ukaegbu, in the parallel primary elections held over the weekend in Imo state.

Ukaegbu emerged winner in an affirmative election where one of the aspirants, Ihechi Ike, stepped down for him.

The National Vice chairman of the party, North East, Mohammed Ibrahim Alkali, who represented the acting National Chairman of the party, Lamido Apapa, who announced him winner and handed the flag of the party to him noted that the election conducted had followed due process.

Also, the National Youth Leader of the party, Anselem Iragbe, affirmed that the election conducted on Sunday met all legal requirements.

According to him, the Julius Abure-led faction that conducted the Saturday primary election was not legally bound to do so.

His words: “The election conducted today, April 16, is the authentic governorship primary of the party. An FCT High Court issued a restraining order on April,4 on Julius Abure, the National Chairman, his treasurer and the organising secretary and asking them to stop parading themselves as the officials of Labour Party.

” This means from the 5th they are no longer officials of the party. So, whatever took place yesterday as election does not stand according to the law.”

Meanwhile, the Aburi led faction of the party had earlier on Saturday conducted its own primary election where senator Athan Achonu emerged with 134 votes defeating his closest rival, Lincoln Ugunewe who polled 125 votes.

Other result from that election as announced by the returning officer, Dr. Alex Otti,Abia State governor – elect are : Martins Agbaso, 13 votes, Mrs. Ndidi 1vote, David Mbamara, 5 votes, Charles Agomuo,1 vote, Kelechi
Nwagwu, 9 votes and Chinedu Amadi. 4 votes.

Earlier in his acceptance speech, Ukaegbu vowed never to surrender his ticket to anybody. “I thank you all for making this happen today, I want to assure you that I will make you proud, I will never surrender my ticket to anybody, I have prepared for this for twelve years and one thing I would like to tell you again is that I’m not an opportunist, together we would build Imo of our dream.”

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