By Kamsi Anayo, Awka
A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP),
Mr Valentine Ozigbo, says the party leadership is making plans to woo River state governor, Nyesom Wike and other major People’s Democratic party (PDP) and All Progressive Congress (APC) leaders to support the party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi and his running-mate, Alhaji Yusuf Datti-Ahmed for the 2023 general election.
The former governorship candidate of the PDP in the last Anambra state governorship election stressed that “politics is local”.
He said that because of that LP party would be ready to enter into alliance with Wike, and, some other willing state governors to gain their support for Peter Obi’s Presidential bid in their respective states.
Ozigbo who spoke on the sidelines during the LP stakeholders meeting in Awka, on Friday, urged the electorate to shun influence of money.
He urged them also to vote for Obi because he has the capability to solve the existential problems facing this country, especially, youth unemployment, poverty, ethnic restiveness and insecurity.
He said “It has become clear that Peter Obi is the choice of every segment of the Nigerian populace for the presidency of this country in the coming election.
“It is now incumbent on us to let those who don’t have influence of the social media, who are influenced with money to learn that the little money received will not last for weeks.
“This is why you should not sacrifice the whole of the next four years; that if you are in a position to resist the money resist it, but, if you can’t resist it, take the money and vote wisely.
“Now, let me say this: we are open discussing with other parties.
Naturally, we will like to see Labour Party in the Senate, House of Reps and state Assemblies. That should be our first option.
“But we find that in politics, you have to sit down and negotiate; if there is an APC governor who is willing to make sure that Peter wins in his state, beacuse he has some other people to be supported for senate or whatever, we are open to it. So, politics is local, it not how you play it in Jigawa, in Imo or in Rivers that you play it in Anambra state
“We can decide and say ‘(Gov. Nyesom Wike support us in River state so we win Rivers, and we sit down with him, and, say who do you want us to support in Rivers for senate, if you can’t go it yourself, we will open our mind for all possibilities, the important thing is that Peter Obi become our next president”, Ozigbo emphasised.
It was gathered that candidates of Labour Party in Anambra state, including Sen. Victor Umeh (Anambra Central Senatorial District), Dr. Obinna Uzor (Anambra South Senatorial District), Hon. Nkechi Ogbuefi, Anoacha 1 State Constituency and other supporters of the party attended the meeting.
