Edo 2024 Guber: We’re yet to endorsed any candidate -LP Nat’l Chair

Ahead of the Edo State gubernatorial elections in Edo State, the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Julius Abure has said that the party was yet to endorsed anyone as candidate of the party. 

Edo 2024 Guber: We’re yet to endorsed any candidate -LP Nat’l Chair Ahead of the Edo State gubernatorial elections in Edo State, the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Julius Abure has said that the party was yet to endorsed anyone as candidate of the party. 

Abure, who also disclosed that the crisis rocking the Edo state chapter of the party, has been resolved, noted that the party’s door is open for everyone who has interest in joining.

He made this disclosure in Benin City, capital of Edo State, after his two days thank you visit to people and members of the party in the state.

“I want to thank  you for the support,you gave to  Labour Party candidates during the 2023 general elections. I want to say that our work was made easy by your support. I want to say that the press adequately reported us, inspite   of the fact that we don’t have money to share,but out of your zeal to see a new Nigeria.

According to him, “I came to thank everybody in Edo State for their support during the election, I started my visit from my Ward, 3 Esan North East, where I met with all the leaders of the party. I went to thank them, because in my Ward, I won in all the elections, both the Presidential and House of Assembly, though it was marred with irregularities, I won all.

“I feel that I owe it as a duty to appreciate everybody. The Labour Party scored 79% in the Presidential election in Edo State.”

On the post election crisis rocking the party, Abure said: “We have set up committee to look at the problems of Labour Party in Edo State and resolve them and I have said that our doors are open to our members, and I want to make it categorically clear that I have not endorsed anybody for Edo 2024 governorship election. 

“The Labour Party Primaries that will produce the candidate is going to be competitive and transparent. Our problem with  PDP and APC is that they lack  internal party democracy that will produce the candidate that has the pedigree, the capacity and competency to anchor our affairs as a nation and that has landed us in the problem we are today. 

“Therefore as an emerging political party, who believe that we should change the political narrative. We can not be seen doing the same thing. Members and delegates of Labour Party will decide who becomes the party candidate for Edo 2024 election.

“We called this meeting because, we perceived some disagreements between officials of the party during and after the general elections, and I want to categorically say that we have resolved the problems, we now have a united party that will work for the interest of the party for the coming elections”

He also said that the party is optimistic that the Presidential Election Tribunal will do justice to the case, having presented it facts before the court.

“Having marshalled out our defense, you can see that APC and INEC are struggling to present their defense and I am sure that at the end  of the day, justice wii be done, and our stollen mandate will be reclaimed,” he said.

Abure, who also disclosed that the crisis rocking the Edo state chapter of the party, has been resolved, noted that the party’s door is open for everyone who has interest in joining.

He made this disclosure in Benin City, capital of Edo State, after his two days thank you visit to people and members of the party in the state.

“I want to thank  you for the support,you gave to  Labour Party candidates during the 2023 general elections. I want to say that our work was made easy by your support. I want to say that the press adequately reported us, inspite   of the fact that we don’t have money to share,but out of your zeal to see a new Nigeria.

According to him, “I came to thank everybody in Edo State for their support during the election, I started my visit from my Ward, 3 Esan North East, where I met with all the leaders of the party. I went to thank them, because in my Ward, I won in all the elections, both the Presidential and House of Assembly, though it was marred with irregularities, I won all.

“I feel that I owe it as a duty to appreciate everybody. The Labour Party scored 79% in the Presidential election in Edo State.”

On the post election crisis rocking the party, Abure said: “We have set up committee to look at the problems of Labour Party in Edo State and resolve them and I have said that our doors are open to our members, and I want to make it categorically clear that I have not endorsed anybody for Edo 2024 governorship election. 

“The Labour Party Primaries that will produce the candidate is going to be competitive and transparent. Our problem with  PDP and APC is that they lack  internal party democracy that will produce the candidate that has the pedigree, the capacity and competency to anchor our affairs as a nation and that has landed us in the problem we are today. 

“Therefore as an emerging political party, who believe that we should change the political narrative. We can not be seen doing the same thing. Members and delegates of Labour Party will decide who becomes the party candidate for Edo 2024 election.

“We called this meeting because, we perceived some disagreements between officials of the party during and after the general elections, and I want to categorically say that we have resolved the problems, we now have a united party that will work for the interest of the party for the coming elections”

He also said that the party is optimistic that the Presidential Election Tribunal will do justice to the case, having presented it facts before the court.

“Having marshalled out our defense, you can see that APC and INEC are struggling to present their defense and I am sure that at the end  of the day, justice wii be done, and our stollen mandate will be reclaimed,” he said.