Labour Party Threatens Massive Nationwide Protest by Obidients

National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), Comrade Julius Abure, has threatened a nationwide protest over what he described as ongoing attempts to manipulate the outcome of governorship elections in Abia and Enugu states.

In a statement released to newsmen on Sunday, Abure warned that the LP may called out Obidients nationwide to protest against the electoral fraud perpetrated against the party both at the presidential/National Assembly and governorship/State Assemblies elections.

He stated that while Nigerians are still hurting from the alleged rigging in the presidential and national assembly election, the Peoples Democratic Party is attempting to manipulate results in Enugu and Abia State.

Abure said: “We have come to day two of the ongoing governorship and state house assembly elections and what we have continued to witness across the country and reports from our party men on ground, are not in anyway different from the criminality orchestrated against our presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, during the February 25 presidential election.

“Today, we are again witnessing a situation where a sitting governor in Abia State is fully involved in an attempt to upturn the victory of the Labour Party candidate, Alex Otti, in the Abia State governorship election that has been clearly won by our candidate.

“The same scenario is currently playing out in Enugu State where Labour Party’s candidate Chijioke Edeoga is currently leading in virtually all the local governments so far announced.

“As we speak, INEC staff are held hostage at Obingwa Local Govt by Governor Ikpeazu and his cohorts to rewrite the results already compiled by INEC officials, despite order from the election body asking their staff to head to Umuahia to collate results of the election, which is in favour of Labour Party’s Alex Otti.

“This is one robbery too many. While Nigerians are yet to get over the ugly rape of a democratic process in last month presidential election by the ruling party at the centre, the PDP has been found engaged in the most shameless manner and disregard for the rights of the citizens.

“We, therefore, call on the Inspector General of Police to intervene and ensure the transfer of all electoral materials to Umuahia where the sanctity of the election and safety of the officials in charge can be guaranteed.“