The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) on Monday, February 17, has maintained that it has not zoned the 2027 presidential ticket to the South-East.
In a statement shared on its official website on Monday, signed by Obiora Ifoh, national publicity secretary of the party, LP said it’s doors are open to all, however, it has not and will not zone any of its positions to any geographical zone or individual.
The statement titled, “2027: Labour Party still available for Ndigbo to realise presidency – Abure”, LP denied reports making the rounds in some quarters that it has zoned the presidency or any of its positions in the coming election.
LP said:
Meanwhile, the National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure advised that Ndigbo can still achieve the presidency if they are more united and are able to reach out to other groups.
On Saturday, February 15, while speaking at a gathering of South East members of the party in FCT, Abure said that the Labour Party is a veritable platform for their aspiration.
The LP national chairman further described the claims regarding zoning as a misinterpretation and noted that Labour Party has not selected any region for its 2027 presidential ticket.
While encouraging Ndigbo to strengthen their political strategies, LP chairman Abure reaffirmed that the party remains a national platform.
The statement further read:
TimesNow.com.ng understands that with Abure’s clarification, Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, will not get the 2027 ticket on a platter of gold but will go through the right process.
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Previously, TimesNow.com.ng reported that the Court of Appeal declared that Barrister Julius Abure remains the National Chairman of the Labour Party.
The Court of Appeal presided by Honourable Justice Hamma Akawu Barka gave the judgement on Friday, January 17, 2025.
The appellate court reaffirmed its earlier judgement of 13th of November, 2024 in Appeal Number CA/Abj/CV/1172/2024 between Labour Party (Appellant) against Chief Olusola Nehemiah Ebiseni and INEC (Respondents) to make the declaration.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
