Only Peter Obi and the Labour Party, according to Julius Abure, national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), have solutions to the myriad problems facing the nation.
When the caretaker committee for the Local Governments of Lagos State was inaugurated on Sunday, 20 local government chairmen and 15 members of their executive committee (exco) made this disclosure.
A few party members from the National Working Committee (NWC) attended the ceremony, including Prof. Pat Utomi, whom the national chairman referred to as a champion of democracy.
The LP mandate was allegedly stolen, according to Abure, who claimed it was. He remarked, “They have murdered sleep so they won’t sleep. They won’t have peace until they give us our mandate.
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He was grateful for the strong and exemplary leadership shown by the Lagos State-led exco, which was headed by Pastor Dayo Ekong. “They said that we lacked structure, but we have been able to demonstrate that we have.
“The 2023 general election was a struggle to liberate Nigeria. If you go to Plateau State now, people are killed on a daily basis. If you go to Benue State, people are being killed. The suffering of Nigerians has increased.
“They think it’s easy to govern. They think it is easy to change Nigeria. I want to say that it is not taking power that matters. It is what you do with the power. What have they done with the power?
“How much was a litre of fuel when they took over power? How much was the exchange rate of dollar to naira when they took over? Today, a dollar is almost N1,000. Today, insecurity has increased. It is only when they hand over power to LP, Peter Obi that the country will change and there will be peace.
“It is only LP and Peter Obi that have solutions to numerous challenges in the country. Age is not on their side, health is not on their side, energy is not on their side. Education and capacity are not on their side. Let them give us the power and they will see genuine change.
“Our participation in the 2023 general election changed the political landscape in Nigeria. When they saw us they underrated us. When they saw our performance they decided to give money to some bad eggs in our midst. I am sure you all saw what played out. Today the people they decided to sponsor, Apapa and company, we have driven them to their houses.
“I want to assure you that we have put our hands on the plough and we’re not looking back. We’re ready to provide leadership and we’re ready to continue with the struggle for a new Nigeria.
“We’ll continue to pursue our mandate and I’m very sure that the judiciary will do the right thing. In the next couple of weeks the judgment will be out and we will all come back here to celebrate and form a government of the people.
