Ahead of the general elections scheduled to hold next year, the leadership of Labour Party in Oyo State have expressed confidence in their victory at the polls.
The party made this reaffirmation in a press statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Saturday, signed by its chairman, Atayase Sadiq and Secretary, Gabriel ogunlana.
In the statement, the party noted that the recent claim by some individuals that the party’s national chairman is one Callistus Okafor is part of efforts by opposition figures to destabilise its ranks.
“It has come to our notice of one individual by name Callistus Okafor laying claim to the national chairmanship of our great party, Labour Party,” the statement read.
“We labour party in Oyo State wish to state that such an individual is not known to us nor to any other members of the party in all the states of the federation. We strongly believe that his position is the antics of some opposition figures that are being threatened by the daily rising profile of Labour Party in Nigeria since the election of Peter Obi as our presidential candidate.”
The party noted that Obi, a former Anambra governor, is an incorruptible politician and his acceptance by a wide spectrum of the society, old and young, student
and the working class has become a nightmare to some set of politicians who are bent on creating unfounded division in the party.
“For the avoidance of doubt, our national chairman remains Barrister Julius Abure with Alhaji Farouk Ibrahim as the National Secretary. Both were elected at our national convention with all party faithfuls in attendance. And our presidential candidate is the incorruptible Peter Obi.
“We would like to appeal to the general public to remain calm and continue in their support for Labour Party.
We should have hope that 2023 would give to the populace the leadership they have been hungry for both at the national level and in our dear state of Oyo state. Leadership that is responsive to the yearnings of the young and old, students and workers, artisans, traders and professionals,” the party added in the statement.
