By Sunday Elijah
One of Nigeria’s leading political parties, Labour Party, has opened a state secretariat in Gombe, northeast of the country.
Addressing journalists at the secretariat, the Gombe South Senatorial candidate for LP in the 2023 elections, John David, said the team, comprising of LP contestants in the 2023 elections, has the backing of the new National Caretaker Committee of the party, under the leadership of Sen. Nenadi Usman.
“The purpose of this gathering is to purposely unveil this office. We know that before now there was no office in Gombe State. It was cumbersome for us; we the contestants if you can remember during the election, but with what you can see now, we are ready for this journey to support our national chairman, who was given the caretaker to transit the processes of Labour Party before the convention coming up shortly.
“We the contestants that contested in 2023 general elections and our names are with INEC. We deemed it necessary to come and salvage the party and we contacted stakeholders. This office is open for Labour Party members.”
Also speaking, Chairman of Middle Belt Stakeholders, Professor Silas Lamela, lauded the idea of a party office, adding that it will advance the course of LP.
“We have found it necessary to have a forum to build the course of Middle Belt in Labour Party. Our believe and concept is to bring like-minded people to establish fair and just for the welfare and well-being of the people of this nation,” Lamela added.
Few days ago, a faction of the party in Gombe state, led by Benjamin Abner, which laid claims to the leadership of the party in the state, had alerted security agencies on plans by the Sen. Nenadi faction to open a state secretariat in Gombe.
The Benjamin Abner faction remained loyal to Julius Abure’s national leadership, which conducted a controversial national convention in Owerri, but was rejected by Nigeria’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
