[Mhiz Rebecca]

Labour Party (LP) on Friday urged Nigerians to
show interest and fully partake in the 2019 general
elections.
Director of Publicity and Media, Yinka Richards,
in a statement made available to DAILY POST on
Friday, re-emphasized the party’s position that
Nigerian electorate must be given the right
environment to elect candidates of their choice.
‘’Labour Party cannot be simplistic and attempt to
wish away the issue of right candidates seeking
elective positions at all levels, particularly as 2019
approaches’’, he said.
Richards noted that Labour Party would enjoy the
support of Nigerian voters at the poll, “owing to the
fact that the candidates of the party are more
qualified and credible”
Speaking on the chances of the party, he confirmed
that Labour party has forwarded names of its
candidates and the chances are high in many states
of the federation where those candidates are widely
accepted by their people.
He said states like Kwara, Akwa-Ibom, Imo, Ogun,
Delta, Benue, Abuja FCT, Abia, Enugu, Edo, Oyo,
Anambra and Osun have already fielded influential
candidates flying the party’s flag.
However, Richards advised Nigerians to be sensitive
in their dealings with “political job seekers” who
want to tarnish the image of the Labour Party.
His words: ‘’Labour Party is fully prepared for 2019
general elections and we want to urge Nigerian
voters to distance themselves from some disgruntled
politicians who lay claim to the leadership of the
party.
“For instance, one Mike Omotosho who claimed to
be the National Chairman of the party is a member
of the APC and he is the deputy governorship
candidate of the party in Kwara state.
“So, how on earth will a politician belong to two
political parties at a time? Those types of people
cannot be trusted. They are neither here nor there’’.