Labour Party Accuses Opposition Parties Of Plotting To Snatch Its FCT Seat

Mr Peter Diugwu in white at the middle with other LP executives

The Labour Party (LP) has alleged that some opposition parties are pressurising the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upturn the victory of its FCT senate candidate, Ireti Kingibe in their favour.

Mr Peter Diugwu, the FCT LP Chairman, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja.

He alleged that the parties were frequenting the FCT office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to change the result which had already been announced and certificates of return issued.

He said that the support from FCT residents showed that they believed in party’s dream of moving Nigeria from a consumption economy to production economy.

“We want to thank all residents of FCT for coming out on Feb 25 to vote for our candidates ,even our presidential candidates won with a landslide victory in FCT.

“We also thank all our support groups and their conveners who stood by us to make sure this victory is achieved.

“Our candidate Ireti Kingibe won the senatorial seat and other LP candidates although some were rigged out,” he said.

Diugwu said that the LP was not in any form of alliance with other parties on the Saturday’s governorship and States Houses of Assembly elections, urging its candidates in the states to stand strong as God would help them to win.

He called on the party’s supporters nationwide especially the ‘obidents’ to vote for LP from top to bottom and prove to people that the party had grassroots influence.