The Labour Party in Anambra State has raised the alarm over the alleged publication of names of members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, as its candidates for the forthcoming local government election.
The party, at a press conference it addressed on Saturday, said it neither sold forms for the local government election, nor did it conduct any primary election to nominate candidates.
The state publicity secretary of the party, Engr Theo Egbe who addressed journalists at the state party secretariat, said the election which is scheduled for September 28,2024, is a mere sham.
He said: “They have conducted the elections in their rooms and are waiting to announce the results.”
A statement issued by the party and read by Egbe read: “Kindly take note of the previously confirmed position of Labour Party, Anambra State Chapter that the illegally packaged and lawlessly commenced obnoxious LGA Council election being midwifed by the hastily conceived and ill prepared ANSIEC by Anambra State Government is not worthy of our participation and this LP position remains irrevocably unchanged.
“It is really very worrisome, criminally egregious and outlandishly absurd that Labour Party that sued the commission, never sold nomination forms nor conducted any primary elections, and never submitted its register not to mention submission of any list of candidates to ANSIEC, was dubiously published and held out to have ‘sponsored’ candidates for the farcical Local Government Election
