Leaders of Labour Party (LP) in Oyo State have dumped the party’s governorship candidate, Tawfiq Akinwale, and adopted Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Saturday’s governorship election within the state.
Nevertheless, Mr Akinwale has stated he has not stepped down for Mr Makinde regardless of the place of his party’s leaders.
The chairperson of LP within the state, Atayase Sadiq, made the announcement at a press briefing held on the party’s secretariat in Ibadan, the state capital, on Sunday.
Mr Sadiq stated the choice was made after session with members of the party throughout the state’s 33 native authorities areas.
“The final presidential election was keenly contested by the three main events within the nation and the results of the election as introduced by INEC exhibits that the Labour Party is a drive to reckon with,” he stated.
“The results of the presidential election in Oyo State is much like that. Whereas the results of the election in its entirety remains to be a topic of competition, the take dwelling of the election is {that a} third drive party that emerged barely a yr in the past has grown to turn into a robust drive due to the standard of its candidate,” he added.
“Having thought of this, within the upcoming election in our pricey state, we’ve got determined to help a candidate with the character, competence and capability to guide and who can be involved in regards to the wellbeing of the residents as it’s apparent that no party can win the gubernatorial election alone,” he famous.
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“Nevertheless, the primary precedence ought to be that the residents win by means of the emergence of a candidate that greatest serves their curiosity. Based mostly on this, we’ve got determined to work with the party whose candidate aligns with ours by way of safety, agricultural growth and monetary well-being. And it’s apparent that the present administration of Seyi Makinde has achieved this,” the LP chairman acknowledged.
The LP chairperson known as on voters within the state to vote massively for the PDP governorship candidate.
“And we hereby name on all residents of Oyo State to vote for him. This resolution was taken with severe consideration for the party’s future within the state.”
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