Some Chieftains of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) who lost out in the 2022 party primaries in Ebonyi State are said to be making moves to join the Labour Party (LP), a new political movement that has Mr. Peter Obi as the presidential candidate, with their supporters.
Those mentioned in the new move to join the Labour Party include some party stalwarts in Senator Obinna Ogba’s camp. They include Hon Linus Okorie, who represented Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.
Another politician in the state mentioned in the pro-Labour Party move is Engr Henry Ude (AJIMBEST). Okorie and Ude are battling over the Senatorial ticket of Ebonyi South zone, having lost out to the incumbent Senator, Mike Nnachi during the PDP primaries.
A highly reliable source told our correspondent that Sen. Ogba’s attempts to get the ticket of the Labour Party to run for the Governorship of the state after losing to Dr Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odi in the PDP primaries may have hit the rocks.
Another PDP stalwart mentioned in the report is Engr Fidelis Nwankwo who is slugging it out with Arch Edward Nkwoegu (EDON) of All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Labour Party Governorship ticket. It was reported that EDON was having an upper hand as at press time.
Already, some party chiefs who have been accommodated by the Labour Party include Mr. Anselem Enigwe, an erstwhile PDP Chieftain from Ebonyi LGA who has been tipped to run for the Ebonyi North Senatorial District seat on the platform of the Labour Party.
Our correspondent, however, gathered that a faction of the Sen Obinna Ogba camp met in Abakaliki on Saturday and vowed to remain in PDP, saying that they were ready to commence reconciliation moves with the PDP Governorship candidate, Dr Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odi anytime soon just as the deadline for the final submission of candidates’ list draws to a close on Friday, 15th July 2022.
Many of those in the process of joining the Labour Party and those who have already joined are said to be popular politicians with grassroots following who were schemed out of the positions they aspired to in the PDP or APC and who are, thus, aggrieved.
They are said to be moving into the Labour Party with their supporters which, commentators say, will pose serious challenges for the PDP and APC in the state, especially as the Labour Party is already gaining mass support, especially among the youths.
