The South-East Zonal Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Innocent Okeke has dispelled insinuations that Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State influenced the outcome of the party’s primary election in the State.
Senator Athan Achonu emerged winner of the party’s primary election conducted by the Abia State Governor-elect, Alex Otti.
There are claims that Achonu is being sponsored by Governor Uzodinma.
But in a statement made available on Monday, Okeke said there was no basis for anyone to hold such opinion.
He stated that the party conducted the freest, fairest and most credible primary election for the emergence of a candidate.
The exercise, according to him, “reaffirmed the genuine call for a paradigm shift in line with the new Nigerian mantra. Apart from having INEC staff to supervise the primary, security agents and observers were on ground to observe the entire exercise.
” The winner of the election, Senator Athan Achonu did not spring a surprise as he was always among the top three of likely winner of the election.
“At present, the party in Imo is concerned about building bridges and embarking on genuine reconciliation of every aggrieved member, bearing in mind that what is happening in the Labour Party is not peculiar to it. It is common with party administration in Nigeria.”
