The Nasarawa State chapter of the Labour Party and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) formed an alliance on Wednesday to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress in the March 18, 2023 governorship election. The two parties announced their partnership at a joint stakeholders meeting in Lafia.
During the meeting, Labour Party State Chairman Alexander Emmanuel affirmed the coalition’s commitment to ensuring that the PDP governorship candidate wins on Saturday. He rejected a purported endorsement of Governor Abdullahi Sule by former Labour Party members, calling them “saboteurs” who did not have the party’s best interests at heart. Emmanuel argued that the incumbent governor had done nothing for the welfare of residents since taking office on May 29, 2019, and urged voters to turn out in large numbers for the PDP candidate, whom he believes has the capacity to improve Nasarawa State.
PDP State Chairman Francis Orogu expressed gratitude to the Labour Party leadership for supporting the PDP’s candidate, David Ombugadu, and promised that Ombugadu would not disappoint the state’s residents if elected. Additional speakers at the meeting included Labour Party State Zonal Chairmen Isa Adamu (Southern Zone), Godwin Dogo (Western Zone), and Hakim Lukas (Northern Zone). All voiced confidence that, if elected, Ombugadu would take Nasarawa State to greater heights.
Comments are closed for this story.