IKECHUKWU UKAEGBU EMERGES IMO LABOUR PARTY GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE FOR THE NOVEMBER 11, 2023, POLL

+ Njoku Macdonald Obinna

Owerri, Imo State.

Chief Joseph Ikechukwu Ukaegbu (Ikenga) has emerged the consensus candidate of Labour for the November 11 governorship election in Imo State on Sunday, April 16, 2023.

Chief Ukaegbu, who was the party's governorship candidate in the 2019 election swept majority votes of the accredited delegates at the Arts Nouveau , Owerri, being venue of the primary election which was conducted by the Alhaji Mohammed Alkali Ibrahim- led acting National Working Committee of Labour Party.

The boardroom political strategist, businessman and philnatropist, Ikechukwu Ukaegbu, from Owerri Senatorial zone, defeated his major Barr. Ihechi Ike, from Okigwe zone to emerge Labour Party's candidate ahead of the November 11, 2023, governorship election in Imo State.

Declaring him winner of the primary election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in a most peaceful, transparent, and well organised exercise, Acting National Chairman of Labour Party, Alhaji Mohammed Alkali- Ibrahim maintained that having certified the requirements of the party and gone through the screening exercise, Mr. Joseph Ikechukwu Ukaegbu is hereby declared winner of the election is his major rival, Ihechi Ike, after due consultations stepped down for him.

Information contained in a press release by the governorship aspirant, Ihechi Ike, and made available to the press as obtained by 4th Estate Reporters, had it that the Umueze born Ihieme Mbano lawyer turned politician had earlier sent his letter of steeping down notification to the National Working Committee of Labour Party, while soliciting their support for consideration as a possible governorship running mate to Chief Joseph Ikechukwu Ukaegbu (Ikenga Ikeduru).

The jubilation that erupted the announcement of Ikenga Ikeduru's emergence as a consensus candidate is a demonstration of his dedication and avowed commitment to serve Ndi Imo having carried the burden of Labour Party for over 10 years even before the wave of the Obi-dient Movement in Nigeria.

Chief Ukaegbu will have the sitting governor, Sen. Hope Uzodimma of the ruling All Progressives Congress and Sen. Samuel Anyanwu (Samdady) of the People's Democratic Party to contend with in the November 11 , 2023 , governorship election in Imo State.

Labour Party factions produce two Imo gov flag bearers

The crisis rocking the Labour Party in Imo State took another turn when two factions of the party produced different governorship flag bearers, Senator Athan Achonu and Ikechukwu Ukaegbu, in the parallel primary elections held over the weekend.

Ukaegbu emerged winner in an affirmative election where one of the aspirants, Ihechi Ike, stepped down for him.

The National Vice chairman of the party, North East, Mohammed Ibrahim Alkali, who represented the acting National Chairman of the party, Lamido Apapa, who announced him winner and handed the flag of the party to him noted that the election conducted had followed due process.

Also, the National Youth Leader of the party, Anselem Iragbe, addressing newsmen shortly affirmed that the election conducted on Sunday met all legal requirements.

According to him, the Julius Abure-led faction that conducted the Saturday primary election was not legally bound to do so.

He said, “The election conducted today, April 16, is the authentic governorship primary of the party. An FCT High Court issued a restraining order on April,4 on Julius Abure, the National Chairman, his treasurer and the organising secretary and asking them to stop parading themselves as the officials of Labour Party.

”This means from the 5th they are no longer officials of the party. So, whatever took place yesterday as election does not stand according to the face of the law.”

Meanwhile, the Aburi led faction of the party had earlier on Saturday conducted its own primary election where senator Athan Achonu emerged with 134 votes defeating his closest rival, Lincoln Ugunewe who polled 125 votes.

Other result from that election as announced by the returning officer, Dr.Alex Otti,Abia State governor – elect are : Martins Agbaso, 13 votes, Mrs Ndidi 1vote, David Mbamara ,5 votes, Charles Agomuo,1 vote, Kelechi

However, Ike given reasons for stepping down for Ukaegbu said “I will not say much, I entered Imo and saw that the State needed labour party and labour party is the party that Imo also need, we have seen the charade that has been going on in southeast, it’s very troublesome and we have come to cleanse it, this is what we need and on this I step down for Ukaegbu”.

In his acceptance speech, Ukaegbu vowed that he would never to surrender his ticket to anybody. He said “I thank you all for making this happen today, I want to assure you that I will make you proud, I will never surrender my ticket to anybody, I have prepared for this for twelve years and one thing I would like to tell you again is that I’m not an opportunist, together we would build Imo of our dream”.

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How many governorship candidates does LP want to present in Imo?

Ike should better not allow himself to be use to cause upset in the peaceful, law-abiding & orderly Labour Party else may not escape God's judgement without delay.

Hope Uzodimma at work! Athan Achonu aka Captain is LP gubernatorial candidate...

This is the real candidate not the other faction own, did inec monitor the fake faction primary election? If no then they are goners.

Apc sponsored candidates

You mean APC second candidate?

The election never finish?

Freebills12:
Hope Uzodimma at work! Athan Achonu aka Captain is LP gubernatorial candidate...

You LP guys should stop blaming others for your own internal issues.

The fact is, LP is popular in Imo right now, so everyone is rushing in, and naturally divisions result.

G

Labour party loyalists should blaming APC for their lack of oneness and orderliness.

Lamidi Apapa is your party chairman, work with him and see your party ahead of PDP come 2027.

Two Guber candidate one party

Is this sponsored ?

A house divided amongst itself cannot stand.. Labour party need rewrite their wrongs by doing everything to restore sanity to the party

This will lead to a downfall of Labour Party in Imo state, having factions already in the party.
You can't overthrown A sitting SUPREME COURT GOVERNOR.
And bet me,before the election day there's going to be an internal issues in Labour Party(court cases).

tuborme:
You mean APC second candidate?

ralisnethi:
Apc sponsored candidates

The way APC sponsored that senseless Peter Obi to split PDP's votes.

Wahala everywhere

ralisnethi:
Apc sponsored candidates

You guys should stop blaming APC for everything.

At the end, LP is in crisis, and the party leadership has failed in its duties to sort out the crisis. Give me PDP and APC, by now they would have sent people from Abuja a long time ago to sort out the issues.

Nigeria shall be great again!

A house that divides against itself cannot stand. So the super Political Party can have challenges? Na wa o. Therefore, it is true that a mansion built using spittle as water component cannot stand a storm inspired by the dew! Obifrauds come and see your lives outside!

Good!!!

God bless Hope Uzodimma the reelected governor of Imo state doing great work.

The other mushroom parties can scatter to pieces, no one cares except ipob miscreants.

nairalanda1:

You guys should stop blaming APC for everything.

At the end, LP is in crisis, and the party leadership has failed in its duties to sort out the crisis. Give me PDP and APC, by now they would have sent people from Abuja a long time ago to sort out the issues.

They prefer blaming other people than sorting out their problems.

They are carrying their foolish victim mentality into politics.

madampresh:
The election never finish?

Some states are due to have governorship elections later this year...long story.

😂

Labour house of confusion and commotion

Greed from that side has no measure. If a party like labour party can still have faction, it means greed in human is insatiable. I thought labour party is on ground to change the narration of the governance for better. This country is truly gone

Lol the Lord help Imo people election go be like war derr....

Labour Party is now a hot cake in Nigeria.

Politicians are fighting to get the nomination ticket.

Peter Obi sunami is now sweeping things inside and out.

smiles ! LP will soon turn into a group bewildered with confusion.. it’s too early to be having factions

APC IN ACTION, ALL PLAN OF THE ENEMIES OF PROGRESS IN IMO STATE WILL FAIL. WE CAN BE HOPELESS FOREVER

Freebills12:
Hope Uzodimma at work! Athan Achonu aka Captain is LP gubernatorial candidate...

Why are you demoting the one arm General to Captain?