Soludo To Obi: LP Is Dead, Non-Existent In Anambra

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra has downplayed the influence of Peter Obi, the Labour Party and African Democratic Congress, ADC, popularity in the state, citing last Saturday bye-election in the state.

According to Soludo , the LP and ADC are “dead” in the state and are not existing. The governor made the remark on Sunday during an even in Nanka, few hours after his party, APGA swept the elections.

The magazine reported that Obi, the presidential candidate of the LP in the 2023 election had directed his supporters to vote for ADC candidates in the election due to the crisis in the LP., which made INEC to exclude its candidates from the election.

Obi is a member of the ADC which key opposition leaders in the country such as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Governors Nasir El Rufai, Rotimi Amaechi, Rauf Aregbesola said will be used as a vehicle to oust resident Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, from power in the next election.

“ADC does not exist in Anambra. We showed it yesterday, Saturday. Labour Party is dead,” Soludo boasted, stressing that the two opposition parties had planned to use the election to test their popularity ahead the 2027 election.

Checks by the magazine indicate that the ruling party in the state won more than 75 percent of the votes cast during the off-season election.

The 2023 LP presidential candidate had few days before the election urged his supporters not to vote for the party because it has no recognised candidates by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, due to the lingering leadership  crisis rocking the party.

In the message he posted on his X, the LP chieftain, said “Kindly note that because the Labour Party has no recognised candidates by INEC due to the internal crisis.

“I humbly urge every member of Obidient and COPDEM families to go out and vote for the coalition political party, African Democratic Congress (ADC), in their respective states.”