Obi, Other LP Stalwarts Storm Edo for LG Polls Campaign

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi and other stalwarts of the party, yesterday, stormed Benin City, Edo State, to campaign for the party’s candidates ahead of the local government elections slated for September 2, 2023.

Others at the campaign rally which held at the Baptist Convention Ground were the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure; state chairman, Mr. Kelly Igbaloi; former Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. Elizabeth Ativie; the senator representing Edo South senatorial district, Neda Imasuen; member, representing Oredo and Egor-Ikpoba-Okha federal constituency respectively, Esosa Iyawe and Murphy Omoruyi.

Also at the rally were the immediate past Nationa Chairman of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata; Dr. Dorry Okojie, Adolphus Aletor Pastor Azemhe Azena, and representative of Mr. Kenneth Imansuangbon, all of whom are governorship aspirants of the party.

Speaking at the rally, Obi ascribed the high level of poverty in Nigeria to the absence of development at the third tier of government, assuring all the candidates of the party’s support to ensure their victory at the polls.

“The local government is the nearest to the people in the grassroots. Local government is suppose to be the root for ensuring development. It is the system that is closer to the people and the critical areas of local governments for development are health, education and other infrastructural amenities.

“As you know today in Nigeria there is mass poverty. And the mass poverty is in the local government areas. So, for the system to work for a country that generate wealth, the local government must be adequately catered for.

“The central government come through the sub national (state) to the local government. So, every form of government is domicile in the local government.

“This is why we should not ignore the local governments. As governor of Anambra State, I was prevented by all forms of legal litigations to conduct local government elections for over six years.

“As we were coming into the rally venue, I told our national chairman, Barrister Julius Abure, that we must find a way to support the candidates that are contesting for the local government in Edo state.

“So, we are not just here to talk, we are here to give support our candidates who are contesting the election. Even when we are here I told the chairman that we will do whatever we can do to support the candidates because there is problem of hunger and people cannot even entre vehicles to their work and they cannot eat.”