The Labour Party (LP) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of planting saboteurs to cause crises within the party.
In a statement on Tuesday, the party’s acting Youth leader, Kenedy Ahanotu, alleged that the party’s former publicity secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, as well as southwest party chieftains, Akingbade Oyelekan and Lamidi Apapa, were all agents of the APC.
According to the statement, Arabambi became aggrieved after his rejection as the head of media and publicity of the Presidential Campaign Council.
The LP accused the former publicity secretary of working with the APC campaign council during the electioneering season and being responsible for the attack on the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja.
The LP has described itself as a party without structure, bereft of billionaire sponsors, and no government patronage.
The party alleged that Arabambi worked with the APC governor throughout the campaign and has been promised a position in the new cabinet, even after being rewarded in cash.
The LP statement said, “Now with the development after the presidential election, where our candidate is believed to have clearly won the election, but was robbed of victory, the APC leaders have reportedly reached out to him with mouth-watering offers to sustain the bickering and ensure that court cases filed by our presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi suffer damages owing to this imaginary faction he’s bent on creating.”
The statement also claimed that Arabambi deceived a few members of the party’s National Working Committee members through his partner Akingbade, aided with thugs and protected by the police force to break into the party offices.
The party reaffirmed Julius Abure as the party’s authentic national chairman who has “taken the labour party to an enviable height, and as a political party, we cherish his leadership.”
The LP’s statement has not yet been responded to by the APC, and it remains to be seen whether the allegations will be investigated.
However, political analysts believe that the allegations could have far-reaching implications for both parties, especially if they are proven to be true.
In the meantime, the LP has urged its members to remain calm and focused on the party’s goals, stating that “our eyes are firmly fixed on the future and the party’s progress, not on the antics of saboteurs and detractors who seek to undermine our great party.”
Article updated 2 months ago. Content is written and modified by multiple authors.
