Make I yarn you wetin dey happen for Labour Party side! Naija no fit rest as Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the Labour Party, don open mouth talk say dem cheat dem for the 2023 presidential election. Abure dey claim say dem reduce dia total votes from about 10 million to just six million. Na wah!
This gist break during one rally wey dem hold for Abuja, as dem dey plan for 2027 presidential race wey Vice Presidential candidate, Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed, don declare interest to enter. Wetin we for make of this? E no good o, my people. According to INEC results, na All Progressives Congress carry 8,794,726 votes, Peoples Democratic Party follow with 6,984,520, and Labour Party dey third with 6,101,533 votes. New Nigeria Peoples Party carry 1,496,687 votes join.
Abure no gree play small as he drop this bombshell! He talk say as Peter Obi waka comot join African Democratic Congress, Warri don dey shake. E no stop, he tell us say, ‘On the night Peter Obi defected, Baba-Ahmed call me, tell me say him no go leave Labour Party because na this platform dem enter with 10 million votes, wey dem reduce to six million.’ E just dey sweet me as I dey hear all this drama.
But make we reason am well. Abure don dey talk true true. E don look back to 2023 petition wey dem file against INEC because dem claim say na fraud and electoral malpractice be wetin happen. But make we clear, Presidential Election Petition Tribunal no gree hear dem calls as dem dismiss everything wey dem bring come.
Abure still dey shine light on the party matter, e dey talk say despite Peter Obi don waka go, the Labour Party dey intact. He even hail Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, for no following Obi follow go elsewhere. Otti even yan sey him join the party before Obi, and correct dey carry unity matter for party front. This na correct loyalty we dey talk about here!
As the rally dey hot, Baba-Ahmed self add pepper to the matter. E don declare sey he dey ready to contest for president in 2027. Him talk say, ‘I no dey follow anybody, I dey come my own way.’ Wetin you expect from man wey don see road before?
He also remind us sey before Peter Obi yan sey him wan run, na him dey reason presidency matter. Baba-Ahmed dey carry history for front like say dem wan build bridge. E shout say, ‘I dey here because Nigeria need help!’ The man talk pounded truth concerning religion and ethnicity, sey, ‘I be Hausa, but Baba, this country no get tribe matter when e come to leadership!’ This na pure Naija talk!
Baba-Ahmed conclude sey he go follow the party rules gide gidi. ‘I dey wait until INEC release timetable and Labour Party go call from aspirants,’ he talk. My brothers and sisters, as e be say, many things dey happen for naija political scene today. We go dey watch how the whole matter unfold!
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