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Otti Leads LP Campaign In Imo, Tasks Candidates On Grassroot Mobilisation Ahead Of Elections
Otti Leads LP Campaign In Imo, Tasks Candidates On Grassroot Mobilisation Ahead Of Elections
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has called on Labour Party (LP) candidates to strengthen their grassroots structures and consolidate the party’s electoral presence ahead of the forthcoming general elections.
Governor Otti who is the national leader of the party, gave the charge on Wednesday while addressing party members and supporters at the official flag-off of the Imo State Labour Party election campaign at All Saints Cathedral Church Field, Egbu, Owerri.
The Governor who urged candidates and supporters to safeguard their votes, insisted that electoral victory depends not only on casting ballots but also on protecting them.
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Exercise your democratic right responsibly, peacefully and lawfully.
He expressed confidence in the LP’s prospects in the forthcoming general elections, particularly in Imo State, urging candidates to approach the contest with determination and work collectively to secure victory.
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The Governor congratulated the candidates on reaching the electoral contest and charged them to take responsibility for delivering victory through effective mobilisation and vigilance at the polls.
“On behalf of the party, I want to pray that it is well with all of you. I therefore give you the charge to go out there and win, because victory is certain.
“You have only one vote. Only one. So, it is not enough to cast it; you need to protect it,” he said.
Governor Otti, however, clarified that the Imo governorship seat was not among the positions being contested in the exercise, noting that the incumbent governor was his close friend.
He also cautioned against comparisons among state governors, particularly the practice of describing one as the best, arguing that states faced different challenges requiring distinct approaches to governance.
The Abia governor said his administration was focused on addressing the challenges inherited on assumption of office rather than competing with other governors.
Earlier, the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Usman, represented by the Deputy National Chairman, Hon. Salisu Nuhu Muhammed, presented the party’s flags to its candidates for the Imo East Senatorial District and various National and State Assembly constituencies.
Usman urged the candidates to flurged the candidates to fly the party’s flags with pride and expressed confidence that they would emerge victorious at the polls.
He commended Governor Otti for demonstrating the capacity of the Labour Party to deliver good governance in Abia, describing his administration’s performance as a reflection of what the party represents.
The national chairman urged voters in Imo East to support the party’s candidates, expressing optimism that the developments recorded in Abia could be replicated in Imo if the LP received the people’s mandate.
Similarly, the National Secretary of the party, Hon. Acho Obioma; National Organising Secretary, Mrs Oluchi Opara; National Woman Leader, Mrs Hilda Dokubo; and National Youth Leader, Hon. Collins Okpara, called on the electorate to support the party’s candidates across the senatorial district and other constituencies.
They commended Governor Otti’s leadership and performance in Abia, pledging that the party would work towards extending similar developments to Imo State if elected.
The LP senatorial candidate for Imo East, Sir Basil Maduka, thanked Otti for identifying with the party in the state and appealed to constituents to support his aspiration, promising to deliver on his mandate if elected.
In his welcome address, the Imo State LP Chairman, Hon. Dr Nelson Ezerioha, described the campaign flag-off as significant for the party and urged members to intensify mobilisation in support of its candidates across the state.
The event featured the presentation of party flags to the candidates marking their formal endorsement ahead of the elections.
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