The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has appealed to the governorship aspirants of the party, who lost to the newly emerged governorship candidate of the party, Olumide Akpata, in the just concluded LP primary election in Edo state, to collapse their political structures, in support of the party candidate, in the September election in the state.
Abure who appealed in a statement personally signed by him on Saturday, congratulated Akpata for his victory at the election.
The LP National Chairman in his congratulatory message, told the former aspirants to eschew bitterness and work for the success of the party by collapsing their structures into that of the candidate.
He noted that “the match to Osadebey Avenue’s government house can only be possible if the party leaders and stakeholders unite to defy the usual post-election crisis.”
The statement reads: “I want to congratulate the Labour Party for having free, fair and seamless primaries. You recall that I had always called and stood for free, fair and credible elections and that is what has played out in our primaries.
“I therefore want to congratulate the winner of the primary election, Barrister Olumide Akpata for recording the highest number of votes which made him the candidate of the party. I want to assure him of all our support to ensure that we win the governorship election in September 2024. We will not rest in our oars until that is achieved.
“We believe that Edo state at this point needs the best of the best to man the Osadebe Avenue and today, the Labour Party has selected one of its bests as the candidate of the party. If you juxtapose him with all other candidates that have emerged from the other political parties, it is clear that he stands out. We therefore congratulate him and we all will work towards the success of his candidacy in the governorship election.
“Primary election usually comes with a lot of tension, bickering, politicking and horse-trading, however, now that the primary is over and a candidate has emerged, I want to call on all Labour Party fateful, particularly, those who have lost at the primaries to team up with the candidate so that we can all work in unity and togetherness for the victory of the party.
“Whatever errors we have made or pains any party member may have suffered in the process of this party primaries, we want to call on all and sundry to put it behind them and let us all come together as a united family to work for the success of the party ahead of the election.”
