On Thursday, the Nasarawa state Labour Party branch threatened to defeat Governor Abdullahi Sule and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming general election in the state of Nasarawa in 2023.
The Labour Party's nominee for governor, Joseph Ewuga, announced this shortly after winning the party's primary election, which was held at the secretariat of the party in Lafia, the state capital.
The governor noted that residents of the state were suffering as a result of the misrule of the All Progressives Congress-led government in the state and declared that if he were given the mandate in 2023, his administration would place a greater emphasis on ensuring security and eliminating poverty.
According to him, “As the 2023 general election approaches, If I am given the opportunity to lead Nasarawa state, I will ensure the safety of residents, because there cannot be any meaningful development in an atmospheric of rancor.
“I will also involve the services of our youth leaders and traditional rulers, who are the custodians of our culture, to tackle the menace of insecurity in the state,” he added.
He urged the residents of the state to back all Labour Party candidates in the upcoming general election in 2023, noting that the party was prepared to bring about change in Nigeria.
The State Labour Party Chairman, Alexander Emmanuel, stated that citizens of the state were ready for the rally because they are tired of bad leadership in reference to the one-million-man march for the party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi, set for August 6th, 2022.
“The reason for the rally is to declare our full support for Peter Obi and to prove some mischief- makers wrong. They have been saying that we do not have a structure but on that day, they will know that we have supporters across the 13 Local Government Areas of the state.
“As I speak to you, we are already planning to receive about 5,000 decampees into the Labour Party from the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, and I am very optimistic that we will win the governorship election in 2023,” the State LP Chairman said.