PRESS RELEASE:
*DEMOCRACY IS UNDER THREAT IN EDO STATE- LP. *
The attention of the Edo State Labour Party has been drawn to the series of attacks on Labour Party candidates, party faithfuls and the Obidient movement in the state. Our candidates campaign billboards, posters and banners are been destroyed by people who claimed it is directives given them from above.
For example, our candidate for Oredo Federal Constituency, Engr. Esosa Iyawe billboards along Airport road, Akenzuwa road, Ekenwan road and environs duly paid for were pulled down by the Oredo Local Government Council and warned the billboard agent not to hang any Labour party content on them. The billboard agent who said his business is been threatened if he does otherwise only agreed to make a refund to our candidate. In Esan Central, our House of Assembly Candidate, Hon. Oses Emmanuel Eromosele billboards he constructed by himself in strategic locations were all removed and taken away by the Head of service of the Council. When he was contacted he said, it was directive from above. Another giant size billboard of our presidential and other candidates sponsored by Edo Diaspora women for Peter Obi erected around Ibiwe, ring road, Oredo LGA was also pulled down by the council.
In ward 7 Ugbekun, Ikpoba Okah LGA, Labour party office was invaded by thugs suspected to be hired by PDP removed all Labour party items, including sign post, party flags, banners of our presidential candidate and posters of Labour part candidates. They forcefully hoisted PDP flag and pest posters and banners of PDP candidates in the place.
Our members who were chased out of the premises said, the hoodlums openly boasted that they are going to make sure they drive Labour party out of the state as directed.
Most worrisome is the fact that we were earlier denied the use of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium for rally to host our presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi and his running mate Datti Yusuf.
It is Worthy of note that these are happening after HE, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has some time ago openly declared during the inauguration of his factional state PDP presidential campaign council. "That those who call themselves obedient in the state will soon run out of steam"
We are worried as a party if this abrasiveness and hostile nature towards our candidates and members is what they have planned by saying we will soon go of steam?
As a party we have
observed that the unfolding events in the State is a direct attack on democracy to deny the people from making free choices.
Labour Party is a party widely accepted by the people as the only credible alternative platform to take them out of the present hardship inflicted on them by both the APC at the Federal and PDP at state level.
We are social democrats who believes that it is still possible to conduct the affairs of party politics on identifiable ideology of progressive issues based campaign. We are therefore calling on all well meaning Nigerians, Edolites and the security agents to please call the PDP led government in the state to order not to truncate democracy but a peaceful atmosphere to allow the people freely make their informed decisions to elect who leads them.
Comr. Sam Oroupa
Publicity Secretary
Labour Party,
Edo State.
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