The leadership of Labour Party says it has never zoned its presidential ticket to the South-East.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ifoh was reacting to a report making the rounds that the party had zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the South-East.
The national publicity secretary maintained that the party had not and would not zone any of its positions to any geographical zone or individual.
Ifoh clarified a statement credited to the party’s National Chairman, stating that he (Abure) was quoted out of context.
He said that Abure’s statement issued on Sunday, entitled: “2027: Labour Party still available for Ndigbo to realise presidency – Abure”, was not alluding to the party zoning its 2027 ticket to the South-East zone.
Ifoh said that the national chairman only advised some South-East…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
