…says LP is in coalition with NLC, TUC
By Ubong Titus
Newly elected State Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Akwa Ibom State, Mrs. Freena Akpanusong has commended the people of the state for keeping faith with the party, maintaining that the LP is the party to beat, come 2027.
The State Chairman who disclosed this yesterday during a chat with newsmen at the Labour Party State Headquarters, #40 Akwa Efak, Uyo, revealed further that with thousands of members of the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, the party remained a sure platform for people aspiring for elective positions in the forthcoming general elections.
According to Mrs Akpanusong “With the number of defectors we receive on daily basis, the Labour Party is growing everyday. It’s the party to beat in Akwa Ibom State”.
The Labour Party boss also noted that following the recent Ward, Chapter and State Congresses, as well as the National Convention held successfully, the new leaderships at different rungs of the party across Nigeria was poised to repositioning the party for all-round victory.
“Everyone in Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria is yearning for good governance and the Labour Party is here to provide that formidable alternative platform that would usher in good leadership for the people”, the State Chairman stressed.
On membership strength and aspirants for the forthcoming elections in the state, she continued: “Labour Party is the party for the people; just like our slogan: the workers, mama, papa, pikin. Everyone is welcomed. In fact, it’s the biggest party in the country. If you take the statistics of all the workers in Nigeria, their children and so forth, you will agree with me that Labour Party is the biggest party in Nigeria.
As I speak, we have aspirants for governorship, Senate, House of Representatives and State Assembly elections here in Akwa Ibom state”.
“Don’t also forget that the Labour Party is a coalition on its own because the NLC, the TUC are all part of the Labour Party coalition. So, by the time you put all of them together, you can see that anybody that contests election in Akwa Ibom State on the platform of the Labour Party would surely win. So I’m inviting more people to be part of our big family”, the Labour Party State Chairman concluded.
