February 13, (THEWILL) – The Ondo State chapter of Labour Party has debunked reports that the party collapsed its structure in southwest region for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
A statement signed by Remilekun Ojo, the Ondo State Chairman of LP, said the purported defection of members was chaired by an expelled member of the party.
“The attention of the Labour Party of Nigeria, especially the Ondo State Chapter, has been drawn to a purported meeting/defection held at Adegbemile hall, Akure, today, Monday, February 13, 2023, at noon.
“The meeting attended by about a few dozen people alleged that the entire Southwest Labour Party has been merged with the All Progressive Congress (APC) with effect from today.
“As expected, the meeting was chaired by an expelled Labour Party member, Mr Banji Omotoso, who was the then caretaker state chairman in Ekiti state from 2017 to 2019”, she said.
She maintained that the party in the region remained indivisible and “has never at any time and will under no circumstances ever think of merging with any other Party, not even the All Progressives Congress (APC) that has brought untold hardship and suffering to the entire nation.”
The LP chairman insisted that the acclaimed coordinator of LP in the Southwest, Mr Banji Omotosho, who defected to the APC has ceased being their member since January 2020.
Ojo added that Omotosho has no authority to speak about the Labour party in the southwest, stating that the latter “was expelled for gross malfeasance and anti-party activities.”
