The Labour Party in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State has threatened to boycott the September 28 Local Government elections in the state.
In a statement issued in Awka, the Local Government Chairman and Secretary of the party, Mr Chidi Chinwuba and Mr Onyeka Aghadiuno, urged the public to disregard any list published by the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission that included any LP candidate in the LGA.
The statement explained that the list did not originate from the party, as LP neither conducted any primaries to nominate candidates nor submitted any names to ANSIEC.
The party chieftains charged ANSIEC to delist any flag bearer purportedly on LP’s platform for the polls in the area and threatened legal action against the commission should it go ahead to publish any LP candidates’ names in the area for the exercise.
The party stated, “LP Anambra East Chapter wishes to disassociate itself from the September 28 LG elections in the state.
“The party, through its rightful leadership, has issued a statement that we, as a party, are not participating in the election.
“The general public is hereby urged to disregard the list published by ANSIEC as the names attached to the LP in Anambra East did not originate from the party.”
