Ben Ezechime, Enugu
Hon. Harrison Ogara, representing Igboeze South State Constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly, says there is no faction in the Enugu State chapter of the Labour Party (LP).
Speaking to newsmen in Enugu, he said that Mr Peter Obi remained the leader of the state chapter of the party.
Ogara said the chapter was fully behind the former Anambra State governor and was committed to following him to the new coalition, the Advanced Democratic Congress (ADC).
“It is uncharitable when you begin to make reference to factions in Enugu LP; we have only one Labour Party in the state.
“As it is in Enugu State LP, Peter Obi is our leader and Sen. Nenadi Usman is our interim Chairperson,” he said.
Ogara, who doubles as the spokesperson of the party in the state said they were readying to join the ADC enmasse because they believed that Obi would pick the ADC presidential slot.
“We are joining ADC because we believe that Peter Obi will emerge as the presidential candidate but anything short of that we will not be part of the coalition.
“Let it not be a case of, pull him out from his comfort zone, and bring him here and mess him up, we are not part of that.
“We are all eyes watching what is going on but Peter Obi remains our leader,” he said.
According to him, Obi was still a member of LP because the ADC is a coalition of different political parties coming together to challenge the present administration come 2027.
He said that they were waiting for the committee set up by the ADC in Abuja led by the former governor of Imo State, Mr Emeka Ihedioha; and former governor Liyel Imoke.
Ogara said the committee was mandated to workout a template on how state chapters would choose their interim leaderships.
“So, for now we are waiting for the committee to give us guideline on how to go about it in line with the coalition.
“In a few days from now the Ihedioha committee will come up with a guideline and we will take it from there,” he said.
