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Labour Party has described as an amusing dream and untrue the news of collapsing its structure in Ekiti State for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate, Abayomi Oyebanji
News of the Labour party collapsing its structure for APC’s Oyebanji had been making rounds since 31st of May.
Reports have it that a member of the Labour Party in Ekiti, claiming to be the chairman, Engr. Bamiji Omotosho led other members who promised to work for the APC candidate in the June 18, 2022 Governorship poll.
Reacting to the news, the National Publicity Secretary of Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi describe the news as fake and a mere dream for APC.
Arabambi disclosed in a statement made available to PLATFORM TIMES that Omotosho and some others had been dismissed for alleged mismanagement of party funds.
While dissociating the party from APC, Arabambi maintained that Roland Daramola remains the party candidate to contest in the election on Saturday.
The statement reads, “The attention of Labour Party has been drawn to an amusing dream, a pathetic wishful claim and a lying News report that suggest the collapse of Ekiti State LP structure into APC. Setting the records straight, Bar. Okunade Odunayo is the only known State Chairman in EKITI while Comrade Roland Olugbenga DARAMOLA and Alh Ibrahim ONILE remains our GOVERNORSHIP and Deputy GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATES for the June 18th EKITI Governorship Election
“This is one public lie that cannot fly. This claim is false, untrue and the public is advised to completely ignore the fake report. The Labour Party is amused by APC in publicly doing a dance of delusion, shame and open deceit parading a dismissed former Ekiti State LP Chairman as the LP structure.
“This ex – Chairman who was removed and dismissed for leading few other equally implicated and dismissed ex – members in the stealing of Party funds are falsely and insincerely being presented to the public as the LP structure.
“That the dishonest Banji Omotisho got suspended and finally dismissed by the LP National Convention in 2018 in Minna, Niger State, for fraudulent activities must be recognized as a potentially fitting and qualified for recruitment by the APC that is forever unrelentingly busy talent – hunting the highly dubious and amoral Politicians in the political space. That Banji Omotosho who did remain drifting and floating aimlessly without political direction since 2018 has found a home in APC is not surprising because birds of the same feathers do flock together.”
Arabambi added that the Party will keep pursuing the best interests of Nigerians and keep integrity, fair play, Equity and Justice as the corner stone of driving all its activities.
Labour Party’s Daramola will contest with Abiodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Olusegun Oni of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Bisi Kolawole of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Wole Oluyede of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Reuben Famuyibo of the Accord, Debo Ranti Ajayi of the Young People’s Party, YPP, Erelu Kemi Elebute-Halle of the Action Democratic Party, ADP amongst others in the Ekiti Governorship election on Saturday.
